Harvard Football Traditions http://www.gocrimson.com en-us en-us Brian Edwards takes it to the house in a victory over Yale http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/edwardstothehouse.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/edwardstothehouse.jpg The first football game, between Harvard and McGill, in 1875 http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/1875_vs_McGill.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/1875_vs_McGill.jpg The football team enters the Stadium through the section 19 Portal. Inscribed above the portal reads, "To the Joy of Manly Contest" http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0809_Yale_Team_Atmosphere_322.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0809_Yale_Team_Atmosphere_322.jpg Former U.S. Senator Kennedy Edward catches a touchdown pass against Yale http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/Kennedy_Edward_Yale_TD_Catch.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/Kennedy_Edward_Yale_TD_Catch.jpg Harvard elects just one football camptain each season http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0809_Coin_Toss_Yale_1140.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0809_Coin_Toss_Yale_1140.jpg Knute Rockne and Arnold Horween at Harvard Stadium in 1920 http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/1920Knute_Rockne-Arnold_Horween.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/1920Knute_Rockne-Arnold_Horween.jpg Coming out of the tunnel in 2008 http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0708_Yale_384.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0708_Yale_384.jpg Tommy Lee Jones (61) blocking for the Crimson offense. http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/Tommy_Lee_Jones_COL3.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/Tommy_Lee_Jones_COL3.jpg Seniors Brian Grimm and Clifton Dawson celebrate Dawson's historic game-winning touchdown in a 3-overtime thriller at Yale in 2005. http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/grimm_dawson_111905.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/grimm_dawson_111905.jpg The Harvard Stadium crowd http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/goaltogo.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/goaltogo.jpg The title in the Harvard Crimson 1968 Headline says it all after the best game in H-Y history http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/Harvard_Crimson_1968_Headline.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/Harvard_Crimson_1968_Headline.jpg A young Harvard fans gets to pose with a football helmet during the post-game meet-and-greet with the players. http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0708_Yale_1048.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0708_Yale_1048.jpg After each victory, Harvard sings its alma mater, "10,000 Men of Harvard," capping the song with a count of how many points its scored that day. Harvard got to sing 77 percent of the time from 2000-09 as it boasted the second-highest winning percentage in the nation. http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0708_Yale_1417a21.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0708_Yale_1417a21.jpg Matt Curtis '09, team captain during a championship 2008 season, throws out the first pitch at Fenway Park prior to a Boston Red Sox game. http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/Curtis_Matt_HARVARD_SB_BALT040.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/Curtis_Matt_HARVARD_SB_BALT040.jpg A view from behind the cheerleaders with the Crimson fans crowding the stands. http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0607_Yale_Atmoshphere_234.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0607_Yale_Atmoshphere_234.jpg Cheerleaders perform push ups after every Crimson score. http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0809_Cornell_0735.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0809_Cornell_0735.jpg Harvard football press conference in the Murr Center Lounge overlooking Harvard Stadium. http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0809_Media_Day_Press_Conference_031.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0809_Media_Day_Press_Conference_031.jpg A post game television interview on the field, this one with Ryan Fitzpatrick '05 http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/fitzyontv.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/fitzyontv.jpg Harvard fans show their pride during a win over Yale. http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0708_Yale_146aa.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0708_Yale_146aa.jpg An 1894 H-Y Official Souvenir http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/1894_H-Y_Official_Souvenir.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/1894_H-Y_Official_Souvenir.jpg First Touchdown in the Stadium http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/First_Touchdown_in_the_Stadium.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/First_Touchdown_in_the_Stadium.jpg Fans have embraced night games at raucus Harvard Stadium http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0708_Brown_654.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0708_Brown_654.jpg A Scorecard from the 1903 Dartmouth game in Harvard Stadium http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_1903-04_Dartmouth_Scorecard.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_1903-04_Dartmouth_Scorecard.jpg A Harvard fan shows off his Harvard-Yale football ticket collection. http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0607_Yale_Atmoshphere_158.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0607_Yale_Atmoshphere_158.jpg "Crimson Man" makes an appearance in the Stadium http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0910_Crimson_Man_Dartmouth_116.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0910_Crimson_Man_Dartmouth_116.jpg Harvard Stadium hosted its first night game in 2007 http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0708_Brown_614.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0708_Brown_614.jpg A scene from a postgame press conference in the Murr Center Lounge overlooking Harvard Stadium http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0809_Yale_Press_Atmosphere_552.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0809_Yale_Press_Atmosphere_552.jpg Pictured in this photo are Chet Pierce (70) and R.F. Kennedy (88) http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_4748_Starting_11.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_4748_Starting_11.jpg Television crews cover the game with the Boston skyline in the background. http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0809_Yale_Press_Atmosphere_224.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/FBL_0809_Yale_Press_Atmosphere_224.jpg An 1894 Harvard-Yale ticket http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/1894_Harvard-Yale_ticket.jpg http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2010-11/photos/0006/1894_Harvard-Yale_ticket.jpg