0 — Times the football team has beaten rival Harvard since 1995, not incidentally the last time Princeton won the Ivy League title.
1 — Actual victories by the Tigers since 1993 against the Quakers, this week's opponent. That figure does not include the 1997 game, which Penn won, 20-17, but was forced to forfeit due to an NCAA rules violation.
2 — Non-conference wins for the Tigers this season (over Patriot League teams Lafayette and Colgate), both at Princeton Stadium. The Tigers' 2-1 mark outside the Ivies matches their best in five years.
3 — Schools that have more all-time wins than Princeton. They are Michigan, Notre Dame and Yale. We don't count Harvard.
4 — Interceptions by sophomore cornerback Jay McCareins in Princeton's last three wins.
5 — Wins by the Tigers this season, already the most since 1998. With one more victory, Princeton will have its first winning season under head coach Roger Hughes.
5.8 — Average yards per carry for senior running back Cameron Atkinson, who is second in the Ivies in rushing this season.
7 — Wins in nine games for the Tigers since losing to Penn 21-10 last season.
11 — Yards of receiver Blair Morrison's game-winning touchdown catch against Cornell last weekend.
12 — Tackles by junior defensive lineman Joe Weiss last week. He also had two sacks and tipped a Mick Razzano pass that was intercepted late in the game, giving Princeton a chance to win. For his efforts, Weiss was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week.
15 — Point lead held by the Big Red at the start of the fourth quarter against Princeton last week. The Tigers rallied to win in overtime, 32-25.
16 — Princetonian football players in the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. There are also five coaches for a total of 21 with ties to Old Nassau.
21 — Penn's rank nationally in Division I-AA.
24.6 — Points per game for the Tigers this season.
28 — National championships won by the Tigers in football. No joke.
53 — Total yards allowed by the Princeton defense to the Cornell offense in the second half and overtime last week.
64 — Tackles for junior linebacker Zak Keasey this season. He leads the Tigers in that category and has to be considered the defensive MVP at this point.
73 —Wins at Penn for coach Al Bagnoli in 11 seasons based at Franklin Field. That is 62 more victories than Princeton's Hughes has in his career.
82 — Yards of the two longest plays from scrimmage this season in the Ivy League. Atkinson had one of them on a scoring run against Brown.
99.6 — Yards per game for Atkinson this season, including five 100-yard performances. Princeton has won each of those games (and lost both of the games that the senior did not reach the century mark.)
133 — Number of years since the first intecollegiate football game, which featured Princeton against Rutgers in New Brunswick. The Scarlet Knights won at home, 6-4.
146.34 — Passing efficency rating of junior quarterback David Splithoff, second in the Ivy League to Harvard's Neil Rose. Both players, however, have been struggling with injuries throughout the season.
Over 2,000 — Career rushing yards for Atkinson and receiving yards for senior wide receiver Chisom Opara. Both seniors passed the milestone in Princeton's win over Cornell Saturday. Editor's Note: This is the seventh in a weekly series of columns tracking the football team this season.
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