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Dartmouth at Merrimack

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Dartmouth beat Merrimack 16–⁠14. It was their first meeting; after it, Dartmouth led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayDartmouth8–⁠2 in 2024
16
HomeMerrimack5–⁠6 in 2024
14

Final at Duane Stadium, North AndoverTV: ESPN+Attendance 15,211

At kickoff
70°F, partly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the east, gusts to 18 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Lawrence Municipal Airport (KLWM), 3 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Official
Travis BartaGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Dartmouth730616
Merrimack707014

Standouts

Player stats

Dartmouth

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jackson Proctor14/2916110
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Q Jones1752010
Jackson Proctor1043013
D.J. Crowther71205
Grayson Saunier110010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Painter Richards-Baker175175
Paxton Scott436012
Q Jones115015
Daniel Haughton213014

Merrimack

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ayden Pereira12/159900
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jermaine Corbett21137217
Ayden Pereira112108
Brendon Wyatt41008
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jermaine Corbett345033
Jalen McDonald217012
L.J. Robinson114014
Seth Sweitzer31309

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

Team stats

DartmouthMerrimack
280Total yards264
161Passing yards99
119Rushing yards165
5.6Yards per pass6.6
3.3Yards per rush4.5
18First downs15
7–⁠16Third downs5–⁠12
1–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠1
0Turnovers0
6–⁠41Penalties5–⁠50
30:45Possession29:15

Efficiency

DartmouthMerrimack
35%Success rate45%
0.02EPA per play0.03
1.27Explosiveness1.07
−0.05Rushing EPA0.14
0.08Passing EPA−0.20
29%Passing-down success28%

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 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Dartmouth −11.5, over/under 43.5.

