Word: punter
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...into the league lead by upsetting Dartmouth, ther fell back with a loss to a mediocre crew from Princeton. Then came the back-breaker with Harvard still clinging to its hopes of tying for the league title in the fourth quarter of The Game at New Haven, when Yale punter Mike Sullivan buried the ball in his gut on fourth-and-20 and sprinted 65 yards for a game-icing touchdown...
...HAVEN--One second, we had a ball game. Yale led early in the final quarter, 10-7, but had to punt from inside its own territory on third and 25. Seconds later, the game and the Ivy League season were as good as over, as punter Mike Sullivan ran past the stunned Harvard rushers and dashed 66 yards for the clinching touchdown...
Then, with 11 minutes left to play, after two straight sacks by Bob Baggott had apparently forced Yale to punt on third and long from its own 34, punter Mike Sullivan sped around end and followed beautiful blocking 66 yards for the touchdown. The Elis had an undisputed title firmly in hand...
...play responsible for the ho-hum ending was also one of extremes. First there was Yale's sophomore punter Mike Sullivan standing on his own 35-yard line early in the final quarter of a game the Elis led, 10-7. He faced a nine-man Crimson front on this fourth-and-21 situation; he was supposed to be kicking the ball to the Crimson...
Well, Tiger punter Bill Powers did for one. Spurred on by his name and a favorable wind, Powers let sail a kick that nearly reached Dillon Field House. Seventy-four yards when totaled, the boot pinned Harvard on its own 15 on a day when the Crimson could hardly afford to be pinned anywhere...