Today's game with Yale will be the 41st meeting between football teams of the two colleges. The first Harvard-Yale game was played in New Haven in 1875. Since that date Harvard has won 12 games and Yale 23, while five times the rivals have battled to a tie.
Following is the record of nearly half a century of Crimson-Blue conflicts:
1875.--Harvard, 4 goals, 2 touchdowns; Yale 0.
1876.--Yale, 1 goal; Harvard, 2 touchdowns (not counted).
1877.--No game.
1878.--No game.
1879.--Draw game.
1880.--Yale, 1 goal, 1 touchdown; Harvard, 0.
1881.--Yale, 0; Harvard, 4 safeties (Yale declared winner).
1882.--Yale, 1 goal, 3 touchdowns; Harvard, 2 goals.
1883.--Yale, 23; Harvard, 2.
1884.--Yale, 48; Harvard, 0.
1885.--Game prohibited by faculty.
1886.--Yale, 29; Harvard, 4.
1887.--Yale, 17; Harvard, 8.
1888.--Yale, 17; Harvard, 8.
1889.--Yale, 6; Harvard, 0.
1890.--Harvard, 12; Yale, 6.
1891.--Yale, 10; Harvard, 0.
1892.--Yale, 6; Harvard, 0.
1893.--Yale, 6; Harvard, 0.
1894.--Yale, 12; Harvard, 4.
1895.--No game.
1896.--No game.
1897.--Harvard, 0; Yale, 0.
1898.--Harvard, 17; Yale, 0.
1899.--Harvard, 0; Yale, 0.
1900.--Yale, 28; Harvard, 0.
1901.--Harvard, 22; Yale, 0.
1902.--Yale, 23; Harvard, 0.
1903.--Yale, 16; Harvard, 0.
1904.--Yale, 12; Harvard, 0.
1905.--Yale, 6; Harvard, 0.
1906.--Yale, 6; Harvard, 0.
1907.--Yale, 12; Harvard, 0.
1908.--Harvard, 4; Yale, 0.
1909.--Yale, 8; Harvard, 0.
1910.--Harvard, 0; Yale, 0.
1911.--Harvard, 0; Yale, 0.
1912.--Harvard, 20; Yale, 0.
1913.--Harvard, 15; Yale, 5.
1914.--Harvard, 36; Yale, 0.
1915.--Harvard, 41; Yale, 0.
1916.--Yale, 6; Harvard, 3.
1917.--No game.
1918.--No game.
1919.--Harvard, 10; Yale, 3.
1920.--Harvard, 9; Yale, 0.
1921.--Harvard, 10; Yale, 3.
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