JACKSON, Miss. – Centre football righted the ship with a 66-34 rout at Millsaps Saturday, compiling nearly 700 yards of offense at Harper Davis Field.
 
The Colonels improve to 5-2 and 2-2 in the Southern Athletic Association, bouncing back from a pair of defeats to send the Majors to 1-6 overall and 1-3 in-conference.
 
The 66-point outing is the most for Centre in a game since a 66-28 victory at Rhodes back on Nov. 5, 2016.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
- Each team scored on its first two possessions, but the Colonels held the Majors to a pair of field goals while converting touchdowns. Trentin Dupper reeled off TD runs of 20 and 52 yards as Centre led 14-6 through one quarter.
- Centre's defense helped keep it that way with a massive goalline stand across the end of the first and beginning of the second quarters, stuffing four straight runs at their own 1-yard line.
- Dupper got his first score through the air in the second quarter, connecting with Sam Murray on a length 74-yard touchdown. Later in the quarter, he found Jordan Gunter on an 8-yard score that gave Gunter 24 career receiving touchdowns – tied with Cody Estep '18 for the most in program history.
- A late 32-yard field goal from Cam Tegge gave the Colonels a 31-20 lead at the half.
- Centre put up 21 points in the third quarter to all but put the game out of reach. During the quarter, Dupper connected with Cort Marbaugh for his third touchdown pass of the afternoon.
- Perhaps the highlight of the day came on a 4th and 5 from Centre's 30, when Murray took a fake punt 70 yards to the house.
- Scotty Brown capped Centre's scoring with two touchdown runs in the fourth quarter.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Centre ran for 383 yards and threw for 286 more, accounting for season highs in both. With 669 total yards on 62 plays, the Colonels averaged better than 10 yards per play.
- The Colonels were a perfect 4-for-4 converting fourth downs, and scored in all six redzone chances.
- Tegge was 9-for-9 on PATs to go along with his field goal.
- Keanan John and Oliver Hunter led Centre with seven tackles apiece, and Hunter finished with 1.5 TFL and a sack. Quinton Moss followed with six total tackles.
- Patric Edwards finished with 101 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. Dupper recorded 144 yards on just 12 carries for two scores.
 
UP NEXT
Centre returns home for its Senior Day next Saturday, Oct. 30, against Rhodes at 1 p.m.