You Bozeman.!! Going to Montana , gonna be Dental Floss Tycoon.!!
Congratulations Yale, for showing the country . What Yale Football and Ivy is all about. Go Bulldogs
Anytime you can work Zappa into a thread it’s a winner
Unreal!!! This team doesn’t give up. Shorthanded to boot.
That was a Yale football game to remember for a long, long time!
I’m so impressed with this team’s grit, and execution in the second half today. On to Bozeman…
Today’s game was the latest date that Yale played a football game since 1945 (a 28-0 win over Harvard on December 1, 1945).
Next week’s game will be the latest date for a Yale game since 1877 (a 0-0 tie with Princeton on December 8, 1877).
Also next week will be the first time since 1903 that they have played twelve games in a season.
I believe Yale played Harvard on Nov 30, 1963. The game was pushed back a week after the Kennedy assault ssination.
I hate autocorrect
You are correct, bulldog10jw – I missed that one in my quick scan of an old media guide. 11/30/1963, a 20-6 Yale win.
So, today’s was the latest Yale game since ’63. Next week’s will be the latest since 1877.
Speaking of playing games late in the season, the last time we played a game in December was 1933. Yale played Princeton at the Bowl on Dec. 2, 1933. That was one of the three years (1931 and 1935 were the other two) when Harvard declined to play Princeton, and Yale took advantage of the situation and scheduled the Princeton game at the Bowl following the Harvard game in Boston. (For seven straight seasons (1930-36), Yale ended the season at the Bowl, playing against either Harvard or Princeton.) The latest game Yale has ever played was against Columbia on Dec. 9, 1876, so if Team 152 somehow gets past MTU, it will set a record for the latest game played.
Just looked up December games prior to 1877. During the previous four years, 1873-1876, the Elis had one every year (these were Yale Teams 2, 3, 4, and 5). All but the 1876 game were at Hamilton Park, New Haven:
Dec. 3, 1873: Yale 2, Eton 1 (Eton was a boarding school near Windsor, England!)
Dec. 5, 1874: Yale 6, Columbia 1
Dec. 4, 1875: Columbia 3, Yale 2
Dec. 9, 1876, Hoboken, NJ: Yale 2, Columbia 0 — the latest game played to date in a calendar year
LETS GO!!!!!!!!!
Gentlemen; the victory today was a true testament to a squad that never quits and a great victory, one of the most memorable ever. My hats off to the squad for one of the greatest comebacks since the overtime victory over the Cantab does anyone know the status of Numbers two, 23 and 73.
Looks like Handsome Dan made the trip. No wonder they came back!
The Yale-Youngstown game was the highest attended Round One game. Thank you to the sizable Yale fan contingent that made the trip. Think I heard on the broadcast it was around 600. You definitely made a difference. I could hear you cheering loud and clear on TV.
Gentlemen; unsung heroes on number 7 56 yard touchdown run; number 55 block sealed the inside, number 10 block on the corner back opened the alley. I may be drinking my own bathwater but Mr. Pitzenberger has risen to the top of the class as one the best running backs I have witnessed for our blue squad.
And you go back to Albie and Heffelfinger, right OB?
Totally, totally kidding, you are fabulous, Old Blue.
#10 blocked out the CB on Pittsy’s run? Great to have B.D. back in action!
The Mighty Mite makes the blog! Love the old school reference!
Great win for Yale, congratulations! MSU Bobcat fan here… we are very excited to host y’all next week. We welcome you and look forward to connecting with Yale fans and expect an extremely challenging game. If anyone in this blog from Yale is traveling to Bozeman, please don’t hesitate to reach out… would love to host you at our tailgate. Safe travels.
Awesome post EP! I can’t get to Bozeman, but maybe that’s for the best. From what I hear I’m afraid if I went I’d never want to leave.
Hope the Bobcats show all the FCS disparagers what attendance can look like next week. One related point there: I think Youngstown would’ve had a much bigger crowd if kickoff weren’t the same time as Ohio State-Michigan.
Good luck!
I won’t be attending the game, but appreciate the sentiment. I visited Bozeman (and Big Sky and Yellowstone) this summer — so beautiful; loved it there. Well, I loved it in July, LOL. No so sure about December, considering that my favorite type of tree is the palm.
Computer ratings put the spread at around 21 points, and that doesn’t take into account the injuries at WR and OL that have piled up. So your stated expectation of an extremely challenging game may be too generous, but if this past week showed us anything, this Yale team is capable of exceeding expectations!
