Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Crimson is coming off a 1-1 ECAC weekend, having lost to then-No. 7 Dartmouth last Friday. It did rebound to beat Boston College, 7-2 Saturday, but the defeat demoted Harvard to No. 2 in the polls...
...Which brings us to Saturday. After a crushing defeat at Brown two weeks ago, featuring five Harvard turnovers and a gaggle of other critical mistakes, the Crimson fell a game behind Brown and another team with just two to go, and was officially eliminated from contention with last week's loss against Penn. Of course, after much of the team's fate was sealed in Providence, players took some heart in looking on their calendars and realizing another option--playing the "spoiler" and sealing the title for the Bears. You see, the team sharing first place with Brown...
...Harvard was not finished, though. Wilford hit receivers Terrence Patterson and Carl Morris on consecutive plays to set up a 40-yard field goal attempt for placekicker Mike Giampaolo. But a low snap allowed the field goal to be blocked, and the Crimson was left with the crushing defeat...
...While the Bulldogs have narrowly escaped defeat on all but one occasion this season, the Crimson have come almost invariably resurfaced from its hard fought Ivy matches worse for wear...
...Walland will try and make it three. He remembers The Game in 1997. This year is his opportunity to avenge a defeat whose sting began with a letter from the Harvard Admission Department...