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Game Info
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Oct. 25
Princeton Stadium
ESPN3
Dave Leno, Pete Najarian
Live Stats
Princeton (3-2, 2-0 Ivy)
Harvard (5-0, 2-0 Ivy)
54-45-7 (Princeton leads)
L, 48-51 (3ot) (10/26/13)
Harvard vs. Princeton (PDF)
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Jacob Lindsey and the Crimson are looking to snap a two-game skid against the Tigers (Gil Talbot).
The Storyline
After improving to 5-0 on the year with a 24-14 win at home over Lafayette, No. 21/21 Harvard begins the stretch run with a road game at Princeton in a battle of two Ivy unbeatens. The Crimson and the Tigers (3-2) are both 2-0 in the Ancient Eight, tied with Dartmouth atop the league.
The game can be viewed live nationally and exclusively on
ESPN3.com.
Live stats are also available at GoCrimson.com.
Ivy League Digital Network
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Social Stream
Use the all new Social Stream on GoCrimson.com to stay connected with the Crimson on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram this year. The Social Stream brings the conversation from all three platforms into one convenient location, allowing fans of all Harvard Athletics teams to monitor the action in real time.
Fans use #HarvardPrinceton for the football game this week.
Series History
Saturday's game will be the 107th meeting between Harvard and Princeton in a rivalry that dates back to 1877. Harvard has only faced Yale (130 times), Dartmouth (117 times) and Brown (114 times) more in its history than Princeton.
Although the Crimson trails, 54-45-7, in the all-time series, Harvard leads, 29-27-2, in Ivy League contests against Princeton. The Crimson won five straight against the Tigers from 2007-2011, but Princeton has claimed victory in the last two games between the conference rivals.
Last Year's Meeting
In one of the most exciting games in recent memory, Harvard and Princeton went to triple overtime, with the Tigers escaping with a 51-48 win at Harvard Stadium Oct. 26, 2013. The Crimson tied the game with 2:54 remaining on Tyler Ott '14's second TD reception on the day, forcing overtime. The two squads traded scores in the first two extra sessions before the Crimson went up, 48-45, in the third OT. On Princeton's final possession, Quinn Epperly found Roman Wilson for a six-yard TD play, giving the Tigers the victory.
Wilson's TD catch marked the second-straight year he made a game-winning catch against the Crimson, having made a 36-yard grab with 13 seconds remaining in a 39-34 Princeton win in 2012.
Harvard QB Conner Hempel finished the game with four TD passes and 307 yards passing (25-of-47), while Paul Stanton, Jr., rushed for two scores. Wide receiver Ricky Zorn made eight catches for 168 yards and a TD, while Tyler Ott had a career-day with three TD catches. Epperly threw for six TDs and 321 yards (37-of-50) and rushed for 86 more yards for the Tigers.
Last Time Out
Wide receiver Andrew Fischer amassed 237 all-purpose yards, including 107 receiving yards, helping Harvard knock off Lafayette, 24-14, at Harvard Stadium Oct. 18. QB Scott Hosch went 11-of-24 for 203 yards and two touchdowns, and running back Paul Stanton, Jr., took 17 handoffs for 102 yards and a score.
The Numbers
Midway through the season, Scott Hosch has completed 63.6 of his passes and compiled 1,060 yards and five TDs. The Crimson has scored 13 rushing touchdowns, led by Andrew Casten's eight TDs on the ground. Andrew Fischer paces the team with 32 receptions and 309 receiving yards.
Defensively, linebackers Eric Medes (34 tackles) and Matt Koran (32 tackles) have been the leaders for Harvard, while Zack Hodges has a team-best 5.0 sacks.
Princeton running back DiAndre Atwater is averaging 89.8 yards on the ground, while Quinn Epperly has tossed for 800 yards and three TDs through the air in four games. Linebackers Rohan Hylton and Mike Zeuli have each recorded 3.5 sacks on the year. The Tigers boast the nation's best rushing defense, allowing only 61.0 yards on the ground per game.
All-Purpose Performance
With his 237 all-purpose yards (107 rec., 86 KR, 32 PR and 12 rush) against Lafayette Oct. 18, Andrew Fischer amassed the most for a Harvard player since Clifton Dawson '07 had 253 (189 rush, 47 KR, 17 rec.) against Brown Sept. 24, 2005.
Long Toss
In the victory over Lafayette, Scott Hosch connected with Andrew Fischer for a 78-yard TD strike in the second quarter. The touchdown was the eighth longest touchdown pass in school history.
Zack's Sacks
With his 1.5 sacks against Lafayette last week, defensive end Zack Hodges now has 23.5 in his career (3.0 as freshman, 9.0 as sophomore, 6.5 as junior, 5.0 as senior) and is the school's all-time leader.
The all-time Ivy League sack leader is Penn's Michael Turner (1990-93), who finished his career with 31.0.
Defense Wins Games
Harvard ranks third in the country in scoring defense (11.2 points allowed per game), is fifth in rushing defense (83.2 ypg). and ninth in total defense (295.8 yards allowed per game).
Running The Ball
Harvard has scored at least one rushing touchdown in 19-straight games. The last time the Crimson was kept out of the end zone on the ground came in a 39-34 loss at Princeton Oct. 20, 2012.
Accurate Attack
Senior quarterback Conner Hempel is Harvard's all-time leader in completion percentage (.665, 183-of-275).
This season, junior QB Scott Hosch ranks 25th in the nation in completion percentage (.636, 82-of-129), while Harvard quarterbacks are 10th overall in the country (.655, 93-of-142).
Return It
Andrew Fischer ranks 12th in the country in kickoff returns, averaging 28.3 yards per return.
Four Scores
After his three touchdown performance against Holy Cross Sept. 19, running back Andrew Casten busted the Georgetown defense for four rushing scores (2, 22, 6 and 3) Oct. 4. The Harvard record for rushing TDs in a game is five, held by Tom Ossman '52, who found the back of the end zone five times against Brown Nov. 17, 1951.
Casten ranks 10th in the nation in scoring (9.6 ppg), 20th with eight rushing touchdowns and is 27th in yards per carry (6.57).
Over Par
Harvard has scored points in an Ivy League and school-record 163-consecutive games. The Crimson has not been shut out since a 24-0 loss to Columbia in the 1998 season opener.
Brown held the previous Ivy record (162 games), which was stopped on Oct. 13, 2012 (19-0 loss at Princeton).
