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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...1990s, all in all, have been a bit frustrating for Harvard football. Legendary long-time coach Joe Restic retired in 1993 with a winning percentage over .600, but his last winning season had been in 1987, and the program he turned over to former Cincinnati coach Tim Murphy was in need of revitalization. Murphy, who had succeeded at each of his previous two 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...

Author: By Aaron R. Cohen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Harvard-Yale Football: Who Cares | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

...chess wizards will wander to the Bowl. "We don't know them that well," says McClelland, figuring that they'll go the Game separately and sit with their sides. "The most important match is the one coming first, but I'm hoping that we can both win this year. I have some friends on the football team...

Author: By Aaron R. Cohen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Harvard-Yale Football: Who Cares | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

...Yale's 20-point win over Holy Cross wasn't even that close, as the Eli took a 34-0 lead into halftime, and then coasted for the victory. Led by running back Rashad Bartholomew, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries, the Yale offense was unstoppable in the first half. Walland showed no ill effects of his shoulder injury, throwing for 139 yards before being relieved at halftime...

Author: By David R. De remer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Football Seasons In Review | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

...took a 24-3 into halftime and a 41-10 lead into the fourth quarter. Columbia scored three touchdowns in garbage time to make the final score look close. Bartholomew rushed for two touchdowns and a season-high 131 yards on 27 carries to lead the Yale offense. The win put the Elis into a five-way tie for first in the Ivy League...

Author: By David R. De remer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Football Seasons In Review | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

...unable to kick either of his two extra-point attempts. That meant Princeton had to make a two-point conversion to tie the game after scoring its final touchdown. But Princeton's pass to the end zone was incomplete, securing the Yale victory and placing the Bulldogs one win away from their first Ivy title in ten years...

Author: By David R. De remer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Football Seasons In Review | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

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