At the onset of the fourth quarter, the senior led two consecutive touchdown drives of 67 and 42 yards, respectively. Harvard’s 35 second-half points proved too much for Princeton to overcome.

Posting a 56-39 victory for the Crimson was only the beginning to Winters’ weekend. For the third consecutive week, a Harvard quarterback received the coveted Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week honors. This weekend, the award went to Winters.

“I prepared this week to come out and hopefully play up to my potential,” Winters said. “I felt for the most part I did that today.”

Entering Saturday, a plethora of questions surrounded the decision to start Winters at quarterback. It would seem as though the senior’s performance on the field answered any that remain.

“The thing about Collier is that he’s just relentless,’’ Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “He doesn’t have a lot of patience like a lot of successful people. He’s always got this sense of urgency.’’

After the performances that Chapple put up, Winters needed a standout performance, and he delivered.