Word: crimsons
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...rated Yale defense, which has allowed just 523 yds. rushing coming into THE GAME, looked like aged Swiss cheese as Harvard opened its first series after Paul Scheper's kick-off return to the Crimson...
...wild and wooly tradition of THE GAME, the Elis lost the ball and a a golden scoring opportunity on a second-down handoff, when Crimson adjuster John Casto grabbed a loose pigskin to regain possession. The Yale defense stiffened, though, and Duke Millard had to punt from his own end zone when the Crimson stalled at the 9-yd. line...
...fans choking on their pop corn and daiquiris, Yale took the kick-off and started to move for the first time. With John Rogan taking over the signal-calling, the Elis confidently marched down-field. A 29-yd. John Nitti gallop gave Yale a first and 10 at the Crimson 21. Rogan rolled to the Harvard 9 just tow plays later, and Hill scampered to a first and goal at the four...
Harvard looked like it might open up for more jubiliation following the goal-line stand, Callinan taking a second and 7 handoff at the Crimson 7 and bulldozed his way outside to the 40. But Holden called the play back and Harvard could not restart its engine and Millard had to punt from his end zone again, giving Yale the ball on the Crimson...
...receiver couldn't hold on. Harvard cornerback, Peter Coppinger, stepped in two plays later to pick off an errant Rogan toss; his tight-rope return along the sidelines to the Yale 10 was called back on a Harvard blocking infraction. Starting from its own 39 instead, the Crimson offense stalled and kicked the ball away with half the second quarter remaining...