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Article: Crimson living out their dream.(Sports)
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- The Boston Herald
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- November 19, 2001
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No matter which way you slice or dice it, Harvard's season comes out a perfect 10. On Saturday in New Haven, Conn., the Crimson beat archrival Yale, 35-23, to finish at 9-0 and 7-0 in Ivy League play.
While head coach Tim Murphy did his best Percy D. Haughton imitiation this season after guiding the Crimson to their first unblemished mark since the 9-0, Haughton-coached 1913 squad, the accomplishment is only now finally beginning to sink in for Murphy & Co.
"It's funny, but my wife (Martha) picked up this book called, 'Big Time Football at Harvard' at one of the bargain places and it's about those years," Murphy said yesterday as he relaxed at home. "I ...