Yale at Dartmouth

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Yale beat Dartmouth 31–⁠24. It was their 85th meeting; after it, Yale led the series 49–⁠31–⁠5.

AwayYale7–⁠3 in 2023
31
HomeDartmouth6–⁠4 in 2023
24

Final at Memorial Field, HanoverTV: ESPN+Attendance 2,880

At kickoff
70°F, overcast, wind 3 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Lebanon Municipal Airport (KLEB), 8 km from the stadium
Official
Cory HansonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Yale71001431
Dartmouth773724

Standouts

Player stats

Yale

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nolan Grooms15/2223920
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nolan Grooms152008
Joshua Pitsenberger91516
Tre Peterson1303
Spencer Alston1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ryan Lindley7128169
Mason Tipton567130
Jackson Hawes234020
Tre Peterson110010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Hamilton Moore0001
Sean Guyton0002

Dartmouth

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jackson Proctor17/2312012
Nick Howard4/62701
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nick Howard1787224
Tevita Moimoi982041
D.J. Crowther41906
Q Jones91706
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Paxton Scott560117
Isaac Boston325014
Alex Geraci222017
Daniel Haughton222019

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

YaleDartmouth
275Total yards368
239Passing yards147
36Rushing yards221
10.9Yards per pass5.1
1.3Yards per rush5.1
11First downs23
2–⁠10Third downs11–⁠17
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠0
0Turnovers4
5–⁠50Penalties4–⁠35
24:33Possession35:27

