Dartmouth was not about to let one loss turn into a losing streak.
A week suffering its first defeat of the season to Harvard, Dartmouth rebounded with a 26-17 win over Princeton.
With the victory, Dartmouth improved its record to 7-1. Both Harvard and Dartmouth hold 4-1 marks in the Ivy League atop the standings.
Dartmouth quarterback Jackson Proctor completed 21 of 30 passes for 185 yards, a touchdown, and no interceptions.
Grayson Sauna only rushed for 17 yards, but scored two touchdowns. Running back Q Jones led the Big Green with 53 yards rushing.
Chris Corbo had 42 yards receiving and a touchdown. Eight different Big Green players caught a pass.
Princeton scored first on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Blaine Hipa to Connor Hutstein for an early 7-0 lead.
Dartmouth tied it in in the second quarter, then took a 14-7 as Saulnier scored two 1-yard touchdown runs.
After Proctor’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Corbo, Dartmouth led, 21-7, just before the half.
Hipa hit Luke Colella for an 18-yard touchdown to pull Princeton to within 21-14.
Dartmouth answered with a 34-yard field goal from Owen Zalc.
Sam Massick had a 27-yard field goal for Princeton, and Dartmouth concluded the scoring with a safety.