Various channels provide replay of sports games, past and present, and fans provide many willing viewers. A few times, analysis is supplied that puts things in historical context, or players involved supply input. This is such an effort, involving a memorable come from behind "win" (according to the Harvard Crimson) in the last minute against heavily favored Yale. This was 1968, and they did not have OT, thus the final score. They did have a lot of excitement, some interesting back stories, good film of the game, and enjoyable talking heads, including someone on the Yale side that designated as the heavy.
1968 provides some historical context, including a Vietnam vet (who said he was spit at when he came home) playing along side strong opponents of the war. Harvard remarkably comes off as a blue collar team (Yale required formal wear at the dining hall), several players first timers in college. The actor Tommy Lee Jones (who dormed with Al Gore) was on the team and comes off wickedly low key here, including when noting Gore was pretty funny. For instance? Well, he figured a way to play Dixie on the new touch tone phones. They also managed to cook a Thanksgiving turkey in the fire place once. Meanwhile, one of the Yale players bunked with George W. Bush, though that cheerleader (all male corps) had left by the time of the game.
The game is exciting, Harvard a big underdog, but no dog -- both teams were undefeated at that point, even if people expect the "BD" (yes, Doonesbury's BD is based on him) and the Yale team (another player was dating Meryl Streep at the time) was more clearly the offensive powerhouse. They rarely even had to try for field goals and was up by 22-0, late Second Quarter. They went for two that last time probably to avoid a possible tie. One might also thing the fact that (after the back-up QB was inserted) Harvard missing an extra point might have done the trick. This required not only a late score (with :42 left), but two two point conversions (they got the onside kick and scored at the end of regulation), one a retry after a dubious pass interference call.
Yale miscues, including incomplete passes when more milking of the clock would have helped (admittedly, when the score was 29-13), a couple key penalties, an ill advised (and unexplained) time out with 1:13 left, and a suspect onside kick defense all helped things along. TLJ noted that miss extra point was trouble, but all it really did was make it likely that Harvard would only go for two the second time. Anyway, good documentary with some quite funny moments. And, the passage of time didn't treat all the players equally well.
BD (aka "God") surely doesn't look like football material now!