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...tactics increase as the Crimson cuts down the Bulldogs’ lead. Bouscaren even takes credit for a cheap shot that he didn’t commit. But his antics seem to always backfire, such as when he draws a flag for a facemasking penalty on Harvard quarterback Frank Champi ’70 that gives the Crimson better field position and allows the team to complete its comeback...
...lost a game since the seventh grade and had been affectionately nicknamed by the Yale faithful as “God.”Falling behind by 22 points in the second quarter, Harvard was overwhelmed for much of the contest. Bringing in backup quarterback Frank K. Champi ’70 near the end of the first half provided an offensive spark, but the Crimson was still far behind late in the fourth quarter, setting up the film’s climactic ending. Delving deeper than just a play-by-play, Rafferty alternates between interviews with the players from...
...lost a game since middle school, and Hill, the next year’s NFL Rookie of the Year with the Dallas Cowboys and later the father of NBA star Grant Hill, leading the way, Yale sprinted out to a 22-0 lead. Little-used backup quarterback Frank Champi ’70 came on for the Crimson, which trailed, 29-13, when it recovered a fumble deep in its own territory with under four minutes remaining...
Then, before a sold-out crowd and scores of media members at Harvard Stadium, Harvard launched one of the most unlikely and thrilling comebacks in the history annals. Champi drove the Crimson the length of the field, at one point converting a third-and-long with a lateral to one of his linemen. The home team punched it in with 42 seconds left, made the two-point conversion, and recovered the ensuing onside kick. As the final seconds ran off the timer, Champi found Vic Gatto ’69 in the endzone for a score, and a moment later...
...Champi connected with wide receiver Pete Varney on a slant pattern to pick up the final two points, and the game ended 29-29, prompting the now infamous Crimson headline, “Harvard beats Yale...