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...then I remembered that the movie in question was “Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29,” a documentary about the famous 1968 game in which the Crimson mounted a seemingly impossible comeback in the contest’s waning minutes to overcome a 16-point deficit and force a tie on the game’s last play...
...Filmmaker Kevin Rafferty ’70 has managed to compose a compelling and thrilling documentary using just old game footage and one-on-one interviews with former Harvard and Yale players. Despite his film’s simplicity, Rafferty weaves a rich narrative with conflict, suspense, a thrilling and climactic end, and even a villain in Yale’s Mike Bouscaren...
...Yale, on the other hand, is portrayed as a daunting and arrogant juggernaut. Brian “God” Dowling is the polished quarterback who hasn’t lost a game since middle school and running back Calvin Hill is a future No. 1 draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys. Several of the Bulldogs players come from families with long-standing ties to Yale, and while the Harvard players talk about picket lines and the University Hall student takeover, the Elis care less for broader global happenings and more about walking around campus and being treated like heroes...
...former Yale defensive captain steals the show as the film’s conniving and yet strangely likeable bad guy. He openly discusses trying to intentionally injure Harvard players during the game, and his dirty tactics increase as the Crimson cuts down the Bulldogs’ lead. Bouscaren even takes credit for a cheap shot that he didn’t commit. But his antics seem to always backfire, such as when he draws a flag for a facemasking penalty on Harvard quarterback Frank Champi ’70 that gives the Crimson better field position and allows the team...
...Winthrop House resident was a defensive end on the Harvard football team and scored the only Harvard touchdown in the Harvard-Yale Game his senior year...