Word: defeats
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Lehigh suffered the worst defeat--a 63-6 drubbing September...
Brian's Song: Even in defeat, Harvard wideout Brian Barringer shone. Saturday, Barringer caught 11 passes for 119 yards. His 11 catches tied Wally Grant '64 for the third best receiving day in Harvard history. The record is shared by Pat McInally '73 and Jim Curry '77, both of whom caught 13 passes...
...since the Denver Pioneers thrashed the Crimson, 16-2, in 1953 has a Harvard hockey team suffered a more convincing defeat than it did Sunday night at the hands (and sticks and skates) of the U.S. Olympic Team...
...whites, labor and blacks who tolerated his political dealmaking and frequent forays to Las Vegas gaming tables. But the good times ended during a scandal-ridden third term that saw Edwards indicted twice on racketeering charges; one trial ended in a hung jury, the other in acquittal. After his defeat, the silver-tongued Cajun bid a jaunty farewell: "You're going to miss me," he said. "But many of you don't know...
...antiheroic style. Here is the Duke of Wellington, who described his soldiers as the "scum of the earth" and often had them flogged. But his meticulous planning and preparation enabled his disciplined troops to defeat Napoleon at Waterloo...