Word: touchback
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Dates: during 1911-1911
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During the first intermission there was but one cheer; there were none at all just after Carlisle's second score or after the touchback. These were occasions of adversity when the team most needed the loud and hearty support of the stands. Why didn't we give it to them? More than once Captain Fisher has told us that cheering really does make a difference to the players -- especially when they are not veterans and when they are not winning. Surely he must know...
...defining a touchback, the committee decreed that a forward pass going over the goal line or striking the upright or cross bar, or a kicked ball struck by an offside player within the 10-yard line, is a touchdown in addition to the other specifications under section 8 of rule 4. It was also decided that the ball should not be declared dead if it strikes an official accidentally and play continues...