▁the ▁F BS . ▁They ▁are ▁perhaps ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁rival ry ▁with ▁Y ale , ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Game ". ▁Six teen ▁former ▁players ▁have ▁been ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁College ▁Football ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Harvard ' s ▁athlet ic ▁rival ry ▁with ▁Y ale ▁is ▁inten se ▁in ▁every ▁sport ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁meet , ▁coming ▁to ▁a ▁clim ax ▁each ▁fall ▁in ▁their ▁annual ▁football ▁meeting , ▁which ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁While ▁Harvard ' s ▁football ▁team ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁best ▁as ▁it ▁often ▁was ▁a ▁century ▁ago ▁during ▁football ' s ▁early ▁days ▁( it ▁won ▁the ▁Rose ▁Bowl ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ), ▁both ▁it ▁and ▁Y ale ▁have ▁influenced ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁played . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁Harvard ▁Stadium ▁introduced ▁a ▁new ▁era ▁into ▁football ▁with ▁the ▁first - ever ▁permanent ▁rein for ced ▁concrete ▁stad ium ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁stad ium ' s ▁structure ▁actually ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁game . ▁Se ek ing ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁alarm ing ▁number ▁of ▁death s ▁and ▁serious ▁inj uries ▁in ▁the ▁sport , ▁the ▁" F ather ▁of ▁Football ", ▁Walter ▁Camp ▁( former ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁Y ale ▁football ▁team ), ▁suggested ▁w iden ing ▁the ▁field ▁to ▁open ▁up ▁the ▁game . ▁But ▁the ▁state - of - the - art ▁Harvard