Word: defeats
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...lone defeat of the season was administered by the strong Princeton freshmen who won by a score of 13 to 0. The Crimson team was dazzled by the speed and cleverness of the Tigers but nevertheless put up a good defensive fight and in the last quarter twice threatened the Princeton goal. Twice also they held the Orange and Black for downs within their five-yard line. Churchill, Buell, Owen, and H. W. Clark, the Crimson centre, were the bulwark of a defense that kept down what might have been a larger score...
Except for the fall to Yale's pride, however, the defeat was decidedly beneficial to Yale. Making no excuses for their failure Dr. Sharpe set to work to build up again his shattered team; and, what is most important, the entire University stood behind their coach, letting it be known to all the football world, that they had every confidence in the ability of their team to come back...
...game that is destined to go down in the annals of gridiron history, the Crimson eleven fought its way from what looked like certain defeat to a 10-10 tie with Princeton. In the last few minutes of play the University team plunged 70 yards down the field for the touchdown that evened the score. The Orange and Black team showed its most powerful offense in the first quarter when it marched down the field from the Princeton 10-yard mark to a touchdown. The University scored in the last period by a pass over the goal line from...
...opponents, and some strong sallies into the enemy territory by K. C. Darling '22 and V. B. Kellett Occ. were turned back only in the nick of time by Cooper, Penn's right fullback. S. Washburn '20 played a splendid game at goal, saving his team from a greater defeat...
Both teams have been defeated during the season, but Harvard has the cleaner record with only one defeat in five games as compared to Yale's loss of two out of four. The Princeton Freshman defeated both the University and Yale yearlings, the former 13-0 and the latter 22-0. In the first game of the season Yale was beaten 17 to 7 by Exeter, and Exeter later lost to the University by a 14-12 score...