Efficiency

YaleDartmouth
36%Success rate41%
0.20EPA per play−0.05
1.57Explosiveness1.22
−0.25Rushing EPA0.12
0.61Passing EPA−0.07
23%Passing-down success35%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Dartmouth 52% to win. Yale won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Yale −4.5, over/under 42.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Dartmouth end zoneYale end zoneQ1 YalePunt, 5 playsQ1 DartmouthPunt, 3 playsQ1 YalePunt, 3 playsQ1 DartmouthTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 YalePunt, 3 playsQ1 DartmouthTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 DartmouthPunt, 3 playsQ2 YaleField goal, 9 playsQ2 DartmouthTouchdown, 14 playsQ2 YaleTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 DartmouthPunt, 3 playsQ2 YaleEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 DartmouthField goal, 13 playsQ3 YalePunt, 3 playsQ3 YalePunt, 4 playsQ3 DartmouthPunt, 3 playsQ3 YaleTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 DartmouthTouchdown, 14 playsQ4 YaleTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 DartmouthInterception, 7 playsQ4 YalePunt, 3 playsQ4 DartmouthInterception, 3 playsQ4 YaleResult not recorded, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Dartmouth drives left to right, Yale right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 YalePunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  2. Q1 DartmouthPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  3. Q1 YalePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  4. Q1 DartmouthTouchdown, 7 plays, 73 yards
  5. Q1 YalePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  6. Q1 DartmouthTouchdown, 6 plays, −21 yards
  7. Q1 DartmouthPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  8. Q2 YaleField goal, 9 plays, 43 yards
  9. Q2 DartmouthTouchdown, 14 plays, 72 yards
  10. Q2 YaleTouchdown, 8 plays, 72 yards
  11. Q2 DartmouthPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  12. Q2 YaleEnd of half, 2 plays, 2 yards
  13. Q3 DartmouthField goal, 13 plays, 54 yards
  14. Q3 YalePunt, 3 plays, −11 yards
  15. Q3 YalePunt, 4 plays, −16 yards
  16. Q3 DartmouthPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  17. Q3 YaleTouchdown, 7 plays, 79 yards
  18. Q4 DartmouthTouchdown, 14 plays, 72 yards
  19. Q4 YaleTouchdown, 3 plays, 72 yards
  20. Q4 DartmouthInterception, 7 plays, 18 yards
  21. Q4 YalePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  22. Q4 DartmouthInterception, 3 plays, 15 yards
  23. Q4 YaleResult not recorded, 3 plays, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Tied at 7
Yale Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 40Owen Zalc kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
14:591st & 10 at own 25Joshua Pitsenberger run for 6 yds to the YALE 31
14:312nd & 4 at own 31Nolan Grooms pass complete to Ryan Lindley for 6 yds to the YALE 37 for a 1ST down
14:051st & 10 at own 37Nolan Grooms pass complete to Mason Tipton for a loss of 1 yard to the YALE 36
13:312nd & 11 at own 36Nolan Grooms pass complete to Mason Tipton for 4 yds to the YALE 40
12:543rd & 7 at own 40Joshua Pitsenberger run for 4 yds to the YALE 44
12:064th & 3 at own 44Jack Bosman punt for 46 yds , Sean Williams returns for 12 yds to the DART 44 Yale Penalty, illegal formation (Tre Peterson) to the DART 27
Dartmouth Punt, 3 plays
11:531st & 10 at own 27Q Jones run for 4 yds to the DART 31
11:212nd & 6 at own 31
10:423rd & 6 at own 31Nick Howard pass incomplete to Isaac Boston, broken up by Wande Owens
10:374th & 6 at own 31Davis Golick punt for 36 yds
Yale Punt, 3 plays
10:301st & 10 at own 33pass incomplete to Mason Tipton
10:152nd & 10 at own 33Tre Peterson run for 3 yds to the YALE 36
9:433rd & 7 at own 36pass incomplete to Ryan Lindley
9:304th & 7 at own 36Jack Bosman punt for 40 yds
Dartmouth Touchdown, 7 plays
9:191st & 10 at own 24Jackson Proctor pass complete to Q Jones for 9 yds to the DART 33
8:522nd & 1 at own 33Q Jones run for 2 yds to the DART 35 for a 1ST down
