The Crimson also sports a +10 turnover margin, which puts the team at No. 2 in the country with a +2.5/game average.

Despite a soft schedule in the coming weeks, Murphy has refused to look ahead.

“We’ve really had our success because of a laser-like focus on the task at hand,” he said.

The only chink in the Crimson’s armor may be the kicking game. Last week at Cornell, sophomore Robbie Wright missed two field goals and junior Anders Blewett missed another. Temporarily, Murphy has listed Blewett as the No. 1 placekicker and Wright will handle kickoffs.

And though last season the Crimson’s kicking woes forced Murphy to declare it a four-down team, nothing is certain yet.

“I’m not ready to make the concession on the kicking game,” Murphy said.

Field goals probably won’t matter Saturday if Harvard plays as well as it has so far. Rose, Morris and Staph easily outrank Splithoff, Atkinson and Opara, and the Crimson “D” is making a case for itself as best in the league.

After Saturday’s game, the Harvard community will most likely be chanting, “five down, four to go.”