Columbia's goal-line stands foil Dartmouth in 19-0 shutout

Updated Oct. 22, 2021 9:19 p.m. ET

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HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Joe Green passed for one touchdown, Gabe Hollingsworth barreled for another on Friday night and Columbia, thanks to a pair of goal-line stands, threw a 19-0 wrench into Dartmouth's ride towards an undefeated season.

Twice in the final seven minutes, Dartmouth advanced to a first-and-goal — at the 5 and at the 7 — only to be stymied on both drives. Derek Kyler's final pass of the game was

The Columbia defense handed Dartmouth a shutout for the first time in a decade (Oct. 8, 2011) and held Big Green 60 yards rushing.

The Lions win also tightened the Ivy League standings as Columbia (5-1) and Dartmouth (5-1) each stand at 2-1 in conference. The remaining unbeatens, Harvard and Princeton, face off on Saturday.

On Columbia's first touchdown, Hollingsworth was hit by Dartmouth's Jalen Mackie — the Ivy's leading tackler —and wrapped up behind the line of scrimmage on a direct snap. Hollingsworth

Green, a transfer from San Diego State, completed 14 of 22 passes for 98 yards. He

With less than seven minutes left to play, Dartmouth got to a first-and-goal at the 5-yard line but turned the ball over on downs after a Lions defensive stand stopped two runs and forced two incompletions.

Dartmouth's Kyler was 24-of-45 passing for 194 yards with an interception.

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