HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Grayson Saunier scored the go-ahead touchdown with under five minutes remaining, D.J. Crowther had 143 yards rushing and Dartmouth defeated New Hampshire 27-20 on Saturday in the season opener for the Big Green.

Saunier, who completed 22 of 30 passes for 244 yards, ran 1-yard for a 25-20 lead with 4:50 remaining in the game and ran for the two-point conversion to make it a seven-point lead.

New Hampshire’s final drive ended at the Dartmouth 23-yard line when Matt Vezza threw incomplete on fourth down.

The Wildcats led 10-0 after one quarter, then Crowther scored on a 10-yard run to make it 10-7 at halftime. Crowther's 16-yard touchdown run in the third quarter gave Dartmouth a 13-10 lead.

New Hampshire tied it with Nick Reed's 52-yard field goal in the third quarte

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