Word: backfields
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...pass defense that let Cornell6Four backfield men who will figure prominently in the Crimson attack against Cornell this afternoon are, left to right above, DON GERETY, WALT STAHURA, STAN MERKEL, and CHET BOULRIS...
Last year, pre-season predictions put the Cornell football team near the very top of the Ivy League. Experts saw a strong line and a swift backfield carrying the Big Red to a successful season, perhaps even to the championship...
...operates out of the normal "T" formation, frequently using flanker plays. With a line averaging under 195 pounds, James relies on speed and deception both up front and in back. The main strength of Cornell's play is in the backfield, built around Tom Skypeck, its big quarterback, and the shifty, fastmoving halfback, Bo Roberson. Roberson did most of the carrying against Colgate, averaging five yards per carry in 20 attempts...
Coach Bruce Munro's main problem, however, is in the backfield, where he has lost both of last year's starters. Don Beaver is out for the season for academic reasons, and Chris Provenson will be unavailable today when the Crimson faces Tufts at 3:30 in Medford...
...sophomores--Floyd Molloy and Lanny Keyes--will start in the much depleted backfield. Although both are large lack of experience will probably force Crimson halfbacks to take up the defensive slack...