Great article on the game with lots of quotes from both teams.
Did Phillips the Youngstown football coach ever say congratulations to YALE on a great game. I don’t think he did. It was all on his team failure and lack of focus and thinking that they already won the game. Sounds to me like the same thing that the Richmond coach did after YALE beat Richmond a few years ago. Go Bulldogs.
If you looked closely you could see Coach Philips was smirking a lot in the first half.
Absolutely, not so much in the 4th quarter though. College Football Final . Had a beautiful opening segment on Yale’s victory.
I’m 82 and I “bleed blue”. Men aren’t supposed to cry BUT I couldn’t stop for a half hour. I grew up watching Yale football and have since I was five – you do the math. I’ve always said that I’d rather play football for Yale than for ANY other college – there’s just something about Yale football, there just is! How proud I am of my Eli’s and I never even went to Yale!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I GET You. Ditto for me!
Mike, I feel the exact same way and also had tears of joy. Been following since 1962 and have always been proud of Yale Football.
EP Paulson:
You are a great football fan. It’s so nice to have you on this blog, and I am sure many Yale fans appreciate your kind gesture. FYI: Montana has produced some great Ivy League football players. Tony Hinz (All Ivy for Harvard, class 1988, last round draft choice, Patriots), and Monte Giese (also for Harvard) come to mind.
–I think it’s great that Yale is playing Montana State. It is always for Ivy League teams to play quality opponents. 30-40 years ago, the Ivies used to play strong out of conference teams such as Army, Yankee Conference (UMass, UNH, Maine), and later, mostly Colonial/Patriot League teams such as Lehigh and Lafayette. But after the Patriot League began offering scholarships, the Ivies resorting to scheduling not-so-formidable opponents (schools like Stetson, and other schools that moved up from division II).
–Those who live on the East Coast do not know much about teams that regularly contend for I-AA championships (who apparently have somewhat usual mascot names: Penguins, Jack Rabbits, etc), other than when U Minnesota is upset by the team from North Dakota (I think there are 2 I-AA schools in North Dakota). I think it is always good to test yourself against excellent football teams such as Montana State.
–once again, it’s great to have you here on this board.
Finally, I am surprised there has been no mention of Pitsenberger’s heads-up and selfless split-second decision to take a knee at the half-yard line rather carry it in for what may have a been at that point a counter-productive touchdown. Had he scored and Youngstown gets the ball back, who knows what happens. As it was, Yale keeps possession, runs out the clock, and wins the game. Pitsenberger did a similar thing earlier in the season (though I cannot recall the game). I have been watching football for over six decades, and I’m not sure I have ever another player do that once, never mind TWICE. A real “Captain” move if ever there was one!
Maybe he saw movies of the fumbles in 2nd half of the ’68 Harvard game that were the result of running backs struggling to get extra yards instead of protecting the ball and the lead. 67 years later, it was great to not have to deal with the trauma of the final 2-minute Harvard Stadium horror show that is still a haunting memory.
Biggest FCS halftime comeback in 25 years.
Biggest halftime comeback in 152 years of Yale football, I believe.
Thanks for that information. Quite a game!
Nice wright up on the game from Big Green Alert . Bruce Woods always does a nice job.
I got a question. Coach Reno looks really stiff and doesn’t look well. Is everything OK?
Tony Reno named All New England Coach of the Year. Six other Bulldogs get All New England honors (Larry, Kamara, Pitsenburger, Brown, Bennett and Tarver).
Big Hand to Coach Reno, staff and players on your accomplishments. For this season. Good Luck against Montana State.
GO BULLDOGS.!!
The success of our Elis this season has been stunning and we are still not finished. Hearty cheers to Coach Reno, his staff and the Yale players who we know will be doing their best to provide us with another victory on Saturday.
I would love to have attended the Yale game in Bozeman. But that’s tough flight . Are there any watch parties going on in the New Haven area.?! Support the Bulldogs and have some bulldog camaraderie.?
Gentlemen; I just wanted to confirm I did not personally see either Mr.Heffelginger or Mr. Booth. However, I did have the pleasure of meeting Mr. Kelley and Mr. Frank, true gentleman, and our blue royalty. Since I have elected to be clean-shaven, my gray beard would’ve hit the ground long ago. Age is just a number enough said.
