January 9-10: The men's basketball team sweeps Penn and Princeton. The men's hockey team is 15-0.

March 31: The men's hockey team loses out on its bid for an NCAA title, falling to Michigan St. in the semifinals.

June: The men's heavyweight crew wins its third national championship of the '80s.

1987-88

October 11: The football team loses to Cornell, 29-17, on Shaun Hawkins' juggling TD catch in the closing minutes.

November 14: The gridders beat Penn, 31-14, to set up the Harvard-Yale showdown for the Ivy League title.

November 21: Harvard overcomes the freezing cold in the Yale Bowl and the Elis, 14-10, to clinch the Ivy championship. Running back Tony Hinz scores both touchdowns and runs for 161 yards.

November 29: The men's soccer team beats Adelphi, 3-0, to advance to the NCAA Final Four.

December 5: San Diego State beats Harvard, 2-1 on penalty kicks, in the NCAA tournament behind the play of goalie Bryan Finnerty.

March 3: The women's basketball team clinches at least a tie for the Ivy League title with a win over Brown.

March: Michigan State sweeps the men's hockey team out of the NCAA tournament.

June: The men's heavyweight crew wins its fourth national championship of the decade.

1988-89

April 1: Harvard finally wins its first NCAA championship, capping the '80s with the men's hockey team's 4-3 win over Minnesota in the NCAA final in Minneapolis. Ed Krayer beats Robb Stauber with a backhander for the game-winner in overtime. Please see story, page F-11).