SEWANEE, Tn. -- Millsaps Football team holds off a late rally by Sewanee: University of the South to improve to a 3-6 overall record.

The Majors got off to a quick start, with Ty Durham scoring a touchdown within the first 10 minutes then Tyrone Howard getting a pick six on the next defensive drive to put the Majors up 12-0. The Majors put together one more long drive to go up 19-3 before giving up a long touchdown to Sewanee. Then, with less than a minute to go in the half, Ty Proctor threw his second touchdown of the afternoon to Beau Wells to give the Majors a commanding 26-10 lead to take into the second half. Sewanee did not go down without a fight however, scoring three touchdowns in the second half. Taz Watson's 4th quarter touchdown run gave the Majors a 33-23 lead and put the game out of reach for Sewanee's late rally.

Individually, the Majors got two touchdowns through the air, Ty Proctor completing 15 of 24 passing attempts for 222 yards, including a big 60 yard passing play to Rashad Sims. On the ground, the Majors combined for 104 yards, led by Taz Watson with 58 yards and two touchdowns. Isaiah Talton was second on the Majors rushing with 49 yards on only six attempts.Wells led the way receiving, racking up 89 yards. He was followed by Ty Durham who had 72 yards receiving. Hector Sandoval had another great day, leading the Majors with 15 total tackles and two sacks. Alex Foust also had a big day with seven tackles and two sacks. Tyrone Howard had a big pick six to go with five tackles. Reid Evans, Gary Roberts, Jack Reidy, Dylan Cross, Vance Laws, and Benton Brown all had tackles for loss on the day.

The Majors held Sewanee to only 61 yards on the ground and 250 yards passing while beating them in first downs despite losing the time of possession battle.The Majors forced two fumbles and outgained the Tigers 326-311 on the day to get the conference win.

The Majors will next be in action on the road at Sewanee: University of the South. Follow the Major football team and the rest of Millsaps athletics on Facebook at Millsaps Major Athletics, Twitter @MajorAtheltics, and Instagram @GoMajors. Show you support for your favorite team by using the hashtags GoMajors and MajorPlay.