Word: punted
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...example, Harvard Coach Tim Murphy decided to have his team punt the ball from the Cornell 33 instead of going for it on fourth down. How about a good-natured jeer to let him know that it would be more exciting to go for it--you don't lose too much in the way of field position if you don't make the first down...
...very next drive, Cornell extended the lead. After receiving a punt on its 25-yard line, Cornell mounted a long, 11-play drive characterized by the brutal, up-the-middle running of Smith and Levitt. With the ball at the Harvard 24, Joyce split the Crimson defensive backfield perfectly, hitting a streaking Bjerke on a post-pattern for a touchdown. The extra point was blocked by senior Crimson defensive back David St. Peter...
...Tiger defense held the Bucknell offense at bay throughout the game. Its efforts were climaxed by a blocked punt with two minutes left in the game. The punt was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown to salvage...
...upsetting the University of Rhode Island 32-29 in Kingston, R.I. Brown's Kevin Sharkey ran for 30 yards, caught six passes for 45 yards, and scored a touchdown. The senior running back also tossed a 37-yard touchdown pass to defensive back Joel Elliot off a fake punt...
...littered the game right from the start. In the first quarter alone, freshman Colby Skelton bobbled the ball on the opening kickoff and Harvard failed to convert for a first down on successive third-and-one and fourth-and-one situations. To make matters worse, Nathan Tyrell fumbled a punt, giving Bucknell the ball on the Harvard 34-yard line and an easy march to the end zone. After two more Harvard downs, signal-caller Vin Ferrara forced a ball into traffic and was picked...