SUWANEE, Ga. - Millsaps hosted Trinity on Saturday, the first time the two teams met since the famous "Mississippi Miracle" game in 2007. The Majors made sure there was no miracle as they handled Trinity 24-6 in winning their 10 straight conference game.

Elsewhere around the league, in a rain-soaked game, DePauw allowed a mere 30 total yards of offense against Sewanee in a 3-0 win. The 3-0 game was the first such Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference/College Athletic Conference game since October 27, 1984 when Earlham topped Rhodes.  It was the lowest scoring win for DePauw since the Tigers won 3-0 at Indiana on October 6, 1923.

AROUND THE SCAC

Austin College built a 20-6 lead in the first half against Centre but was unable to hold on against the Colonels, falling 34-27 on the road on Saturday night. The ‘Roos are now 2-2 overall this season and 0-2 in SCAC play after a pair of tough losses. Ross Hasten scored twice and Brogan Funderburg also got a rushing touchdown in the first half as the ‘Roos raced out to their early 14 point lead, but after Centre scored to close the first half the Colonels scored twice in the final six minutes of the third quarter to take a 27-20 lead over the ‘Roos. Austin College tied things up when Andy Braly found Greg Harrell for a 30 yard touchdown, but shortly after that the Colonels took the lead for good on their way to handing the ‘Roos the seven point defeat. Funderburg rushed 11 times for 79 yards while Hasten was limited to just 19 yards on the ground. Braly threw for 167 yards and rushed for 27 more, and Josh Willis led all Austin College tacklers with nine stops. Matt Finke and Greg Millerick each had an interception in the game for the ‘Roos, who next host Monterrey Tech (Mexico) on Saturday.

Birmingham-Southern returned to action this weekend at home against Rhodes and picked up a big 51-17 win against the Lynx in a rain-soaked Panther Stadium. Junior tailback Walter Arrington led the team with a single-game record 165 yards rushing and three touchdowns, followed by freshman tailback Shawn Morris with 146 yards and two touchdowns. Junior wide receiver David Langston also had 76 yards rushing and a touchdown. Overall, the Panthers recorded a single-game record 395 rushing yards. Junior quarterback Joe Thigpen was 3-10-1 with 70 yards. On the defensive end, sophomore linebacker Dustin Massey led with 11 tackles and an interception, which he returned for 19 yards. Junior defensive back Trae Strain also recorded an interception and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown, breaking the single-game interception return yards record. The Panthers travel to face Trinity University this Saturday at 12:30 p.m. CT.

Centre sophomore running back Jonathan Pinque rushed for a career-high 181 yards and scored a career-high three times as remained undefeated by beating Austin 34-27 Saturday in Danville, Ky. With the win, the Colonels improved to 4-0 overall for the first time since 2005 and upped their SCAC record to 2-0. Centre finished with 484 total offensive yards to only 309 from Austin, including a 261-142 advantage in rushing yards. Pinque's 181 yards eclipsed his 152-yard performance against Rhodes last season. The Centre defense came up with two more turnovers to extend its streak to 47 games with at least one forced turnover. The last time Centre started the season 4-0, they fell in their fifth game to the same team they play next week, Sewanee.

DePauw limited Sewanee to 30 yards of total offense in a 3-0 SCAC road win. The 30 total yards are the third fewest yards allowed since 2000. The Tigers also became the first SCAC team since Rhodes in 2007, to hold a team to under 100 yards of total offense. DePauw was able to tally 261 yards of offense but could not find the end zone. The winning score came off the foot of DePauw’s Ethan Schweir, who connected from 28-yards out with 1:06 remaining in the first quarter. The Tigers did not allow a Sewanee first-down until Sewanee’s first drive in the third quarter. Running backs Jon Ellis and Derrick Karazsia combined for 144 yards on 49 carries. Mike Engle, who started at quarterback in place of the injured Spud Dick, completed 6-of15 passes for 135 yards. The 3-0 game was the lowest scoring win for DePauw since October 6, 1923 when the Tigers beat Indiana on the road, 3-0. Last week’s game was also the lowest combined scoring game since DePauw battled Oberlin to a 0-0 tie back on September 25, 1943. The last Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference/College Athletic Conference game to end with a 3-0 score was October 27, 1984 when Earlham topped Rhodes.

Millsaps (3-1, 2-0 SCAC) won its 10th consecutive conference game with a 24-6 victory over rival and 18th-ranked Trinity University in a game totally dominated by the Majors. Millsaps racked up a season-high 514 total yards, backed by sophomore Shane Bowser’s second 100-yard rushing performance in three weeks, and had three touchdowns called back on penalties or it could’ve been much more lopsided. Junior safety Kevin Peters tied a single-game record with three interceptions, and added seven solo tackles to pace the Majors’ defense, while as a unit gave up a season-best 186 total yards to the Tigers. An 87-yard kick return from Caleb Urban was all TU could muster up to get on the scoreboard, spoiling a Millsaps shutout. The Majors will hit the road the next two weeks, traveling to DePauw University Oct. 3 and Huntingdon College Oct. 10.


Three Rhodes first half turnovers led to 14 Birmingham Southern points; as Birmingham Southern jumped out to a 34-3 halftime lead and held on to beat Rhodes 51-17 on the campus of Birmingham Southern, on Saturday, September 26th. Lynx junior linebacker Andrew Meier leads the SCAC in tackles. Meier is averaging 10.5 tackles a game. Meier also is 2nd in the SCAC in sacks (4.5) and tackles for loss (6.5). Sophomore wide receiver Jake Jackson is 4th in the SCAC in All-Purpose yardage, averaging 135.5 yards a game. The Lynx will travel to St. Louis, MO this weekend to play Washington University in their final non-conference game of the 2009 schedule. Last year Rhodes defeated the Bears 28-10 in a homecoming win for the Lynx.

Sewanee hosted SCAC foe DePauw in its 2009 league opener and Ethan Schweir's field goal late in the first quarter for DePauw was the only score in a muddy, rain soaked, defensive contest that ended up 3-0 in favor of Visiting DePauw. Geoff Marolda punted 10 times for Sewanee and averaged an impressive 40.1 yards per punt. Defensively, Alfonza Knight had a game-high 13 tackles for Sewanee. Zac Atkins had eight tackles, while Jeremy Character, Trey Reliford and Karl Rogers had seven each. Brient Hobbs sacked DePauw quarterback Michael Engle for a loss of 12 yards. Sewanee is still looking for its first win and will play at Centre next weekend. DePauw is now 2-1.

Trinity lost a 24-6 game at Millsaps on Saturday afternoon, suffering the team’s first defeat of the 2009 season. Caleb Urban scored the only points of the game for Trinity, taking a kickoff back 87 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. Urban’s kick return is tied for the seventh-longest in school history, tying a pair of former Tiger players. Ernest Camehl had an 87-yard return against UT-El Paso in 1959, and Kolby Brailsford did the same against Millsaps in 2003. Urban’s 153 yards in kickoff returns is also a new Trinity record, breaking the previous mark by just one yard. Rickey McKinley set the record of 152 kickoff return yards in a game against Millsaps in 1983, while Jock Craig also tied the record against Centre in 1990. Trinity will play its first home game of the year on Saturday, hosting Birmingham-Southern College at 12:30 p.m. (the game time was recently changed). The Tigers have won both meetings since BSC started its football program and joined the SCAC. Last year in Birmingham, Ala., Trinity won 48-20 behind 169 total yards and three touchdowns by running back Chris Baer.

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