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  A beaming Harvard embraces the Cannons - The Boston Globe
A beaming Harvard embraces the Cannons - The Boston Globe
Built in 1903, the stadium is the oldest in the United States.
Harvard Stadium will be the Cannons' third venue since the team began play in 2001.
www.boston.com /sports/articles/2007/02/22/a_beaming_harvard_embraces_the_cannons   (319 words)

  
 Boston Cannons
Harvard Stadium was constructed in 1903 and hosted its first game Nov. 14 of that year.
With a seating capacity of 30,898, Harvard Stadium is praised for its outstanding sightlines.
The Stadium was upgraded in 2006 with the addition of a FieldTurf playing surface, permanent lighting and a removable all-weather bubble which allows for use of the facility throughout the calendar year.
bostoncannons.com /nickerson   (825 words)

  
 Harvard Stadium
Harvard Stadium is a horseshoe containing architectural elements of a Greek stadium and Roman circus and is considered an engineering marvel, as it was the world's first massive reinforced concrete structure and the first large permanent arena for American college athletics.
The complexion of Harvard Stadium, with its stands close to the playing field, forces the football rules committee to adopt the innovation rather than a counter-proposal to widen the field by 40 feet.
Harvard goes on to establish a national collegiate record for points in a season, amassing 765 during its 12-2 campaign.
football.ballparks.com /NCAA/Ivy/Harvard/index.htm   (2466 words)

  
  The Game (college football) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harvard came bck from being down 21-3 at the half to tie it up at 24, thanks to a dramatic two point conversion.
The huge seating capacities of Harvard Stadium and the Yale Bowl, however, testify to the vast crowds, including many "locals" without official ties to either university, who once attended The Game.
In what is usually considered the best Game, in 1968, the Harvard team made a miraculous last-moment comeback, scoring 16 points in the final 42 seconds to tie a highly-touted Yale squad.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Game_(college_football)   (1004 words)

  
 Harvard Gazette: Harvard Stadium
Composed of 250,000 cubic feet of concrete, Harvard Stadium is modeled after the ancient stadiums and arenas of Greece and Rome.
Harvard will celebrate the stadium's centennial with a special exhibit in the Lee Family Hall of History at the Murr Center.
From 3 to 5 p.m., the festivities turn academic with the Athletic Department-sponsored symposium "The Centennial of Harvard Stadium and the Game on the Field." Also to be held in the Hall of History, the talk will explore the role of the stadium on college athletics.
www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/2003/10.23/00-stadium.html   (863 words)

  
 Harvard Stadium at 100   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The Stadium was never fuller or noisier than it was 35 years ago when both teams were unbeaten and Harvard ``won,'' 29-29, with 16 points in the final 42 seconds.
Harvard, which played the first football game in 1874 (the earlier Princeton-Rutgers contest was modified soccer), had used fields on the Cambridge side of the river, north of the Yard, before moving to Soldiers Field's expansive, if mucky, acreage on the Allston side of the river.
Thus was born football's golden age, with the Stadium, Yale Bowl, and the Rose Bowl (the country's three landmarked stadia) as its showpieces.
www.everythingharvard.com /stadium.htm   (1802 words)

  
 GoCrimson.com :: Facilities :: Harvard University Athletics :: Official Athletic Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Harvard Stadium is a horseshoe containing architectural elements of a Greek stadium and Roman circus and is considered an engineering marvel, as it was the world's first massive reinforced concrete structure and the first large permanent arena for American college athletics.
The Stadium also hosted Olympic soccer competition in the summer of 1984, and was the site for the University's 350th anniversary celebration in 1986.
The last major renovation of the Stadium took place in 1984, however, in recent years the playing field has been recentered-improving the view for fans seated in the horseshoe end-and new halftime rooms installed.
gocrimson.collegesports.com /facilities/stadium.html   (844 words)

  
 First and 100   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
When he returned to Harvard to coach football in 1905, Reid collected a salary that was a third higher than any faculty member's and only slightly less than that paid the president of the University, according to Townsend.
This fall, Harvard Stadium, the first and oldest football field in America, observes its hundredth birthday with a special celebration on the weekend of the Princeton game, October 25.
When built, Harvard Stadium was the largest reinforced concrete (i.e., concrete with embedded steel rods, also called ferroconcrete) building in the world, and the first massive structure ever made of that material.
www.harvard-magazine.com /on-line/090346.html   (2507 words)

  
 Stadium Stories
Several of the Harvard players were not in first-class shape as they had recently recovered from tonsillitis." The Bulletin states only that "a very large crowd was present." Yale comes to the Stadium a week later and scores a 16-0 victory.
Harvard begins a 7-2-1 season with its first Stadium victory, a 24-0 defeat of Williams.
Harvard's offense goes wild against Dartmouth: eight school records are broken or tied in a 63-21 rout.
www.harvard-magazine.com /on-line/090348.html   (1518 words)

