Farnham’s 17-yard touchdown reception in overtime lifts Brown to 14-7 victory over Dartmouth

Brown defeats Dartmouth 14-7 in overtime

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Buddy Farnham caught a 17-yard pass from Kyle Newhall-Caballero in overtime to lead Brown to a 14-7 victory over Dartmouth on Saturday.

After Farnham’s score, Brown’s James Develin tackled Dartmouth quarterback Greg Patton for a 2-yard loss on fourth-and-2 to preserve the victory.

Farnham finished with seven catches for 90 yards and Newhall-Caballero, the nation’s second-leading passer, was 20-for-44 for 179 yards for the Bears (6-3, 4-2 Ivy League).

Spiro Theodhosi led Brown with 138 yards rushing and a 2-yard touchdown run on 33 carries.

Dartmouth (2-7, 2-4) took a 7-0 lead on Patton’s 77-yard touchdown pass to Michael Reilly with 7 seconds left in the first quarter.

Theodhosi tied the game on a 2-yard run with 5:05 left in the third quarter.

Reilly finished with 84 yards receiving on three catches.