Yale at Harvard

Saturday, November 23, 1935

Yale beat Harvard 14–⁠7. It was the 54th of their 120 meetings on file (of 141); after it, Yale led the series 31–⁠17–⁠6 in the games on file.

AwayYale6–⁠3 in 1935
14
HomeHarvard3–⁠5 in 1935
7

FinalHigh 52°F, low 32°F, 0.98 in. of snow

In the newspapers

  • The 's story: Yale Defeats Harvard 14-7

    , November 24, 1935

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    Yale Defeats Harvard 14–⁠7 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. NOV. %. R1- A gallant Harvard team took Us eyes off Larry Kelley for a second Saturday and that loquacious thorn IN the Crimson side started Yale 70 its l4–⁠7 triumph by snagging a pass and racing IS yards to score. a crowd OF 1900 that braved a snow storm 10 witness the saith re- REVEAL OF this ancient rivalry, was thrilled by the courageous battle the underdog CrimSonites put up during the ~scoreless first half, then amaZcd when they tied the score early in the fourth period. The third session ended With Harward on Yale’s as End Fred Nose lev opened the finale by completing a pass To Emile Dubiel. two yards from the Ellis goal line, before going Y q for the first touchdown Harward has scored on q “Ducky” Pond coached rival. Harvard managed to keep the acton deadlocked during the next IA plays. or until Jerry Roscoe contacted Tommy Curtin on its three yard line with a 33-yard heave. An angry. snarling Crimson wall crush ed AL Hessburg when he tried 20 plunAe over but the latter, who made a belated appearance in the game, then registered the winning touch down around his left end. Not until Curtin place-kicked Yale’s 14th point did Harvard seem 20 falter and its final threatening gestures were two series OF passes, both attempted inside its 35-yard line and both ruined by the now confident Yale secondaries.

  • The Evening star's story: HEAVE TO KELLY GIVES Ellis EDGE Crimson Nemesis of Last Year Runs 35 Yards to CIinch Victory.

    Evening star, November 24, 1935, page 27

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    HEAVE TO KELLY GIVES Ellis EDGE Crimson Nemesis of Last Year Runs 35 Yards to CIinch Victory. ~ AM6HlDjE, MASS, november 4 ’23.-A gallant Harvard team took its eyes Of Larry Kelley ~ for q second today and that loquacious thorn in the Crimson started Yale to its 14–⁠7 triumph by snagging . pass and racing IS yards to score. The crowd Of $1,000 that braved a splitting snowstorm to witness the fifty-fourth renewal Of this ancient ri valry was thrilled by the courageous battle the under-dog Crimsonites put up during the scoreless first half. and then amazed when they tied the score early in the fourth period. The third session ended with Harward on Yale’s 10 and Fred Moseley opened the finale by completing a pass to Emile Dubiel, two yards from the Els goal line, before going over for the first touchdown Harvard has scored on o “Ducky” Pond-coached rival. Harvard, which outplayed the Ellis by wide margin five-sixths Of the way. managed to keep the action deadlocked during the next IA plays, or until Jerry Roscoe contacted Tommy Curtin on its 3-yard line with a 33yard heave. An angry, snarling Crimson wall crushed Al Hessberg when he tried TO plunge over, but the latter, who made belated appear ance in the game, then registered the winning touchdown around his left end.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

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Our ratings (scores only)

Yale 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Yale leads 72–⁠61–⁠8; as played, 62–⁠50–⁠8 in the 120 games on file; the official count covers all 141 meetings, counting the 66 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Yale 45, Harvard 28
2024Yale 34, Harvard 29
2023Yale 23, Harvard 18
2022Yale 19, Harvard 14
2021Harvard 34, Yale 31
2019Yale 50, Harvard 43

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