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Tag: The Game
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Nation & World
Why Harvard football still matters
Continuity, heritage, and ritual are central to the enduring magnetism and mystique of Harvard football.
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Playing The Game, both past and present
Photo gallery of scenes from the 135th playing of The Game, Harvard-Yale football at Fenway Park.
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Harvard beats Yale 45-27
In the 135th playing of The Game, the Harvard football team (6-4, 4-3 Ivy) bested the Yale Bulldogs (5-5, 3-4 Ivy) in a commanding 45-27 victory at the historic Fenway Park today. Harvard’s victory in the colosseum of champions snaps Yale’s two-game winning streak in The Game.
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Harvard’s long history at Fenway
In advance of The Game with Yale Saturday, here’s a look at Harvard’s long history at Fenway Park (beyond football).
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Yalies by the dozen
With The Game at Harvard this year, two campuses merged into one as Yalies poured into Cambridge by the busload to stay in the Houses and get ready for some football. An undergraduate describes the scene.
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Less football than life
As The Game approaches, Harvard football is looking for success. But coach Tim Murphy is also preparing his graduating seniors for success in life.
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The Game kicks off with high spirits
With just 0:55 remaining in today’s game, Harvard beat Yale, 31-24 at Harvard Stadium, securing an undefeated season for the Crimson and outright ownership of the Ivy League championship title for the eighth straight year. But for many, The Game is more than a test of field skills, it’s about tradition, food, family, and fun.
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Ready for The Game
With ESPN and NBC broadcasting on campus, the Ivy League’s two best football teams will face off on Saturday at The Game.
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Harvard powers past Yale, 34-7
In the 130th playing of The Game on Saturday, the Harvard football team —with the help of sophomore Paul Stanton Jr.’s four total touchdowns — out-muscled Yale, 34-7, to claim its seventh consecutive win against its archrival at the Yale Bowl.
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The fame of The Game
Harvard heads to New Haven Saturday to play rival Yale in football in the 130th edition of The Game. The history of The Game is captured in photos and words.
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Fans make a day of it
The Game began long before the teams hit the field. Tailgaters filled the parking lots and later everyone filled the stadium as more than 30,000 people watched Harvard beat Yale, 34-24, in the 129th annual showdown.
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Stars and stripes at The Game
When alumna Danielle Thiriot ’07 returns for the Harvard-Yale game (aka The Game) on Saturday, she’ll have one of the best seats in the house. Above the house, in fact, and traveling at 300 knots, about 345 mph.
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The Game: A tradition since 1875
Each year Harvard and Yale vie for bragging rights in a football rivalry dating back to 1875. Harvard vs. Yale is more than just a game. It’s The Game. For many alumni, it’s also a chance to reconnect and reaffirm friendships forged decades ago.
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Tommy Lee Jones receives Arts Medal
Actor John Lithgow ’67 hosted the annual Harvard Arts Medal ceremony, which recognizes a Harvard or Radcliffe graduate or faculty member who has achieved excellence in the arts and has made a contribution through the arts to education or the public good. The medal recipient was actor Tommy Lee Jones ’69.
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Harvard wins The Game, 45-7, over Yale
Harvard fell behind by a touchdown before flexing its muscle as the Ivy League champion Crimson cruised past Yale, 45-7, at Yale Bowl in the 128th edition of The Game.
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Harvard football wins 14th Ivy title
The Harvard football team clinched its 14th Ivy League championship — its sixth under Tim Murphy — with a 37-20 win against Penn Saturday afternoon at Harvard Stadium.
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Second-half deluge lifts Crimson
Harvard football gets by Yale, 28-21, with three unanswered touchdowns. A photo gallery and video capture the day, the traditions.
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The Game
The oldest rivalry in college football dates to 1875, when Harvard and Yale played a bruising game that resembled rugby more than modern football. Back then, fans journeyed by train, horseback, and foot from around New England to view the rough-and-tumble spectacle.
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The Game, 1927
Original footage the 1927 Harvard-Yale football face off inside Harvard University Stadium.
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A comeback for the ages
Crimson quarterback Collier Winters ’11 threw for 211 yards, ran for 51 yards, and threw two touchdowns on Nov. 21 as the Harvard football team came back from a 10-0, fourth-quarter to defeat the Yale Bulldogs,14-10.
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Harvard-Yale clash for 126th time
On Nov. 21, the Harvard football team visits New Haven to face Yale in the 126th playing of The Game.
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Twice as nice
It took a fourth-quarter, goal-line stand in the last few minutes against Yale in the 125th playing of The Game on Saturday (Nov. 22), but the Crimson eventually got what they wanted: the ball, the win, and a share of the Ivy League Championship with Brown.
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Field trip
For well over a century, Harvard and Yale have gone head-to-head at the end of November for the epic football match known simply as “The Game.” The contest is steeped in history and tradition, not just for the undergraduates who take to the field but also for the thousands of students and alumni who descend…