Word: benham
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Columbia, sixth in the standings last year, has lost its one-man team, Claude Benham, by graduation, and seems destined to drop even lower this year. With Aldo (Buff) Donelli taking over the coaching job from Lou Little who held it for 27 years, the Lions will have very little to throw against Brown, which has been made a 13-point favorite...
League leaders are Art Boland of Cornell for team offense; Claude Benham of Columbia for forward passing; Yale's Al Ward for rushing; Bob Rex of Dartmouth for punting, and Princeton's Hewes Agnew for scoring. Yale and Dartmouth ranked first in team offense and defense respectively, with Harvard ranking fourth and seven in these two categories. The Crimson ranked second in league punting...
...League favorite Yale, held to a single touchdown in the first half, started punching gaping holes in the outmanned Cornell line, won 25-7. Second-ranked Princeton matched Colgate touchdown for touchdown for three periods, then -got its smoothly deceptive attack functioning to win 28-20. Columbia Quarterback Claude Benham threaded his long passes past Harvard's defenders, led his team to a 26-20 upset victory...
...touchdown nine plays later--scored by Simourian on his favorite play, the quarterback keep--seemed merely to ice the Crimson victory. But Brown's passing led to another Dartmouth score a minute later. The play, coming as it did at the end of the game, was reminiscent of Claude Benham's spectacular efforts for Columbia last week, with one difference. This week, the Crimson had a two-touchdown, rather than a one-point, lead...
...Benham was really the story, as he completed 11 of 21 passes for 171 yards and gained 41 more on 13 runs. For the Crimson, Eikenberry gained 78 yards in 14 carries, and Stahura 79 in 16. Botsford completed four of 12 passes for 40 yards and Simourian four...