SEWANEE, Tenn. — The Millsaps College football team put on a dynamic performance, dominating Sewanee, 62-14 at McGee Field at Harris Stadium on Saturday. The Majors set a program record for total offense with 670 yards of attack, while also tying the program record with seven passing touchdowns.
In total, Millsaps (5-1, 3-0 SAA) amassed nine total touchdowns, ranking third all-time. A trio of quarterbacks combined for 418 passings yards, which is also tied for fourth-most in the program rankings.
The 62-point output also was highly notable, moving into fifth by any Major team, and the most points scored by Millsaps since 2010.
Freshman quarterback
Carl Reed Jr. had an outstanding afternoon on 15-for-19 passing. He totaled 294 yards through the air, and his five passing touchdowns are tied for the third-most by a Major signal caller. Reed Jr. added 16 rushing yards.
Senior
Quez Goss (74 passing yards, 8 rushing yards) and sophomore
Grant Bizjack (50 passing yards, 10 rushing yards) both added a passing score.
Junior
Sean Johnson (93 receiving yards), junior
Davis Dare (57 yards), freshman
Zayden Reed (50 yards), senior
Willie Elliott (49 yards), sophomore
Cornelious Dates (40 yards), junior Joel Vaughn II (23 yards), and classmate
Markell Kyer (7 yards) all hauled in a receiving touchdown.
The ground attack was lead by senior
Tameron Patterson (104 rushing yards), and freshman
Jitt Carr (69 rushing yards). Both Patterson and Carr found the end zone with their elusive speed.
Kyer lead the defense as well with seven tackles, two forced fumbles, a pair of pass breakups, and a tackle for loss. Redshirt sophomore
Brewer Bailey tallied an identical seven tackles, and grabbed an interception.
Graduate and reigning member of the D3football.com Team of the Week
Zabian Boutan contributed four tackles, including two sacks.
The offensive barrage kept junior kicker
Connor Babin busy, and he performed well in special teams. Babin totaled 10 kickoffs for 619 yards, an impressive 61.9-yard average per kick.
The Fulshear, Texas, native also finished 8-for-9 on PATs. The eight makes are tied for second in a game by a Major, while the nine attempts stand third all-time.
In the first quarter, Reed Jr. found Dare for a 49-yard touchdown pass 1:47 minutes into the opening quarter, with Babin making the PAT to give the Majors control early at 7-0.
Millsaps continued to disrupt the Tigers' defense as Reed Jr. connected with
Sean Johnson for a 54-yard pass downfield.
Patterson rushed up the middle before
Sean Johnson made a two-handed catch over a defender's head on a 6-yard pass in the end zone for another Majors touchdown.
Babin made his second extra point of the contest to give the Majors a 14-0 lead with 10:04 remaining on the game clock.
After trailing by two touchdowns, Sewanee (1-5, 0-3 SAA) finally found luck and scored before Reed Jr. connected with Elliott on a 14-yard touchdown pass. Babin converted the extra point to keep the Majors on top, 21-7.
In the second quarter, Sewanee responded with another scoring opportunity of its own to narrow their deficit to 21-14. The seven-point deficit would be the closest the Tigers would claw back as the Majors roared back with 41 unanswered points for the remainder of the contest.
Moments later, Brewer recorded his first interception on the season to stop the Tigers' offensive momentum.
Reed Jr., fighting off the Tigers' defense, completed a seven-yard pass to Kyer for another trip to the end zone, with Babin adding the extra point to extend the Majors' lead over Sewanee to 28-14 with 2:21 minutes to go until halftime.
On the opening play of the third quarter, Sewanee completed a pass, but was met by Kyer who forced a fumble that was soon recovered by junior
Mikey Strain for the Majors.
Focusing back on the Majors' offense, Reed Jr. then connected with Vaughn II for a 23-yard touchdown pass on the very next play, with Babin adding the extra point to extend Millsaps' cushion to 35-14.
Having last played on Sept. 12, Bizjack made his return and found Dates for a 40-yard scoring pass on the next offensive drive as Millsaps continued to build its advantage.
Babin added the extra point to power the Majors to a 42-14 lead over the Tigers.
After a series of passing touchdowns, Patterson posted a 37-yard scoring run to continue climbing over the Tigers in the third quarter. The PAT was blocked, but the Majors continued to push ahead, 48-14 with 7:51 minutes to go.
Myles Johnson made his presence felt on defense, recording a 16-yard sack as the Tigers scrambled to find answers against the Majors' defense with 3:12 remaining on the clock.
The matchup continued to get tougher for the Tigers as Goss connected with Reed for a 22-yard touchdown. The Majors kept their foot on the gas, extending their lead to 55-14 after a successful extra point by Babin.
In the fourth quarter, Carr scored the Majors' final touchdown with a 16-yard run. Babin added the extra point as Millsaps cruised past the Tigers, 62-14, on Saturday.
The Majors next return home to host Trinity University for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 24. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. with live video provided at gomajors.com, and live stats at gomajors.com.
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Founded in Jackson, Mississippi in 1890, Millsaps College is a national liberal arts college dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry and free expression, the exploration of faith to inform vocation and the innovative shaping of the social, economic and cultural progress of our region. Consistently ranked as one of the best values in higher education, Millsaps has been praised by Colleges That Change Lives, The Princeton Review, Forbes Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The John Templeton Foundation, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges.
