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...zeal with which the Harvard fans, be they students or alumni, supported the team was as memorable as any fake punt or successful completion. To see generations of Crimson supporters tailgating, cheering or celebrating was heartwarming and uplifting. As the band played Ten Thousand Men of Harvard, alumni clad in deer-stalker coats and bow ties danced with undergraduates in crude Game T-shirts, united by their love of Harvard and pride in its achievements. Harvard College purports to be largely about bringing different groups together, combining their diverse backgrounds to create memorable new experiences. The scenes after The Game...
Following an incomplete pass on third-and-5 from midfield, punter Adam Kingston trotted onto the field as Harvard lined up to punt. But it was sophomore linebacker Dante Balestracci, not Kingston, who took the snap. Dashing to the right, Balestracci gained the first down, then lateralled the ball to Kingston, who sped 36 yards to the Yale eight-yard line...
...between Fratto’s two scores, Yale tried The Game’s first fake punt from Harvard’s 43-yard line. Sophomore holder Alvin Cowan hoped to catch Harvard’s special teams off guard, throwing to Yale senior wide receiver Billy Brown. Harvard senior cornerback Willie Alford was in excellent position, batting away Cowan’s pass and giving possession back to the Crimson...
...possession, Yale received the ball at its own 26-yard line with a chance to score a go-ahead touchdown, but went three-and-out with 6:41 remaining the third quarter. It was the first three-and-out forced by either team, and the result was the first punt of the game in the middle of the third quarter...
...cornerback Willie Alford, a three-year starter who broke up a fake-punt pass play and scooped up a fumble against Yale. In a conference where the passing game is getting more wide open and the receivers are getting bigger, Alford has been one of the top cover men in the league...