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Charles DePrima rushes for two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Harvard defeats Dartmouth 31-27.

Charles DePrima rushes for two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Harvard defeats Dartmouth 31-27.

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Jayden Craig threw for 311 yards and a touchdown, Charles DePrima scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns and Harvard beat Dartmouth 31-27 on Saturday for its fifth straight win.

It was the only FCS contest on Saturday to feature two teams with one loss or less on the season. Harvard’s (6-1, 3-1 Ivy League) winning streak is its longest since the team opened the 2015 campaign with eight straight wins.

DePrima pulled Harvard within 27-24 with 5:59 left in the fourth quarter after capping off a 14-play, 94-yard drive with a 6-yard touchdown run. After Dartmouth was down three and eliminated, Harvard chewed for 3 minutes, 32 seconds, ending with a 9-yard touchdown run by DePrima with 27 seconds left.

The Crimson beat Dartmouth (6-1, 3-1) for the 14th time in 15 meetings dating back to 1994, including a 28-13 decision in 2022.

DePrima opened the scoring on Harvard’s first possession of the game, and Kieran Corr added a 32-yard field goal before Dartmouth scored the next 20 points for a 10-point lead late in the third quarter.

The third quarter ended with 21 points in the final 3:03. Dartmouth QB Jackson Proctor connected with Chris Corbo for 11 yards and Daniel Houghton for 72 yards, sandwiched around Craig’s 29-yard pass to Seamus Gilmartin.

Cooper Barkate led Harvard receivers with 124 yards.

Proctor passed for 235 yards and two touchdowns for Dartmouth.

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