Word: touchbacks
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Harvard made the first touchdown at the very beginning of the game, having won a free kick from a touchback and regained the ball on a fumble at the middle of the field. Gilbert carried the ball over after a run to the 10-yard line and two rushes. Brown kicked the goal. During the rest of the half an open game was played, and the ball remained chiefly in Cushing's territory...
Although neither eleven scored in the first half the 30 minutes of play was intensely interesting due to Carlisle's two attempts for goals from the field and to Mount Pleasant's punts, one of which went over Harvard's goal line for a touchback. Newhall caught Mount Pleasant's kick off on the 20-yard line and ran back 13 yards. Lockwood lost eight yards in the first rush, and Burr punted, the ball going out of bounds near the middle of the field. After two short rushes Mount Pleasant returned the punt to Starr, who was downed...
...posts, from which place Burr kicked an easy goal. A few seconds before the end of the game Macdonald of Brown tried a third goal from placement from Harvard's 27-yard line, but the ball went wide of the goal posts and was downed by Newhall for a touchback just as time was called...
...field of play, without touching the player at either side, the ball is dead and goes to the opponents on the spot where the pass is made, except in case the ball crosses the goal line without touching a player of either side, when it is a touchback. In both instances, the penalty may be not be refused...
...yard line. On the first try a three-yard gain by Gilder and one of two yards by Greenebaum for the second eleven, carried the ball to the 15-yard line, where Gilder was forced to punt, sending the ball over the goal line for a touchback...