8:201st & 10 at own 35Jackson Proctor pass complete to Tevita Moimoi for 1 yd to the DART 36
7:492nd & 9 at own 36Jackson Proctor pass complete to Isaac Boston for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:371st & 10 at the 50Jackson Proctor run for 4 yds to the YALE 46
7:112nd & 6 at opp 46Tevita Moimoi run for 41 yds to the YALE 5 for a 1ST down
6:201st & goal at opp 5Nick Howard 5 Yd Run (Owen Zalc Kick)Dartmouth 7, Yale 0
Yale Punt, 3 plays
6:201st & 10 at own 40Owen Zalc kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
6:191st & 10 at own 25
5:502nd & 10 at own 25Nolan Grooms pass incomplete to Ryan Lindley, broken up by Sean Williams
5:413rd & 10 at own 25Nolan Grooms run for 4 yds to the YALE 29
4:544th & 6 at own 29Jack Bosman punt for 51 yds , Sean Williams returns for 4 yds to the DART 24
Dartmouth Touchdown, 6 plays
4:351st & 10 at own 24Q Jones run for a loss of 1 yard to the DART 23
4:032nd & 11 at own 23Nick Howard pass complete to Paxton Scott Dartmouth Penalty, inelgible downfield on pass (-5 Yards) to the DART 18
3:382nd & 16 at own 18Nick Howard pass complete to Alex Geraci for 5 yds to the DART 23
3:053rd & 11 at own 23Nick Howard pass complete to Daniel Haughton for 19 yds to the DART 42 for a 1ST down
2:431st & 10 at own 42Nick Howard run for 24 yds to the YALE 34 for a 1ST down
1:561st & 10 at opp 34Sean Guyton 70 Yd Interception Return (Jack Bosman Kick)Tied at 7
Dartmouth Punt, 3 plays
1:561st & 10 at own 40Shamus Florio kickoff for 60 yds Yale Penalty, personal foul (Isaac Mitchell) to the DART 40
1:551st & 10 at own 40Q Jones run for a loss of 4 yards to the DART 36
1:232nd & 14 at own 36Q Jones run for 6 yds to the DART 42
0:433rd & 8 at own 42Jackson Proctor pass complete to Isaac Boston for 1 yd to the DART 43
Q2 15:004th & 7 at own 43Davis Golick punt for 25 yds
2nd quarter5 drives, then Yale 17, Dartmouth 14
Yale Field goal, 9 plays
14:501st & 10 at own 32pass incomplete to Ryan Lindley
14:402nd & 10 at own 32Nolan Grooms run for 2 yds to the YALE 34
14:043rd & 8 at own 34Nolan Grooms pass complete to Jackson Hawes for 14 yds to the YALE 48 for a 1ST down
13:341st & 10 at own 48Nolan Grooms run for 5 yds to the DART 47
13:042nd & 5 at opp 47Nolan Grooms pass complete to Jackson Hawes for 20 yds to the DART 27 for a 1ST down
12:331st & 10 at opp 27Nolan Grooms pass incomplete to Mason Tipton, broken up by Quinten Arello
12:252nd & 10 at opp 27pass incomplete to Mason Tipton
12:213rd & 10 at opp 27Joshua Pitsenberger run for 2 yds to the DART 25
11:434th & 8 at opp 25Jack Bosman 43 yd FG GOODYale 10, Dartmouth 7
Dartmouth Touchdown, 14 plays
11:431st & 10 at own 40Shamus Florio kickoff for 56 yds
11:431st & 10 at own 25Tevita Moimoi run for 5 yds to the DART 30
11:202nd & 5 at own 30Tevita Moimoi run for 6 yds to the DART 36 for a 1ST down
10:581st & 10 at own 36Jackson Proctor run for 13 yds to the DART 49 for a 1ST down
10:371st & 10 at own 49Jackson Proctor pass complete to Paxton Scott for 17 yds to the YALE 34 for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at opp 34Dartmouth Penalty, illegal formation (-5 Yards) to the YALE 39
9:481st & 15 at opp 39D.J. Crowther run for 6 yds to the YALE 33
9:152nd & 9 at opp 33Nick Howard run for 3 yds to the YALE 30
8:403rd & 6 at opp 30Jackson Proctor pass complete to Painter Richards-Baker for 7 yds to the YALE 23 for a 1ST down
8:111st & 10 at opp 23pass incomplete to Tevita Moimoi
8:062nd & 10 at opp 23D.J. Crowther run for 5 yds to the YALE 18
7:353rd & 5 at opp 18Jackson Proctor pass complete to Paxton Scott for 15 yds to the YALE 3 for a 1ST down
6:491st & goal at opp 3Nick Howard run for 2 yds to the YALE 1
6:132nd & goal at opp 1Nick Howard run for a loss of 1 yard to the YALE 2
5:273rd & goal at opp 2Nick Howard 2 Yd Run (Owen Zalc Kick)Dartmouth 14, Yale 10
Yale Touchdown, 8 plays
5:271st & 10 at own 40Owen Zalc kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
5:271st & 10 at own 25Nolan Grooms pass complete to Ryan Lindley for 9 yds to the YALE 34
