CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 17/15 (coaches/media) Harvard Crimson (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) return to Ivy League play at Tim Murphy Field when it hosts Princeton (4-1, 2-0 Ivy) on Saturday afternoon. The meeting of the only unbeaten teams remaining in Ivy League play is set for 3 p.m. at Harvard Stadium, with the game available to stream on ESPN+. This is the 137th overall meeting of the teams, with each school going 2-2 against each other in the last four years.

Quick Hits

• Harvard comes into the matchup off of a 30-7 win over Holy Cross at home last weekend. The Crimson improved to 5-0 for the second straight year and third time in the last four seasons.
• Following the win over the Crusaders, Harvard is one of three undefeated teams left in the FCS, joining No. 1/1 Tarleton State (7-0) and No. 2/2 Stephen F. Austin (7-0).
• First-year Nathan Bailey was named to the Stats Perform 2026 Jerry Rice Award Watch List, which honors the FCS freshman of the year. Bailey has posted 65 or more total yards in four of five games this season, including an explosive 189-yard performance against No. 20/22 Colgate. Bailey currently ranks second nationally with 7.8 receptions per game and is 28^th in the FCS with 111.0 all-purpose yards per game.
• Sophomore quarterback Charlie Smith completed 19 of 32 passes for 297 yards and one touchdown versus Holy Cross. Smith's 71.3-percent completion rate this season is the best in the conference and third nationally. Fellow quarterback, first-year Kise Flannery, rushed for 36 yards on five carries and two touchdowns against the Crusaders.
• The Crimson defense has taken away 10 interceptions through its five games, with junior safety Xaden Benson leading the charge with six. Senior defensive backs Jack Donahoe, Damien Henderson, and Austin-Jake Guillory along with junior back DJ Vincent-Thomas each have one interception. Benson, the Week 4 FCS National Defensive Player of the Week, holds the NCAA FCS lead with his six interceptions, one more than any other player in the country with two or more fewer games played.
• Harvard has held four of its five opponents to 17 points or fewer, and fewer than 330 yards of total offense. The Crimson has surrendered less than 10 offensive touchdowns and ranks fifth nationally in scoring defense (14.0 points per game), fifth in red-zone defense (.636), and eighth in total defense (296.8 yards per game).
• Harvard is 30-6 over the last four seasons: 8-2 in 2023, 8-2 in 2024, 9-2 in 2025 and 5-0 this season.
• The Crimson has won seven consecutive home games and has not suffered a defeat at Harvard Stadium since the 2024 finale.
• The game against Princeton is Harvard's first home conference game of the season. The Crimson are on a four-game win streak against conference opponents at home and have just one home loss against Ancient Eight foes in Coach Andrew Aurich's tenure.
• Harvard has won the past two meetings with the Tigers, including a 35-14 victory in Princeton last season. Harvard trails the all-time series, 50-60-7.