“We didn’t make enough plays in the second half last week,” Scales said. “We ran pretty well in the first half, but we didn’t come out to compete after halftime. We’re going to play for the entire game this week and not stop until the clock runs out.”

An intriguing matchup to look out for in this contest is between the offense for the Tigers and the Crimson defense. Both units have suffered a multitude of injuries in the past several weeks.

Most recently, Princeton starting quarterback Tommy Wornham injured his shoulder last week against the Bears last week.

The Harvard defensive line will look to take advantage of the oppositon’s signal-caller situation and inexperienced offensive line, which returns only two starters from last year.

“We really think that it’s going to be critical for our front four to get pressure on their quarterback, something we didn’t do a week ago,” Murphy said, “and I think those guys are very motivated to get that done.”

On the flip side, the Crimson will have to contend with the Tigers’ receiving corps, led by seniors Andrew Kerr and Trey Peacock, the Ivy League’s leader in receptions and receiving yards per game.

“They’ve got…arguably the best group of wide receivers in the league right now, starting with Trey Peacock,” Murphy said. “[But] I think we’re going to match up fine. We were really encouraged last week at times, especially with how [senior defensive back] Nico Amaro stepped up.”

With virtually every team in the Ancient Eight sustaining significant injuries, a win this weekend could propel almost any team in the conference to the top of the pack.

But Harvard is only concerning itself with its next opponent.

“There is no position other than beat Princeton,” Murphy said. “That’s all there is. It’s just one game at a time, one play at a time, because the only destiny that we control is finding a way to beat Princeton. Nothing else exists for us in our world.”