Word: punt
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Jack Cirle, the man who ran back a punt for the only Yale score in The Game last year, gave the first indications of Eli hostility three plays later when be intercepted a Mike Bassett pass that bounced off Tom Stephenson. But the Bulldog quarterback fumbled his second snap from center and Pochop once again claimed the ball, this time on the Yale 27 yard line...
Given a third chance, when an Eli punt rolled out on the Crimson 32, Harvard for a moment resembled the Crimson team that had shocked Princeton and Dartmouth. Fullback Bill Grana made a solid five-yard run up the middle to start the drive, and Mike Bassett gave it additional momentum with a flare pass to Scott Harshbarger for a 20 yard gain...
Meanwhile, the Elephants moved quickly for their first score. A blocked punt recovered by Eliot on the Branford 40 set up a snappy six-play touchdown drive, capped by fullback Bob Yager's seven-yard scoring dash. Eillott Topkins' attempted conversion hit the crossbar and bounced back, but the Elephants...
Harvard kicked to open the third period, and the Crimson defense held for three downs, but the Elis fourth down punt rolled dead on the Crimson two-yard line. It looked as though Harvard was in hot water again...
...next play, Harvard fumbled and the Tigers pounced on the loose ball. The Crimson defense not only held the Tigers to four yards on the next three plays, but also crashed through to block the fourth down punt and recover on the Tiger two-yard line. Two plays later Kubacki carried the ball in for the score from a foot...