Word: strong
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard in all but two of their meetings through the turn of the century. In 1892, the Crimson introduced the controversial and soon-to-be-outlawed flying wedge offense, creating havoc for the Yale defense. Also, though the Harvard Faculty had backed off, the roughness of the game continued; strong but weaker-than-Yale Harvard teams compensated for their inferiority by stepping up the physicality of the contests, leading once in 1894 to a rumor that a Yale tackle had been killed after a game. (It would later be confirmed that in fact the player was suffering simply from "contusion...
...coaching jobs masterfully, had mediocre results in his first three seasons before putting it all together in 1997, the first season he coached an entire team he had selected in the recruiting process. The 1997 team went 9-1, including an undefeated 7-0 in the Ivies. A strong, senior-led defense coupled with a younger, steady offense guided the Crimson all year long in lopsided wins against Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown and Penn, all teams that had beaten the Crimson the year before. It was the best performance that the Crimson had put together since the 1919 Rose Bowl...
...After Harvard fell behind 21-7 and turned the ball over on three consecutive possessions in the third quarter, it looked as if the game was lost for the Crimson. But then strong safety Mike Madden picked off a pass from Colgate quarterback Ryan Vena to set up a Crimson score. Then with 1:18 left, Wilford hit receiver Kyle Cremarosa from 33 yards out to tie the game. But Colgate drove 66 yards from the Harvard 15-yard-line in the final minute to set up the game-winning field goal, killing the Crimson comeback...
...During that breakout season, Eitzmann's talents on the field go the attention of the Harvard coaching staff. At 6'4, he is a powerful tight end who possesses great speed for his size and strong blocking skills. In addition to his outstanding athleticism, he is remarkably agile and uses his tall frame and steady hands to reel in difficult passes...
...Although all parts of the offense have suffered and it would be unfair to point the finger at anyone specifically, every good offense starts with strong pass protection and the offensive line will have to plug its holes if Harvard is going to have a chance against Yale...