Back to Mr. Pitsenberger; today’s one halfback system is much different the years of go when most players played both offense and defense at least up to 1965 when the rule was changed permanently. For example, Mr. McGill was a terrific halfback and also excelled on defense. Also, there was two halfbacks and a fullback who shared carries each game. I think Mr. Blanchard a fullback for our undefeated and untied 1960 squad, had the most yards. The other two halfbacks were close in yards and carries, namely Mr. Wolfe and Mr. Mueller. Each were equally adapt on defense.
After the change to two platoon football, we have been blessed with several outstanding running backs including Mr. Jauron to Mr. Pagaliaro to Mr. Diana ( who Mr. Pitsenberger reminds me of). In my minds eye, I would not trade Mr. Pitsenberger for any of them. He is truly the heart and soul of this year’s squad. Let’s all let out a loud cheer for our bulldogs. Beat the Bobcats.
Well said, Old Blue…
I would add to your list Mr Mercein and Mr. Hill
…and Messrs. Varga and McLeod.
And Carr and Bartholomew
Old Blue, thank you for your good humor in taking my joke about Pudge H. and Albie B. in the absurdist spirit that was intended. It is wonderful you met Clint F. and Larry K., thumbs up.
For what it’s worth, I go back to the ’66 Columbia game at the Bowl. My Dad, a professor of Social Psych and Poli Sci, took me and I’ve bled the blue ever since.
Excellent interview of Coach Tony Reno covering how Yale Football builds leaders.
For the benefit of those who don’t read the Yale Daily News, today’s issue contains the following update as to injuries: “Against Youngstown State, starting guard Cameron Charron ’26 went down with a foot injury and will not be able to return this season, he said. In his place, fan-favorite Dylan Garrity ’27 subbed in and played phenomenally. On running back Josh Pitsenberger’s ’26 56-yard run, Garrity sealed off his defender and opened a wide hole for Pitsenberger to burst through on his way to the end zone.
“This week, after suffering a few other injuries during the last game, linemen Quinton Lewis ’27 and Gray McGown ’29 say they are both healthy and should be returning to the starting lineup. Lewis began the year starting at guard, but McGown was thrust into the starting tackle role mid-season following Zavier Avera’s ’27 injury.
“Last week against the Penguins, all-Ivy pass rusher Ezekiel Larry ’27 — who led the Ivy League this year in the best season of his career — missed the entire game against Youngstown State. It is unclear whether he will be back to play this Saturday against Montana State, the No. 2-seeded team in the playoffs.”
If Yale can win this they’ll be heading for Texas for the first time ever.
Speaking of great Yale running backs, here is a highlight film of Calvin Hill’s illustrious NFL Career with the Cowboys. If past is prologue, we might be seeing similar exploits on Sundays from Josh Pitsenburger in the years to come.
Excited to see some of you in Bozeman. You’ll be welcomed at ANY tailgate you walk by, so feel free to make the rounds. A lot of us will be set up and ready to go by 9:00 AM.
Oh, you rascals!
With those that arrive to the charming town of Bozeman, please take the time to stroll the downtown and visit its establishments. Strung in Christmas decorations from rooftop to rooftop, the downtown evening vibe is indelible.
The yalebulldogs.com preview of the Montana State game is pretty good. However, it states the Youngstown St. win was “Yale’s largest halftime comeback since Oct. 4, 1941, when the Bulldogs trailed Virginia 19-0 at the half before rallying for a 21-19 win.”
Ahem. Actually, 28 points down is more than 19 points down. So, it wasn’t the biggest halftime comeback since ’41, as it was bigger than that one. Was Youngstown State the biggest comeback (at halftime or otherwise) in our history?
Oohhh, a semantics argument. I’ll take the other side. It in fact was the team’s largest comeback since 1941, and also the team’s largest comeback since they were down 3-0 to Princeton a few weeks ago. But that doesn’t mean it’s also not the team’s largest comeback since…longer than that. (Ever?)
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Holy Sh*tfu*k, Batman!!!!!!!!
You Bozeman.!! Going to Montana , gonna be Dental Floss Tycoon.!!
Congratulations Yale, for showing the country . What Yale Football and Ivy is all about. Go Bulldogs
Anytime you can work Zappa into a thread it’s a winner
Unreal!!! This team doesn’t give up. Shorthanded to boot.
That was a Yale football game to remember for a long, long time!
