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Harvard introduced the flying wedge to football November 19 at the beginning of the second half before 21,000 spectators. [68] Captain Vance McCormack warned his Yale teammates upon witnessing the formation, "Boys, this is something new but play the game as you have been taught. Keep your eyes open and do not let them draw you in". [69]
Trafford scored 64 points in a game against Wesleyan in 1891, [8] [9] and led the nation in scoring that year with 270 points. [8] His teammate Everett Lake led the nation in touchdowns the same season. Trafford was captain of the first team to employ the flying wedge blocking scheme. [10] Trafford helped coach the 1893 team. [11]
This flying wedge tactic was successful early on for Rutgers because of their size disadvantage over Princeton. However, Princeton countered the tactic when J.E. Michael, better known as "Big Mike", broke up the Rutgers' flying wedge during the fourth game. Princeton took advantage and tied the score at 2–2. [16] Rutgers roster for the game
In 1892, during a game against Yale, a Harvard fan and student Lorin F. Deland first introduced the flying wedge as a kickoff play, in which two five man squads would line up about 25 yards behind the kicker, only to converge in a perfect flying wedge running downfield, where Harvard was able to trap the ball and hand it off to the speedy All ...
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San Francisco's Jake Moody missed three field goals Sunday afternoon against Tampa Bay, but made one that he needed to — a 44-yard game-winner as time expired to kick San Francisco to a 23-20 ...
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