Hello Harvard Football alums, Friends and fans,
The Game is now just one day away! By this time tomorrow, hopefully many of
you will be among the 50,000 or so expected at the Yale Bowl to witness the
120th Harvard/Yale game. But if you can't make it to New Haven, make sure
you check out the game on TV. Tomorrow's game could end up as the
most-watched Ivy League football game ever because the broadcast will reach
70 million households nationally and internationally. Check out the press
release below to find out what station will carry the game in your area.
Also, tonight at 10:30 p.m., Boston WB Channel 56 (which is airing
tomorrow's game live) will broadcast the half-hour special titled "100
Years of Harvard Stadium".
To see the game notes for The Game, visit the Athletic Department web site at:
http://gocrimson.ocsn.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111703aab.html
Have a nice Friday and GO CRIMSON, CRUSH YALE!
Harvard-Yale Football Game To Be Televised Nationally
The 120th playing of The Game available in 65 million households
Nov. 20, 2003
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The 120th playing of one of college football's great
rivalries will be broadcast throughout the nation in high definition
Saturday as Harvard travels to New Haven, CT, to face Yale in what is
simply billed as The Game.
Saturday's broadcast of The Game could end up as the most-watched contest
in the history of Ivy League football. The broadcast will be produced by
WLVI-TV Channel 56 (Boston) and aired locally on that station. The Game
also will be aired on Superstation WGN, WTXX-TV in Hartford, WEWB-TV in
Albany, NY, and Cox-3 in Rhode Island. A high definition signal will be
available on HDNet, the first high definition national television network,
and in the Boston market on HD Channel 56.1.
A combined reach of 65-70 million households is expected between the
broadcast, national cable, and satellite distribution.
Saturday's broadcast begins at 12 p.m. with a half-hour pregame show.
Kickoff is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
In anticipation of Saturday's broadcast, Channel 56 in Boston will air a
half-hour special titled, 100 Years of Harvard Stadium, Friday at 10:30 p.m.
Paul McNeeley
Friends Coordinator, Harvard Varsity Club
Direct: 617-496-9356
Main: 617-495-3535
Fax: 617-496-8296
Murr Center
65 North Harvard Street
Boston, MA 02163