Word: punting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...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...