I’m so impressed with this team’s grit, and execution in the second half today. On to Bozeman…
Today’s game was the latest date that Yale played a football game since 1945 (a 28-0 win over Harvard on December 1, 1945).
Next week’s game will be the latest date for a Yale game since 1877 (a 0-0 tie with Princeton on December 8, 1877).
Also next week will be the first time since 1903 that they have played twelve games in a season.
I believe Yale played Harvard on Nov 30, 1963. The game was pushed back a week after the Kennedy assault ssination.
I hate autocorrect
You are correct, bulldog10jw – I missed that one in my quick scan of an old media guide. 11/30/1963, a 20-6 Yale win.
So, today’s was the latest Yale game since ’63. Next week’s will be the latest since 1877.
Speaking of playing games late in the season, the last time we played a game in December was 1933. Yale played Princeton at the Bowl on Dec. 2, 1933. That was one of the three years (1931 and 1935 were the other two) when Harvard declined to play Princeton, and Yale took advantage of the situation and scheduled the Princeton game at the Bowl following the Harvard game in Boston. (For seven straight seasons (1930-36), Yale ended the season at the Bowl, playing against either Harvard or Princeton.) The latest game Yale has ever played was against Columbia on Dec. 9, 1876, so if Team 152 somehow gets past MTU, it will set a record for the latest game played.
Just looked up December games prior to 1877. During the previous four years, 1873-1876, the Elis had one every year (these were Yale Teams 2, 3, 4, and 5). All but the 1876 game were at Hamilton Park, New Haven:
Dec. 3, 1873: Yale 2, Eton 1 (Eton was a boarding school near Windsor, England!)
Dec. 5, 1874: Yale 6, Columbia 1
Dec. 4, 1875: Columbia 3, Yale 2
Dec. 9, 1876, Hoboken, NJ: Yale 2, Columbia 0 — the latest game played to date in a calendar year
LETS GO!!!!!!!!!
Gentlemen; the victory today was a true testament to a squad that never quits and a great victory, one of the most memorable ever. My hats off to the squad for one of the greatest comebacks since the overtime victory over the Cantab does anyone know the status of Numbers two, 23 and 73.
Looks like Handsome Dan made the trip. No wonder they came back!
https://x.com/ysusports/status/1994827375235002707?s=61&t=t_g6dsX6eJy2Ao8a-koX0A
The Yale-Youngstown game was the highest attended Round One game. Thank you to the sizable Yale fan contingent that made the trip. Think I heard on the broadcast it was around 600. You definitely made a difference. I could hear you cheering loud and clear on TV.
https://x.com/optaanalystfcs/status/1994912217636942156?s=61&t=t_g6dsX6eJy2Ao8a-koX0A
Gentlemen; unsung heroes on number 7 56 yard touchdown run; number 55 block sealed the inside, number 10 block on the corner back opened the alley. I may be drinking my own bathwater but Mr. Pitzenberger has risen to the top of the class as one the best running backs I have witnessed for our blue squad.
And you go back to Albie and Heffelfinger, right OB?
Totally, totally kidding, you are fabulous, Old Blue.
#10 blocked out the CB on Pittsy’s run? Great to have B.D. back in action!
The Mighty Mite makes the blog! Love the old school reference!
Great win for Yale, congratulations! MSU Bobcat fan here… we are very excited to host y’all next week. We welcome you and look forward to connecting with Yale fans and expect an extremely challenging game. If anyone in this blog from Yale is traveling to Bozeman, please don’t hesitate to reach out… would love to host you at our tailgate. Safe travels.
Awesome post EP! I can’t get to Bozeman, but maybe that’s for the best. From what I hear I’m afraid if I went I’d never want to leave.
Hope the Bobcats show all the FCS disparagers what attendance can look like next week. One related point there: I think Youngstown would’ve had a much bigger crowd if kickoff weren’t the same time as Ohio State-Michigan.
Good luck!
I won’t be attending the game, but appreciate the sentiment. I visited Bozeman (and Big Sky and Yellowstone) this summer — so beautiful; loved it there. Well, I loved it in July, LOL. No so sure about December, considering that my favorite type of tree is the palm.
Computer ratings put the spread at around 21 points, and that doesn’t take into account the injuries at WR and OL that have piled up. So your stated expectation of an extremely challenging game may be too generous, but if this past week showed us anything, this Yale team is capable of exceeding expectations!
