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...kick penalty, on the previous time, we had put two returners out there because there was some wind, and their punter had scattered some kicks,” Crimson coach Tim Murphy said. “We ended up having one too many guys, and I’m pretty sure that was a reflection of having one extra returner. There’s no excuse for it, it’s as simple as that. We put that on ourselves, the coaches, starting with...
...playing seniors,” Murphy said. “They’ve been on a couple really quality football teams, they’re hungry, they’ve got a little bit of a chip on their shoulder.”Jake Dombrowski, a recruited punter from Gaylord, Mich. is one freshman who could compete immediately for playing time. With a solid crop of homegrown talent rising up, Murphy’s not counting on his incoming class to fill any immediate holes.“Overall, I guess we’re a lot like...
...Crimson punt struck a member of Yale’s return team and was recovered by Harvard at the Yale 13. The recovery led to the only touchdown of the afternoon. But that, while the most noticeable, was hardly the only special-teams shift of the day. Crimson punter Thomas Hull shanked two punts, a 22-yarder in the second quarter and a 21-yarder in the fourth quarter, while Harvard nearly allowed a punt return for a touchdown to the Bulldog’s Gio Christodoulou. Christodoulou, who returned a punt for a touchdown in last year?...
...have been a tie, but the celebratory home crowd rushing the field indicated that it was anything but, leading The Crimson to print its famed headline “Harvard beats Yale 29-29.” Gary L. Singleterry ’70, Harvard’s punter, says that there was no element of disappointment in the Game’s final outcome, since no one had given the Crimson much of a chance. “For us to tie was a great moral victory. It was phenomenal,” he recalls.Peter D. Lennon...
...kickoffs were booted into or near the end zone, limiting Wynn’s returns. Junior Thomas Hull averaged 41.3 yards per punt, including a perfectly placed 57-yarder from the Harvard 20 that landed out of bounds at the Penn 23. Penn’s punter Scooter Belasco couldn’t claim the same success. On a bad snap, Belasco tried to run it, and his inability to get the first down gave the Crimson the ball at the Penn 30. BREAKING THE DROUGHT Going into Saturday’s contest, Harvard was an abysmal...