Instructions For The 1909 Harvard-Yale Game
Percy Haughton became the coach at his alma mater, Harvard, in 1908, leading the Crimson to a 9-0-1 record, finishing with a 4-0 win over Yale. The 1909 season began similarly, winning at West Point and in the first eight home games, allowing only six points in those nine games. Those who managed to obtain tickets to the game at Harvard Stadium received instructions with diagrams. Among other information, it told ticket holders that the gates opened at 12:30 PM for the 2:00 PM game, which was ex — www.footballarchaeology.com
Football Archaeology gives us a glimpse at the planning and instructions before the big rivalry game of Yale and Harvard in 1909.
When Harvard Was King
Watching the events from London this morning reminded me that we periodically see teams reign as champions for a handful of years, despite it being difficult to do. For example, back when we lacked a method of crowning champions, Harvard enjoyed a run that compares with almost anyone’s, retroactively being named national champs four times in six years. — www.footballarchaeology.com
Timothy P. Brown describes an eight year period in the early 20th century when the Harvard Crimson were the cream of the crop in College Football under Coach Percy Haughton, and built a citadel for the gridiron in Harvard Stadium.
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