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“Our defensive line [was] crushing their offensive line,” Williamson said. “When you beat up an offensive line, it gets harder to seal those blocks, and it allows linebackers and defensive backs to come in and make plays behind the line of...
The defensive line held Yale to 1.4 yards per carry, forcing the Bulldogs into numerous third-and-long situations. Cowan found his receivers on third down, but the Harvard secondary allowed almost nothing after the catch.
Such defensive execution and domination by the special teams kept the Harvard offense on the bench for much of the first half, and captain quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick looked on as the first half score swelled to 21-3. After Dawson’s four-yard touchdown run in the first...
It was Fitzpatrick’s feet, though, that decimated the Yale defensive line. In his final collegiate appearance, Fitzpatrick abandoned the pocket more frequently than he had since 2003, rushing for 67 yards on 11 carries. He capped his final game with a one-yard touchdown with two minutes...
The balanced Harvard attack eventually wore down the Stags, especially as the Crimson made defensive adjustments at halftime to stifle Fairfield’s transition game.