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...Great Harvard-Yale confrontation," as it is referred to in the official program, dates back more than half a century. Before the founding of the House and College systems, intramural competition at both schools was between classes. The winning class would represent its school in the annual Harvard-Yale showdown...
...meantime, Restic has led his squads to three Ivy Championships, including Harvard's only outright league title in 1975. He earned Eastern Coach of the Year honors in 1974 and was named New England Coach of the Year in 1974 and 1975. Entering Saturday's showdown with Yale, he's just seven wins shy of Yovicsin's school record 78 career victories...
...probably won't be a classic showdown "I hate to say this," says Scott, saying it anyway, "but we're really not too worried about...
Harvard is now in a three-way tie with Penn and Dartmouth for the Ivy lead. A Harvard win in The Game will give the Crimson at least a share of the league crown. The winner of the Penn-Dartmouth showdown in Philadelphia will also earn a portion of the laurels. Should Harvard beat Yale and Dartmouth tie Penn, the Crimson would win its first outright Ivy title since...
...Quakers find the secret to the Crimson defense, as they did last year, they can put Harvard out of the Ivy race, turning next week's Dartmouth-at-Penn showdown into the league championship game...