2008 Millsaps Majors football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2008 Millsaps Majors football Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference SCAC 11–1 6–0 Mike DuBose 3rd John David Caffey 1st Mike Dubose 4th Harper Davis Field SCAC champion NCAA Division III Second Round L 20–35 vs. 2008 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Washington & Jefferson 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. 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 2008 NCAA Division III D3football.com Central September 6 7:00 pm w y 2008 Mississippi College Choctaws Mississippi College 25 Harper Davis Field Jackson, MS rivalry 42–6 4,178 September 13 7:00 pm w y y 24 2008 Belhaven Blazers Belhaven H. T. Newell Field Jackson, MS Riverside Rumble 34–14 2,150 September 20 1:00 pm w 22 2008 Austin Kangaroos Austin Harper Davis Field Jackson, MS 41–7 1,012 September 27 1:00 pm w y 19 2008 Rhodes Lynx Rhodes Fargason Field Memphis, TN 49–2 1,111 October 4 1:00 pm w 13 2008 DePauw Tigers DePauw Harper Davis Field Jackson, MS 55–13 955 October 11 12:30 pm w y 12 2008 Centre Colonels Centre Farris Stadium Danville, KY 46–26 1,000 October 18 1:00 pm w 12 2008 Sewanee Tigers Sewanee Harper Davis Field Jackson, MS 38–17 620 November 1 1:30 pm w y 5 2008 Trinity Tigers Trinity (TX) 14 E. M. Stevens Stadium San Antonio, TX 56–27 3,213 November 8 1:00 pm w y 4 2008 Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Harper Davis Field Jackson, MS 50–6 2,731 November 15 12:00 pm w y y 4 2008 Birmingham–Southern Panthers Birmingham–Southern Panther Stadium Birmingham, AL 31–14 1,696 November 22 12:00 pm w y 3 2008 LaGrange Panthers LaGrange Harper Davis Field Jackson, MS NCAA Division III First Round 51–26 1,044 November 29 12:00 pm l y 3 2008 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Washington & Jefferson 19 Harper Davis Field Jackson, MS NCAA Division III Second Round 20–35 857 2008 Football https://gomajors.com/sports/football/schedule/2008 Millsaps College March 8, 2024 References Millsaps Category:Millsaps Majors football seasons Category:Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference champion seasons Millsaps Majors football