"They've been extremely tough against the run, the past two games," Murphy said. "As usual, we have to mix it up and be able to throw."

"We want to dominate them up front," captain Sean Riley said. "They are a very good defense with good athletes, but they are a little bit small."

Princeton also has a good, experienced secondary, but "we have to challenge them and make them prove it," Riley said.

Defensively, Harvard plans to stop Princeton senior tailback Marc Washington, who has averaged 98.2 yards rushing per game. "We want to put them in third-and-long situations," Murphy said. "We will put more defenders on the line that they can block and then dare them to throw."

Last year, Princeton beat the Crimson 14-3 on two touchdown passes from Brock Harvey to Kevin Duffy. The Tigers thoroughly dominated the game, gaining 378 yards to Harvard's 257 and having possession for 13:26 longer. They also held Hu to only 48 yards on 16 carries.

Today at 1 p.m., Harvard will try for a more memorable result as it plays its last game ever at Palmer Stadium, which was built in 1914 and stands behind only Harvard Stadium as the oldest in the country. Next year, Princeton plays all 10 games on the road while a new 28,000-seat arena is built.