  
 Amer. Landscape and Arch. Design: Harvard Bldgs
Although Harvard University continued to grow throughout the next two hundred years, by the beginning of the nineteenth century, most of this land originally purchased by the college still remained unused.
They were unusual as Harvard buildings for that time because of their use of stone rather than the traditional brick.
The Harvard Stadium, designed by Charles McKim and George Bruno de Gersdorff, was erected in 1902-03, across the Charles River on Soldier's Field Road.
memory.loc.gov /ammem/award97/mhsdhtml/harvardbldgs.html   (2274 words)

  
 Sports Temples of Boston: Boston Arena
Harvard Stadium, designed by Charles McKim and George Bruno de Gersdorff, was erected in 1902-03, across the Charles River on Soldiers Field Road in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood.
The stadium's appearance was meant to evoke the ideal of classical amphitheaters and Stadia and was modeled after a similar structure in Athens, Greece.
Harvard Stadium was the first permanent and the largest reinforced concrete structure of its time.
sportstemples.bpl.org /harvard_new.htm   (218 words)

  
 Sports Temples of Boston: Boston Arena
Harvard Stadium, designed by Charles McKim and George Bruno de Gersdorff, was erected in 1902-03, across the Charles River on Soldiers Field Road in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood.
The stadium's appearance was meant to evoke the ideal of classical amphitheaters and Stadia and was modeled after a similar structure in Athens, Greece.
Harvard Stadium was the first permanent and the largest reinforced concrete structure of its time.
www.bpl.org /sportstemples/harvard_new.htm   (218 words)

  
 The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Harvard Stadium Fight May Heat Up on Tuesday
The ten year battle over Harvard Stadium is expected to heat up this week, when a committee of the Massachusetts legislature holds hearings on a bill proposing that the state use its power of eminent domain to take over the Stadium for use by the Boston Patriots professional football team.
Harvard has always refused the team's requests, and has argued that the Patriots' use of the stadium would hamper Harvard's athletic program, produce trafficproblems and other irritations for Stadium neighbors, and slow down efforts to build a new stadium for the team.
Numerous bills to build such a stadium for the team have died in the legislature during the past decade, chiefly because of objections from neighbors to proposed stadium sites, and difficulties with arranging a method of financing the stadium's deficit.
www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=351953   (627 words)

  
 The Dartmouth Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Harvard coach Tim Murphy showed a lack of faith in his kicking game after the botched extra point, however, and opted to go for it.
Harvard got one more possession with 20 seconds left, and defensive end Ryan Conger '05 put an exclamation point on the Dartmouth victory by sacking Fitzpatrick on the final play of the game.
Harvard finished with more total yards than the Big Green (545 to Dartmouth's 427), but the Dartmouth defense held the Crimson to 7-of-18 on third down and 3-of-8 on fourth down.
www.thedartmouth.com /article.php?aid=2003110301010   (2087 words)

  
 Inside Lacrosse - Cannons announce move to Harvard Stadium
Built in 1903 Harvard Stadium is the nation’s oldest stadium and has a seating capacity of 30,898.
Harvard Stadium also provides fans with convenient on-sight parking, close to the stadium and perfect for your pregame activities.
"Harvard played a key role in the development of lacrosse in the United States, and we're thrilled to be a part of the continued growth of the sport.
www.insidelacrosse.com /page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=149600   (802 words)

  
 Harvard University Football   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Harvard's challenge in 1999 would be to climb back into title contention in a highly competitive league.
Harvard led or was tied in the fourth quarter of these games and four of the losses came in the last two minutes, three in the final 30 seconds.
Harvard was anchored by eight defensive and six offensive senior starters.
www.fas.harvard.edu /~athletic/football/history.html   (3074 words)

  
 Ivy League Sports
Harvard Stadium turns 100 years old this fall and the nation's oldest permanent concrete structure for intercollegiate athletics has never looked better.
On October 25, all former Harvard Football captains will be invited back and will be on the field at halftime of the game against Ivy rival Princeton with all of the Crimson's Football Hall of Famers.
And for those wondering about Harvard Stadium and the forward pass, here is the story.
www.ivyleaguesports.com /article.asp?intID=2541   (297 words)

  
 Harvard Stadium Ticket Brokers - Sold Out Harvard Stadium Tickets in Allston
Orders placed for Harvard Stadium tickets will be filled in the order that they are recieved.
Hallmark Tickets is a premium Harvard Stadium ticket broker specializing in obtaining hard to find and sold out tickets.
Harvard Stadium tickets may be sold for more than the price listed on the ticket.
www.hallmarktickets.com /Venues/Harvard_Stadium   (355 words)

  
 Football Hopes To Shift Crimson Tide Saturday :: Princeton looks to end 9-year drought against Harvard and maintain ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Harvard rushed for 238 yards, passed for 261 yards and scored six touchdowns.
On Dek • Jon Dekker's best career game came at Harvard Stadium in 2003, when he caught five passes for 73 yards and gave Princeton a first down on all five of his receptions.
Dawson, whose 201 yards were the second most against a Princeton team under Roger Hughes, set the Harvard record for single-season touchdowns when he scored his 14th touchdown on an 80-yard run in the fourth quarter.
goprincetontigers.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101805aaa.html   (2185 words)

