Word: elys
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Actually, we'll have a quota of three Yales to every Harvard in this administration," one senior Reagan aide--a former Eli--joked a few weeks ago. So far, that doesn't seem to be the case...
...defense. You can talk about the Multiflex until it rains double-reverses, but defense led Harvard to its victories. Most of the stalwarts were seniors this year, and they exited with a flourish. Coming into the final game against Yale, both the Crimson and the more celebrated Eli defenders had each yielded 124 points in nine games for a 13.8 average. In The Game, Harvard gave up 14 points, almost exactly its average...
Oberg knows his sport and the capabilities of his teammates. In Saturday's finale against Yale, in which Oberg played with strained ligaments in his ankle, the Crimson executed sluggishly throughout the first half, controlling the ball in the Eli end only a handful of times...
...biggest problem came at the line of scrimmage: Yale dominated it. Given great field position (first down at the Eli 37 twice in the first half). Harvard could not establish its running game. Fullback Jim Callinan, hero of last year's game with 73 yds. rushing, ran the ball only nine times for 30 yds. Halfback Tom Beatrice, the team's leading ground-gainer, carried the ball but three times...
...minutes later, when the ref awarded the Crimson a penalty try because a Bulldog kicked the ball into a scrum within the Eli five-yard line. Crimson fans had reason to rejoice again...