Word: wesleyanism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...context of Harvard's football history, however, the Lions are not the biggest bunch of patsies the Crimson ever ran into. Around the turn of the century the Crimson used to line up some real laughers, like 158-0 (Exeter, 1886) and 110-0 (Wesleyan, 1887). An 11-game season in 1887 saw Harvard outscore its opponents 660 to 23. So everything is relative, which is something that Columbia head-coach Bill Campbell must be telling himself...
Granted, Harvard did score more goals against Wesleyan Wednesday than the team did its first three games last season. And granted it drubbed a team that had beaten it 1-0 last year. But that's simply not enough justification for all-night rowdiness and gleeful celebration...
...evidence for Ivy League predictions of a first-place Crimson finish. I mean, the coach, George Ford, is not that exuberant yet. Did Harvard look like Ivy champions against Wesleyan? "No, not really," he replied, "not yet anyway...
...Crimson defense, especially Herold in goal, did not face much pressure from the Cardinals. Wesleyan got off only two shots in the second half and Herold had to make a total of just six saves in the entire game...
Ford was also disappointed that his goaltender didn't see much action. The squad has "four of the best goalies of any team we'll play this year" and Ford is having a tough time picking a starter. Wesleyan's puny attack didn't help him much, as Herold is still untested in a game situation...