Yale at Dartmouth
Saturday, Oct. 11 – 1:30 p.m.
Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field
Hanover, N.H. 
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Team 152 will look to get back in the win column after a 31-13 loss to No. 8 Lehigh this past weekend. The Bulldogs are now preparing to head north to play Dartmouth (2-1). Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

What's New

• Nico Brown recorded his first-career multi-touchdown game against Lehigh, scoring one in each half of play to go along with 85 receiving yards.
• Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye followed up his Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week performance from last week with a 13-tackle day against the Mountain Hawks, including 10 solo stops. He now leads the Ivy League in total tackles with 40. 
• Jaxton Santiago recorded a career-high six receptions for 85 yards against the Mountain Hawks.

The Series

• The Bulldogs are 3-9 against Dartmouth under Coach Reno, but two of those victories came back-to-back in 2022 and 2023, en route to Ivy League titles for Yale. 
• This will be the 106th all-time meeting between the two schools, with Yale leading the series 54-45-6. 

The Last Matchup

• In 2024, Dartmouth defeated Yale 44-43 in an overtime thriller. Grant Jordan led a high-flying Bulldog passing attack that day, throwing for 412 yards and five touchdowns. 
• The match up was the highest-scoring game between Yale and Dartmouth ever played. 

Scouting Dartmouth

• As defending champions, the Big Green were picked second in the Ivy League Preseason Poll, receiving 105 points and four first-place votes. Dartmouth has started the season 2-1, with wins over No. 23 New Hampshire and Central Connecticut State before losing to Penn to begin Ivy League play this past weekend.
• The Big Green have won Ivy League titles in four of the past five seasons (2019, 2021, 2023 and 2024). 
• Dartmouth's offense is led by quarterback Grayson Saunier, who currently leads the Ivy League in passing yards with 793. He has also thrown for two touchdowns on the season. Saunier's favorite target is Grayson O'Bara, who leads the Big Green with 15 catches for 250 yards in three games so far. D.J. Crowther leads Dartmouth in rushing with 315 yards, good for second in the Ivy League, and six touchdowns. 
• The Big Green defense is headlined by nickel linebacker Tyson Grimm, who leads the team with 22 total tackles. Safety Harrison Keith has two interceptions on the season for Dartmouth, and Thaddeus Gianaris leads the Big Green with four tackles for loss and two sacks. 
• Dartmouth's special teams also feature two-time All-Ivy First Team kicker Owen Zalc. He is 3-5 on field goals this season and 7-8 on PATs this season. In 2024, Zalc hit a 54-yard field goal against Harvard, matching the longest in Ivy League history en route to winning Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Year.

Thoughts from Coach McGowan
"You have got to defend the entire field with these guys," said Sean McGowan, Head Coach of Defense. "They have an experienced quarterback. Their left tackle will probably have the opportunity to play in the NFL. They have a really big, strong, physical tight end that's a really good pass catcher. Their running back is a physical runner. And then they have three receivers on the outside that really test you with great speed. So it's gonna be a great challenge."

Up Next
The Bulldogs will return home to finish non-conference play against Stonehill on Oct. 18 at noon, beginning a three-game home stand.