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...Niel has responded to his featured role. He scored the first two touchdowns of his career—one through the air, one on the ground—in a 27-17 win against Lafayette in Week 5, and he’s been the most consistent third-down threat—again, in both running and passing situations—for a Harvard team that lacks the pile-moving power of a big ball-carrier at tailback.“I’ve been able to perform this year, and Coach Murphy believes in me, he believes...
...time receptions list...Harvard was held under 300 passing yards for the first time this season...Hull averaged 47.4 yards per punt, including two 53-yarders and one that was downed inside the 1-yard line...The run defense allowed just 45 yards on the ground and three third-down conversions out of 16...Next week’s game against Lafayette is the first of three consecutive home games...
...past two weeks have seen the Crimson put together one of its best stretches on third-down conversions in recent memory. After holding the Lehigh offense to 0-for-11 on third-down conversions last week, opposing teams are 1-for-23 on third-down conversions in Harvard’s last two games. It will have to hold up against a Big Red offense that converted nearly half of its third down opportunities last week...
...than half of the Harvard’s 465.To say the least, the numbers did not tell the whole story. In the end the team that made the bigger play emerged with the win.“To come out of there with a 38 minute possession time, 13 third-down conversions to zero, you say to yourself, ‘What do you have to do to win the game?’” Murphy said. “That’s why, in the end, it’s not about statistics...
...year earlier. The end result, however, was a loss far more gut—or chest—wrenching than that of 2005.For it was a seemingly innocent chest bump by senior safety Danny Tanner that swayed the momentum in Princeton’s favor, turning a late third-down incompletion into a new set of downs and the eventual game-winning touchdown in the Tigers’ 31-28 win.“They’ve got a tough job, but I haven’t seen that call in college football, in the Ivy League...