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Harvard vs. Yale Football Game
Published or Updated November 12, 2018
Location: United States
Sport: Football
Level: College
Also Known As: The Game
Sport: Football
Level: College
Also Known As: The Game
Event Type: Rivalry
First Held: 1875
Next Up: 11/17/2018-11/17/2018
First Held: 1875
Next Up: 11/17/2018-11/17/2018
When and Where: every November rotating between Cambridge, MA and New Haven, CT
The Harvard Crimson and the Yale Bulldogs have met more than 120 times in the history of their rivalry, a game tradition that dates back to 1875, making it one of the oldest sporting traditions in the United States.
The meeting’s pedigree has earned it the nickname “The Game,” implicating that it is the only one that matters, and to fans of these two premier Ivy League schools, it is.
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In 1968, Harvard scored 16 points in the final 42 seconds to tie the highly ranked Yale team.
Rumor has it that before the 1908 game, Harvard coach Percy Haughton strangled a bulldog to death in the locker room prior to the game.
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"Gentlemen, you are now going to play football against Harvard. Never again in your whole life will you do anything so important."
T.A.D Jones
