Word: backfielder
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Coach Bob Margarita of the freshman football team is faced with almost the same problem that hounds his colleague, Lloyd Jordan: that is, a potentially powerful backfield behind an inexperienced line...
...backfield, Boulris leads a field of potential stars. "So far, he is our best varsity prospect," Margarita said, "as he is the best passer, runner, and punter on the team...
...runner or tear downfield for a pass . . ." The official N.C.A.A. football rules, Rule 7, Sec. 3, Article 3b, on Eligibility to Catch a Pass, says: "Each player [is eligible] who is in an end position on the line of scrimmage and each player who is legally in his backfield and who is not in a position to receive a hand-to-hand snap from the center...
...Crimson offense was restricted almost entirely to the ground. And when the team scored, it was after slow, methodical drives. That the Crimson could and did win on the ground is a tribute to the great depth of the Harvard backfield and to the astute play-calling and running of Simourian...
During the final two periods, the Crimson's backfield usually had Jim Bell at fullback, Jim Damis and Jim Joslin at the halves, and Simourian at quarterback. Although Botsford could play, Simourian had the speed which the Crimson needed for its running attack...