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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Dartmouth football team travels to the Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field on Saturday, Oct. 10, for its second Ivy League game of the season.
Setting the Scene
The Big Green face the Bulldogs on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. on ESPNU. Dartmouth is aiming for a fifth Ivy League title in the past seven years in 2026. The Big Green returned a talented roster headlined by Phil Steele Preseason All-Ivy honorees Grayson Saunier and Harrison Keith.
Dartmouth owns the most Ivy League championships of any program, with 22. That is three more than Yale's 19, which includes the 2025 title that earned the league's first automatic FCS playoff bid. The Big Green have won a title in four of the past six seasons and are 35-32-2 against Yale in the Ivy League era.
Dartmouth is 1-2 overall and 1-0 in the Ivy League. The Big Green opened with one-possession losses to No. 7 Lehigh (24-20) and (RV) Monmouth (31-28), then beat the University of Pennsylvania 14-10 in the Ivy opener on Saturday, Oct. 3. All three games were decided by one possession, and Dartmouth has led in the second half of each. The Big Green received three votes in the Monday, Oct. 5, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll.
Sammy McCorkle, the Robert L. Blackman Head Football Coach, is in his fourth season at the helm in 2026. The Big Green won Ivy League titles in 2023 and 2024 under McCorkle.
Core contributors return throughout the lineup:
Dartmouth opened Ivy League play with a 14-10 win over the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, Oct. 3, on Homecoming Weekend at Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field. The Big Green won for the ninth time in their last 12 meetings with the Quakers and improved to 15-3 at home over their past 18 games.
Dartmouth took a 7-0 lead on a 13-play, 80-yard opening drive that Saunier capped with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Fisher. Penn trimmed it to 7-3 at the half. The Big Green stopped Penn on fourth-and-3 at the Dartmouth 23 in the third quarter, but the Quakers answered with a 16-play, 80-yard drive that gave them a 10-7 lead with 8:47 left.
Dartmouth responded right away. Saunier hit Lemon for 34 yards on the first play and found Fisher for 23 more. Myles Craddock then carried on four of the final five plays, scoring from 2 yards out with 4:55 remaining. Colter Vela broke up a fourth-and-3 pass at the Dartmouth 16 with 1:20 left, and Uche Odimegwu sacked Penn's quarterback on the final snap to seal the win.
Saunier completed 13 of 15 passes for 173 yards and a touchdown and added 36 rushing yards. His 3,259 career passing yards moved him to No. 10 in program history. Craddock carried 21 times for 85 yards. Luke Armistead averaged 58.5 yards on two punts, including a 74-yarder that ranks No. 2 all-time in program history. Owen Zalc made both extra points but missed all three field goal attempts.
With a Win on Saturday…
Scouting Yale
Yale is 2-1 overall and 0-1 in the Ivy League under Kevin Cahill, the Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach of Football. The Bulldogs were the Ivy League preseason favorite, collecting 15 of 16 first-place votes, after a 9-3 season in 2025. That season included a share of the Ivy title and a first-round FCS playoff comeback win over Youngstown State.
Yale beat Holy Cross 38-28 in the opener, lost 38-25 at Cornell in the Ivy opener on Sept. 26, and beat Merrimack 41-24 in its home opener on Saturday, Oct. 3. The Bulldogs rallied from a 21-7 second-quarter deficit and outscored Merrimack 34-3 the rest of the way. They gained 476 yards and held the ball for more than 36 minutes.
Yale has won 10 straight games at the Yale Bowl. Dartmouth hosts Merrimack on Oct. 17, so the Big Green will see that opponent next.
Last Time vs. Yale
Zalc kicked a 51-yard field goal as time expired to give Dartmouth a 17-16 win on Oct. 11, 2025, in Hanover. Yale led 10-0 after three quarters and retook the lead with 37 seconds remaining. Saunier rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns, and Dartmouth scored 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. It was the Big Green's second straight one-point win over Yale, the first time they have won consecutive one-point games in the series.
The all-time series is 54-46-6 in Yale's favor, 46-54-6 from Dartmouth's side, and the Big Green has won seven of the last 10 meetings and the last two. That includes a 44-43 overtime win at the Yale Bowl in 2024, when Dartmouth rallied from a 23-point deficit, the largest comeback in program history.
Sammy McCorkle Against Yale
McCorkle holds a 2-1 record against Yale as Robert L. Blackman Head Coach:
Dartmouth Quarterbacks vs. Yale in the Record Book
Four of Dartmouth's seven best single-game passing performances came against Yale:
Saunier has rushed for at least two touchdowns against Yale in each of the past two meetings.
Elite Company for Saunier
Saunier Among Active FCS Players
Saunier ranks 23rd among active FCS players in passing efficiency (137.92), 29th in total offense (4,023), and 40th in total offense per game (174.9).Â
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Weekly Honors For Stephens
Johnny Stephens was honored as the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, Oct. 5.
