Harvard–Yale football rivalry

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college football rivalry sports rivalry

The Harvard–Yale football rivalry is one of the oldest and most storied rivalries in American college football, highlighted annually by their famous matchup known as "The Game."

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Label	Occurrences
Harvard–Yale football rivalry canonical	6
The Game (Harvard–Yale football rivalry)	2
"Harvard Beats Yale 29–29"	1
1968 Harvard–Yale football game	1
Harvard–Yale rivalry	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T990034 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Harvard–Yale football rivalry
Context triple: [Harvard Crimson, notableRivalry, Harvard–Yale football rivalry]

A. Army–Navy Game
The Army–Navy Game is a historic annual college football rivalry between the United States Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy, celebrated as one of the most tradition-rich sporting events in the United States.
B. Harvard–Yale Regatta
The Harvard–Yale Regatta is the oldest intercollegiate sporting event in the United States, featuring an annual rowing race between the Harvard and Yale university crews on the Thames River in Connecticut.
C. Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry
The Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry is a historic and high-profile college football series between two of the sport’s most storied programs, known for its tradition, intensity, and national significance.
D. Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
The Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry is one of college football’s most storied and intense matchups, annually pitting two powerhouse Big Ten programs against each other with significant championship and historical implications.
E. Labor Day Classic
The Labor Day Classic is an annual college football rivalry game, traditionally played over Labor Day weekend, between Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M University.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Harvard–Yale football rivalry
Target entity description: The Harvard–Yale football rivalry is one of the oldest and most storied rivalries in American college football, highlighted annually by their famous matchup known as "The Game."

A. Army–Navy Game
The Army–Navy Game is a historic annual college football rivalry between the United States Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy, celebrated as one of the most tradition-rich sporting events in the United States.
B. Harvard–Yale Regatta
The Harvard–Yale Regatta is the oldest intercollegiate sporting event in the United States, featuring an annual rowing race between the Harvard and Yale university crews on the Thames River in Connecticut.
C. Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry
The Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry is a historic and high-profile college football series between two of the sport’s most storied programs, known for its tradition, intensity, and national significance.
D. Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
The Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry is one of college football’s most storied and intense matchups, annually pitting two powerhouse Big Ten programs against each other with significant championship and historical implications.
E. Labor Day Classic
The Labor Day Classic is an annual college football rivalry game, traditionally played over Labor Day weekend, between Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M University.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	college football rivalry ⓘ sports rivalry ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The Game ⓘ
alternatingVenues	Harvard Stadium and Yale Bowl ⓘ
annualGameName	The Game ⓘ
associatedInstitution	Harvard University ⓘ Yale University ⓘ
category	College football rivalries in the United States ⓘ Ivy League football rivalries ⓘ
conference	Ivy League ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalSignificance	major social event for students and alumni of both universities ⓘ symbol of the historic rivalry between Harvard University and Yale University ⓘ
firstMeetingDate	1875-11-13 ⓘ
firstMeetingLocation	Hamilton Park, New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ
firstMeetingScore	4–0 (under rugby-style scoring) ⓘ
firstMeetingSeason	1875 college football season ⓘ
firstMeetingWinner	Harvard Crimson ⓘ surface form: Harvard Crimson football
frequency	annual ⓘ
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ surface form: NCAA
hasNickname	The Game ⓘ
historicalRuleOrigin	early games played under rugby-style rules ⓘ
homeCityHarvard	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
homeCityYale	New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ
homeStadiumHarvard	Harvard Stadium ⓘ
homeStadiumYale	Yale Bowl ⓘ
importanceToConference	often influences Ivy League football championship race ⓘ
involvesTeam	Harvard Crimson ⓘ surface form: Harvard Crimson football Yale Bulldogs ⓘ surface form: Yale Bulldogs football
league	NCAA Division I FCS ⓘ
mediaSlogan	Harvard–Yale football rivalry self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: "Harvard Beats Yale 29–29"
notableAs	one of the most storied rivalries in American college football ⓘ one of the oldest rivalries in American college football ⓘ
notableGame	Harvard–Yale football rivalry self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 1968 Harvard–Yale football game
notableGameDescription	1968 game ended in a famous 29–29 tie after Harvard scored 16 points in the final 42 seconds ⓘ
relatedRivalry	Harvard–Yale Regatta ⓘ Yale–Harvard rivalry ⓘ surface form: Harvard–Yale ice hockey rivalry
spectatorType	alumni ⓘ local fans ⓘ students ⓘ
sport	American football ⓘ
studentTraditions	marching band performances ⓘ pranks and stunts ⓘ tailgating ⓘ
televisionCoverage	often nationally televised in the United States ⓘ
typicalGameDayOfWeek	Saturday ⓘ
typicalGameMonth	November ⓘ
typicalSeasonContext	final game of the regular season for both teams ⓘ

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Harvard Crimson → notableRivalry → Harvard–Yale football rivalry ⓘ

Yale Bowl → hostedEvent → Harvard–Yale football rivalry ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Game (Harvard–Yale football rivalry)

Yale Bulldogs athletics → rivalry → Harvard–Yale football rivalry ⓘ

Harvard–Yale football rivalry → notableGame → Harvard–Yale football rivalry self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1968 Harvard–Yale football game

Harvard–Yale football rivalry → mediaSlogan → Harvard–Yale football rivalry self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: "Harvard Beats Yale 29–29"

Ivy League football → rivalry → Harvard–Yale football rivalry ⓘ

Harvard–Princeton football rivalry → relatedRivalry → Harvard–Yale football rivalry ⓘ

Harvard–Yale basketball rivalry → associatedRivalry → Harvard–Yale football rivalry ⓘ

Yale–Harvard baseball rivalry → associatedWith → Harvard–Yale football rivalry ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Game (Harvard–Yale football rivalry)

Yale–Harvard rivalry → hasPart → Harvard–Yale football rivalry ⓘ

The Race → hasRivalry → Harvard–Yale football rivalry ⓘ

this entity surface form: Harvard–Yale rivalry

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