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Word: touchbacks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Patriots (4-5) had relied on the run in their two previous games but went to the air after a touchback on the opening kickoff...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Flutie, Pats Bowl Over Cocky Bears | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

Sorbara, on a pitch from Yohe, moved ahead for seven yards to midfield. O'Neil carried for a Harvard first down. On third down and five, Yohe threw for Pusateri, just out of his reach. O'Neil punted into the endzone for a touchback...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: Gridders Gallivant Past Yale, 24-17 | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

...kicking shenanigans began innocently enough, when Crimson placekicker Rob Steinberg routinely cannoned the opening kickoff into the endzone for a touchback. The 18,000 assembled on a beautiful autumn afternoon had no idea what was in store for them...

Author: By Bob Cunha, | Title: Kicking and Screaming | 10/28/1985 | See Source »

Procedure to take the wind rather than the opening kickoff in the second half, so Harvard lined up to receive the kick from Quaker Dave Shulman, who knocked the ball deep into the end/once for a touchback...

Author: By Bob Cusha, | Title: After Three, It's 13-0 | 11/8/1984 | See Source »

...Quakers, faced with fourth and goal only a yard from pay dirt, decided to go for six. Vura dropped back and spotted Syrek in the end zone, but Harvard cornerback John Dailey saved the day, picking off Vura's pass and downing it for a touchback...

Author: By Bob Cunha, | Title: After Two, It's Still 10-0 | 11/7/1984 | See Source »

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