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...took 13 minutes for the Harvard pressure to pay off, but the Crimson finally broke the 1-1 deadlock on a penalty corner give-and-go. Jennifer White pushed a penalty corner to Bambi Taylor who returned the hall to White for a nine-yard slapshot goal...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Men Harriers Falter; Women's Squad Triumphs | 10/13/1982 | See Source »

Harvard gained an edge in the sedentary battle at 12:16 in the second quarter when Allard entered the end zone on a nine-yard keeper. Villaneuva hit the PAT, and Harvard had a 7-0 lead...

Author: By Gwen Knapp, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Army Repels Late Crimson Surge, 17-13 | 10/4/1982 | See Source »

...took Cuccia nine plays before he rolled around right end for the two-touchdown lead at 7:22. Allard's nine-yard pass to Scheper with ten seconds left in the half made it 28-7, and Brown never got closer...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Brown Fumbles, Harvard Wins, 41-7 | 11/2/1981 | See Source »

...take a one-point lead early in the fourth quarter. The team has the ball on its own 43, third down with five yards to go. The quarterback of the team takes the snap, looks downfield, sees pursuit coming from the left, dodges right, but is dumped for a nine-yard loss. The punting unit trots on the field...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: 'I Never Saw Him' | 9/28/1981 | See Source »

...Yale doing the strolling, entering the game with an 8-0 record and 11 straight victories. Harvard can tie the Elis for the Ivy title with a win, but things look bad. The Crimson, trailing 16-14 with five minutes to go, gains possession on its own nine-yard line and starts driving. And driving. And driving. There are 15 seconds left, the ball on the Yale one. Crimson QB Milt Holt sweeps around left end, diving over the goal line under a crowd of Yale tacklers. The Crimson wins, 21-16, and Holt is and running back Ken Hill...

Author: By Mike Bass, | Title: The '70s: A Decade Of Games | 11/22/1980 | See Source »

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