The Harvard football team hopes to make recent history repeat itself tomorrow as it travels to face a quickly improving Princeton squad.

The Crimson (2-3, 1-1 Ivy) has beaten the Tigers four straight times, including a thrilling last-second 13-6 victory only a year ago. Harvard hasn't won five in a row in the series since 1916.

Princeton (2-3, 2-0) has been inconsistent so far this year. The Tigers lost their season-opener to Lafayette--a team which Harvard defeated easily last month--and struggled to a 27-24 overtime victory over perennial Ivy doormat Columbia.

On the other hand, Princeton fell a failed two-point conversion short of taking Lehigh into overtime, losing 20-18. Lehigh gave Harvard a 45-13 thrashing last week.

"Princeton generally plays really solid defense," Head Coach Tim Murphy said. "That has helped them stay in games while their offense matures a bit."

It looks like the Tigers' attack has finally come around with the help of a new offensive weapon. Last week, Princeton destroyed Brown, 55-28, behind the spectacular performance of freshman quarterback David Splithoff.

On the other hand, Harvard (2-3, 1-1), has imploded since a dominating

first half against Cornell. The Crimson has been outscored 74-13 in its last six quarters, during which it blew a 28-point lead in losing to Cornell and received a 45-13 beating at the hands of Lehigh.