4:512nd & 1 at own 34Nolan Grooms run for 8 yds to the YALE 42 for a 1ST down
4:201st & 10 at own 42Nolan Grooms run for 1 yd to the YALE 43
3:462nd & 9 at own 43Nolan Grooms pass complete to Ryan Lindley for 3 yds to the YALE 46
3:163rd & 6 at own 46Nolan Grooms pass incomplete to Mason Tipton for a 1ST down Dartmouth Penalty, Defensive holding (Tyson McCloud) to the DART 44 for a 1ST down
3:101st & 10 at opp 44Nolan Grooms pass incomplete to Ryan Lindley for a 1ST down Dartmouth Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Sean Williams) to the DART 29 for a 1ST down
3:041st & 10 at opp 29Yale Penalty, false start (Aaron Session) to the DART 34
3:031st & 15 at opp 34Nolan Grooms pass complete to Mason Tipton for 30 yds to the DART 4 for a 1ST down
2:241st & goal at opp 4Joshua Pitsenberger 4 Yd Run (Jack Bosman Kick)Yale 17, Dartmouth 14
Dartmouth Punt, 3 plays
2:241st & 10 at own 40Shamus Florio kickoff for 50 yds , Sean Williams return for 21 yds to the DART 31
2:181st & 10 at own 31Tevita Moimoi run for 2 yds to the DART 33
1:522nd & 8 at own 33Jackson Proctor pass complete to Tevita Moimoi for a loss of 5 yards to the DART 28
1:423rd & 13 at own 28Jackson Proctor run for 8 yds to the DART 36
1:344th & 5 at own 36Davis Golick punt for 41 yds , Ryan Lindley returns for 10 yds to the YALE 33
Yale End of half, 2 plays
1:231st & 10 at own 33Spencer Alston run for 2 yds to the YALE 35
0:482nd & 8 at own 35Nolan Grooms run for 6 yds to the YALE 40
3rd quarter5 drives, then Tied at 17
Dartmouth Field goal, 13 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 40Shamus Florio kickoff for 51 yds , Sean Williams return for 22 yds to the DART 31
14:541st & 10 at own 31Q Jones run for 6 yds to the DART 37
14:212nd & 4 at own 37Nick Howard run for 2 yds to the DART 39
13:503rd & 2 at own 39Nick Howard run for 16 yds to the YALE 45 for a 1ST down
13:201st & 10 at opp 45Nick Howard pass complete to Tevita Moimoi for a loss of 4 yards to the YALE 49
12:452nd & 14 at opp 49Nick Howard run for 7 yds to the YALE 42
12:113rd & 7 at opp 42Nick Howard pass complete to Painter Richards-Baker for 7 yds to the YALE 35 for a 1ST down
11:391st & 10 at opp 35Nick Howard run for 12 yds to the YALE 23 for a 1ST down
10:581st & 10 at opp 23Nick Howard run for 4 yds to the YALE 19
10:252nd & 6 at opp 19Tevita Moimoi run for 17 yds to the YALE 2 for a 1ST down
9:461st & goal at opp 2Nick Howard run for 1 yd to the YALE 1
9:092nd & goal at opp 1
8:353rd & goal at opp 1Nick Howard run for a loss of 14 yards to the YALE 15 Nick Howard fumbled, recovered by DART Nick Howard
7:544th & goal at opp 15Owen Zalc 32 yd FG GOODTied at 17
Yale Punt, 3 plays
7:541st & 10 at own 40Owen Zalc kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
7:541st & 10 at own 25Nolan Grooms sacked for a loss of 2 yards to the YALE 23
7:142nd & 12 at own 23Nolan Grooms pass complete to Ryan Lindley for 6 yds to the YALE 29
6:393rd & 6 at own 29Nolan Grooms sacked for a loss of 15 yards to the YALE 14
5:534th & 21 at own 14Jack Bosman punt for 27 yds , Cam Maddox returns for no gain to the YALE 41 Cam Maddox fumbled, recovered by YALE Joshua Pitsenberger , return for no gain to the YALE 41
Yale Punt, 4 plays
5:451st & 10 at own 41Nolan Grooms pass complete to Ryan Lindley for a loss of 3 yards to the YALE 38
5:082nd & 13 at own 38Yale Penalty, Offensive holding (Leo Bluhm) to the YALE 28
4:502nd & 23 at own 28Nolan Grooms run for 8 yds to the YALE 36
3:224th & 26 at own 25Jack Bosman punt for 36 yds , Sean Williams returns for 9 yds to the DART 48
Dartmouth Punt, 3 plays
3:111st & 10 at own 48D.J. Crowther run for 3 yds to the YALE 49
2:382nd & 7 at opp 49Tevita Moimoi run for 3 yds to the YALE 46
2:033rd & 4 at opp 46pass incomplete to Chris Corbo
1:574th & 4 at opp 46Davis Golick punt for 28 yds
Yale Touchdown, 7 plays
1:451st & 10 at own 18Joshua Pitsenberger run for a loss of 5 yards to the YALE 13
1:112nd & 15 at own 13Nolan Grooms pass complete to Ryan Lindley for 38 yds to the DART 49 for a 1ST down