  
 NEOCLASSICAL BOSTON - Comparison
The hallways of both the Harvard Stadium and the Colosseum are lined with a series of arches.
The Colloseum was built curved all the way around, whereas Harvard Stadium is curved along one side.
While in the Colloseum each arch is lit differently due to slight changes in angle to the sun, the straight hallway in Harvard Stadium allows each arch to be lit nearly identically since they all face the sun at the same angle.
www.tufts.edu /programs/mma/fah189/2003/david_noah/comparison_HSC_I.html   (170 words)

  
 ZBT launches rocket at Harvard-Yale game
The group encountered a setback in mid-October, when either the Harvard Campus Police or the Harvard grounds crew discovered the wires and removed the entire apparatus from the ground.
The vigilant watch of the Harvard police made preparation for the hack extremely difficult, according to Tipirneni.
"After the cops found the wires in the field, the stadium was kept open at one end, guarded by a row of police cars with their headlights on," he added.
www-tech.mit.edu /V110/N52/hack.52n.html   (807 words)

  
 Football 2004 - Harvard 41, No. 19 Northeastern 14
Harvard came right back, marching 71 yards in 12 plays and scoring on a seven-yard run by Dawson with 13:30 left in the half.
Harvard’s 41 points are the most by a Husky opponent since Hofstra scored 45 in a 45-21 win Sept. 1, 2001.
Stadium: Harvard Stadium Attendance: 11809 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ----------------- -- -- -- -- ----- Northeastern........
www.gonu.com /football/2004/game6.htm   (4757 words)

  
 Harvard University, Harvard Stadium - Boston, MA, 02163 - Citysearch
Harvard University, Harvard Stadium - Boston, MA, 02163 - Citysearch
Built in 1903 and renovated in 1982, this Roman-looking coliseum stands as the nation's oldest college football stadium.
But this concrete stadium of arches, columns and seats was actually designed from a similar structure in Athens, Greece.
boston.citysearch.com /profile/11352155?cslink=search_best_rating_noncust&ulink=search_7_searchrating12_1__0_profile_7_1   (318 words)

  
 National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL)
The first college stadium in the U.S., it is also the earliest extant (1903).
A pioneering example of the use of reinforced concrete, at the time of its completion it was the largest structure of that material in the world.
Also representative of the early Harvard coaches and teams, who played a major role in the development of intercollegiate football.
tps.cr.nps.gov /nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1973&ResourceType=Structure   (104 words)

  
 yaledailynews.com - Elis outsmart Harvard with prank at Game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
They had megaphones in hand and their faces were painted as they encouraged the crowd to hold up the 1,800 red and white pieces of construction paper they had handed out.
And when the Harvard students, faculty and alumni held up their pieces of paper -- over and over again -- they spelled out "We Suck" in giant block letters the whole stadium could read.
MIT students tricked Harvard fans into holding up cards that spelled out "MIT." Kai and Aulicino were unaware of that prank when they designed theirs, they said.
www.yaledailynews.com /articlefunctions/Printerfriendly.asp?AID=27506   (905 words)

  
 Football 2001 - Harvard 35, Northeastern 20
Harvard QB Neil Rose (13-22, 160 yards) hit Dan Farley on a 33-yard scoring pass on the next play for a 7-0 lead.
Harvard took over at the NU 15 and needed just four plays to stake a 14-0 advantage on a 1-yard sneak by Rose.
N 2-9 N28 Logan Galli sacked to the NU19 (Andy Fried), fumble by Logan Galli recovered by HARVARD B. McCafferty at NU19, B. McCafferty for 19 yards to the NU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:34.
www.gonu.com /football/2001/game4.htm   (3929 words)

  
 More Parking Lot Information
General Parking provided at Cardinal Gibbons School next to the Stadium ($10.00) and at NC State Fairgrounds (with Pass).
Tailgating is in the Red Lot (dirt) behind the scoreboard end of the stadium.
RV parking is designated for the Ramsey Center parking area and overflow/visitor parking is at the intra-mural fields.
www.tailgating.com /ParkinglotsTwo.htm   (597 words)

  
 Facilities and Directions - The Tennis Camps at Harvard
The Tennis Camps at Harvard is conveniently located in Harvard University's Soldiers Field athletic complex at the new Robert M. Beren Tennis Center.
The Camp also uses Harvard University's 14 indoor courts, including the new Murr Center, recipient of the USTA Facility of the Year Award.
Follow road around the back of the stadium to the visitor parking lot.
www.tenniscampsatharvard.com /HT_Facilities.html   (389 words)

  
 Harvard Sports Stadium Football Table - Fitness Equipment UK
Harvard Sports Stadium Football Table - Fitness Equipment UK harvard sports stadium football table: table football
You are true to your word, and the ordering and delivery process could not have been easier.
The robust and stylish stadium table in contrasting wood finishes makes an attractive addition to any household.
www.gymworld.co.uk /prodpage.asp?ProdID=3213   (154 words)

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