Word: second
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...distinctly the individual star, not on account of his running with the ball, but due entirely to his punting and drop-kicking. He scored once, in the first half, from the 29-yard line at an angle, while in the second half he sent the ball over the cross-bar from Harvard's 32-yard line. Coy punted nine times in each half, including onside kicks, and averaged 35 yards on each kick. Kilpatrick played a wonderful game at end. He was almost invariably the first man down under a punt, though Coy was out-punting his ends between...
...penalties. Harvard made eight first downs, four in each half, and Yale only made its distance twice. Only one forward pass, from Howe to Savage, was successful; Yale failed twice. Once Yale gained 35 yards consecutively, and Harvard's longest series of gains was 62 yards early in the second half...
...other side of the line and Coy smashed through for Yale's first first down, on Harvard's 16-yard line. In two plays Yale gained but five yards, so Coy dropped back for another try at goal. Standing on the 20-yard line he missed his second attempt and Harvard again put the ball in play on its 25-yard line, but only after a discussion with the officials. Leslie and Corbett gained but five yards in two plays so Minot punted to Murphy, who made a fair catch on Harvard's 54-yard line...
...Second Half...
Yale made no changes in its lineup, but Houston replaced L. D. Smith at right end on the Harvard team before the second half commenced. Cooney kicked off to McKay who was downed after a short gain on Harvard's 24-yard line. Minot made two yards through Andrus before he was called on to punt. Murphy ran the kick back five yards to his 44-yard line, and on the next play got two yards more through Fisher. The only successful forward pass of the game, one from Howe to Savage, gained six yards from Yale on the next...