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...Held On One-Yard Line...

Author: By Robert W. Morgan jr., | Title: Freshman Gridders Outplay Jayvees, Lose thriller 14-8 | 11/2/1946 | See Source »

Four times during the game, the Freshmen drove to within 20 yard of the enemy goal line, only to lose the ball on downs or pass interceptions. In the first period, they were held for four downs on the one-yard line, but the biggest blow of all came as the clock ran out unexpectedly to end the game with the first-year men driving on the Jayvee...

Author: By Robert W. Morgan jr., | Title: Freshman Gridders Outplay Jayvees, Lose thriller 14-8 | 11/2/1946 | See Source »

...force. Some admirals still think of tactical aircraft as a weapon something like a 16-in. naval gun. And on that stubborn basis they will fight to the end any threat to the old, traditional prestige of the surface ship. They were fighting desperately last week, somewhere near their one-yard line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - MERGER: One-Yard Line | 11/26/1945 | See Source »

...deciding tally came after the civilians' quick kick backfired by going out on their own twenty. Two plays brought the ball to the one-yard line, and the V-12 powerhouse pushed over for a scored after three plays...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: V-12 Defeats Civilian Team | 11/23/1943 | See Source »

Lowell made the first scoring threat with a drive to the one-yard line early in the fourth period, sparked by Gottschalk on the line plunges, and West and Tosterson on off-tackle plays. The Bellboys were finally stopped inches form the goal by the Commuters, who took the ball over on downs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Elephants Take Third Straight From Adams | 11/5/1942 | See Source »

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