The Game

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This is an rivalry game between Harvard and Yale. In Recent years the game has been broadcast on WGN (Chicago)

Some call it Yale-Harvard.Others Harvard-Yale.But to all alumni, fans and even casual onlookers it is The Game. And does it ever have history behind it.

The Game has been played 121 times since the two rivals met on November 13,1875 in New Haven. Yale won that game played under rugby rules 4-0 and leads in the overall series 64-49,with 8 ties.

Perhaps none of the games has been more significant than a 1968 29-29 tie. Yale was undefeated and ranked in the Top 20. The Elis were led by Heisman candidate Brian Dowling and future Dallas Cowboy star Calvin Hill.

Harvard had a gritty running back by the name of Vic Gatto.The Blue held a 29-13 lead with 42 seconds left on the clock. Harvard scored 16 points, largely because of a disputed pass interference call on the Elis to force the tie.

There were no overtime rules at the time. One Boston paper had as a headline the very next day, Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29.