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Football Looks for Second Ivy Win Against Princeton

The Harvard and Princeton football teams will square off in their annual game tomorrow to determine just which team of smart kids is tougher this year.

Harvard (3-2, 1-1 Ivy) comes into this game at Harvard Stadium after last week's too close, 37-30, win against Fordham. While Princeton (2-3, 0-2 Ivy) is coming off a slightly more impressive 22-10 win over Lafayette last week.

"Princeton is better than their record indicates," Harvard Coach Tim Murphy said. "They didn't play well offensively early but they're getting on track now."

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The Tigers are hard to figure out this season. They scored a grand total of three points in their first two games but have averaged 26 points per game since then.

On the one hand, Princeton lost to Cornell, 20-3--a team that Harvard also lost to but on a last second field goal 24-23.

But on the other hand, the Tigers dominated Fordham 27-0 while Harvard barely held off a fourth quarter comeback to win 37-30 against the Rams.

Against the Crimson, Princeton will most likely emphasize their aerial attack as all teams that Harvard faces will until they prove that it can shut down a passer in the fourth quarter.

The Tigers' main weapon when they throw is senior wide receiver Phil Wendler. Wendler ranks third in Division 1-AA with 7.6 receptions per game.

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