Word: game
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Nevertheless, it was an optimistic Harvard eleven led by Coach Bob Fisher that arrived in California on Christmas Day--early enough to get in at least a week of practice before the game...
Unused to torrid California temperature, the Crimson worked sluggishly at first. It took the entire week for the men to get used to the excessive heat and to the loss of weight. They had not had any "full speed" hitting since the Yale game in November. Oregon, on the other hand, was playing on home territory, and appeared to be in top condition...
...game day, the confident Web-foots quickly set out to humble the Eastern visitors. Oregon centered its attack in the middle of Harvard's defensive line. Slashing off tackle, both inside and outside, they exploited their weight advantage to push Harvard all over the field for the first quarter...
...second play after switching goals, the Webfoots scored on Steers's field-goal, but Harvard retaliated with its only touchdown of the game a short time later...
...until the final period that Harvard's defense put away the game. Unable to run on the Crimson, Oregon scratched out yardage, but finally had to try a drop kick to get on the scoreboard...