Latter in the year, Cornell won 3-1 at Harvard. Nevertheless, the Crimson went on to win an ECAC Championship, and Cavanagh, who never in his career beat the Big Red, reached second place on the all-time Harvard career scoring list (178 points). Cornell, 2-0 against its arch-rival, finished fourth in the ECAC.

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December 10, 1983

At Lynah Rink

Cornell 6, Harvard 5

The greatest comeback in series history started with an extraordinary pre-gam. During the player introductions, Cornell players skate out to center ice and kicked snow sprays in the direction of the already-introduced Crimson. Sophomore defenseman Mike Schafer cracked a still over his helmet and shook the at furiously at the startled Harvard players.

When the game finally began, it was all Harvard. Phil Falcone put the Crimson on the board just 21 seconds after the faceoff, and the visitors went on to build a 4-0 bulge off their first eight shots on goal. After the fourth score, only seven minutes into the game, Cornell Coach Lou Reycroft pullea freshman goalie Don Fawcett and replaced him with classmate Jim Edmands. Twelve seconds later, Cornell scored.

Cornell stormed back, With each Big Red goal, the decibels doubled, and the fans treated the ice surface like a landfill.

With the Big Red up 5-4, Paul Marcov lofted the puck up into Lynah's dimly-ht wooden rafters. Crimson netminder Grant Blair seemed to lose sight of the puck. It landed in the Crimson zone, where Mark Henderson scored what later proved to be the decisive goal. Harvard Coach Bill Cleary protested vehemently that Henderson was standing in the zone before the puck fell, and was thus offside. All to no avail.

The incredible comeback snapped Cornell's five game losing streak, and Cornell Coach Lou Reycroft got caught up in the spirit of the rivalry, said Reycroft, "Any time you beat those bastards" it's a big game.

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March 8, 1969

At Boston Garden

Cornell 4, Harvard 2

ECAC Championship