Three in a row.

"Nothing is going to detract from the disappointment of the year," Peterson says. "But that disappointment can be put on hold, at least for [Yale week]. The alumni interest, the tradition--it's just a great Game."

"In my sophomore year, we were 2-7 going into The Game," Peterson says. "And that Game was just as exciting as last year's Game."

Like most followers of Harvard football, Peterson is a bit befuddled over the team's disappointing season. How does a championship team one year become a dud the next?

"We were used to winning," Peterson says. "We're all winners. The fact that we can't recapture that success this year has been frustrating."

"Looking back on this year," Peterson says, "I've realized it's a funny game. Things that went our way last year just don't seem to be going our way this year."

The disappointment is there. It will be there for awhile. But perhaps it will vanish today. A victory in The Game. It's the only way a losing season can become an instant success.

"It's been disappointing," Peterson says. "But I think I can look back on my career and feel good." Winners

Victory

Harvard Captains Who Won The Game

1987--Kevin Dulsky (14-10)

1986--Scott Collins (24-17)

1983--Joseph Azelby (16-7)

1982--Greg Brown (45-7)

1979--Michael Brown (22-7)