Weekly Honors For Zalc
Zalc was named a semifinalist for the 2026 Campbell Trophy on Thursday, Sept. 24. He has been named Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week seven times in his career, most recently on Sept. 21.
Zalc in the Record Book
Zalc Among Active FCS Players
Zalc ranks second among all active FCS players in field goals (41), third in field goals-per-game (1.24), ninth in extra points – kicking (97) and 10th in career points (220).
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Dartmouth football team travels to the Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field on Saturday, Oct. 10, for its second Ivy League game of the season.
Setting the Scene
The Big Green face the Bulldogs on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. on ESPNU. Dartmouth is aiming for a fifth Ivy League title in the past seven years in 2026. The Big Green returned a talented roster headlined by Phil Steele Preseason All-Ivy honorees Grayson Saunier and Harrison Keith.
Dartmouth owns the most Ivy League championships of any program, with 22. That is three more than Yale's 19, which includes the 2025 title that earned the league's first automatic FCS playoff bid. The Big Green have won a title in four of the past six seasons and are 35-32-2 against Yale in the Ivy League era.
Dartmouth is 1-2 overall and 1-0 in the Ivy League. The Big Green opened with one-possession losses to No. 7 Lehigh (24-20) and (RV) Monmouth (31-28), then beat the University of Pennsylvania 14-10 in the Ivy opener on Saturday, Oct. 3. All three games were decided by one possession, and Dartmouth has led in the second half of each. The Big Green received three votes in the Monday, Oct. 5, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll.
Sammy McCorkle, the Robert L. Blackman Head Football Coach, is in his fourth season at the helm in 2026. The Big Green won Ivy League titles in 2023 and 2024 under McCorkle.
Core contributors return throughout the lineup:
- Saunier:Â The quarterback threw for 2,143 yards and nine touchdowns last season and rushed for 413 yards and a team-high 11 touchdowns. Through three games in 2026, he has completed 41 of 72 passes for 583 yards and four touchdowns.
- Fisher and Lemon:Â Ky'Dric Fisher, the top returning pass catcher after posting 21 catches for 341 yards as a sophomore, caught a 16-yard touchdown against Penn. Nick Lemon led the team with 56 receiving yards on three catches.
- Harrison Keith:Â Harrison Keith, a Third Team Associated Press (AP) All-American last season, led the team with four interceptions as a junior. He had eight tackles and two pass breakups against Penn.
- Linebackers and secondary:Â Johnny Stephens set a career high with 13 tackles against Penn. Cameron Best-Alston added 12, and Steve Simpkins Jr. had 10 and a forced fumble.
- Defensive line:Â Bruce Williams and Joshua Johnson combined for four sacks and 37 tackles as juniors last year and will look to take their production to the next level in 2026.
Dartmouth opened Ivy League play with a 14-10 win over the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, Oct. 3, on Homecoming Weekend at Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field. The Big Green won for the ninth time in their last 12 meetings with the Quakers and improved to 15-3 at home over their past 18 games.
Dartmouth took a 7-0 lead on a 13-play, 80-yard opening drive that Saunier capped with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Fisher. Penn trimmed it to 7-3 at the half. The Big Green stopped Penn on fourth-and-3 at the Dartmouth 23 in the third quarter, but the Quakers answered with a 16-play, 80-yard drive that gave them a 10-7 lead with 8:47 left.
Dartmouth responded right away. Saunier hit Lemon for 34 yards on the first play and found Fisher for 23 more. Myles Craddock then carried on four of the final five plays, scoring from 2 yards out with 4:55 remaining. Colter Vela broke up a fourth-and-3 pass at the Dartmouth 16 with 1:20 left, and Uche Odimegwu sacked Penn's quarterback on the final snap to seal the win.
Saunier completed 13 of 15 passes for 173 yards and a touchdown and added 36 rushing yards. His 3,259 career passing yards moved him to No. 10 in program history. Craddock carried 21 times for 85 yards. Luke Armistead averaged 58.5 yards on two punts, including a 74-yarder that ranks No. 2 all-time in program history. Owen Zalc made both extra points but missed all three field goal attempts.
With a Win on Saturday…
- Dartmouth would improve to 2-0 in Ivy League play.
- The Big Green would beat Yale for the third straight time.
- Dartmouth would improve to 47-54-6 all-time against Yale.
- McCorkle would improve to 3-1 against the Bulldogs.
- The Big Green would snap Yale's 10-game winning streak at the Yale Bowl.
Scouting Yale
Yale is 2-1 overall and 0-1 in the Ivy League under Kevin Cahill, the Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach of Football. The Bulldogs were the Ivy League preseason favorite, collecting 15 of 16 first-place votes, after a 9-3 season in 2025. That season included a share of the Ivy title and a first-round FCS playoff comeback win over Youngstown State.
