Harvard beats Yale 29-29 (1968)

[BringAaronTehHorizon]

How did they win 29-29? They would have gone into overtime wouldnt they??

[jeglpz]

@BringAaronTehHorizon

There was no overtime in 1968. The game ended after 60 minutes, regardless of the score.

[BringAaronTehHorizon]

@jeglpz Then how did they say who wins?

[jeglpz]

@BringAaronTehHorizon

Neither team actually won--Harvard's claim is really a "moral victory," not an actual one. The result on the record books is a tie.

[unclebobunclebob]

@BringAaronTehHorizon It's an ironic statement first used as a headline in the Harvard student newspaper The Crimson in its report of the game.

[chm97chm97]

Just saw the movie on NetFlix LOVED IT!

Great story told by great story tellers. I was impressed by all and really surprised & impressed with Tommy Lee Jones. I watched him closely on the film and he was a damn good college football player.

[michaelHda]

Cartoonist Gary Thrueau  created the character "B. D." in Doonesbury in homage to Brain dowling, the Yale Quarterback.

[dwynneboyd]

@michaelHda True dat. Trudeau went to Yale, and Walden is modeled on Yale. Interestingly, Garry Trudeau and William Buckley both went to Yale. What Bill though of this game, I don't know

[kolaidman67]

Astounding irony-

Only two presidents are buried at Arlington National Cemetery

William Howard Taft- the first Yale graduate to be elected president of the USA

John F. Kennedy- up until now, the last Harvard graduate to serve as president

[7399me]

SOLID proof that Harvard is all Brain AND Brawn.

[7399me]

Yay Harvard!!!!

[Kalvin40]

It's such a shame when you look at both teams cheerleaders unlike other colleges' if I go to Harvard one day I have a feeling there won't be really pleasing sights on campus :(

[vgmaster9]

Wish the Giants did that to the Pats in the 2008 Super Bowl.

[tonyzerr]

Anyone know that Tommy Lee Jones was the offensive Gaurd for harvard in this game...crazy shit

[FanOfPopCulture]

Yale leads the series 65-53-8. :) All is well with the world for at least another 12 years

[kolaidman67]

@FanOfPopCulture but Harvard has had 5 U.S. Presidents compared to Yale's 3. Your guys are catching up though, before the Bushes came along you were outnumbered 5 to 1. lol

[utubeuserssuck]

dude that ref got owned at the end

[pamayimmalachim]

Wasn't former President George W Bush the head cheerleader at Yale in 1968? No, seriously, no Bush jokes...I know he was the Yale head cheerleader, and I know he graduated in 1968.

[tmprogram]

yea actually i think that fucking nimrod was

[kolaidman67]

@pamayimmalachim thats right, he did. so he probably was cheering at this game...

[markkristie]

did anyone see the yale cheerleaders?

[anotherdropofwater]

Why did they win when it should of went into overtime?

[Moocow002]

back then there was no overtime, it should have been a tie

[jessechrist2001]

it was a tie... they "beat" them because they were the underdogs and yale was a powerhouse....

[Moocow002]

yeah, and they had a huge comeback too

[89plainsman]

Overtime did not begin in college football until 1996.

[DIldoBaggins]

@anotherdropofwater Watch the documentary, dude. When Harvard ties it, you'd think they won the game. That's what's so funny about the title/headline.

[jdemous1]

Oops, disregard my last comment. I watched again, I may have misheard the announcer. When I first watched it, it sounded like he said "for the 2" it was probably "from the 2". My bad.

[jdemous1]

The announcer made a mistake. The first touchdown was followed by a two point conversion, making the score 8-0 not 7-0. But I am guessing after their next touchdown Yale missed the extra point, giving them 14 as the announcer said.

[DaCrimsonTide]

Harvard & Yale..... The battle of the nerds.

[taliesen1953]

those nerds would kick your ass

[gpc]

At least they can read and write.  Unlike "da" Crimson Tide.

[dennydog10]

Isn't Yale nicknamed the Bulldogs, why does the narrator keep calling them the Eli?

[farrah1500]

Elihu "Eli" Yale was the first benefactor of the university.This is a common name for its students.

[sourpatchtkids]

wow. pretty amazing

[peppytwo]

Everyone thinks that their game was great. This was just another game, nothing great about it. They just got lucky.

[hoosierlooker]

Thanks for posting, I don't think there a video available although I know it was televised regionally.

[upbreak]

wow probably one of the greatest games of their series... ...

[sjl62]

"Well I say, let Harvard have its 'football' and 'academics.' Yale will always be first for gentlemanly club life!" -- Mr. Burns

[cactus337]

Here's a witty rejoinder. SMACK!

[sjl62]

"Sir, you locked my office and I wanted to get my Harvard mug!"

[8data]

United States Humanities Greatest Game Headline in College Football

[mrajrussell]

It was a good game only wish they could be as exciting today, no reason for sissy overtime, do your job the best you can. Today you can look at recent information levels, what they SHOULD do and you have your winner (no need to watch the game). I am just glad they did not have DO OVERs yet.

[darts02]

back in my day...

[lsmftymf]

The narrator of this film was Jerry Kapstein. Jerry Kapstein? The former baseball player agent?

[duffnationusa]

Thank you so much for this. Too bad there wasn't OT back then.

[MVillani1985]

Overtime is a weird thing, since the momentum can quickly shift in overtime. For example, Minnesota in 2006 had a lot of momentum over Penn State going into overtime, but a missed extra point followed by a pass interference call knocked the wind out of the Golden Gophers' sails. Penn State won that game 28-27.