0:461st & 10 at opp 49pass incomplete to Mason Shipp
0:412nd & 10 at opp 49Nolan Grooms pass complete to Mason Tipton for 30 yds to the DART 19 for a 1ST down
0:061st & 10 at opp 19Nolan Grooms pass complete to Tre Peterson for 10 yds to the DART 9 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:591st & goal at opp 9Nolan Grooms run for 5 yds to the DART 4
Q4 14:142nd & goal at opp 4Mason Tipton 4 Yd pass from Nolan Grooms (Jack Bosman Kick)Yale 24, Dartmouth 17
4th quarter6 drives, then Yale 31, Dartmouth 24
Dartmouth Touchdown, 14 plays
14:141st & 10 at own 40Shamus Florio kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
14:141st & 10 at own 25Jackson Proctor pass complete to Paxton Scott for 17 yds to the DART 42 for a 1ST down
13:451st & 10 at own 42Jackson Proctor pass complete to Daniel Haughton for 3 yds to the DART 45
13:132nd & 7 at own 45Jackson Proctor pass complete to Q Jones
12:383rd & 7 at own 45Jackson Proctor pass complete to Isaac Boston for 10 yds to the YALE 45 for a 1ST down
12:061st & 10 at opp 45pass incomplete to Q Jones
11:572nd & 10 at opp 45Nick Howard run for 5 yds to the YALE 40
11:163rd & 5 at opp 40D.J. Crowther run for 5 yds to the YALE 35 for a 1ST down
10:281st & 10 at opp 35Tevita Moimoi run for 4 yds to the YALE 31
10:012nd & 6 at opp 31Tevita Moimoi run for 4 yds to the YALE 27
9:253rd & 2 at opp 27Nick Howard run for 6 yds to the YALE 21 for a 1ST down
8:581st & 10 at opp 21Nick Howard run for 11 yds to the YALE 10 for a 1ST down
8:211st & goal at opp 10Q Jones run for 2 yds to the YALE 8
7:472nd & goal at opp 8Nick Howard run for 2 yds to the YALE 6
7:033rd & goal at opp 6Paxton Scott 6 Yd pass from Jackson Proctor (Owen Zalc Kick)Tied at 24
Yale Touchdown, 3 plays
7:031st & 10 at own 40Owen Zalc kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
7:031st & 10 at own 25Nolan Grooms run for 4 yds to the YALE 29
6:362nd & 6 at own 29Joshua Pitsenberger run for 2 yds to the YALE 31
5:523rd & 4 at own 31Ryan Lindley 69 Yd pass from Nolan Grooms (Jack Bosman Kick)Yale 31, Dartmouth 24
Dartmouth Interception, 7 plays
5:521st & 10 at own 40Shamus Florio kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
5:501st & 10 at own 25Jackson Proctor pass complete to Painter Richards-Baker for 5 yds to the DART 30
5:272nd & 5 at own 30Q Jones run for 2 yds to the DART 32
4:503rd & 3 at own 32Jackson Proctor pass complete to Paxton Scott for 5 yds to the DART 37 for a 1ST down
4:181st & 10 at own 37Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Painter Richards-Baker for a 1ST down Yale Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Sean Guyton) to the YALE 48 for a 1ST down
4:141st & 10 at opp 48Jackson Proctor sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the DART 43
3:402nd & 19 at own 43pass incomplete to Jace Henry
3:353rd & 19 at own 43Jackson Proctor pass intercepted
Yale Punt, 3 plays
3:231st & 10 at own 49Joshua Pitsenberger run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
3:192nd & 9 at the 50Nolan Grooms run for 3 yds to the DART 47
3:133rd & 6 at opp 47Nolan Grooms run for 1 yd to the DART 46
3:074th & 5 at opp 46Jack Bosman punt for 35 yds
Dartmouth Interception, 3 plays
3:011st & 10 at own 11Jackson Proctor pass complete to Alex Geraci for 17 yds to the DART 28 for a 1ST down
2:361st & 10 at own 28Jackson Proctor pass complete to Q Jones for a loss of 2 yards to the DART 26
2:142nd & 12 at own 26Jackson Proctor pass intercepted
Yale Result not recorded, 3 plays
2:121st & 10 at opp 36Joshua Pitsenberger run for 1 yd to the DART 35
1:272nd & 9 at opp 35Nolan Grooms run for 1 yd to the DART 34

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Yale leads 50–⁠33–⁠5 in 88 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Yale 28, Dartmouth 7
2025Dartmouth 17, Yale 16
2024Dartmouth 44, Yale 43
2023Yale 31, Dartmouth 24
2022Yale 24, Dartmouth 21
2021Dartmouth 24, Yale 17

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