Word: punting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Washington is going to punt now, because they won't be able to make the first down." Sometimes I think my uncle missed his calling; with such perception, he should have been a coach...
...plays later, the Crimson found itself back on the other side of midfield. Callinan lost four yards on a pitch, and then Yale's Serge Mahaly sacked Cuccia on the Harvard 49 for a loss of nine. Jim Villanueva punted on fourth and 23, but when Mahaly hit the sophomore after the punt, the Crimson picked up an automatic first down on the roughing-the-kicker penalty...
Forty-three seconds later, Harvard was in punt formation again, as three quarter-back-in-motion formation plays failed to gain a yard. Villanueva's effort pushed the ball inside the Yale 35, but even without Diana (who had retired to the sidelines earlier to the tune of a semi-standing ovation from the Yale side and silence from the other), the Elis continued to grind down the clock with the rush. Face with a fourth and four, Diana returned but couldn't gain the yardage, and Harvard took over just inside midfield with six minutes left...
...plays later Eli noseguard Kevin Debasitis tipped a Cuccia pass high in the air. Eli linebacker Jay Snyder intercepted the ball near the sideline handing Harvard its fourth turnover of the afternoon. The Crimson line held again, and Jones drove Delgadillo back to its own 14 with a booming punt and a valiant effort on the return advanced it to the 17. Two Cuccia carries produced a quick first down, and the signal-caller juked--if anyone ever juked--for eight more yards before handing it to Callinan for another five...
...touchdown would have put the game away (if that were a question), but the Crimson defense bought time by breaking up a pair of Rogan-to-Grieve bombs. With the ball on the Harvard 45 and Yale facing a fourth-and-12 situation, the ubiquitous Jones drove a low punt into the end zone and Harvard took over...