The game ended in a 29–29 tie[1] after Harvard made what is considered a miraculous last-moment comeback, scoring 16 points in the final 42 seconds to tie the game against a highly touted Yale squad.
9 in its list of the top ten college football ties of all time.
[5] It was the first time both schools met when undefeated and untied since the 1909 season.
The famous headline was later used as the title for Harvard Beats Yale 29–29, a 2008 documentary about the game directed by Kevin Rafferty.
[7][8] Actor Tommy Lee Jones, who played on the offensive line for Harvard in the game, was interviewed for the documentary.