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November 6 , 2007 - Welcome to another addition of the Dick Galiette Football Media Luncheon. This week’s guests include Yale mentor Jack Siedlecki, Princeton coach Roger Hughes and Yale players DT Kirk Porter and FB Joe Fucillo.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Bulldogs have not had a perfect season in 47 years and it’s been 26 campaigns since the Elis captured an outright Ivy League title. These two prizes are clearly in focus for the No. 12 Yale football team (8-0 overall, 5-0 Ivy) as it prepares for the fi nal two Saturdays of 2007. The Blue, 8-0 for the fi rst time since 1981, travels to Princeton (3-5, 2-3) Saturday in a rivalry game that carries as much collegiate football tradition as any in the country. The 130th meeting of the Tigers and Bulldogs, which is part of Princeton’s Senior Day and the dedication of Powers Field at Princeton Stadium, can be seen live on the YES Network and heard on WELI (960-AM), WYBC (1340-AM) and on 960weli.com and wybc.com.
THE SERIES One hundred and four years ago, a young rivalry featuring two of the venerable powers of the gridiron made history by playing in the fi rst game captured on fi lm. Thomas Edison’s camera focused on Yale’s 12-5 win at Princeton that November day, and the rivalry has developed into the second-longest in college football. This week marks the 130th meeting, second only to the Lehigh-Lafayette (142) rivalry. Some of the Old Blue put more emphasis on this rivalry than THE Game. Yale leads 70-49-10 and has taken four of the last fi ve. The one Princeton win was the most painful, a 34-31 decision at the Bowl that led to the two teams sharing the Ivy crown. However, Yale’s last victory, a come-from-behind game at Princeton in 2005, spoiled the Tigers’ hopes for an Ivy title. The last six games have been decided by an average of 5.33 points.
ON THE LINE There is a lot more riding on this game for the Bulldogs than the H-Y-P championship. A win over Princeton combined with a Harvard loss to Penn would clinch at least a share of the Ivy title heading into The Game. If both Yale and Harvard win or lose on Saturday, it would be winner take all on Nov. 17. No matter what happens this week, the season fi nale will determine the 2007 title.
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