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Game reminiscent of 1968 matchup

With undefeated seasons on the line, tension mounts as Harvard and Yale approach Game

Staff Reporter
Published Friday, November 16, 2007

Two teams undefeated in the Ivy League meet. The Elis are heavily favored. The running back is praised as the best in Yale football history.

After 60 minutes of play, Harvard beats Yale 29-29.

So went The Game of 1968, widely regarded as the most dramatic Harvard-Yale football match the 124-year-old rivalry has ever seen.

But this year’s Game, which will take place under eerily similar circumstances, may be a chance for the Bulldogs to correct history. Both Harvard and Yale are undefeated. Yale’s team has been favored to finish on top of the Ivy League since the...

#1 By (Anonymous) 3:59p.m. on November 19, 2007

Um, how does one team beat another 29-29?

#2 By (Anonymous) 12:53a.m. on November 20, 2007

Um, I was there. It happened.

#3 By (Anonymous) 10:02p.m. on November 20, 2007

This year's "Game" was equally memorable, and will long be remembered by those in attendance - not fondly by Yale alumni.

#4 By (Anonymous) 11:31a.m. on November 21, 2007

Why would the YDN run the Crimson's B.S. headline that they beat us? IT WAS A TIE. Ugh.

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