NEW YORK (AP) — Q Jones ran for 182 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries, DJ Crowther scored on a 33-yard run and Dartmouth never trailed on Saturday as the Big Green defeated Columbia by 24-21.

Dartmouth (6-0, 3-0 Ivy League), ranked No. 22 in the FCS Coaches Poll, is off to its best start since winning eight straight to open the 2019 season and has won nine straight to lately. season.

Owen Zalc hit a 35-yard field goal to open the scoring with 10:41 left in the second quarter, and Grayson Saunier threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Chris Corbo to make it 10-0 with 1:58 left. left in the first half. .

Jones ripped off a 35-yard TD run early in the third quarter and after Cole Freeman scored on a 1-yard run that cut the Lions’ deficit to 17-7 with 1:43 left in that period, Crowther’s score made it a 17-point game going into the fourth.

Freeman threw touchdown passes of 5 and 7 yards to Bryson Canty in the final 2 minutes, 10 seconds for Columbia (4-2, 2-1).

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