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

Every drive

Merrimack end zoneDartmouth end zoneQ1 DartmouthPunt, 3 playsQ1 MerrimackTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 DartmouthTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 MerrimackPunt, 3 playsQ1 DartmouthTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ1 MerrimackMissed FG, 9 playsQ2 DartmouthPunt, 3 playsQ2 MerrimackPunt, 3 playsQ2 DartmouthField goal, 14 playsQ2 MerrimackPunt, 4 playsQ2 DartmouthEnd of half, 4 playsQ3 MerrimackTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 DartmouthMissed FG, 12 playsQ3 MerrimackPunt, 6 playsQ3 DartmouthPunt, 4 playsQ3 MerrimackTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 DartmouthField goal, 12 playsQ4 MerrimackPunt, 8 playsQ4 DartmouthField goal, 10 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Merrimack drives left to right, Dartmouth right to left.
  1. Q1 DartmouthPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  2. Q1 MerrimackTouchdown, 7 plays, 57 yards
  3. Q1 DartmouthTouchdown, 2 plays, 72 yards
  4. Q1 MerrimackPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  5. Q1 DartmouthTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 15 yards
  6. Q1 MerrimackMissed FG, 9 plays, 27 yards
  7. Q2 DartmouthPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  8. Q2 MerrimackPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  9. Q2 DartmouthField goal, 14 plays, 51 yards
  10. Q2 MerrimackPunt, 4 plays, 15 yards
  11. Q2 DartmouthEnd of half, 4 plays, 8 yards
  12. Q3 MerrimackTouchdown, 7 plays, 69 yards
  13. Q3 DartmouthMissed FG, 12 plays, 43 yards
  14. Q3 MerrimackPunt, 6 plays, 24 yards
  15. Q3 DartmouthPunt, 4 plays, 2 yards
  16. Q3 MerrimackTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 26 yards
  17. Q4 DartmouthField goal, 12 plays, 35 yards
  18. Q4 MerrimackPunt, 8 plays, 30 yards
  19. Q4 DartmouthField goal, 10 plays, 62 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Tied at 7
Dartmouth Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 20Jackson Proctor pass complete to Chris Corbo for a loss of 1 yard to the DART 19
15:002nd & 11 at own 19Jackson Proctor pass complete to Nick Lemon for a loss of 4 yards to the DART 15
15:003rd & 15 at own 15Dartmouth Penalty, delay of game (Jackson Proctor) to the DART 10
15:003rd & 20 at own 10Q Jones run for 4 yds to the DART 14
Merrimack Missed FG, 9 plays
15:003rd & 2 at opp 37Jermaine Corbett run for 5 yds to the DART 32 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 35Lliam Davis kickoff for 63 yds , D.J. Crowther return for 18 yds to the DART 20
12:304th & 16 at own 14Davis Golick punt for 46 yds
Merrimack Touchdown, 7 plays
12:301st & 10 at own 40Jermaine Corbett run for 3 yds to the MRMK 43
12:302nd & 7 at own 43Ayden Pereira run for 4 yds to the MRMK 47
12:303rd & 3 at own 47Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jared Dunn for 6 yds to the DART 47 for a 1ST down
12:301st & 10 at opp 47Jermaine Corbett run for 14 yds to the DART 33 for a 1ST down
12:301st & 10 at opp 33Ayden Pereira run for 8 yds to the DART 25
12:302nd & 2 at opp 25Jermaine Corbett run for 12 yds to the DART 13 for a 1ST down
8:401st & 10 at opp 13Jermaine Corbett run for 13 yds for a TD (Lliam Davis KICK)Merrimack 7, Dartmouth 0
Dartmouth Touchdown, 2 plays
8:401st & 10 at own 35Lliam Davis kickoff for 65 yds
8:401st & 10 at own 25pass incomplete to Paxton Scott
8:212nd & 10 at own 25Jackson Proctor pass complete to Painter Richards-Baker for 75 yds for a TD (Owen Zalc KICK)Tied at 7
Merrimack Punt, 3 plays
8:211st & 10 at own 35Owen Zalc kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:211st & 10 at own 25Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jared Dunn for no gain to the MRMK 25
8:212nd & 10 at own 25Corbett,Jermaine rush middle (Grimm,Tyson).