Yale beat Holy Cross 38-28 in the opener, lost 38-25 at Cornell in the Ivy opener on Sept. 26, and beat Merrimack 41-24 in its home opener on Saturday, Oct. 3. The Bulldogs rallied from a 21-7 second-quarter deficit and outscored Merrimack 34-3 the rest of the way. They gained 476 yards and held the ball for more than 36 minutes.
Yale has won 10 straight games at the Yale Bowl. Dartmouth hosts Merrimack on Oct. 17, so the Big Green will see that opponent next.
Last Time vs. Yale
Zalc kicked a 51-yard field goal as time expired to give Dartmouth a 17-16 win on Oct. 11, 2025, in Hanover. Yale led 10-0 after three quarters and retook the lead with 37 seconds remaining. Saunier rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns, and Dartmouth scored 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. It was the Big Green's second straight one-point win over Yale, the first time they have won consecutive one-point games in the series.
The all-time series is 54-46-6 in Yale's favor, 46-54-6 from Dartmouth's side, and the Big Green has won seven of the last 10 meetings and the last two. That includes a 44-43 overtime win at the Yale Bowl in 2024, when Dartmouth rallied from a 23-point deficit, the largest comeback in program history.
Sammy McCorkle Against Yale
McCorkle holds a 2-1 record against Yale as Robert L. Blackman Head Coach:
- lost to Yale, 31-24: Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, at Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field
- def. Yale, 44-43 (OT): Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at the Yale Bowl
- def. Yale, 17-16: Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, at Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field
Dartmouth Quarterbacks vs. Yale in the Record Book
Four of Dartmouth's seven best single-game passing performances came against Yale:
- No. 2: Dalyn Williams '16, 435 yards (2015)
- No. 3: Jay Fiedler '94, 419 yards (1992)
- T-No. 5: Greg Smith '02, 407 yards (2001), tied with Saunier's 407 against CCSU in 2025
- No. 7: Williams, 388 yards (2014, at the Yale Bowl)
Saunier has rushed for at least two touchdowns against Yale in each of the past two meetings.
Elite Company for Saunier
- Career passing yards:Â 3,259, No. 10 in program history. He needs 166 yards to pass David Gabianelli '87 (3,424) for No. 9. Williams holds the record at 7,458, and Derek Kyler '21 is eighth at 4,409.
- Career completions:Â 271, ninth. He needs 92 to pass Kyler for eighth. Williams holds the record at 620.
- Career completion percentage:Â .638 (271-for-425), second behind Kyler's .693 and ahead of Williams' .627.
- Career total offense:Â 4,026 yards. Williams holds the record at 8,952.
- Single-game passing yards:Â 407 vs. CCSU (2025), tied for fifth in program history.
- Season passing yards:Â 2,143 (2025), eighth all-time.
- Season completions:Â 183 (2025), seventh all-time.
- Season rushing touchdowns:Â 11 (2025), ninth all-time.
- Career rushing touchdowns:Â 20, tied for ninth all-time.
- Points in a season:Â 60 (2025), tied for the Ivy League lead with Yale's Josh Pitsenberger.
Saunier Among Active FCS Players
Saunier ranks 23rd among active FCS players in passing efficiency (137.92), 29th in total offense (4,023), and 40th in total offense per game (174.9).Â
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Weekly Honors For Stephens
Johnny Stephens was honored as the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, Oct. 5.
Weekly Honors For Zalc
Zalc was named a semifinalist for the 2026 Campbell Trophy on Thursday, Sept. 24. He has been named Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week seven times in his career, most recently on Sept. 21.
Zalc in the Record Book
- Single-season field goals:Â 17 made on 21 attempts (2023), a program record. The Ivy League record is 18, by Brown's Steve Morgan in 2005.
- Single-season field goals in league play:Â 14 in 2023, the Ivy League record. Penn's Andrew Samson had 13 in 2008.
- Career field goals:Â 41 made on 62 attempts, a Dartmouth record. That is tied for fifth in Ivy League history with Penn's Jason Feinberg. He needs 11 to tie and 12 to pass Morgan (2004-07), the conference record holder with 52.
- Career points-kicking:Â 220, first on Dartmouth's career points-kicking chart, with 97 of 99 extra points and 41 field goals.
- Career points:Â 220, second all-time in program history behind Myles Lane '28 (307).
- Longest field goal:Â 54 yards vs. Harvard (2024), tied for the Ivy League record.
- Against Yale:Â He kicked the 51-yard walk-off field goal last season, one of three career kicks of 50 yards or more at the time.
Zalc Among Active FCS Players
Zalc ranks second among all active FCS players in field goals (41), third in field goals-per-game (1.24), ninth in extra points – kicking (97) and 10th in career points (220).
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