Word: games
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Carolina's star halfback, Steve Wadiak, got some blocking and ran a kickoff back 60 yards. A few plays later Carolina had a touchdown. At halftime the score was 13-13, and Enright began to believe in miracles. As his boys ran in & out of the game they told him: "Coach, they're wilting...
...game's end his players carried Enright off the field on their shoulders. His job seemed safe, even if Carolina didn't win another game all year...
This sort of attack wasn't practical before Saturday but as Valpey said after the game: "You have to pound to win your bread-and-butter games." That's why the spectators weren't treated to a more diversified Harvard offense--the Crimson threw only 11 passes...
Towards the end of the game, Valpey employed a helter-skelter "desperation defense," in which one of the guards drops back just before the ball is snapped. The defensive team thus gambles on letting the opposition complete a few short passes; it also has the option of running the ball, but either way the clock keeps running. Naturally, you don't do this when you're behind...
...made the traditional claim of the coach whose team had won a hard close game, that there were no stars, just a team. He praised downfield blocking, always a good sign of team play, and cited the fact that the last winning score came on fourth down, after a penalty had almost halted the drive...