“All the running backs, Cheng, Treavor, and I, we ran hard and that was a big part of our success overall,” Gordon said.

SOMETHING LEFT TO BE DESIRED

Although Harvard put up a season-high in points on Saturday, it could have scored even more.

With 1:43 remaining in the second quarter, the Crimson had the ball at the Tigers’ six-yard line. Winters took the snap and rolled to his right, trying to find an open receiver.

With a lineman in his face, Winters lofted a pass to the right corner of the end zone, where Princeton cornerback John Callahan picked off an easy interception and ended the threat.

Earlier that same drive, Harvard executed a nifty trick play. Senior wide receiver Mike Cook got the ball from the running back on a reverse and, rolling to his right, threw a perfect pass downfield to senior wide receiver Matt Luft. Luft sauntered into the end zone for an apparent touchdown, but a penalty, due to an ineligible receiver downfield, took the points off the board.

“The goal isn’t just to win. It’s to play to your full potential,” Murphy said. “As happy as we are beating a rival, getting a good win, still in control of our own destiny in the league, we still made too many mistakes.”

—Staff writer Timothy J. Walsh can be reached at twalsh@fas.harvard.edu.