Word: loss
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Beginning with the first contest of the year, a 1-0 loss to Pennsylvania, Harvard struggled to connect passes and effectively move the ball upfield to McLaughlin. Botched passes were more frequent than solid offensive opportunities, as was evidenced by the nil on the scoreboard...
...four sophomores in the midfield, so none of them were key starters last fall," said Harvard Coach Steve Locker following the loss. "They were all players, but that was their first start. So there is a little lack of experience there. It was a little sloppy at times...
That one defeat, however, was not necessarily a signal of what was to come for the Harvard squad, considering that last year's remarkable 16-2 campaign began in similar fashion with a season-opening loss to Cornell...
Playing against two of the nation's mosttalented West Coast powers, Harvard was blanked inboth its games. A 3-0 loss to Stanford wasfollowed by a 5-0 humiliation at the hands ofCal-Berkeley. Seven days later, the Crimsonreturned home and took its California frustrationout on Boston University--usually a nationalpowerhouse team--to the tune...
...against Dartmouth in Hanover would havehanded the Big Green its first Ivy loss of theseason, and it would have also given the Crimson achance to vie for the league title against Brownin the final Ivy game of the year...