Harvard-Yale 2016: Scenes from The Game

Harvard-Yale 2016:
Scenes from The Game

Lead photo by Robbie Short

Published on November 22, 2016

On Saturday, Yale’s football team stunned a packed Harvard Stadium by pulling out a win over its Crimson rivals, ending a nine-year losing streak most were sure would extend to a decade. The News had photographers on the ground for all the action.

The Yale Precision Marching Band warmed up the Yale crowd with a brief performance before kickoff. (Maya Sweedler)

Yale's side of the stadium was full of thousands of Yale fans, young and old. (Robbie Short)

Heading into the game, the Bulldogs hadn't won a game against Harvard since 2006. (Robbie Short)

Return man Jason Alessi ’18, a 2016 All-Ivy Second Team selection, recorded 40 yards on two kickoff returns against the Crimson. (Maya Sweedler)

Running back Alan Lamar ’20 scored Yale’s first points of The Game on a touchdown run at the end of the first half. (Robbie Short)

Defensive back Hayden Carlson ’18 recorded seven total tackles in The Game, and finished the season ranked third in the Ivy League with 95 on the season. (Robbie Short)

Quarterback Kurt Rawlings ’20 threw 17–28 for 131 yards and two touchdowns to go along with a game-high 74 rushing yards. (Robbie Short)

(Robbie Short)

The Yale Precision Marching Band continued its tradition of honoring Yale's 12 residential colleges during its halftime show. (Robbie Short)

The teams battled before a crowd of 30,000 in a sold-out Harvard Stadium. (Robbie Short)

Linebacker and captain Darius Manora ’17 tied Harvard’s Kolbi Brown for most tackles in The Game with nine. (Robbie Short)

Linebacker Matthew Oplinger ’18 energizes the Yale crowd at Harvard Stadium. (Robbie Short)

Yale head coach Tony Reno improved to 24–26 as Yale’s head coach with his first win over Harvard. (Robbie Short)

At the end of the third quarter, some students and friends of Saybrook College participated in the annual Saybrook Strip, causing a slight delay in the game. (Robbie Short)

Quarterback Kurt Rawlings ’20 found receiver Reed Klubnik ’20 for two touchdowns on the day, including the go-ahead score with 4:14 remaining. (Robbie Short)