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"Princeton certainly didn't deserve to lose the game," [8] Harvard's Tim Murphy said, a sentiment shared at least by Princeton partisans, after Harvard's 23 – 20 win at Princeton University Stadium. Joe Viviano, Harvard quarterback, scored from the one on second down after Princeton settled for a field goal in overtime.
Princeton leads the series 58-48-7, though we’re guessing there are some Harvard fans out there who will say the series record now deserves an asterisk. Show comments Advertisement
Officials incorrectly granted Princeton a timeout after a replay review. That wiped out Harvard's game-winning score in the third overtime.
Other rivalries were also interrupted during war years, for example: Harvard–Yale (1897–1916, 1919–1943, 1945–present); Princeton–Yale (1876–1916, 1919–1943, 1945–present); Miami–Cincinnati (1909–1942, 1945–present); and Oregon-Oregon State (1912–1942, 1945–present). The NCAA does not explain how it selects only some ...
Harvard All Ivy punter and Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame member Gary Singleterry has recalled that the 1968 game and season was a triumph of the human spirit for Harvard football. [ 134 ] Harvard head coach John Yovicsin substituted twice quarterback Frank Champi —number 27, the man of the moment who earned one varsity H at Harvard [ 135 ...
In 1926, tensions arose once more after Princeton had shut out Harvard for three consecutive games by a cumulative score of 82-0. This led to a hiatus in games between Harvard and Princeton which caused Big Three competition to be suspended for eight years, although Yale continued to play both opponents during that period.
The Crimson hosted Ivy League foes Brown, Princeton, Dartmouth, and Penn, and traveled to Cornell, Columbia, and Yale for the 134th edition of The Game. Harvard's non-conference opponents were Rhode Island of the Colonial Athletic Association , and Georgetown and Lafayette of the Patriot League .
Since the resumption of the series Penn has won 42 games and Princeton has won 40 games with one game ending in a tie (1942). Since the Ivy League was officially formed in 1956 Princeton has won 34 games and Penn has won 32 games. Penn and Princeton have played 114 times since 1876.