SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South football team travels to Rome, Ga. for a contest with Berry College.
THE BASICS
Sewanee (0-5, 0-2) vs. Berry (3-2, 1-1) | Oct. 16, 3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT
Mount Berry, Ga. | Valhalla Stadium
All-Time Series: Berry leads, 5-2
A LOOK AT THE VIKINGS: For Berry, the five-time Southern Athletic Association Championships, a two-loss season is a down year for the Vikings. The last time they lost two or more regular season games came in 2015, when they lost three.
Berry has suffered defeats to the hands of Wisconsin-Whitewater, ranked second at the time in the D3football.com poll, and to conference preseason favorite in Trinity by a combined score of 66-13.
Despite the 27-6 setback to the Texas Tigers at home on Oct. 2, the Vikings posted a 49-21 victory last weekend at Millsaps thanks to 459 yards rushing and five scores.
Berry is averaging 335 yards per game on offense, 190 of those coming on the ground. The duo of Brandon Cade and Josh Rogers lead the running game for Berry.
Cade has five touchdowns with 355 yards rushing of 38 carries, and he is coming off a 187-yard performance on ten carries and three scores against Millsaps last week. Rogers also had a stand-out game for the Vikings, totaling 140 yards on eight attempts and a score. Now with 35 carries on the year, he has totaled 243 yards.
Gavin Gray has had three 100-yard performances through the air this season, as he has 584 yards on 50-of-87 passing and four scores. Cameron Kawa is the leading receiver, posted 181 yards on 19 catches this season.
On defense, Jake Weltkap leads the team with 27 tackles, but Brock Skinner has 5.5 tackles for a loss and three pass breakups.
LAST TIME OUT VS. BERRY: Playing at historic Hardee-McGee Field at Harris Stadium on Oct. 5, 2019, Berry recorded a 55-0 score over Sewanee in the team's last meeting.
Mason Kinsey, who is currently on the practice squad with the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League, led the visitors with 147 receiving yards and a touchdown.
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