Crenshaw completed 21-of-40 passes for 242 yards. Princeton may have lacked confidence in its running attack because of starting running back Derek Thiesen's suspension due to an NCAA violation. Another part of the reason for the glut of passing was probably the Crimson's defensive scheme.
"Our goal was to make them throw," said Murphy. "We thought that they wouldn't be comfortable in that situation."
This strategy might seem a little strange for people who have followed Harvard this year, since the Crimson has been repeatedly victimized through the air.
In the end, though, it was Harvard who put the hurt on Princeton with its last minute drive, culminating in the controversial but successful call to go for the touchdown rather than a field goal. With Wilford's last second end zone plunge, Harvard takes a 4-2 over-all record and, more importantly, a 2-1 Ivy League record into this week's game against Dartmouth.