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Word: touchdowns (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...field. Harvard immediately forced the ball into Tech territory, and good rushes by Hunnewell and Nichols brought it within ten feet of the line. Here the ball was dropped and Tech got possession of it. They soon lost it and Horne got it and made the first touchdown for Harvard. Perry failed to kick a goal. After the kick-off, Perry made two bad muffs and Tech gained considerable ground. Bradlee made a good rush, however, but then the ball went to Tech after four downs were called. Germer got the ball and rushed the whole length of the field...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 10/13/1887 | See Source »

...lower end of the field. The ball was given to Harding, but he was sooned downed by one of Exeter's rushers. Butler and Piper followed with short runs and carried the ball within twenty-five yards of Exeter's line. Wood made a good try for a touchdown, but was well tackled by Cranston, the center rusher of the Exeter team. The ball was very close to the Exeter goal, and after a short run by Sears, Holden made the first touchdown for Harvard, but Saxe was unable to kick a goal from it. Time five minutes after...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 10/13/1887 | See Source »

...second half of the game Schroll take Markoe's place as right guard. Exeter kicks off and soon Holden breaks through their line and makes a touchdown at 4.14. Goal. G. Harding made a good run for Exeter, but Harvard kept pressing the opposing team back and in 3 minutes Harding makes another touchdown Goal. Score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 10/13/1887 | See Source »

...Kales throws him hard and Harvard loses the ball. Saxe secures it again from a kick by McClung and runs a few yards. Holden carries it well up to Exeter goal but loses the ball on the fonrth down. Exeter kicks the ball out and Porter makes a touchdown. No goal. Van Inwagan follows with a run of 40 yards. The Exeter fulback tries to kick, but Morse stops it. Harvard secures the ball and Harding carries the ball over the line for the last touchdown at 5.37. The last few minutes were spent by Exeter in wasting time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 10/13/1887 | See Source »

...second half opened at 3.58, Appleton and Markoe taking the positions of Bradlee and Piper. Harding by fine dodging, carried the ball thirty yards towards the opponents' goal, and Perry made a touchdown. Goal. Raymond was well tackled by Bancroft, and despite the efforts of Pearson and Raymond four downs were called, with no advance for the Tufts team. Then runs by Porter and Holden secured two more touchdowns, from one of which a goal was scored. Butler made a beautiful run through the crowd, but Harvard soon lost the ball. Higginson, however, by a plucky drop, secured it again...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOOT-BALL. | 10/6/1887 | See Source »

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