Box Score JACKSON, Miss. (Oct. 25, 2014) – With the help of 21 unanswered points in the second quarter, Southern Athletic Association (SAA) foe Millsaps earned a 38-20 win over the Sewanee football team, Saturday, at Harper Davis Field.
After a slow start by both teams, Sewanee got on the board first late in the first quarter. Starting on its own 10-yard line, Devante Jones took a handoff and raced 78-yards to the Millsaps 12-yard line.
From there, Jones would eventually score from one-yard out to give Sewanee a 6-0 lead. The ensuing extra point was missed by Callum Wishart.
Unfortunately, Millsaps responded back in a big way. The host Majors scored four straight times before halftime. After a 29-yard field goal by Beau Brady, Millsaps scored on a 67-yard pass play, a 60-yard fumble return, and a 45-yard pass from quarterback Zak Thrasher.
Those points gave Millsaps a commanding 24-6 lead at halftime.
Sewanee would add one touchdown in the third quarter. Junior quarterback Cody Daniel found Jones out of the backfield for a 17-yard touchdown pass.
Despite Sewanee's best comeback effort, Millsaps added two touchdowns during the final three minutes of the quarter. After Thrasher rushed into the endzone from one-yard out, Millsaps's defense scored again when Alex Jackson returned a 47-yard fumble return for a touchdown.
Sewanee would add the only points in the fourth quarter when freshman safety Glenn Ireland returned a 62-yard fumble into the endzone with 10:17 to play.
Overall, the Tigers finished with 333 yards of total offense. That included 238 rushing yards and a 4-for-7, 86-yard effort by Daniel through the air.
Sewanee was undone by three turnovers, including the two that were returned for scores by the Majors.
For the first time this season, Jones reached the 100-yard mark in rushing. Jones added a game-high 165 yards and one touchdown on 12 carries.
On defense, linebacker Tony Dykes led Sewanee with eight tackles. Ireland also played well with six tackles, one interception, and his long fumble return for a touchdown.
Sewanee will now have a bye week before returning to action on November 8. The Tigers will host Berry for Homecoming on the Domain at 1:30 p.m. at historic Hardee-McGee Field at Harris Stadium.
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