Nov. 24, 1969 – Harvard 1:0 (AET) Hartwick, NCAA Regional Championship (Att.: 4,000)

Harvard went on a strong run from 1969-71, advancing to two NCAA semifinal games. Goalkeeper Shep Messing, who had played at Nassau Community College and NYU, joined the Crimson from 1970-71. Messing played for the U.S. in the 1972 Olympic Games and performed for the Boston Minutemen in 1975 and ’76, in between stints with the New York Cosmos.

In this game, John Gordon scored off a combination involving Gambians Solomon Gomez and Charlie Thomas.

Dec. 4, 1969 – St. Louis 2:1 Harvard, NCAA Division 1 semifinals at Spartan Stadium, San Jose, Calif.

Harvard finished the season with a 14-1-0 record

Nov. 24, 1970 – Harvard 2:1 Brown, NCAA District 1 finals at Business School Field

Charlie Thomas scores both goals as Harvard improved to 12-0 and advanced to NCAA quarterfinals against Hartwick in Oneonta, N.Y. Thomas scored both goals in the “opening quarter,” according to Peter Gammons story.

Nov. 24, 1971 – Southern Connecticut State 0:5 Harvard, NCAA District 1 first round

Chris Papagianis scored twice as the Crimson qualified for a second-round match against Brown, a 4-1 winner over Bridgeport

Dec. 28, 1971 – Howard 1:0 Harvard, NCAA semifinals at Orange Bowl, Miami (Att. 4,044)

Messing was in goal as the Bison, a team composed of several Trinidad and Tobago players, defeated St. Louis in the final.

Also on this date:

Nov. 24, 1979 – Babson 2:1 Rowan, NCAA D3 final, Trenton, N.J.

Nov. 24, 2007 – Middlebury 0:0 (4:3 PKs) Trinity (Texas), NCAA D3 final, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

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