Word: tailbacks
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...usually the right one. And, sure enough, the preeminence of its skill players, the ferocity of its defense, the home-field advantage, and the recent results all spell a Crimson conquest come tomorrow afternoon. I could easily end this column where I begin it, with Harvard tailback Clifton Dawson, the best player in the history of the Ivy League (yeah, I said it). Whether Dawson will be playing on Sundays next fall remains an open question, but it is certain the senior will suit up for the final time in his collegiate career tomorrow. With the distraction of the Ancient...
...response to that penalty was, there wasn’t much of a response,” senior tailback Clifton Dawson adds. “Danny Tanner is an unquestionable leader on this team, and we definitely don’t question anything he does on the field...
...paper, Harvard has the upper hand.The Bulldogs come in with the best statistical run game in the league behind Mike McLeod. The sophomore is averaging just under 142 yards per game and 4.9 yards per carry.But the Crimson counters with a seasoned threat in the form of senior tailback Clifton Dawson, who last week broke the all-time Ivy League rushing record.Although the Harvard back is only averaging 128.1 yards a game, his yards per carry average of 5.4 bests that of McLeod.Both offensive lines have impressed.The squads are responsible for the strong run games, and Yale has allowed just...
...That was especially true in the early going, when Penn managed 68 yards on the ground and earned two touchdowns thanks to the feet of Quaker tailback Joe Sandberg. The next three quarters, however, saw Penn gain just 30 more rushing yards, giving the team 98 for the game. It was the eighth time this year that Harvard has held an opponent under the arbitrarily sacred 100-yard mark...
...Though the player senior tailback Clifton Dawson passed for the rushing title, former Cornell great Ed Marinaro, hasn’t played a down for the Big Red in 35 years, he’s made many a headline in recent weeks...