Word: kickoffs
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Burr kicked off to Graydon, but the first team was offside and forced to kickoff again from the 50-yard line. Gilder, who caught the ball, was stopped on the 25-yard line. The University eleven secured the ball on a poor forward pass in the next play on the 21-yard line, from which point Wendell made the second touchdown through a hole made by the Burr. Burr kicked the goal...
...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 for many years. The defence, also, was good, for not once did the Amherst eleven make a first down. Penalties were not especially numerous...
Watkins caught Burr's kickoff and ran back to the 15-yard line, where Osborne tackled him. Amherst failed to gain, so Cobbs punted. Forster got the ball near the middle of the field and ran back to Amherst's 42-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...
Burr, aided by good interference, ran back Cobbs kickoff from the five to the 30-yard line. After this the Harvard eleven played a strong offensive game, carrying the ball the entire length of the field for the fourth and last touchdown. Lockwood made four yards around left end. This was followed by a 12-yard gain by Lincoln. On the next two plays Wendell made 16 yards through center. Fraser went in for Parker at center. With the ball on Amherst's 45-yard line. Taylor was thrown for a four-yard less on a quarterback run. Miller made...
...Freshmen received the kickoff and rushed the ball to their 45-yard line, where they were obliged to kick. Then the Seniors advanced the ball to mid-field but lost it on downs. After the ball had changed hands once more, Lunt of the Freshman team ran 20 yards outside of the tackle for a touchdown. Forchheimer failed to kick a difficult goal. The Seniors made their touchdown shortly after the next kickoff, when on a fumble Lupien picked up the ball and ran 40 yards for a touchdown. Grant kicked the goal...