Word: crimsoning
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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This victory, the Crimson's seventh against three ties, was the team's most impressive win to date. Going with a nearly untried lineup in impossible conditions, the varsity really came through. Chances seem good that the Ivy crown will once again go to the Crimson...
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1--An underrated Crimson football team, led by the brilliant play of veteran Chet Boulris, pulled one of the season's major upsets this afternoon as it toppled Penn from the nation's undefeated ranks, 12 to 0, outgaining the Quakers 260 to 160 in total yardage and 16 to 11 in first downs...
Running and passing through a chilly, biting drizzle, Boulris fashioned perhaps the finest performance of his career. He scored both Crimson touchdowns and led the varsity's offense throughout the decisive first half with 70 yards in ten attempts on the ground and 22 yards passing, before being injured early in the third quarter...
Boulris' injury appeared to be a fairly painful charley horse, and the Crimson left halfback was limping noticeably after the game, after missing the final 25 minutes. Boulris himself said the injury was slight, but the extent to which it will keep him out of action will probably not be known until Monday...
Over the ensuing two years, Boulris more than fulfilled the promise he showed in leading the Crimson to a 13-6 upset back in 1957, and Penn has also developed considerably during those two years, but apparently not enough to keep pace with Boulris...