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Dick Galiette Football Media Luncheon Week 10 |
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November 13, 2007 - Welcome to the final edition of the Dick Galiette Media Luncheon for 2007. This weeks show features Yale coach Jack Siedlecki and Harvard coach Jim Murphy. The Yale players are Yale Captain, DT Brandt Hollander and QB,Matt Polhemus
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – League unbeaten teams have squared off on the last day of the season three times since formal Ivy play began in 1956. The 124th edition of The Game is the fourth meeting of perfect Ivy marks on the fi nal Saturday, and the winner earns an outright championship. Neither the football gods nor the politicians could put together a more interesting season fi nale. The No. 11 Yale football team (9-0 overall, 6-0 Ivy) takes on No. 25 Harvard (7-2, 6-0) at noon at Yale Bowl and the Class of ’54 Field (61,446 capacity) in a nationally televised contest. The Game can also be heard on WELI (960-AM), WYBC (1340-AM) and on 960weli.com and wybc.com.
IMPACT OF THE GAME 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. The Blue, 9-0 for the fi rst time since 1960 (a 9-game season), looks for its fi rst double-digit perfect season since 1900 (12-0) and its 15th overall title. Harvard, which went 10-0 in 2004 and 9-0 in 2001, has earned four outright titles since 1987 and is looking for its 12th overall championship.
WATCHING THE GAME The Game will be carried on HDNet nationwide (DirecTV 79, Dish Network 9422 and various cable providers). SportsNet NY (New York), WPHL (Philadelphia), WLVI (Boston) and WTXX (Hartford) will also pick up the feed.
THE SERIES The Bulldogs lead the Crimson 65-50-8 heading into the 124th meeting but Harvard has won fi ve of the last six. Yale is 28-23-5 at Cambridge, 30-26-3 at home and 7-1-0 at neutral sites. There have been 54 shutouts since the fi rst meeting in 1875, and the Elis are 28-19-7 in those contests. Yale is 11-11-1 against the Cantabs when The Game has league title implications.
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