Connor Sheehan is Harvard's all-time leader with three interception returns for touchdowns (Gil Talbot).
PRINCETON, N.J. – In helping the Harvard football team capture the 2014 Ivy League championship, as well as a perfect 10-0 season, Andrew Fischer and Connor Sheehan have been honored with the final Ivy League Weekly awards. Fischer garners Co-Offensive Player of the Week accolades, while Sheehan takes home Defensive Player of the Week honors.
For the second week in a row, the Crimson saw a student-athlete eclipse 250 all-purpose yards, as Fischer racked up a career-high 264 total yards against the Bulldogs. Fischer caught a pair of touchdown passes, including the game-winner with 55 seconds left, to give him eight receptions for 149 yards through the air. It was the third time this year Fischer has had over 100 yards receiving. He also added 79 yards on the ground, 30 yards on two kickoff returns and another six on a punt return.
In total, Fischer concludes his junior campaign with 1,298 all-purpose yards, receiving 677, rushing for 137, returning kickoffs for 356 and returning punts for 128. His per-game total in 2014 came out to 129.8 all-purpose yards, the second-highest mark in the Ancient Eight.
Sheehan was selected the conference's best defensive player for the second time this season. He accumulated five tackles (one solo, four assisted) and a pass break-up, but his highlight moment came when he returned an interception 90 yards to put the Crimson ahead 24-7 late in the third quarter. The interception was Sheehan's third this season, and he has taken each one back for a touchdown, setting a new Harvard standard for interceptions returned for a touchdown in a career.
On the year, Sheehan finishes with 56 tackles (21 solo, 35 assisted), one sack, 3.5 tackles for loss and one forced fumble.
Harvard finished the season unbeaten at 10-0 and 7-0 in Ivy play, marking the third perfect season under Tim Murphy, The Thomas Stephenson Head Coach for Harvard Football. The victory also gave the Crimson its 16th Ivy League title in program history and eighth under Murphy.
