SAC Football Week 1 Roundup
The opening week of the 2013 SAC football season saw Carson-Newman, Tusculum, Catawba and Newberry get off to 1-0 starts. Get recaps from every game here.
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No. 17 Carson-Newman 55, Wayne St. 28
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - No. 17 Carson-Newman (1-0) scored on its first six possessions to cruise to an impressive 55-28 victory over Wayne State (0-1) in the first game of the season for both teams Thursday night at Burke-Tarr Stadium. [More]
Tusculum 63, College of Faith 0
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - The Tusculum defense forced seven turnovers, while the offense churned out 454 yards as the Pioneers blanked visiting College of Faith 63-0 Thursday night at Pioneer Field in front of a near capacity crowd of 3,311 in the season-opener for both teams. [More]
Catawba 10, West Liberty 9
SALISBURY, N.C. - Catawba's defense limited visiting West Liberty to three field goals and handed new Head Coach Curtis Walker a win in his debut with a 10-9 victory over the Hilltoppers in football action on Saturday afternoon at Shuford Stadium and Kirkland Field. [More]
Newberry 35, Elizabeth City St. 32
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - The Newberry Wolves scored five rushing touchdowns on the way to a 35-32 win over the Elizabeth City State Vikings at Roebuck Stadium to open the 100th season of football at Newberry College. [More]
West Georgia 31, Mars Hill 21
MARS HILL, N.C. – The Lions' football team lost their season opener to West Georgia, 31-21 in the Ammons Family Athletic Center and Meares Stadium. Turnovers plagued MHU in the loss. It was the Wolves first game of the year as well. [More]
Presbyterian 42, Brevard 24
CLINTON, S.C.- The Brevard College Tornados led Presbyterian College by a touchdown at two different points during the first half before the Blue Hose posted 21 unanswered points to defeat BC 42-24 in the Tornados season opener at Bailey Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon. [More]
Concord 18, No. 23 Lenoir-Rhyne 10
Hickory, N.C. - The Concord University football team (1-0) took advantage of five Lenoir-Rhyne (0-1) lost fumbles en route to an 18-10 win over the Bears Saturday night in the 2013 season opener in front of 7,257 fans at Moretz Stadium. [More]