YaleHarvard to kick off at noon

Yale announced that the Nov. 23 football game against rival Harvard will begin at noon and air on ESPNU.

The start time for the

136th meeting of “The Game” was not finalized until this week. Officials said they are expecting a near capacity crowd. The last time the YaleHarvard game was played at the Yale Bowl, a crowd of

51,426 turned out to watch the Bulldogs wrap up the 2017 Ivy League championship with a 243 victory.

Yale is currently alone in third place in the Ivy League standings, a game behind Dartmouth and Princeton who will play on Saturday at Yankee Stadium. Harvard is a game behind Yale after suffering its second Ivy League loss of the season when Dartmouth scored a touchdown on the final play of last week’s game.

Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media The Yale football team celebrates after beating Harvard to clinch 2017 Ivy League title at the Yale Bowl. The 2019 game between the rivals will be played at noon on Nov. 23 in New Haven.