SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South football team returns home this weekend for the 67th meeting of the Orgill Cup.
THE BASICS
Sewanee (0-4, 0-1) vs. Rhodes (1-3, 0-1) | Oct. 9, 1 p.m.
Sewanee, Tenn. | Historic Hardee-McGee Field at Harris Stadium
All-Time Series: Sewanee leads, 43-41-3
Orgill Cup Series: Rhodes leads, 36-29-1
A LOOK AT THE LYNX: Rhodes opened Southern Athletic Association (SAA) play with a Homecoming contest against Millsaps last week, but it was the visiting Majors that took the 42-21 victory on Crain Field.
The Lynx made it a 28-21 affair in the third quarter, but Millsaps used two fourth quarter scores to put the game out of reach.
However, Rhodes did snap its 12-game losing streak two weeks ago at Westminster (Mo.), downing the Blue Jays in Fulton, 47-7.
James Moskosky lead the way for the Lynx in the running game, posted 240 yards on 49 carries and two scores.
However, under center is Luke Macias. The junior has thrown for 898 yards and seven touchdowns. Two of his main targets are Aaron Cooper, catching 287 yards on 23 receptions, and Umikoa Kealoha, who has 237 yards through the air on 17 catches. Both have two touchdowns each.
On defense, four Lynx has eclipsed 20 tackles this season (Conner Mitchell, 22; Hart Penfield, 21; Evan Byrd, 20; and Jake Duncan, 20. Jordan McCoy has 5.5 tackles for a loss, totaling 28 yards, while Kobe Bins has 2.5 sacks to lead the team.
Rich Duncan is in his first year with the Lynx, but he is no stranger to the SAA. He served as Berry's Offensive Coordinator from 2013-20.
LAST TIME OUT VERSUS RHODES: The 66th meeting of the Orgill Cup came in Memphis, as the Purple and White were defeated by the Lynx, 14-3.
Brody Palmer set a school record with a 51-yard field goal to get the Sewanee offense going, but that would be all Rhodes would allow on a warm, late September day.
THE EDMUND ORGILL CUP TROPHY: The strong football rivalry of Rhodes-Sewanee dates back to 1899, but since 1954, the two Tennessee schools have battled each fall for possession of the Edmund Orgill Trophy.
Edmund Orgill (1899-1983), who was ironically born the year the cross-state rivalry began, had close ties to both schools. He was Chairman of the Board of Regents at Southwestern and the chairman of the Board of Regents at the University of the South. A 1920 graduate of Virginia, Mr. Orgill received honorary degrees from Rhodes and Sewanee in 1954. He was elected mayor of Memphis in 1956.
Trophy Inscription: The Edmund Orgill Trophy is presented annually by Southwestern of Memphis and the University of the South at Sewanee to the winner of each year's football game as evidence of their esteem for and gratitude to a man whose benefactions to them are measureless. Initiated on November 13, 1954.
(Note: Rhodes was called Southwestern until 1984).
Saturday's meeting marks the 67th in the Orgill Cup. Rhodes holds the 36-29-1 advantage all-time in the series. Sewanee last won the cup in 2018, which came at Harris Stadium.
The two teams played consecutively from 1952 to 2019, dating 68 straight years. However, due to the pandemic in 2020, the teams did not play each other.
GLAZE AND JACKSON MAKING THE STOPS: Through four weeks of the season, Jacob Jackson and Keegan Glaze have been two of the top tacklers in the SAA. Jackson leads the league with his 40 tackles, while Glaze ranks third with 37.
Averaging 10 tackles per game, Jackson is 32nd nationally in total tackles per game.
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