Maybe Princeton did count on its luck one too many times. But Harvard did play an excellent game. And, heck, everyone's got to lose sooner or later.

Lighten up, Steve.

Harvard won on Saturday for one simple reason: it played a total game. On both offense and defense, the Crimson shined, never allowing Princeton to build momentum.

On offense, the Crimson was led by junior halfback Robb Hirsch. Hirsch collected 152 total yards, and, for his effort, was named Ivy Offensive Player of the Week.

Defensively, Harvard put together perhaps one of its best games all year. The Crimson 'D' collected a season-high five sacks, including two from junior defensive end Liam Sullivan.

Senior Dave Stires, who leads Harvard with 50 total tackles, had ten take-downs (eight primary) against the Big Red.

Sophomores Galore

The Ivy League will scrap Freshman Football next year, but future frosh quarterbacks beware: You may be on the varsity team next year, but you might have to wait a long time before you get the starting nod.

Four of the eight Ivy teams have sophomore quarterbacks. And each is showing himself worthy of the honor.

Jay Fielder led Dartmouth to a 31-25 taming of Cornell Saturday. Fellow sophomore Bill Lazor turned in an impressive 21-for-29, 258-yard game (the sixth best game of any Cornell QB) on the losing side.

The latest addition to the crop is Jim McGeehan, who Saturday led Pennsylvania to a 28-19 beating of Brown. The Philadelphia native, who stepped in for an infirm Fitz McKinnon, collected 183 yards on 10-for-19 passing, including two touchdowns.

Meanwhile, closer to home, Mike Giardi continues to shine as the Crimson's signal-caller. After his 14-for-25, 176-yard game on Saturday, Giardi is now 15th in the nation in passing efficiency