2008 Millsaps Majors football team

The 2008 Millsaps Majors football team represented Millsaps College during the 2008 NCAA Division III football season. The Majors rolled through the regular season, going 10-0 and outscoring their opponents 442 to 132. The team avenged 2007's crushing loses at the hands of Mississippi College and Trinity, pummeling the Choctaws 42-6 in the eighth edition of the renewed Backyard Brawl and punishing the Tigers 56-27 in San Antonio.

2008 Millsaps Majors football
SCAC champion
ConferenceSouthern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record11–1 (6–0 SCAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn David Caffey (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Dubose (4th season)
Home stadiumHarper Davis Field
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Millsaps $^   7 0     11 1  
DePauw   5 2     8 2  
Trinity (TX)   5 2     8 2  
Centre   5 2     7 3  
Austin   3 4     5 5  
Rhodes   2 5     4 6  
Sewanee   1 6     2 8  
Colorado College   0 7     0 9  
Birmingham–Southern #       3 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • # – Provisional Division III member; games not counted in standings
Rankings from D3football.com

The Majors captured their third consecutive SCAC championship, winning outright to earn the program's third NCAA tournament berth, became the first team in the program's history to reach double digit wins and climbed to their highest ever national ranking, #3, before finishing the season 11-1 and ranked #12 nationally.

Once again, DuBose was named the conference's "Coach of the Year" and senior quarterback Juan Joseph was the SCAC's "Offensive Player of the Year" for the third consecutive season. Sophomore wide receiver and return specialist Michael Galatas was named the conference's "Special Teams Player of the Year" and freshman running back Shane Bowser was the SCAC's co-"Newcomer of the Year." In all, 20 Majors were named to the All-SCAC first team, second team and honorable mention lists.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 67:00 pmNo. 25 Mississippi College*
W 42–64,178
September 137:00 pmat Belhaven*No. 24
  • H. T. Newell Field
  • Jackson, MS (Riverside Rumble)
W 34–142,150
September 201:00 pmAustinNo. 22
  • Harper Davis Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 41–71,012
September 271:00 pmat RhodesNo. 19
W 49–21,111
October 41:00 pmDePauwNo. 13
  • Harper Davis Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 55–13955
October 1112:30 pmat CentreNo. 12W 46–261,000
October 181:00 pmSewaneeNo. 12
  • Harper Davis Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 38–17620
November 11:30 pmat No. 14 Trinity (TX)No. 5
W 56–273,213
November 81:00 pmColorado College No. 4
  • Harper Davis Field
  • Jackson, MS,,
W 50–62,731
November 1512:00 pmat Birmingham–Southern*No. 4
W 31–141,696
November 2212:00 pmLaGrange*No. 3
W 51–261,044
November 2912:00 pmNo. 19 Washington & Jefferson*No. 3
  • Harper Davis Field
  • Jackson, MS (NCAA Division III Second Round)
L 20–35857

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References

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  1. ^ "2008 Football". Millsaps College. Retrieved March 8, 2024.