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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Groton used the forward pass during the first half with great success, each play netting from 15 to 30 yards. The Groton line was strong and Nichols was unusually fast in the backfield. Fish punted well for the Freshmen and the work of the team as a whole was good...
...University football team defeated the Amherst Agricultural College team Saturday afternoon in the Stadium by the score of 21 to 0, in a game which showed great possibilities for the Harvard eleven. Harvard's touchdowns, two in each half, were made mainly by straight line rushing, although the onside kick was used on several occasions to great advantage. Punting, in which the University team had a slight advantage, was resorted to on nearly every kickoff to get the ball into the opponent's territory. The offence was the strongest that any Harvard team has shown so early in the season...
...yard line. On a forward pass Foster gained six yards and then Lockwood made a 30-yard end run, followed by another of four yards. Gray made the second touchdown. Burr missed the goal from a slight angle. Neither side scored during the rest of the first half, although the University team was forced to punt from its 10-yard line. The other prominent features of this period were the two illegal forward passes made by the Amherst eleven and Cobbs try for a goal from the center of the field on a drop kick...
...second half Cobbs kicked on to Gray, who ran back about 30 yards to the 35-yard line. Burr at once punted, Cobbs downing the ball on the 37-yard line. A blocked kick followed, on which Amherst regained the ball. On the third down Amherst again punted, but the ball was brought back and Amherst was penalized 15 yards for holding. With the ball on the 20-yard line Cobbs punted to Hall, who ran back a few yards to the 40-yard line. An onside kick followed, on which Cobbs signalled for a fair catch. Harvard, however, interfered...
...second team played a fast game, and showed ability in handling punts. During the last half the ball was kept constantly in Exeter's territory by fast and aggressive playing. The feature of the contest was Gilder's difficult goal from the field late in the second half. For this goal he tried three times during the game, and once the ball missed the goal by glancing off the goal post. Exeter played a ragged game, fumbling at the most critical times, and being continually penalized for offside playing, holding, and once for tripping. The penalty for this latter offense...