Word: penn
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...first period was nearly over, and already the contest was potentially a Harvard rout. With John Brown, a former defensive back, at quarterback because of injuries and undependable substitutes. Penn could not hope to achieve offensive consistency against Harvard's impregnable defensive line. The only chance for Penn to score as much as it had to was to beat Harvard at field position, and poor punts were killing the Quakers...
...Monahan, the punter, averaged little better than 33 yards a kick, and since the majority of them were designed to release Penn from trouble, the Crimson was consistently regaining possession near midfield...
...field position engendered worse field position, and by the second quarter, it was evident that Penn was not going to win the football game. Harvard would have to lose...
Early in the second period, however, the Quakers put together their only successful drive of the game, a steady 66-yard march in 14 plays that caught Harvard's defense napping on a pass to split end Pete Blumenthal that brought Penn to midfield. Ten plays later on third-and-nine. Blumenthal got the call again, this time on a perfectly executed end-around play that gave the Quakers a first down on the Crimson...
Halfback John Tremba broke loose for the touchdown two plays later from the eight, and Penn was on the scoreboard...