The Backyard Brawl (Millsaps-Mississippi College)

The Backyard Brawl is an annual football game between Mississippi College (MC) and Millsaps College. On Saturday, September 6, 2008 the 9th edition of the Backyard Brawl took place at Harper Davis Field in Jackson, Mississippi.

The rivalry between Millsaps and MC began in 1920 with MC winning 60-0 [http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/MississippiCollege.htm] . The game was played ceased in the 1940s. The football rivalry resumed in 2000 as the "Backyard Brawl" with games held at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. However, the rivalry took a one-year hiatus in 2005 when Millsaps stated that it would refuse to play Mississippi College in future seasons due to rumors that Mississippi College would be moving from Division III to either Division II or Division I-AA.

The rivalry was renewed in 2006 [http://www.gochoctaws.com/news/football/2006/7/23/schedule06.asp] with the Choctaws winning 52-28 [http://www.gochoctaws.com/news/football/2006/9/3/millsaps52-28.asp] .

Results By Season

Original Rivalry

*1920: Mississippi College 60, Millsaps College 0 [ [http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/MississippiCollege.htm#1920] ]
*1921: Mississippi College 56, Millsaps College 0 [ [http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/MississippiCollege.htm#1921] ]
*1922: Mississippi College 13, Millsaps College 6 [ [http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/MississippiCollege.htm#1922] ]
*1923: Mississippi College 0, Millsaps College 0 [ [http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/MississippiCollege.htm#1923] ]
*1924: Mississippi College 14, Millsaps College 0 [ [http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/MississippiCollege.htm#1924] ]

Modern Day Backyard Brawl

*2000: Millsaps College 20, Mississippi College 19 [ [http://www.scac-online.org/football2000/ Welcome to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference ] ]
*2001: Mississippi College 15, Millsaps College 3
*2002: Millsaps College 16, Mississippi College 14
*2003: Mississippi College 13, Millsaps College 0 [ [http://www.scac-online.org/football2003/ Welcome to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference ] ]
*2004: Millsaps College 9, Mississippi College 0 [ [http://www.scac-online.org/football2004/ Welcome to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference ] ]
*2006: Mississippi College 52, Millsaps College 28
*2007: Mississippi College 27, Millsaps College 26
*2008: Millsaps College 42, Mississippi College 6 [ [http://gochoctaws.com/news/2008/9/7/FB_0907082330.aspx] ]

References