8:213rd & 10 at own 25Ayden Pereira run for 2 yds to the MRMK 27
5:584th & 8 at own 27Cole Peterson punt for 48 yds , Sean Williams returns for 17 yds to the DART 42
Dartmouth Turnover on downs, 7 plays
5:581st & 10 at own 42Crowther,D.J. rush middle (Leavy,Tyler;Roberts,Brandon).
5:582nd & 10 at own 42Jackson Proctor pass complete to Desmin Jackson for 9 yds to the MRMK 49
5:583rd & 1 at opp 49D.J. Crowther run for 2 yds to the MRMK 47 for a 1ST down
5:581st & 10 at opp 47Jackson Proctor run for 6 yds to the MRMK 41
5:582nd & 4 at opp 41Grayson O’Bara run for 2 yds to the MRMK 39
5:583rd & 2 at opp 39D.J. Crowther run for a loss of 4 yards to the MRMK 43
2:274th & 6 at opp 43pass incomplete to Painter Richards-Baker
Merrimack Missed FG, 9 plays
2:271st & 10 at own 43Jermaine Corbett run for 8 yds to the DART 49
2:272nd & 2 at opp 49Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jared Dunn for 4 yds to the DART 45 for a 1ST down
2:271st & 10 at opp 45Ayden Pereira run for a loss of 1 yard to the DART 46
2:272nd & 11 at opp 46Jermaine Corbett run for 9 yds to the DART 37
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 32Ayden Pereira run for 2 yds to the DART 30
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at opp 30Ayden Pereira run for 3 yds to the DART 27
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 27Ayden Pereira run for a loss of 3 yards to the DART 30
Q2 12:484th & 8 at opp 30Lliam Davis 47 yd FG MISSED
2nd quarter5 drives, then Dartmouth 10, Merrimack 7
Dartmouth Punt, 3 plays
12:481st & 10 at own 30Q Jones run for 1 yd to the DART 31
12:482nd & 9 at own 31Jackson Proctor pass complete to Grayson O’Bara for a loss of 3 yards to the DART 28
12:483rd & 12 at own 28Q Jones run for 3 yds to the DART 31
12:484th & 9 at own 31Merrimack Penalty, off-side (Wes Matthews) to the DART 36
10:194th & 4 at own 36Davis Golick punt for 40 yds
Merrimack Punt, 3 plays
10:191st & 10 at own 24Corbett,Jermaine rush left (Williams,Sean).
10:192nd & 10 at own 24Jermaine Corbett run for 6 yds to the MRMK 30
10:193rd & 4 at own 30Ayden Pereira run for 3 yds to the MRMK 33
8:104th & 1 at own 33Cole Peterson punt for 32 yds
Dartmouth Field goal, 14 plays
8:101st & 10 at own 35Jackson Proctor pass complete to Daniel Haughton for a loss of 1 yard to the DART 34
8:102nd & 11 at own 34pass incomplete to Chris Corbo
8:103rd & 11 at own 34Jackson Proctor run for 13 yds to the DART 47 for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at own 47Proctor,Jackson rush right (Houston,Deon).
8:102nd & 10 at own 47Q Jones run for 5 yds to the MRMK 48
8:103rd & 5 at opp 48Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Chris Corbo, broken up by Deon Houston
5:104th & 5 at opp 48Davis Golick punt
5:104th & 0 at opp 43Q Jones run for 1 yd to the MRMK 42 Merrimack Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Jabari Nichols) to the MRMK 27
5:101st & 10 at opp 27Jackson Proctor run for 5 yds to the MRMK 22
5:102nd & 5 at opp 22D.J. Crowther run for 4 yds to the MRMK 18
5:103rd & 1 at opp 18D.J. Crowther run for 4 yds to the MRMK 14 for a 1ST down
5:101st & 10 at opp 14Jones,Q rush left (Compoh,Jason).
5:102nd & 10 at opp 14pass incomplete to Q Jones
5:103rd & 10 at opp 14pass incomplete to Paxton Scott
1:594th & 10 at opp 14Owen Zalc 31 yd FG GOODDartmouth 10, Merrimack 7
Merrimack Punt, 4 plays
1:541st & 10 at own 35Owen Zalc kickoff for 64 yds , Jermaine Corbett return for 13 yds to the MRMK 20 , Donte Williams return for 7 yds to the MRMK 20
1:541st & 10 at own 20Jermaine Corbett run for 11 yds to the MRMK 31 for a 1ST down
1:541st & 10 at own 31Jermaine Corbett run for a loss of 2 yards to the MRMK 29
1:542nd & 12 at own 29Ayden Pereira pass complete to Seth Sweitzer for 9 yds to the MRMK 38
1:543rd & 3 at own 38Matthias Latham run for a loss of 3 yards to the MRMK 35
