Word: momentum
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...thing that changed, according to the team’s captain Carl Ehrlich, a starting defensive lineman, was “execution. I don’t think schematically [the offense] did anything different. Momentum was on our side...
...successful as the last two scoring drives were, the offense had trouble gaining any momentum in the first half, as Yale scored early, and Crimson drives sputtered out—the most frustrating, according to Winters, being a fourth-and-goal stop on Yale’s one-yard line...
...Yale stopped our momentum and dampened our spirits...
...reduce the deficit to four points, as Army led 25-21 at the half. Harvard continued to rally into the second half. After co-captain Doug Miller’s traditional three-point play put the team up 30-29, McNally kept the momentum going as the Crimson extended its margin of lead up to six points...
From there on, the teams—which had traded momentum throughout the contest—would play evenly. The score would be tied twice more, and the lead would exchange hands...