HANOVER -- Harvard scored on each of its first four possessions to build a 24-0 lead, then held off host Dartmouth, 30-14, to spoil the Big Green homecoming game and disappoint the largest crowd at Memorial Field (9,142) in 12 years.

Collier Winters ran for two touchdowns and threw for another as the Crimson (5-2, 3-1 Ivy) defeated Dartmouth (4-3, 1-3 Ivy) for the seventh consecutive year.

Big Green junior Conner Kempe threw for a season-high 242 yards and became the seventh quarterback in school history to surpass 3,000 yards, reaching the milestone with his last completion of the game. Kempe completed 15 of 33 tosses on the afternoon, was sacked four times and intercepted three times.

Harvard utilized a balanced attack all day with 233 yards on the ground and another 247 through the air for the most yards (480) for a Dartmouth opponent this season, 323 of which came in the opening 30 minutes. Winters connected on 19 of 31 passes for 212 yards with a 10-yard touchdown to Adam Chrissis, who led the Crimson with seven catches for 86 yards. On the ground, Treavor Scales ran for 124 yards on 18 carries and Gino Gordon 93 yards on 17 rushes, though the latter missed the entire second half with an injury.

The Ivy League's leading rusher, Big Green junior Nick Schwieger, was held to 69 yards on 16 carries before departing in the third quarter with an injury as well. As a team, Dartmouth managed to run for 112 yards and totaled 354 yards of offense, but only 95 in the decisive first half.

One of the biggest factors in Harvard winning the game was third-down conversions. The Crimson faced a third-down play 17 times and were able to come up with a first down 10 times, while Dartmouth was 1 for 9 on third-down plays.