Word: play
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...University of Massachusetts, 27 to 12, the over-confident Crimson could do nothing right. The usually reliable right side of the line leaked considerably; safety men got in each others' way and dropped easy punts; routine tackles were missed; the team's quarterback was covered on every play; the players had a knack at producing wholly needless penalties at the wrong time; backs couldn't find holes, hit other backs, and had to push tardy blockers...
...what UMass coach Chuck Studley called the most important play of the game. The visitors won the coin toss and chose to defend the open end of the field with the strong wind at their backs. After three unsuccessful Crimsos attempts from scrimmage, the Redmen took charge on their 41 and in 11 plays surprised the varsity with a touchdown...
...indication of things to come was the Crimson's bobbling the subsequent kickoff, forcing the team to play deep in their own territory. On fourth down Bruce MacIntyre's punt was blocked by end Paul Majeski, who recovered the ball on the eight. The second UMass score same two minutes later...
Both Crimson touchdowns came on thick, one-play breaks. The first came after Ravenel limped off the field, as Jerry Bartolet, sophomore quarterback, began a creditable performance despite weak protection. Bartolet sent Hobie Armstrong through right tackle on the first play without Ravenel. The sophomore halfback evaded several tacklers on his way down the right sidelines and tragged two defenders across the goal line with...
...injury occurred after approximately 3:45 had elapsed in the second quarter, Ravenel, leading the interference on a running play, had his right leg extended. The little quarterback's left side was hemmed in when someone hit him from the right, severely twisting the leg. The damage was diagnosed as a badly sprained right knee...