November 5, 2003: From the Archives

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Below: In 1948, Princeton celebrated its second consecutive Big Three football win by torching the “Yale Bowl” outhouse in a 35-foot-tall bonfire on Cannon Green. Princeton won the Big Three title by defeating Harvard 47—7 and Yale 20—14. The last time the Tigers beat both Harvard and Yale in one season was in 1994.