HANOVER, N.H. (Interstat) — Grayson Saunier threw a short touchdown pass to Ky’Dric Fisher and Dartmouth held off Penn for a 14-10 NCAA Football Championship Division victory Saturday at Memorial Field. The Big Green improved to 1-2. The Quakers fell to 1-2. Dartmouth, the home team, scored first and then answered after Penn took its only lead in the fourth quarter.

Penn quarterback Miles Teodecki, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound junior from Austin, Texas, completed 27 of 39 passes for 214 yards and added 54 yards on 11 carries. Dartmouth’s Grayson Saunier, a 6-foot-2, 210-pound quarterback and the Big Green’s top star, completed 13 of 15 passes for 173 yards and one touchdown. He also ran 10 times for 33 yards. Saunier’s scoring strike to Fisher covered 16 yards in the first quarter, and Owen Zalc’s extra point gave Dartmouth the early lead.

Penn’s Josh Narcisse, a 6-foot, 190-pound defensive back, made six tackles. Jayden Drayton, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound receiver, returned one kickoff for 25 yards and one punt for 7 yards while making five tackles. Cole Olsztyn, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound linebacker, had seven tackles. Zach Darche, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound linebacker, led Penn with nine tackles. Jack Donnelly, a 6-foot-2, 230-pound tight end, caught one pass for 4 yards. Ronan Johannson, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound receiver, had two catches for 20 yards. Isaac Lee, a 6-foot, 175-pound receiver, caught three passes for 25 yards. Dante Barone caught three passes for 29 yards. Mason Page, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound receiver, was Teodecki’s top target with eight catches for 64 yards. Simon Cofrancesco added 7 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards on four catches. Tommy Lafayette, a 5-foot-11, 185-pound running back, had four carries for 20 yards and three catches for 15 yards. Sean Williams Jr., a 5-foot-10, 195-pound running back, scored Penn’s touchdown on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter. Donte West, a 5-foot-11, 200-pound running back, ran 14 times for 44 yards and caught three passes for 34 yards.

Dartmouth’s Luke Armistead, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound punter, punted twice for 117 yards. Owen Zalc, a 5-foot-10, 155-pound kicker, made his extra-point tries. Matisse Brosseau, a 6-foot-3, 247-pound defensive lineman, had one quarterback hurry. Ty Cortes, a 6-foot, 195-pound defensive back, made five tackles. Connor Martin had five tackles and two quarterback hurries. Brock Cornell, a 5-foot-10, 180-pound defensive back, made five tackles. Liam Forster had five tackles and one quarterback hurry. Derek McCrum, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound linebacker, had three tackles. Raashed Hall, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound defensive lineman, had two tackles and half a sack. Devin Malloy, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound defensive back, had two tackles. Ethan Cohall, a 5-foot-10, 195-pound defensive back, Duncan McPherson, a 6-foot-4, 285-pound defensive lineman, Cosmo Fusco, a 6-foot-4, 270-pound defensive lineman, Luke McIlhon, Cole Erickson, a 6-foot-4, 250-pound defensive lineman, and Jack Sacchetti, a 6-foot-4, 265-pound defensive lineman, each had one tackle. Fusco added half a sack. Sacchetti had one quarterback hurry. Mason Walters handled field goals and extra points for Penn, and Nate Kashey, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound punter, punted twice for 82 yards.

Dartmouth’s Joshua Johnson had five tackles. Myles Craddock, a 5-foot-10, 200-pound running back, finished with 21 carries for 85 yards and one catch for 10 yards. He scored on a 2-yard run with 4:55 remaining, and Zalc’s extra point put the Big Green ahead 14-10. Chris Roper, a 5-foot-9, 195-pound running back, ran three times for 20 yards and caught one pass for 13 yards. Dylan Elder, a 5-foot-10, 192-pound running back, had one carry for 1 yard. Nick Lemon, a 5-foot-10, 180-pound receiver, caught three passes for 56 yards. James Elliott, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound receiver, had three catches for 40 yards. Ky’Dric Fisher, a 6-foot, 170-pound receiver, finished with two catches for 39 yards and a touchdown. Kyle Meier caught one pass for 9 yards. Kareem Fisher caught one pass for 7 yards. Jason Bish, a 6-foot-5, 234-pound tight end, had one catch for minus-1 yard.

Dartmouth’s Johnny Stephens, a 6-foot, 182-pound defensive back, made 13 tackles. Cameron Best-Alston, a 6-foot-3, 206-pound defensive back, had 12 tackles. Steve Simpkins Jr. recorded 10 tackles and one quarterback hurry. Harrison Keith, a 6-foot, 200-pound safety, added eight tackles. Jorden Barnes had seven tackles. Ian Scott returned one punt for 1 yard.

Penn’s Mason Walters missed a 28-yard field goal attempt before connecting from 26 yards to get the Quakers on the board before halftime. Dartmouth’s Zalc missed field goals from 53, 51 and 37 yards. Penn’s Walters also converted his extra point after Williams’ touchdown. Dartmouth answered with Craddock’s late scoring run and Zalc’s extra point. The Big Green entered the game after a 31-28 home loss to Monmouth and a 24-20 loss at Lehigh. Penn came in after a 20-7 loss to Lehigh and a 20-7 win at Bucknell. Penn is next scheduled to host Howard, Columbia, Yale and Harvard before road games at Brown, Cornell and Princeton. Dartmouth is next scheduled to visit Yale, then host Merrimack and Columbia, host Harvard, and visit Princeton, Cornell and close with a home game against Brown.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Dartmouth 40, Penn 30. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Dartmouth with a 79 percent probability to win. Penn had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +7.5. The over/under line was 39.5, and the teams combined for 24 points.