Millsaps Majors football
| Millsaps Majors | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1920 |
| Athletic director | Josh Brooks |
| Head coach | Aaron Pelch |
| Stadium | Harper Davis Field |
| Location | Jackson, MS |
| Conference | Southern Athletic Association |
| Past conferences | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| All-time record | 380–356–36 (.516) |
| Colors | Purple and White |
| Website | GoMajors |
The Millsaps Majors football team represents Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. They compete in the NCAA's Division III and the Southern Athletic Association. Millsaps's all-time record in football is 380 wins, 356 loses and 36 ties (.516). The gridiron Majors have posted two undefeated regular seasons in their history (1980 & 2008), earned three NCAA playoff tournament berths (1975, 2006 & 2008) and claimed six Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championships (1991, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009). Its major rival is Belhaven University.
Millsaps fielded its first intercollegiate football team in 1920. From 1920 to 1963 the Majors accumulated a 131-174-30 record over 40 seasons (no team was fielded in 1942, 1943 or 1945).
Between 1920 and 1959 the Majors met their rival Mississippi College Choctaws in 39 games, constituting the historic Backyard Brawl rivalry between the two schools. During that time the Choctaws claimed a 24-9-6 lead in the series, which was discontinued after 1959.
In 1964, Harper Davis took over as the Majors' head coach. A Clarksdale, Mississippi native, Davis had been a four-time All-SEC selection as a Defensive Back at Mississippi State from 1945 to 1948 who went on to a brief professional career. Davis's tenure at Millsaps got off to an inauspicious start: The Majors finished 0-8 in 1964, followed by losing seasons in two of the next three years. From there, however, Davis elevated the program to one of the most competitive in the South among the small college ranks, with 19 winning seasons between 1968 and 1988.
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