Word: kickoffs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Harvard got nowhere with the next kickoff, and Matt Botsford quick-kicked into the end zone on the third down from his 39. Ackerman fumbled on the first Yale play and Marv Lebovitz recovered on the 19, but the Yale line stiffened and forced Harvard back to the 27 before taking the ball on downs...
Harvard retaliated with its first score less than two minutes later. Vic McLaughlin ran the kickoff back 18 yards to the 34, and then Sandy Dodge ran right end to the 49. Two plays later Jim Joslin ran 39 yards over left tackle and converted...
...Ward took the next kickoff all the way, dancing down the right sideline for 69 yards. Vern Loucks converted again, to make it 21-7. The Yale line continued to push Harvard around, and Botsford, badly rushed, threw a wild pass that Ackerman intercepted on the 35. Yale scored in six plays, with Ackerman taking a 13 yard pass alone on the six and running over. Vern Loucks' conversion made it 28-7 at the half...
Yale had a scoring opportunity early in the third quarter, as Simourian fumbled the kickoff after returning it to the 39. McGill recovered, but Woody Harris and Bob Shaunessy rushed the Elis, and Vern Loucks punted into the end zone...
...personal foul penalty helped stop the Yale attack after the kickoff, and the teams exchanged midfield fumbles. The Yale end dumped Simourian for a 14-yard loss on his 30 at the end of the period...