Box Score SEWANEE, Tenn. –
Jacorin Thomas rushed for two touchdowns,
Jeremiah Young threw two touchdown passes and
Tucker Kirk's sack on fourth down preserved the victory in Sewanee's 27-21 victory against Millsaps here Saturday and Harris Field.
The victory ended a 23-game conference losing streak for the Tigers (2-1), who had not won a league game since October 27, 2018.
Thomas carried 23 times for 202 yards with scoring runs of 58 and seven yards.
Walker Robinson added 23 rushes for 131 yards and Sewanee gained 359 yards on the ground. Young tossed TD throws of one and 18 yards that got the Tigers on the board in the first half and Thomas' runs in the second half proved to be the difference.
Millsaps pulled within 27-21 with 5:06 remaining on a one-yard TD run by Gray Jennings, who completed 22-of-45 passes for 345 yards and one TD. Sewanee answered with an eight-play drive, moving inside the Majors 20, thanks to 15 and eight-yard runs by Robinson and another nine-yard scamper by the sophomore.
The Majors used all of their timeouts to preserve time and held the Tigers on fourth down, taking over with 1:31 remaining. Jennings hit Wiley for 31 yards and Connor Ladner for 27 for 1
st-and-10 at the Sewanee 23 with 49 seconds left.
Three incompletions later, one drop, set-up fourth down, and Kirk made the final big play for the defense with the team's fifth sack of the contest, preserving the victory.
Quinn Johnson posted a sack on fourth down to stop a Millsaps drive at the Sewanee 25 and another possession by the Majors on the Tigers side of the field ended with a punt. The Sewanee defense was keeping the team in the game, as the Tigers managed just 26 yards of total offense in the opening period.
Jacorin Thomas entered at quarterback for Sewanee to start the second quarter and the home team put together its best drive of the game, with Thomas scrambling for 14 and 12 yards and
Walker Robinson adding a nine-yard gain on the ground. Robinson rushed for 17 and 10 yards to convert a 3
rd-and-20 and
Jeremiah Young's pass to
Dagem Samuel set-up 1
st-and-goal.
Thomas rushed twice to the one but the Majors stopped another un just shy of the goal line. On fourth down Young found
Jo Cantrell in the back of the end zone for a 7-0 lead at the 6:33 mark of the quarter.
Millsaps took advantage of a short field to tie the game just before the half, with Jennings hitting Temias Mason for 15 yards to the Tigers 18 and another completion to Mason put the ball at the five. Jennings called his own number on the next play, rushing right for the TD with 28 seconds remaining until intermission.
Sewanee started the third quarter with 14 and eight-yard runs by Robinson and Samuel caught a 13-yard pass for a first down. Five plays later Young found Samuel in the slot for an 18-yard touchdown and a 14-7 advantage.
After a punt by the Majors, Thomas burst through the middle and sprinted past a pair of defenders, scampering 58 yards for a touchdown and a 21-7 lead at the 8:40 mark of the third period.
Millsaps answered quickly, though, marching 65 yards on just four plays, to pull within a score. Jennings hit Blake Wiley for 33 yards and then found Mason down the left side for a 30-yard touchdown pass.
Thomas led another good drive late in the third period, carrying around the right side for 17 yards and then up the middle for 18 before a 16-yard run by Robinson gave the Tigers 1
st-and-goal at the four. Thomas rushed three times, the last one to the one, but
Jack Satterfield's field goal on the first play of the fourth quarter went wide right, keeping the lead at seven.
The Tigers added to the lead after another Millsaps punt and a 33-yard jaunt by Thomas set-up 1
st-and-goal. The freshman gained the final seven yards, pushing the advantage to 27-14 after the PAT was partially blocked.
The Majors converted a pair of fourth downs on the ensuing drive, including a 21-yard completion to Mason and a 24-yard catch by Willie Elliott. Jennings sneaked in from the one, cutting the lead to 27-21.