1:224th & 6 at own 35Cole Peterson punt for 45 yds , Sean Williams returns for 2 yds to the DART 22
Dartmouth End of half, 4 plays
1:221st & 10 at own 22Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Painter Richards-Baker, broken up by Jabari Nichols Merrimack Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Jabari Nichols) to the DART 37
1:221st & 10 at own 37Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Paxton Scott Dartmouth Penalty, Offensive holding (Nick Marinaro) to the DART 27
1:221st & 20 at own 27Q Jones run for 3 yds to the DART 30
3rd quarter7 drives, then Merrimack 14, Dartmouth 10
Merrimack Touchdown, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 28Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jermaine Corbett for 33 yds to the DART 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 39Brendon Wyatt run for 1 yd to the DART 38
15:002nd & 9 at opp 38Brendon Wyatt run for 8 yds to the DART 30
15:003rd & 1 at opp 30Brendon Wyatt run for 1 yd to the DART 29 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 29Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jalen McDonald for 5 yds to the DART 24
15:002nd & 5 at opp 24Jermaine Corbett run for 2 yds to the DART 22 for a 1ST down Dartmouth Penalty, face mask (11 yards) (Ejike Adele) to the DART 11 for a 1ST down
Merrimack Turnover on downs, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 36Ayden Pereira run for 6 yds to the DART 30
Merrimack Touchdown, 7 plays
14:531st & 10 at own 35Owen Zalc kickoff for 60 yds , Jermaine Corbett return for 23 yds to the MRMK 28
11:131st & 10 at opp 11Jermaine Corbett run for 11 yds for a TD (Lliam Davis KICK)Merrimack 14, Dartmouth 10
Dartmouth Missed FG, 12 plays
11:041st & 10 at own 35Lliam Davis kickoff for 65 yds , Desmin Jackson return for 25 yds to the DART 25
11:041st & 10 at own 25pass incomplete to Paxton Scott
11:042nd & 10 at own 25pass incomplete to Paxton Scott
11:043rd & 10 at own 25Jackson Proctor run for 11 yds to the DART 36 for a 1ST down
11:041st & 10 at own 36Proctor,Jackson rush middle (Roberts,Brandon;Cooper,Rajahn).
11:042nd & 10 at own 36Q Jones run for 4 yds to the DART 40
11:043rd & 6 at own 40Jackson Proctor pass complete to Paxton Scott for 8 yds to the DART 48 for a 1ST down
11:041st & 10 at own 48Jackson Proctor pass complete to Alex Geraci for 8 yds to the MRMK 44
11:042nd & 2 at opp 44Q Jones run for 10 yds to the MRMK 34 for a 1ST down
11:041st & 10 at opp 34Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Daniel Haughton, broken up by Donte Williams
11:042nd & 10 at opp 34Q Jones run for 2 yds to the MRMK 32
11:043rd & 8 at opp 32Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Alex Geraci, broken up by Nate Palanica Jr.
6:584th & 8 at opp 32Owen Zalc 50 yd FG MISSED
Merrimack Punt, 6 plays
6:581st & 10 at own 32Jermaine Corbett run for 9 yds to the MRMK 41
6:582nd & 1 at own 41pass incomplete to Jalen McDonald
6:583rd & 1 at own 41Jermaine Corbett run for 12 yds to the DART 47 for a 1ST down Dartmouth Penalty, off-side (Sean Williams) to the DART 47 for a 1ST down
6:581st & 10 at opp 47Jermaine Corbett run for 2 yds to the DART 45
6:582nd & 8 at opp 45Wyatt,Brendon rush middle (Green,Josiah).
6:583rd & 8 at opp 45Ayden Pereira pass complete to Seth Sweitzer for 1 yd to the DART 44
3:464th & 7 at opp 44Cole Peterson punt for 44 yds
Dartmouth Punt, 4 plays
3:461st & 10 at own 20Jones,Q rush left (Georges,Marc Christian).
3:462nd & 10 at own 20Jackson Proctor pass complete to Daniel Haughton for no gain to the DART 20 Dartmouth Penalty, inelgible downfield on pass (-5 Yards) to the DART 15
3:462nd & 15 at own 15Q Jones run for 7 yds to the DART 22
3:463rd & 8 at own 22pass incomplete to Paxton Scott
1:514th & 8 at own 22punt for 36 yds
Merrimack Turnover on downs, 7 plays
1:511st & 10 at own 42Ayden Pereira run for 5 yds to the MRMK 47
