Harvard at Yale

Saturday, November 25, 1967

Yale beat Harvard 24–⁠20. It was the 84th of their 120 meetings on file (of 141); after it, Yale led the series 46–⁠31–⁠7 in the games on file.

AwayHarvard6–⁠3 in 1967
20
HomeYale8–⁠1 in 1967
24

FinalHigh 46°F, low 38°F, 0.49 in. of rainAttendance 68,135

On the newsreel

  • HARVARD-YALEYale beats Harvard, 24-20, in the last two minutes of the game on a 66-yard Dowling-to-Marting pass. Yale is Ivy League and Big Three Champ but Harvard's determined play late in the game made them scramble for the winUniversal Newsreel, November 28, 1967. Catalog record at the National Archives

Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Yale 64% 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 36 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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