Great article on the game with lots of quotes from both teams.
https://www.tribtoday.com/sports/local-sports/2025/11/ysu-collapses-in-2nd-half-as-yale-hands-penguins-43-42-defeat-in-fcs-playoffs/
Did Phillips the Youngstown football coach ever say congratulations to YALE on a great game. I don’t think he did. It was all on his team failure and lack of focus and thinking that they already won the game. Sounds to me like the same thing that the Richmond coach did after YALE beat Richmond a few years ago. Go Bulldogs.
If you looked closely you could see Coach Philips was smirking a lot in the first half.
Absolutely, not so much in the 4th quarter though. College Football Final . Had a beautiful opening segment on Yale’s victory.
I’m 82 and I “bleed blue”. Men aren’t supposed to cry BUT I couldn’t stop for a half hour. I grew up watching Yale football and have since I was five – you do the math. I’ve always said that I’d rather play football for Yale than for ANY other college – there’s just something about Yale football, there just is! How proud I am of my Eli’s and I never even went to Yale!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I GET You. Ditto for me!
Mike, I feel the exact same way and also had tears of joy. Been following since 1962 and have always been proud of Yale Football.
EP Paulson:
You are a great football fan. It’s so nice to have you on this blog, and I am sure many Yale fans appreciate your kind gesture. FYI: Montana has produced some great Ivy League football players. Tony Hinz (All Ivy for Harvard, class 1988, last round draft choice, Patriots), and Monte Giese (also for Harvard) come to mind.
–I think it’s great that Yale is playing Montana State. It is always for Ivy League teams to play quality opponents. 30-40 years ago, the Ivies used to play strong out of conference teams such as Army, Yankee Conference (UMass, UNH, Maine), and later, mostly Colonial/Patriot League teams such as Lehigh and Lafayette. But after the Patriot League began offering scholarships, the Ivies resorting to scheduling not-so-formidable opponents (schools like Stetson, and other schools that moved up from division II).
–Those who live on the East Coast do not know much about teams that regularly contend for I-AA championships (who apparently have somewhat usual mascot names: Penguins, Jack Rabbits, etc), other than when U Minnesota is upset by the team from North Dakota (I think there are 2 I-AA schools in North Dakota). I think it is always good to test yourself against excellent football teams such as Montana State.
–once again, it’s great to have you here on this board.
Finally, I am surprised there has been no mention of Pitsenberger’s heads-up and selfless split-second decision to take a knee at the half-yard line rather carry it in for what may have a been at that point a counter-productive touchdown. Had he scored and Youngstown gets the ball back, who knows what happens. As it was, Yale keeps possession, runs out the clock, and wins the game. Pitsenberger did a similar thing earlier in the season (though I cannot recall the game). I have been watching football for over six decades, and I’m not sure I have ever another player do that once, never mind TWICE. A real “Captain” move if ever there was one!
Maybe he saw movies of the fumbles in 2nd half of the ’68 Harvard game that were the result of running backs struggling to get extra yards instead of protecting the ball and the lead. 67 years later, it was great to not have to deal with the trauma of the final 2-minute Harvard Stadium horror show that is still a haunting memory.
Biggest FCS halftime comeback in 25 years.
Biggest halftime comeback in 152 years of Yale football, I believe.
Thanks for that information. Quite a game!
Nice wright up on the game from Big Green Alert . Bruce Woods always does a nice job.
I got a question. Coach Reno looks really stiff and doesn’t look well. Is everything OK?
Tony Reno named All New England Coach of the Year. Six other Bulldogs get All New England honors (Larry, Kamara, Pitsenburger, Brown, Bennett and Tarver).
https://yalebulldogs.com/news/2025/12/1/yale-leads-new-england-with-six-all-new-england-selections-reno-named-coach-of-the-year.aspx
Big Hand to Coach Reno, staff and players on your accomplishments. For this season. Good Luck against Montana State.
GO BULLDOGS.!!
The success of our Elis this season has been stunning and we are still not finished. Hearty cheers to Coach Reno, his staff and the Yale players who we know will be doing their best to provide us with another victory on Saturday.
I would love to have attended the Yale game in Bozeman. But that’s tough flight . Are there any watch parties going on in the New Haven area.?! Support the Bulldogs and have some bulldog camaraderie.?
Gentlemen; I just wanted to confirm I did not personally see either Mr.Heffelginger or Mr. Booth. However, I did have the pleasure of meeting Mr. Kelley and Mr. Frank, true gentleman, and our blue royalty. Since I have elected to be clean-shaven, my gray beard would’ve hit the ground long ago. Age is just a number enough said.
