JACKSON – The Millsaps Majors Football Team released their 2012 schedule today. This will be the first year of play in the Southern Athletic Association and will feature four conference games and six non conference games. The Majors will also have five home games this upcoming season.
The Majors open things up on September 1st against their arch rivals from down the road, the Mississippi College Choctaws in Backyard Brawl XIII. The game will be at Harper Davis Field and will kickoff at 7 p.m.
Following that week, Millsaps will start a three game road trip beginning on September 9th against LaGrange, a team the Majors defeated last year 24-7. Millsaps then takes on Point University the following week. It will be the first meeting between the two schools.
After an open week, the Majors begin SAA play on September 29th as they travel to Danville, Kentucky to take on the Centre Colonels at 1 p.m. Last season's game proved to be a classic as Centre pulled out a tough win in Jackson, 24-22.
Millsaps then returns home the following two weeks to take on Huntingdon College on October 6th in a non-conference bout followed by a SAA opponent in Sewanee on October 13th. The Majors meet the Hawks for the first time since 2010 when Millsaps pulled away from Huntingdon to earn a 35-19 win. The Majors used a late rally to come from behind and knock off Sewanee in the mountain, 21-20, a year ago.
The Majors then hit the road to take on Rhodes on October 20th, a team they defeated last year in an explosive, back and forth game, 44-36. They then travel to San Antonio, Texas on October 27th to take on the Trinity Tigers in a non-conference game. The Majors look to avenge a 10-3 loss from a season ago. This will be the first time these two teams meet as non-conference opponents since 1989. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m.
The Majors wrap the season up with a pair of home games against Austin College and Birmingham-Southern. The Austin College game on November 3rd will be Homecoming for Millsaps College while the Birmingham-Southern game on November 10th will be Senior Day.
All kickoffs not noted are set for 1 p.m.
