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On Nov. 22 1890, Harvard clinched its first ever national championship in college football. It would be the first of their seven titles in school history.
This game determined the National Championship in 1890 college football season as Harvard was 11-0-0 and Yale was 13-1-0.
Harvard won the game 12 to 6 and it was their first win since the series debuted in 1875.
Harvard handed Yale’s head coach Walter Camp (Father of American Football) his 2nd and final loss of his coaching career.
Pudge Heffelfinger, the 1st ever pro football player, was also in this game on the Yale side.