1975 Millsaps Majors football team

American college football season

1975 Millsaps Majors football

NCAA Division III Semifinal, L 22–55 at Wittenberg

Conference| Independent
Record| 9–2
Head coach|

* Harper Davis (12th season)

Home stadium| Alumni Field

Seasons

<- 1974

1976 ->

1975 NCAA Division III independents football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Bowie State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Millsaps ^  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Albany |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Colorado College ^  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Georgetown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Saint Peter's |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
St. Norbert |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Plattsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Canisius |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Grove City |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Rochester (NY) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Trinity (TX) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Norwich |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Ashland |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Cortland |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Saint Mary's |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
San Diego |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Brockport |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 1
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0
Chicago |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0
Maryville (TN) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 9  | - | 0

* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1975 Millsaps Majors football team was an American football team that represented Millsaps College, as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division III football season. In their 12th year under head coach Harper Davis, the Majors compiled a 9–2 record, outscored opponents by a total of 289 to 121, and made it to the semifinal in the NCAA Division III playoffs where they lost to the eventual national champion Wittenberg, 55–22.[1] The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Jackson, Mississippi.

The team was led by quarterback Ricky Haygood who finished the season with 2,022 passing yards, seventeen touchdowns, and six interceptions.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 6| Arkansas–Monticello|

* Alumni Field
* Jackson, MS

| W 28–0| | [2][3]
September 13| at Southwestern (TN)|

* Fargason Field
* Memphis, TN

| W 21–14| 2,000| [4]
September 27| Sewanee|

* Alumni Field
* Jackson, MS

| W 14–7| | [5][6]
October 4| at Trinity (TX)| San Antonio, TX| W 29–7| 2,000| [7][8][9]
October 18| McMurry|

* Alumni Field
* Jackson, MS

| W 30–6| | [10][11]
October 25| at Georgetown|

* Kehoe Field
* Washington, D.C.

| L 10–11| 4,500| [12][13]
November 1| Maryville (TN)|

* Alumni Field
* Jackson, MS

| W 28–0| | [14]
November 8| Austin|

* Alumni Field
* Jackson, MS

| W 38–0| 500| [15][16]
November 15| at Culver–Stockton| Canton, MO| W 40–0| | [17]
November 22| at Colorado College|

* Washburn Field
* Colorado Springs, CO (NCAA Division III Quarterfinal)

| W 28–21| | [18]
November 30| at Wittenberg|

* Wittenberg Stadium
* Springfield, OH (NCAA Division III Semifinal)

| L 22–55| 2,500| [19][20]

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## References

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1. ^ a b c "Final 1975 Millsaps Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
2. ^ "Haygood's TD tosses ignite Millsaps past Arkansas-Monticello". Hattiesburg American. September 7, 1975. p. 27. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
3. ^ "Millsaps Batters UA-Monticello". The Times. September 7, 1975. p. 11. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
4. ^ "Millsaps Wins No. 2". Clarion-Ledger. September 14, 1975. p. 83. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
5. ^ "Millsaps Nips Sewanee, 14-7". The Vicksburg Post. September 28, 1975. p. 11. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
6. ^ "Millsaps Tops Sewanee 14-7". The Tennessean. September 28, 2024. p. 182. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
7. ^ Grossman, Jeff (October 5, 1975). "Millsaps clips Trinity, 29-7". San Antonio Express. p. 128. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
8. ^ "Millsaps muzzles Trinity Tigers 29-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1975. p. 34. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
9. ^ "Millsaps Rips Trinity". The Vernon Daily Record. October 5, 1975. p. 9. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
10. ^ Eilts, Dan (October 19, 1975). "Millsaps Downs McMurry 30-6". Clarion-Ledger. p. 118. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
11. ^ "Millsaps Kick McMurry, 36-6". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 19, 1975. p. 15. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
12. ^ "Rhine, Biven key Georgetown win". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1975. p. 44. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
13. ^ "Georgetown edges Millsaps". Sun Herald. October 26, 1975. p. 13. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
14. ^ "Millsaps Zaps Maryville 27-0". The Vicksburg Post. November 1, 1975. p. 9. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
15. ^ "Millsaps 34, Austin 0". Hattiesburg American. November 9, 1975. p. 24. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
16. ^ "Millsaps swamps Austin". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 9, 1975. p. 24. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
17. ^ "Majors End Year With Win". Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1975. p. 27. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
18. ^ "Millsaps Whips Colorado, 28-21". The Columbus Ledger. November 23, 1975. p. 16. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
19. ^ Stamm, John (November 30, 1975). "Tigers Smash Majors". Clarion-Ledger. p. 31. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
20. ^ "Wittenberg Whips Millsaps In Semi". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 30, 1975. p. 39. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

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