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...came with 9:24 remaining in the third quarter, with Cornell clinging to a 2-0 advantage thanks to a first-period safety. Two penalties had pinned Harvard on its own three, and when Jim Kubacki attempted to set matters straight, he lost connections with the pigskin behind the Crimson goal line and could only fall on it for what should have been the lone Big Red points of the afternoon...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Crimson Stumbles Over Cornell, Nature, 9-3 | 10/12/1976 | See Source »

When Kubacki sends the pigskin airborne, it will more than likely be caught by either split end Jim Curry or tight end Bob McDermott. Curry is the best athelete on the team; he led the team in receiving last year, he can kick off, punt, and occasionally boot a field goal...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Will the wobbly duck strike again? | 9/24/1976 | See Source »

...victory over Dartmouth. Carter also had field goals of 29 and 35 yards in the afternoon. occurred late in the game. Eliot penetrated inside the Kirkland ten-yard-line, but lost a chance to knot the encounter when a pass completion popped loose. Marty Foye pounced on the fumbled pigskin, insuring the Kirkland triumph...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kirkland Clinches House Football Title | 11/7/1975 | See Source »

Under the direction of quarterback Mike Kelly, Harvard moved the pigskin effectively but constantly coughed it up in crucial situations. Kelly, a second quarter replacement for starter John Daly, hit on six of 11 passing attempts for 70 yards...

Author: By Jon Ledecky, | Title: Green Downs Jayvees, 28-13; Harvard Frosh Falter, 21-7 | 10/25/1975 | See Source »

...concentrate on the last 16 years of Brown football, which just happens to coincide with the period when the Bruin gridiron program turned as sour as a program can turn. Before that eventful fall of 1959, Brown had fielded respectable pigskin outfits, and had produced more winners than losers. In fact, the Bruins had participated in the first Rose Bowl, losing 14-0 to Washington State back...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Savoir-Faire | 10/16/1975 | See Source »

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