Yale, DB Guyton lock down Dartmouth comeback bid in 31-24 win

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Yale Tops Dartmouth, 31-24, on the Road - Via Ivy League

Ryan Lindley had seven catches for 128 yards in Yale's 31-24 win over Dartmouth.

Oct 7, 2024, 10:18 pm

HANOVER, N.H. -- — Nolan Grooms threw two touchdowns and Sean Guyton recorded two interceptions and his late pick preserved Yale's 31-24 win over Dartmouth on Saturday.

Trailing by the game's final margin, the Big Green held Yale (2-2, 1-1 Ivy League) to three-and-out. On the Dartmouth drive; however, Guyton picked off Jackson Proctor with 2:14 left at the Big Green end of the field and ran out the clock.

Yale took the lead for good when Grooms thew a 69-yard touchdown to Ryan Lindley with 6:04 left. On Dartmouth's ensuing drive, Hamilton Moore ended it on the drive's seventh play. It was his second interception in as many weeks. Guyton's 70-yard interception return for a score brought Yale into a 7-all tie.

Dartmouth posted leads of 7-0 and 14-10 in the first half but never led again after Yale's Joshua Pitsenberger ran it in from the 4 to end an eight-play, 75-yard drive that concluded with 2:27 before halftime.

Quarterbacks Proctor and Nick Howard combined to complete 21-of-29 passes for 147 yards a touchdown and three interceptions. Howard ran for 87 yards on 18 carries and scored twice for Dartmouth (2-2, 1-1).

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