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Crimson Enters Contest with ‘Evolving’ Attitude

After 13 straight wins, Harvard has to deal with losing

Freshman cornerback Andrew Berry will be back in the starting lineup tomorrow after missing last week’s game due to a shoulder injury.

While Berry’s replacement, sophomore Steven Williams, performed well in a tough situation against Lehigh, the Crimson is glad to have Berry back.

“It certainly helps,” said Murphy of Berry’s return. “But I’ve got to give Steven Williams a little credit because he was thrown into the fire [last week] without practicing a snap against their offense and did a good job.”

Overall, Harvard’s secondary has struggled this year. The unit ranks sixth in the Ivy League and has allowed 217 passing yards per game.

Fortunately for the Crimson, Cornell’s passing game is dead last in the league and should not pose much of a threat.

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FOURTH AND 4

Cornell has held junior running back Clifton Dawson to an average of 67.5 yards on the ground in the teams’ two meetings during Dawson’s career...Senior offensive tackle Brian Lapham will play despite seeing limited practice time due to a knee injury...Cornell has allowed 30-plus points the last two weeks against Yale and Colgate...Harvard is 253-5-1 all time when scoring 30 points or more.

—Staff writer David H. Stearns can be reached at stearns@fas.harvard.edu.

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