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Old Ivy League Stadia

Football’s Oldest Stadiums: Witnesses to Game’s EvolutionESPN
With The Game just days away, take a look at this ESPN article about the site of this year’s game, the Yale Bowl as well as two other ancient Ivy stadiums: Harvard Stadium and Franklin Field.

I’ve been to the Bowl several times, seen Franklin Field’s exterior in the dark and rain and viewed Harvard Stadium from the top of the Prudential building in Boston. By the way, Harvard doesn’t have bleachers — just concrete. Yale’s blue bleachers are made of wood and has backs — much more comfortable than aluminum without a back.

The accompanying article on The Game is also worth a read. This year’s edition, number 124 in the series, is for the undisputed Ivy title. Both teams are undefeated in league play for the first time since 1968 I believe.