Word: momentum
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Momentum has shifted in our favor the past two weeks after a rough start," Anderson said. "Our players remember last year's game with Harvard and would like nothing better than to turn the tables Saturday. We can really be the spoilers and our kids would love to have a say in the Ivy race...
That is precisely what Foreman did. In the sultry tropical night (the temperature was 86° and the humidity about 90%), Foreman's punches soon lost power. Arm weary, he began to swing wildly, frequently missing entirely, spinning around on his own momentum like a worn-out drunk. Ali took advantage of Foreman's slack defense by springing off the ropes time after time to jolt the bone-tired champ with lightning combinations to the head...
Princeton almost accomplished this goal. Tiger halfback Snickenberger continued to run over the lax Crimson front line, and Princeton brought the ball all the way down to the Harvard one-yard-line in just seven plays. It was at this point that the game's momentum turned around...
...That play changed the whole momentum of the game," said Newhouse. "Up to then Princeton had been matching us score-for-score, but when they got nothing out of that drive, it really got them frustrated, and gave our defense a big boost...
...Harvard defense was now inspired and refused to surrender yardage to the Brown squad. The Crimson offense took command once again and the momentum had clearly swung in Harvard's favor. O'Brien, who splits the Crimson quarter-backing chores with Doug Gordon, reentered the game and directed the squad inside Brown territory...