Columbia Lions at Dartmouth Big Green
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Grayson Saunier leads Dartmouth to 49-3 romp over Columbia
Saunier completed 12 of 13 passes for 162 yards in three quarters of play to help Dartmouth (5-1, 2-1 Ivy League) beat Columbia (1-5, 0-3) for a fourth straight time. His career-high three touchdown runs came on just six carries — for 55 yards.
Tyson Grimm picked off Columbia's Caleb Sanchez seven plays into the game's opening possession and returned it 75 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead.
Saunier's 24-yard touchdown run ended a five-play 83-yard drive on Dartmouth's first possession, and No'Koi Maddox returned a punt he blocked 15 yards for a score and a 21-0 advantage after one quarter.
Maddox recovered a muffed punt at the Lions' 14-yard line and Saunier scored on a 13-yard run two plays later to make it 28-0. Saunier capped a 10-play drive with a 1-yard touchdown run with 11 seconds left for a 35-0 lead at halftime.
Saunier connected with Chris Corbo for a 35-yard touchdown and a 42-0 advantage six plays into the third quarter, and Desmin Jackson's 2-yard scoring run with 6 seconds left upped it to 49-0 heading to the fourth.
D.J. Crowther carried 18 times for 103 yards for the Big Green.
Sanchez had 105 yards on 10-for-25 passing for the Lions. Hugo Merry kicked a 26-yard field goal with 5:13 left to play to avoid the shutout.
Dartmouth is 40-6 all time at home against Columbia.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Lions at Big Green 2021 College Football, week 9, is broadcasted on ESPNU.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 11:32 | Tyson Grimm 75 Yd Interception Return (Owen Zalc Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 6:51 | Grayson Saunier 24 Yd Run (Owen Zalc Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 2:56 | No'Koi Maddox 19 Yd Punt Return (Owen Zalc Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:45 | Grayson Saunier 13 Yd Run (Owen Zalc Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:11 | Grayson Saunier 1 Yd Run (Owen Zalc Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:19 | Chris Corbo 35 Yd pass from Grayson Saunier (Owen Zalc Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:06 | Desmin Jackson 2 Yd Run (Owen Zalc Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 5:13 | Hugo Merry 26 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 COLU |
 DART |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 4-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-11 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 271 | Total Yards | 358 |
| 115 | Passing | 166 |
| 11/28 | Comp/Att | 13/15 |
| 4.1 | Yards per pass | 11.1 |
| 156 | Rushing | 192 |
| 42 | Rushing Attempts | 38 |
| 3.7 | Yards per rush | 5.1 |
| 3-21 | Penalties | 3-22 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 31:03 | Possession | 28:57 |
Game Information
Location: Hanover, NH
Attendance: 3,471 · Capacity:
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