Back to Mr. Pitsenberger; today’s one halfback system is much different the years of go when most players played both offense and defense at least up to 1965 when the rule was changed permanently. For example, Mr. McGill was a terrific halfback and also excelled on defense. Also, there was two halfbacks and a fullback who shared carries each game. I think Mr. Blanchard a fullback for our undefeated and untied 1960 squad, had the most yards. The other two halfbacks were close in yards and carries, namely Mr. Wolfe and Mr. Mueller. Each were equally adapt on defense.
After the change to two platoon football, we have been blessed with several outstanding running backs including Mr. Jauron to Mr. Pagaliaro to Mr. Diana ( who Mr. Pitsenberger reminds me of). In my minds eye, I would not trade Mr. Pitsenberger for any of them. He is truly the heart and soul of this year’s squad. Let’s all let out a loud cheer for our bulldogs. Beat the Bobcats.
Well said, Old Blue…
I would add to your list Mr Mercein and Mr. Hill
…and Messrs. Varga and McLeod.
And Carr and Bartholomew
Old Blue, thank you for your good humor in taking my joke about Pudge H. and Albie B. in the absurdist spirit that was intended. It is wonderful you met Clint F. and Larry K., thumbs up.
For what it’s worth, I go back to the ’66 Columbia game at the Bowl. My Dad, a professor of Social Psych and Poli Sci, took me and I’ve bled the blue ever since.
Excellent interview of Coach Tony Reno covering how Yale Football builds leaders.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfuOJxsCJyY&t=292s
For the benefit of those who don’t read the Yale Daily News, today’s issue contains the following update as to injuries: “Against Youngstown State, starting guard Cameron Charron ’26 went down with a foot injury and will not be able to return this season, he said. In his place, fan-favorite Dylan Garrity ’27 subbed in and played phenomenally. On running back Josh Pitsenberger’s ’26 56-yard run, Garrity sealed off his defender and opened a wide hole for Pitsenberger to burst through on his way to the end zone.
“This week, after suffering a few other injuries during the last game, linemen Quinton Lewis ’27 and Gray McGown ’29 say they are both healthy and should be returning to the starting lineup. Lewis began the year starting at guard, but McGown was thrust into the starting tackle role mid-season following Zavier Avera’s ’27 injury.
“Last week against the Penguins, all-Ivy pass rusher Ezekiel Larry ’27 — who led the Ivy League this year in the best season of his career — missed the entire game against Youngstown State. It is unclear whether he will be back to play this Saturday against Montana State, the No. 2-seeded team in the playoffs.”
If Yale can win this they’ll be heading for Texas for the first time ever.
Mason Shipp and Yale in the playoffs
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/12/02/how-a-yale-football-player-helped-upend-the-ivy-leagues-fcs-playoff-ban/
Speaking of great Yale running backs, here is a highlight film of Calvin Hill’s illustrious NFL Career with the Cowboys. If past is prologue, we might be seeing similar exploits on Sundays from Josh Pitsenburger in the years to come.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Po7UCOmlvY&pp=ygUNeWFsZSBmb290YmFsbA%3D%3D
Excited to see some of you in Bozeman. You’ll be welcomed at ANY tailgate you walk by, so feel free to make the rounds. A lot of us will be set up and ready to go by 9:00 AM.
Oh, you rascals!
With those that arrive to the charming town of Bozeman, please take the time to stroll the downtown and visit its establishments. Strung in Christmas decorations from rooftop to rooftop, the downtown evening vibe is indelible.
The yalebulldogs.com preview of the Montana State game is pretty good. However, it states the Youngstown St. win was “Yale’s largest halftime comeback since Oct. 4, 1941, when the Bulldogs trailed Virginia 19-0 at the half before rallying for a 21-19 win.”
Ahem. Actually, 28 points down is more than 19 points down. So, it wasn’t the biggest halftime comeback since ’41, as it was bigger than that one. Was Youngstown State the biggest comeback (at halftime or otherwise) in our history?
Oohhh, a semantics argument. I’ll take the other side. It in fact was the team’s largest comeback since 1941, and also the team’s largest comeback since they were down 3-0 to Princeton a few weeks ago. But that doesn’t mean it’s also not the team’s largest comeback since…longer than that. (Ever?)