Word: elie
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...beginning, nicknames of collegiate teams weren't in short supply, simply because at the start there was only Harvard, Yale and William and Mary. Those three schools all adopted the given names of their founders for their athletic teams: the Elis (Eli Yale), the Crimson (Crimson Harvard) and the Tribe (Pocahontas...
Following a Yale punt, the yardlings then moved from their own 12-yard line to the Eli four, where they faced a crucial fourth and goal. Crimson coach Chet O'Neill elected to go for the victory rather than a tying field goal, but quarterback Steve O'Brien was dumped for a sevenyard loss while trying to pass. A meaningless Yale safety at the end of the game closed out the scoring...
Yale threatened to blow the game open early in the second half when halfback Mike Rose cruised 17 yards for a touchdown and a 13-3 lead. But Harvard unveiled a wishbone running attack for the first time this season and began ripping the Eli defense for big yardage...
...Haven, Conn., Harvard saved its worst performance for the last game of the season. Yielding three first-half touchdowns to a fired Yale squad, Harvard never had a chance. The Eli pass defense, led by Elvin Charity, scuttled the Harvard passing attack and held Pat McInally to three receptions for a harmless 29 yards. The Eli win enabled Yale to tie Harvard and Penn for second in the league...
Right from the start the Yale offense ran with the greatest of ease up the middle, off tackle, and around the Crimson ends. In the early going Harvard had sufficient strength to contain the Eli runners and to prevent a sustained drive. But slowly the stellar Rudy Green and Tyrell Hennings, and later even the less spectacular, bulldogish John Donahue and finally a sophomore replacement gained a few extra yards after first being hit by the Crimson defenders. The Harvard secondary, especially the heralded John Clarke, was taken apart by Yale's substitute quarterback, Kevin Rogan. Early in the season...