Word: goals
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...ball from the middle of the field to the 30 yards line. Russell secured two free kicks on account of fouls. All this time the sophomores were playing the better game, but in the last ten minutes the juniors braced up and forced the ball towards their opponents goal. Fiske made a fine rush; by sheer strength he carried the ball and three or four '88 men for more than fifteen yards. Fletcher now began to play his rushing game. After receiving the ball from centre rush he would dash through the line, and every time gained several yards...
Anything buttan exciting game was played on Jarvis Saturday afternoon. Brilliant plays, save by one or two men, were the exception and not the rule. '88 won the toss and choose the goal towards Oxford street. As soon as play was begun the ball was passed to Morgan, who rushed it down the field and into the hands of Porter, he in return kicking it back half the length of the field. '88 quickly made a touch-down. The ball was punted out for a fair catch and a try at goal made, which failed. A bad fumble was made...
...second half was opened with a rush by Woodman. Bancroft made a touch-down. Try at goal failed. Two fair catches were made by Perkins and the ball was returned to Reynolds, who passed to Porter, and the latter attempted to break through the freshman team for another touch-down, but did not succeed '88 now tried at goal from a fair catch and failed. Scott and Porter had each got in a rush when Woodman took the ball and passed to Noble, who was quickly thrown. Porter made another rush and passed to Crocker, who got a touch-down...
...sophomores and freshmen at the University of Michigan have been engaged in a foot-ball game that has lasted two whole Saturday afternoons. '88 scored a goal on the last day. The game remains unfinished...
...back, downed every man who got through the rush line, in a most wonderful manner. However, eighty-nine was not strong enough to hold their own, and slowly the ball was worked down to their line. Woodbury got the ball at length, and made a touch-down; but no goal was obtained. Wardman, who had received a severe fall, was forced to leave the field, and as eighty-nine had no more substitutes ready, they finished the game with only six rushers. The ball was kicked out, and after a little skirmishing, Fisk got started and outrunning everybody, made...