1:512nd & 5 at own 47Jermaine Corbett run for 17 yds to the DART 36 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:002nd & 4 at opp 30Ayden Pereira pass complete to Seth Sweitzer for no gain to the DART 30 Merrimack Penalty, Offensive holding (Austin Palmer) to the DART 40
Q4 15:002nd & 14 at opp 40Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jermaine Corbett for 5 yds to the DART 35
Q4 15:003rd & 9 at opp 35Ayden Pereira pass complete to Seth Sweitzer for 3 yds to the DART 32
Q4 13:114th & 6 at opp 32Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Austin Palmer, broken up by Jordan Washington
4th quarter3 drives, then Dartmouth 16, Merrimack 14
Dartmouth Field goal, 12 plays
13:111st & 10 at own 32pass incomplete to Paxton Scott
13:112nd & 10 at own 32Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Painter Richards-Baker, broken up by Garry Rosemond Jr.
13:113rd & 10 at own 32Jackson Proctor pass complete to Daniel Haughton for 14 yds to the DART 46 for a 1ST down
13:111st & 10 at own 46Dartmouth Penalty, false start (Cam Davenport) to the DART 41
13:111st & 15 at own 41Jackson Proctor run for 4 yds to the DART 45
13:112nd & 11 at own 45Jackson Proctor pass complete to Paxton Scott for 10 yds to the MRMK 45
13:113rd & 1 at opp 45D.J. Crowther run for 1 yd to the MRMK 44 for a 1ST down
13:111st & 10 at opp 44Jackson Proctor sacked by Favor Bate for a loss of 2 yards to the MRMK 46
13:112nd & 12 at opp 46Jackson Proctor pass complete to Paxton Scott for 12 yds to the MRMK 34 for a 1ST down
13:111st & 10 at opp 34Jackson Proctor run for 1 yd to the MRMK 33
13:112nd & 9 at opp 33D.J. Crowther run for 5 yds to the MRMK 28
13:113rd & 4 at opp 28Dartmouth Penalty, false start (Delby Lemieux) to the MRMK 33
13:113rd & 9 at opp 33Jackson Proctor pass incomplete to Chris Corbo, broken up by Deon Houston
7:544th & 9 at opp 33Owen Zalc 50 yd FG GOODMerrimack 14, Dartmouth 13
Merrimack Punt, 8 plays
7:541st & 10 at own 35Owen Zalc kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:541st & 10 at own 25Jermaine Corbett run for 2 yds to the MRMK 27
7:542nd & 8 at own 27Ayden Pereira pass complete to LJ Robinson for 14 yds to the MRMK 41 for a 1ST down
7:541st & 10 at own 41pass incomplete to Jared Dunn
7:542nd & 10 at own 41Jermaine Corbett run for 3 yds to the MRMK 44
7:543rd & 7 at own 44Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jalen McDonald for 12 yds to the DART 44 for a 1ST down
7:541st & 10 at opp 44Ayden Pereira sacked by Josiah Green and Ejike Adele for a loss of 8 yards to the MRMK 48
7:542nd & 18 at own 48Corbett,Jermaine rush middle (Green,Micah).
7:543rd & 18 at own 48Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jermaine Corbett for 7 yds to the DART 45
2:594th & 11 at opp 45Cole Peterson punt for 20 yds
Dartmouth Field goal, 10 plays
2:591st & 10 at own 25Jackson Proctor pass complete to Chris Corbo for 13 yds to the DART 38 for a 1ST down
2:591st & 10 at own 38Jackson Proctor pass complete to Q Jones for 15 yds to the MRMK 47 for a 1ST down
2:591st & 10 at opp 47Q Jones run for 4 yds to the MRMK 43
2:592nd & 6 at opp 43Jackson Proctor pass complete to Paxton Scott for 6 yds to the MRMK 37 for a 1ST down
2:591st & 10 at opp 37Q Jones run for 5 yds to the MRMK 32
1:162nd & 5 at opp 32Grayson Saunier run for 10 yds to the MRMK 22 for a 1ST down
1:041st & 10 at opp 22Q Jones run for 4 yds to the MRMK 18
0:582nd & 6 at opp 18Jackson Proctor run for 5 yds to the MRMK 13
0:583rd & 1 at opp 13Jones,Q rush middle (Lenon,Nicholas).
0:034th & 1 at opp 13Owen Zalc 32 yd FG GOODDartmouth 16, Merrimack 14

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.

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Dartmouth leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.

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2024Dartmouth 16, Merrimack 14

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