Word: touchdowns
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...backs allowed Stickney to secure the ball with a clear field before him. He started for Andover's goal line hotly pursued by Bliss, who overtook and downed him about five yards from the line. The Andover eleven now rallied strongly and prevented Exeter's scoring the coveted touchdown. Four times did the Exeter rushers hurl themselves in vain against the Andover line, and then having failed to advance the ball the requisite five yards, forfeited it to Andover. Andover now tried the old "criss cross" trick, and Bliss, after having eluded the whole Exeter eleven rushed almost the entire...
...fumble and rushes by Sears, Trafford, Carpenter and Crosby carried it to the ten-yard line, when it went to Wesleyan on a foul. Clark punted and Harvard had the ball down on the thirty-yard line. Harding carried it to the eight-yard line, and Lee made a touchdown three minutes after play was called. The goal was not allowed because G. Harding's body was outside the fair line when he placed the ball for the kick. The referee gave the ball to Harvard on the twenty-yard line, from which place the ball had been kicked. Wesleyan...
...Harding and Porter advanced it to the five-yard line where it went to Wesleyan for foul holding. Wesleyan advanced the ball to the twenty-five yard line where Harvard getting it, forced it by rushes of Trafford and davis to the fifteen-yard line and Sears made a touchdown eleven minutes after play was called. Harding kicked a goal. Wesleyan forced back ten yards from the centre of the field by sharp work of Cumnock, punted. Harvard had the ball down on the forty-yard line and Porter by a good rush advanced it to Wesleyan's twenty-yard...
...half hours were played, the score at the end of the first half standing 16-0. Eight touchdowns were made by the freshmen, as follows: Brooks five, Curtis one, Baker one, Forbes one, from which Forbes succeeded in kicking only two goals, the high wind interfering considerably with his attempts. Groton was forced to make two safeties. Her only points were scored by Robb who made a fine rush along the side line for about thirty-five yards, and scored a touchdown. The freshmen played in good form, their blocking being especially good. The tackling also showed great improvement...
...tackled much better than usual. Exeter was obliged to play two substitute half-backs, and to that circumstance may be attributed in part the poor showing Exeter made. Immediately after the kick-off, the freshmen began forcing the ball towards Exeter's line and Brooks soon made a touchdown. No goal. Exeter now got the ball and forced it within a few yards of Harvard's line. They failed to make a touchdown, however, for some time, but at last Bardwell broke through and scored. Goal by Trafford. Towards the latter part of the half a touchdown was made...