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Harvard beats Yale 45-27 as "The Game" sets scoring record

November 18, 2018 at 3:15AM
Harvard players, students and fans celebrate a win over Yale after an NCAA college football game at Fenway Park in Boston, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. Harvard defeated Yale 45-27. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Harvard players, students and fans celebrate a win over Yale after an NCAA college football game at Fenway Park in Boston, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. Harvard defeated Yale 45-27. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Handsome Dan XVIII, the current mascot for the Yale Bulldogs, might have had a fine day at Boston's Fenway Park. But the 143rd Harvard-Yale meeting had a little bite for both teams. Yale suffered a 45-27 defeat after winning the rivalry game the past two years. And while Harvard won The Game for the 15th time in the past 18 years, the Crimson saw quarterback Tom Stewart carted off the field (after passing for 312 yards and three touchdowns) late in the game with a right hip injury.

Yale Bulldog mascot, known as Handsome Dan XVIII, sits in the end zone during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Harvard at Fenway Park in Boston, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Yale Bulldog mascot Handsome Dan XVIII (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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