Word: upset
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Crimson was riding high after a thrilling 13-12 upset of Princeton on May 3, and expected to demolish Dartmouth. Harvard certainly didn't get the breaks Saturday, but it had to be an off day for the Crimson to lose to the Indians, who had been waiting for three years to beat an Ivy League opponent...
Approximately 500 member of the Class of '69 attended the dinner on Thursday evening, and early Friday morning many of them began to feel sick. The University Health Services stated that they had a number of men come in on Friday complaining of upset stomachs and diarrhea, but no exact figures were available...
...tournament victory alone would have avenged Harvard's loss last year to Amherst, but the Crimson was determined to dispatch the Lord Jeffs as quickly as possible through individual matches. Oxford upset Mike Pelletier, hailed as Amherst's up-and-coming sophomore in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Jarvis eliminated Steketee, and the Levin-Jarvis doubles tandem took both Lord Jeffs. "I can't say I didn't expect this," said Levin Sunday night," "but I'm almost ashamed at our being so ruthless...
While Dartmouth was scoring this major upset, Cornell and Yale were also turning in surprise victories to completely clutter the Ivy race. The Big Red edged Brown, 8-7 and Princeton was upset for the second week in a row, 6-4 by Yale. If the Crimson had beaten Dartmouth, it probably would have ended up in a three-way tie with Brown and Princeton for the title. But Harvard is now eliminated because of its three losses...
...Crimson finally recovered and won, 11-5. But Harvard must be careful not to display similar laxity tomorrow after another upset of Princeton, 13-12. "We may be overconfident," said Bruce Regan, "but I think we'll play well again this week." The junior midfielder netted four goals in the 1968 Dartmouth game, while captain Nicosia registered a hat trick...