Word: punt
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Harvard then hung on for three downs and a punt--a 44-yd. beauty by Duke Millard--which Brown's Wayne Singleton returned 67 yds. to the Harvard 19, a touchdown saved only by a desperation tackle...
Harvard struck first, and early. The opening kick-off pinned Brown at its own six and an ineffective offensive series, and a shanked punt gave the Crimson the ball at the Brown...
Four failed series followed, two by each team, as the abysmal conditions and some rugged defense stymied both teams. After Brown's third unsuccessful drive in a row, Harvard's Paul Scheper blocked Chris Bryant's punt and the Crimson took over at the Brown 36 with less than a minute left in the first period...
...Brown comeback began with 2:50 left in the half, with Millard punting from the Harvard 18-yd. line. Brown's Don Place violated the Crimson protective wall and solidly blocked the punt--too solidly, it turned out. The ball rebounded all the way out of the Harvard end zone for a safety instead of stopping where Brown could have recovered for a TD. The half closed with the Crimson leading by a score more familiar to Fenway than football...
Harvard's hopes rose briefly with 7:47 to go, when Bill Lohmiller blocked a Bryant punt and Tony Cimmarrusti recovered at the Brown 8. But the Crimson faltered, St. John throwing an interception in the end zone on third and goal...