Gerbino TD on last play lifts Dartmouth over Penn 16-13

Posted September 29, 2017 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Dartmouth's Hunter Hagdorn is knocked out of bounds by Penn's Jyron Walker but only after crossing the goal line and putting Dartmouth up 6-0 in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Philadelphia. (Elizabeth Robertson/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jared Gerbino scored on a fourth-and-inches play as time ran out and Dartmouth shocked defending co-champion Penn 16-13 in the Ivy League opener Friday night.

Jack Heneghan and Gerbino, led the Big Green on a 15-play, 80-yard drive, opting to use Gerbino, the 230-pound backup quarterback, on the final play rather than attempt a tying field goal.

Heneghan converted a fourth-and-3 with a 5-yard pass to Emory Thompson near midfield and on the following third-and-4 Gerbino busted up the middle for a career-best 27 yards. Thompson followed with a sweep for 13 yards to the Penn 2.

Penn had taken the lead on a 27-yard field goal by Jack Soslow with 5:37 to play.

Heneghan was 23 of 31 for 199 yards and a 12-yard touchdown to Hunter Hagdorn in the second quarter. Gerbino picked up 71 yards on 11 carries and threw one incompletion.

Dartmouth (3-0) was 1-6 in the Ivy League last year.

The Quakers (2-1), who rushed for more than 300 yards in both their wins, had 85 yards on the ground. Karekin Brooks, who ran for 268 yards a week ago, was held to 47 yards on 14 carries.

Dartmouth's Eric Meile (56) pulls down Penn's Justin Watson during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Philadelphia. (Elizabeth Robertson/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) The Associated Press

Dartmouth's Jack Traynor, rear, pulls down Penn's Abe Willows during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Philadelphia. (Elizabeth Robertson/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) The Associated Press

Dartmouth's David Smith watches his field goal against Penn during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Philadelphia. (Elizabeth Robertson/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) The Associated Press

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