Q Jones runs for 182 yards, TD as FCS No. 22 Dartmouth beats Columbia 24-21, improves to 6-0

NEW YORK — Q Jones ran for 182 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries, D.J. Crowther scored on a 33-yard run and Dartmouth never trailed Saturday as the Big Green beat Columbia 24-21.

Dartmouth (6-0, 3-0 Ivy League), ranked No. 22 in the FCS coaches poll, is off to its best start since it won eight in a row to open the 2019 season and has won nine consecutive games dating to last season.

Owen Zalc kicked a 35-yard field goal to open the scoring with 10:41 left in the second quarter and Grayson Saunier threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Chris Corbo that made it 10-0 with 1:58 left in the first half.

Jones ripped off a 35-yard TD run early in the third quarter and, after Cole Freeman scored on a 1-yard run that trimmed the Lions' deficit to 17-7 with 1:43 to go in the period, Crowther's scoring run made it a 17-point game going into the fourth.

Freeman threw touchdown passes of 5 and 7 yards to Bryson Canty in the final 2 minutes, 10 seconds for Columbia (4-2, 2-1).