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...numbers were by no means the best of his career. Twenty-three carries, 103 yards, two touchdowns. But Saturday’s record-setting performance was vintage Clifton Dawson, from the 92-yard kickoff return to paydirt to open the second half, to the 32-yard scamper that iced Harvard’s 42-14 victory, to the grace with which he shifted much of the credit from his own shoulders to those of his offensive linemen. Just 98 yards from writing his name into the Crimson record books once more—again supplanting Chris Menick...
Last week it was the special teams. This week it was, well, the special teams.A week after a fumbled kickoff by Harvard and a return for a touchdown by the Tigers’ Jay McCareins led Princeton past the Crimson 27-24, Harvard’s special teams unit provided the spark in its 42-14 win over Dartmouth (2-5, 1-3 Ivy) on Saturday at a snowy Harvard Stadium.Holding on to a 14-0 lead at the intermission, Harvard running back Clifton Dawson took the opening kickoff of the second half back 92 yards for a touchdown. Following...
...fundamentals,” Grimm said. “On defense, we need to eliminate big plays, that’s what’s been killing us these past couple games.”Last week, the Tigers scored on a 72-yard run and returned a kickoff ninety-three yards for the winning score. Dartmouth also has a dangerous kick returner in senior Steve Jensen, who is also the Big Green’s all-time leader in kickoff return yards.Dartmouth has other solid players, such as running back Jason Bash, who rushed for a touchdown...
...second quarter, with A.J. Weitsman booting a 37-yarder for Cornell and Steve Morgan kicking a 25-yarder for Brown. Kuhn, who finished with 143 rushing yards and 147 passing yards, ran for another touchdown in the third quarter. But Brown’s Brandon Markey returned a kickoff 92 yards for touchdown to make it 17-17. Luke Siwula’s scoring run put Cornell up briefly in the fourth quarter. Siwula led the Big Red with 162 rushing yards. PENN 38, YALE 21 PHILADELPHIA—Reserve quarterback Bryan Walker passed for two touchdowns and Sam Mathews...
...loss to Princeton (4-2, 2-1 Ivy), a defeat that essentially dashed the Crimson’s (3-3, 1-2) hopes of a 2005 Ivy League title.After Harvard took a 24-20 lead with 7:21 to play, Tigers cornerback Jay McCareins broke the ensuing kickoff return for a 93-yard touchdown, which would prove to be the difference. But that wasn’t the Crimson’s only special teams miscue of the day.After an offsides penalty on the opening kick gave Princeton an extra five yards on the return, wide receiver Derek Davis took...