SEWANEE, Tenn. - Announced by head coach
Travis Rundle, the 128th season of football at the University of the South has been released. 10 games are on the docket, with six coming inside historic Hardee-McGee Field at Harris Stadium. Four of the first five weeks will see the Purple and White stay on the Domain.
The 2022 campaign will open with the Tigers hosting The College of St. Scholatica (Minn.) on Sept. 3. It will also be Hall of Fame Weekend for the Class of 2022. This will be the first-ever meeting for the football program and the 104th opponent Sewanee has faced in its storied history.
From a new opponent to one of our regulars as Washington and Lee (Va.) makes the trek to the Domain on Sept. 10 for a noon kickoff. The Purple Tigers will look to clinch their first win against the Generals since 2014, when Sewanee edged W&L, 21-19, at home.
Westminster (Mo.) makes a second straight trip to Sewanee for Family Weekend on Sept. 17. The Tigers will be seeking revenge on the Blue Jays after falling late, 30-29, last season.
Following a bye week, the Purple and White conclude their four-game homestand with the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) opener with Millsaps College on Oct. 1.
After four straight weeks on the Domain, the Tigers will hit the road for the next two weeks as they take on Centre and Hendrix on Oct. 8 and 15, respectively.
The Purple Tigers return home for a contest under the lights as Birmingham-Southern makes the trek to the Domain on Oct. 22. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. The Panthers, who earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships, is ranked 25th in the preseason D3football.com poll.
The 68th edition of the Orgill Cup will take place in Memphis, as the Tigers take on the Lynx in Rhodes College on Oct. 29.
Sewanee's home finale will take place on Nov. 5 for Homecoming versus Berry College. Kickoff is slated for 1:30 p.m.
The regular season conclues with the battle of the Tigers, as Sewanee heads to San Antonio to take on defending SAA Champion Trinity (Texas) on Nov. 12. Trinity is ranked ninth in the preseason D3football.com poll.
Travis Rundle enters his sixth season as the head coach of the University of the South football program.
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