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...total stops, but it was the defensive line that turned in its best performance this year.“It’s definitely the most athletic group we’ve had,” Murphy said of a front four that held Columbia’s leading rusher to 0.9 yards per carry. Harvard “allowed” a startling minus-14 yards rushing to the Lions, not surprisingly a season best. “To give a compliment to those guys, you [might] say they run like linebackers,” Murphy added...
...senior QB Jeff Terrell, an archetype of toughness and experience against Harvard last week, falters versus Cornell’s second-ranked pass defense. The Tigers’ vaunted defense, which held Clifton Dawson to just 64 yards on the ground, can not contain underrated and underused rusher Luke Siwula or mobile quarterback Nathan Ford. The inconsistent Big Red is a good team at home and rises to the level of its competition. Ace kicker Peter Zell fells the Tigers with a last-minute field goal.Prediction: Cornell 19, Princeton 17.Record to Date: 19-17.Against the Spread...
Yale is led by the Ivy League’s leading rusher. No, Clifton Dawson didn’t transfer to New Haven. That distinction goes to Mike McLeod, who leads the Clif Bar in yards, 741 to 686, with 402 of those coming in the past two weeks. He faces a solid Penn defense, currently allowing 119 rushing yards and just a shade over 14 points per game...
...first two contests, Dawson’s three yards-per-carry average was only slightly better than last year’s 15-carry, 59-yard effort against the Mountain Hawks. The defense’s ability to again contain Harvard’s all-time leading rusher was most apparent early, as Dawson averaged just 2.7 yards per run for 41 yards before halftime.“I think the kids did a great job with that,” said Lehigh coach Andy Coen about Dawson. “We ran to the football, we hit that...
Player to Watch: Joe Sandberg. Quakers’ second-leading rusher in ‘05 must take a starring role for ‘06 squad...