Word: upset
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...girls oppose the move almost unanimously and the men have never been given a chance to express themselves on the subject. It is unlikely that a Student Council poll would show a very strong opinion one way or the other--the average Harvard man would not be too upset by the mere presence of Radcliffe students rustling among the bluebooks...
...Crimson whipped Williams decisively 6 to 1, in an outdoor match under indoor rules back in October, both sides look for a closer game tomorrow night. The first Ephmen-Crimson match opened the season for Williams, and with a full month's practice behind them, the Berkshire squad may upset the favored Harvard team...
...South Bend, an unbelieving crowd of 59,305 saw mighty Notre Dame trail Northwestern into the last period, 7-6. This, too, looked for a time like the upset of the year. Then by sheer power, the Irish hacked and hammered at Northwestern's sturdy line, and finally managed to walk off field with their 20th straight victory since Nov. 9, 1946. The game ended with Notre Dame ahead, 12-7; it was Northwestern's last game with Notre Dame-at least for a while...
...last quarter-century, the big upsets have come in the Stadium. Four times in 1925, 1931, 1937, and 1939--Crimson and Blue have upset the apple-cart...
...only other game in the last 25 years to compare with that one was the 1925 encounter, an upset which remained in the minds of Cambridge and New Haven football followers for a decade as one of the most thrilling exhibitions of one man's courage and strength over seen in the Harvard-Yale series...