Senior tailback Chris Menick, who ran for 115 yards against Cornell, and junior tailback Chuck Nwokocha, who added 110 yards against the Big Red, will carry the bulk of the load again against Fordham.

Meanwhile, on defense, Harvard should be able to force Fordham into a one-dimensional attack.

"Their offensive line really isn't mature enough to run the ball," Murphy said. "So they'll probably look to pass against us."

Fordham may also be persuaded to pass by looking at the film of Harvard's past two games. In each of its past two contests the Crimson has been victimized through the air in the final minutes of the game.

"We have to prove that we can stop the pass at crunch time," Murphy said. "And we have to get to the quarterback."

Cornell scored fourteen points last Saturday in the final four minutes of the game against Harvard. Big Red quarterback Ricky Rahne was almost wholly responsible for that comeback, with two scoring passes in the final four minutes.

The week before, Colgate's quarterback Ryan Vena led his team to a win over Harvard by directing his offense on a game-winning 69-yard drive--most of those yards coming through the air--in the final two minutes. The drive culminated in a game-winning 33-yard field goal.

Nevertheless, Harvard has the top passing efficiency defense in the Ivy League, allowing only 4 touchdowns and picking off opposing quarterbacks 9 times.