Word: kickoffs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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From the opening kickoff, the Middies behaved as if they had completely forgotten their own miserable season (won 2, lost 6), Army's 28-game unbeaten streak and the fact that they were 20-point underdogs in the betting odds. In the first half, a team that had been flubbing assignments all year held Army to exactly three yards by rushing. When Army took to the air, Navy defensemen swarmed over the receivers; before the afternoon was over they reached up and snatched three passes out of the confident reach of Army Left End Dan Foldberg, team captain...
Tulenko took the ensuing kickoff on his 15 and went all the way for a score, only to have the play called back because of a holding penalty...
Ossman fumbled the Yale kickoff. After two plays, Yale elected to try for a field goal which failed, and Harvard took over on its twenty...
Isenberg took the kickoff in the end zone. The ball was brought out to the 20. Harvard was using a single wing with John West at tailback and Tom Ossman at fullback. Carroll Lowenstein was on the bench as Harvard was facing into the wind. West went off the right side for no gain. West gained five yards outside strong side end Ossman fumbled, and recovered for no gain. O'Neill booted against the wind to the Harvard...
...next play after the kickoff, Princeton's right inside Ham Bothfeld kicked from 30 yards out. A Crimson halfback got his head on the ball, but not quite enough to clear the shot, which deflected into top of the goal...