HANOVER, N.H. (Interstat) — Monmouth will meet Dartmouth on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Memorial Field (Dartmouth) in Hanover, N.H. Monmouth is the visiting team, and Dartmouth is the home team. The Hawks enter at 2-2, while the Big Green are 0-1. The Hawks have won two of their first four games, while Dartmouth has played one game. Monmouth will aim to improve to 3-2, and Dartmouth will seek its first win. The forecast for game time calls for 69 degrees Fahrenheit.

Monmouth will look to quarterback Frankie Weaver to guide its offense. In the Hawks’ most recent game, a 28-20 win at Albany, Weaver completed 11 of 15 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns. Kenny Smith Jr. ran 17 times for 86 yards, added one reception for 2 yards and returned three kickoffs for 55 yards, while Elijah Jennings ran 14 times for 70 yards. Earlier this season, Weaver completed 26 of 37 passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-24 win against Sacred Heart. Monmouth also has losses to Western Michigan and Tennessee Tech this season, falling 49-14 at Western Michigan and 38-14 at Tennessee Tech. The Hawks opened the season with the loss at Tennessee Tech, then beat Sacred Heart at home, lost at Western Michigan, and won at Albany. Monmouth will need another efficient passing effort from Weaver. Weaver has thrown five touchdown passes over his past two games.

Dartmouth counters with quarterback Grayson Saunier, who was productive in the Big Green’s 24-20 loss at Lehigh. Saunier completed 17 of 30 passes for 262 yards, ran eight times for 21 yards and scored one touchdown. Myles Craddock ran 13 times for 33 yards, caught one pass for 7 yards and scored a touchdown. Jacob Henry ran five times for 9 yards. Dartmouth is seeking its first win of the season after opening with the Lehigh loss. The Big Green will rely on Saunier to spark the offense against Monmouth. Dartmouth will need another strong passing effort from Saunier.

Monmouth’s upcoming schedule includes Towson at Monmouth, Monmouth at New Hampshire, Monmouth at Hampton, Bryant at Monmouth, North Carolina A&T at Monmouth, Merrimack at Monmouth and Monmouth at Campbell. Dartmouth is scheduled to host Penn, visit Yale, host Merrimack, visit Columbia, host Harvard, visit Princeton, visit Cornell and host Brown.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Dartmouth 38, Monmouth 22. Its ELO system gives Dartmouth a 72.3 percent probability to win. Monmouth has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +3. The over/under is 51.5.