2006 Millsaps Majors football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2006 Millsaps Majors football Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference SCAC 7–4 6–0 Mike DuBose 1st Shannon Dawson 1st Mike Dubose 2nd Harper Davis Field SCAC champion NCAA Division III First Round L 0–21 at 2006 Carnegie Mellon Tartans Carnegie Mellon The 2006 Millsaps Majors football team represented Millsaps College as a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division III football season. Coach DuBose's first season got off to a rocky start. The Majors were hammered 52–28 by Mississippi College in the season-opening Backyard Brawl game, which returned after a one-year hiatus in 2005. The Majors then lost their next two games in heartbreaking fashion, by a combined total of four points. However, DuBose's team managed an incredible turn-around that shocked the SCAC, when the team went on to win their next six games to set up a showdown with perennial SCAC juggernaut Trinity in the season finale. Each team entered the contest at 5–0 in conference play, meaning the winner would receive the SCAC's automatic playoff bid and claim the SCAC title outright. Trinity, ranked 21st nationally, was heavily favored to end the Majors' incredible run; the Tigers had won or shared 13 consecutive SCAC championships dating back to 1993 (Millsaps and Trinity shared the title in 1996) and were winners of five straight contests against the Majors, including a 41–0 blowout the previous year in San Antonio. However, the Majors stunned the Tigers 34–12, emerging victorious behind a three touchdown-performance from senior wide receiver Chris Jackson, who returned two punts for scores and caught another. The win gave Millsaps a 6–0 final record in conference play (7–3 overall), earning the Majors their third SCAC title (their first won outright) and the league's automatic playoff bid for the first time. The tournament appearance was just the second in the program's history, the first since 1975. DuBose was named the SCAC's 2006 "Coach of the Year" for engineering the Majors' remarkable turn-around. Sophomore quarterback Juan Joseph was named the league's "Offensive Player of the Year" and Chris Jackson was honored as the league's "Special Teams Player of the Year" and named a first team All-American for his role as the team's return specialist. In all, 20 Majors were named to the All-SCAC first team, second team and honorable mention lists. Schedule 2006 NCAA Division III D3football.com Central September 2 7:00 pm l y 2006 Mississippi College Choctaws Mississippi College Harper Davis Field Jackson, MS rivalry 28–52 5,217 September 9 1:00 pm l y 2006 Louisiana College Wildcats Louisiana College Harper Davis Field Jackson, MS 38–41 1,038 September 16 12:00 pm l y 2006 Huntingdon Hawks Huntingdon Harper Davis Field Jackson, MS 34–35 752 September 30 12:00 pm w y Lincoln (MO) Harper Davis Field Jackson, MS 52–10 762 October 7 1:00 pm w 2006 Centre Colonels Centre Harper Davis Field Jackson, MS 38–12 714 October 14 1:30 pm w y 2006 Austin Kangaroos Austin Jerry Apple Stadium Sherman, TX 26–11 1,000 October 21 1:30 pm w 2006 DePauw Tigers DePauw Harper Davis Field Jackson, MS 31–7 675 October 28 1:30 pm w y 2006 Sewanee Tigers Sewanee McGee Stadium Sewanee, TN 35–18 2,833 November 4 1:00 pm w y 2006 Rhodes Lynx Rhodes Fargason Field Memphis, TN 14–6 1,500 November 11 1:30 pm w y 2006 Trinity Tigers Trinity (TX) 21 Harper Davis Field Jackson, MS 34–12 3,784 November 18 12:00 pm l y y 2006 Carnegie Mellon Tartans Carnegie Mellon 24 Gesling Field Pittsburgh, PA NCAA Division III First Round 0–21 1,632 2006 Football https://gomajors.com/sports/football/schedule/2006 Millsaps College March 8, 2024 References Millsaps Category:Millsaps Majors football seasons Category:Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference champion seasons Millsaps Majors football