SUWANEE, Ga. – In an expected announcement made today at the annual spring meeting of the league’s Board of Directors, the Presidents of Birmingham-Southern College, Centre College, Hendrix College, Millsaps College, Oglethorpe University, Rhodes College and Sewanee-The University of the South declared their intent to withdraw from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference effective June 30, 2012.
SHERMAN, Texas - Mel Tjeerdsma, head football coach of the Austin College Kangaroos for 10 seasons before beginning a record-breaking career in Division II coaching at Northwest Missouri State University, will join the Development team in the Austin College Institutional Advancement Division this fall, leading fundraising efforts for athletics enhancement in addition to other responsibilities.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Coach John Whittaker, who served as a part-time Assistant Football Coach for Rhodes College since 1987, passed away peacefully in his sleep early Tuesday morning. Better known as Coach Whit to Lynx football players, Whittaker has been a fixture on the Rhodes sideline, serving as Coach Gordon Ellingsworth's assistant with the offensive line.
SEWANEE, Tenn. - Tommy Laurendine has been named the head football coach at Sewanee: The University of the South according to Athletics Director, Mark Webb. Laurendine will be the 30th head coach in the program’s storied history.
SEWANEE, Tenn. - Sewanee Head Coach Robert Black, C’89, has stepped down from his role atop the Tiger football program according to Athletic Director Mark Webb. The University announced Thursday that Black, who has been Sewanee’s head coach since 2007, will move into University Relations as a major gift officer effective April 1.
SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced its Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll today for the 2010 fall term and a record 804 student-athletes made the list.
SUWANEE, Ga. - In what many have called the most incredible ending to any football game at any level, Trinity University used 15 laterals as seven different players touched the ball to go 60 yards and score on the final play of the October 27, 2007 game against Millsaps College - capping an improbable and shocking 28-24 victory. The play - dubbed the Mississippi Miracle - has been named the Top Moment in the history of SCAC football.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Millsaps College's Matt O'Bryant and Trinity University's Jerheme Urban were both named to the D3football.com All-Decade team, the website announced. O'Bryant and Urban were both fourth-team selections and the only two SCAC representatives on the team.
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Currently in 38th place, Trinity University leads all SCAC institutions in the prestigious 2010-2011 Division III Learfield Sports Directors' Cup fall standings.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Rhodes College announced today the selection of Dan Gritti as its new head football coach. Coach Gritti comes to Rhodes from the University of Chicago, where he served the past two seasons as the defensive line/linebackers coach and special teams coordinator.
SALEM, Va. - DePauw University senior wide receiver Alex Koors and Millsaps College senior linebacker Will Hawkins were named to the 2010 D3football.com All-America team. The two seniors were the only two from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference named to the team.
SUWANEE, Ga. - Millsaps College senior linebacker Will Hawkins was named to the 2010 Associated Press (AP) Little All-America team, the news outlet announced. Hawkins was the only Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference player named to the team.
WACO, Texas - DePauw University senior wide receiver Alex Koors and Millsaps College senior linebacker Will Hawkins were named to the 2010 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III All-America team, the organization announced today.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Millsaps College senior linebacker Will Hawkins highlighted the SCAC's seven selections to the 2010 D3football.com All-Region teams, the website announced this afternoon. Hawkins was the lone first-team selection from the SCAC.
SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced the third annual football All-Sportsmanship team. Eight players were selected to the 2010 squad.
SALEM, Va. - Seven senior football student-athletes from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference were named to the 2010 Division III Football Senior Classic South roster, the organization announced today. The game, a North vs. South all-star game, will be played December 3 at 7 p.m. ET at Salem Stadium
SUWANEE, Ga. - Seeking its sixth consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) President's Trophy, DePauw University took the early lead in that quest following the completion of the 2010 fall sports season.
SUWANEE, Ga. – DePauw University and Millsaps College finished 1-2 in the 2010 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) football standings, and for that success on the gridiron, both were awarded with two major awards each with today’s announcement of the 2010 All-SCAC Football team.
GREENCASTLE, Ind. - DePauw rallied from a 20-point deficit in the opening quarter to take a third-quarter lead, but visiting and eighth-ranked Trine scored the final 10 and claimed a 45-35 win in the NCAA Division III Football Championship First Round.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Rhodes College announced yesterday afternoon that Joe White - a distinguished member of the campus community since 1997 - has tendered his resignation as the institution's head football coach.
SUWANEE, Ga. - The SCAC wrapped up the 2010 regular season this past weekend with five games, including three games matching SCAC opponents. Centre, Millsaps, Rhodes and Trinity all ended the season with wins while DePauw continues it season next week in the Division III playoffs at home against MIAA champion Trine.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - DePauw University (9-1), winner of the SCAC's NCAA Division III Football Championship automatic berth, will host Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion Trine (10-0) for a first round matchup on Saturday, Nov. 20 at Noon Eastern time.
SUWANEE, Ga. - With its 30-20 win over visiting Austin College, DePauw wrapped up its first-ever outright Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship. The win moved the Tigers to 9-0 for the first time in school history and sets up a showdown with rival Wabash next week in the Monon Bell Game.
GREENCASTLE, Ind. - Derrick Karazsia rushed for a career-high 133 yards and a touchdown and Michael Engle tossed three touchdown passes as DePauw improved to 9-0 for the first time in school history with a 30-20 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference win over Austin College.
ITHACA, N.Y. - The SCAC had 11 football players named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District teams. Highlighting the SCAC's selections were first-team honorees Kevin Harman, Jonathan Lambert, Austin Light and Will Derrick.
SUWANEE, Ga. - Trailing 14-3 in the second quarter, the Rhodes Lynx finished its comeback against Centre and held on for a 38-31 homecoming win. Elsewhere, DePauw moved to 8-0 on the season for the first time in school history with a 30-23 home win over Birmingham-Southern.
SUWANEE, Ga. - With its comeback win at Trinity, the DePauw Tigers clinched a share of its second straight SCAC championship and the league's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division III Football Championship. DePauw also became the first team in Division III to earn a playoff bid in the process.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Michael Engle's two-point conversion pass to Nathan Evans with 20 seconds left lifted DePauw to a 32-31 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference victory at Trinity.
GREENCASTLE, Ind. - Senior wideout Alex Koors caught eight passes for 96 yards and in the process became the SCAC's all-time leading receiver as DePauw held on for a 23-19 victory over Adrian Saturday afternoon at Blackstock Stadium.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Millsaps College scored more points Saturday afternoon than any previous conference team in a CAC/SCAC contest, defeating Rhodes College, 70-31, at Rhodes. The 101 combined points also sets a new mark for most combined points in a CAC/SCAC game.