Similarly, Harvard junior quarterback Collier Winters has thrown five interceptions in the last four games, including two against the Tigers. He is averaging less than 175 yards in Ivy League contests this season with a 56 percent completion percentage.

“My main goal [this week] is to have zero turnovers,” Winters said. “I have to make smart decisions on when to throw, when to run, and when to throw it away.”

The highlight of the Crimson passing game last week came in the first quarter when junior receiver Chris Lorditch caught a 77-yard touchdown bomb.

Another wideout, senior Matt Luft, has 125 career receptions this season and is two catches from tying Colby Skelton ’98 for fourth in the team all-time record book.

“There are a lot of great guys on that list,” Luft said. “It is an honor to be up there with those kinds of people.”

Furthermore, if Luft maintains his 16.3-yards-per-catch career average, he will finish atop the list in that category.

On defense, Harvard will be missing sophomore linebacker Alex Gedeon, who has three sacks this season, after he underwent surgery on Wednesday and will be out for the remainder of the season, according to Murphy.

Tomorrow, the Crimson must be cautious not overlook its opponent, or else it risks a fate like that of 2003.

If Harvard stays focused, Dartmouth won’t take home the victory, but instead the tortoise will walk “slow and steady” with its head down back to its home in Hanover.

—Staff writer Eric L. Michel can be reached at emichel@fas.harvard.edu.