Marion McGhee
Kevin Krows/Millikin University
54
Winner North Central (IL) NCC 8-0 , 7-0
27
Millikin MIL 2-6 , 2-5
Winner
North Central (IL) NCC
8-0 , 7-0
54
Final
27
Millikin MIL
2-6 , 2-5
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
NCC North Central (IL) 7 21 21 5 54
MIL Millikin 7 7 0 13 27

Game Recap: Football |

Millikin Football Falls to #1 North Central

The Millikin football team lost to number one ranked North Central College 54-27 on October 30 at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Illinois.
 
Millikin turned in a strong performance against the undefeated Cardinals who were the 2019 NCAA Division III National Champions.
 
It was a 7-7 after one quarter. North Central led 28-14 at halftime and took control of the game with 21 points in the third quarter. Millikin's 27 points is the highest point total by a Cardinal opponent this season.
 
Millikin scored the game's first touchdown on a 31-yard pass from quarterback Cal Pohrte to Colton Lockwood. Trailing 21-7 in the second quarter, Marion McGhee scored on a one-yard run to make it a 28-14 game. The Big Blue's final two scores came in the fourth quarter on a three-yard pass from Pohrte to Daniel Ballard and a one-yard run by Pohrte.  Pohrte ended the day 14-35 for 211 yards.
 
North Central's offense was led by running back Ethan Greenfield who rushed 24 times for 199 yards and three touchdowns including a 52-yards scoring run. Freshman quarterback Luke Lehnen was 12-18-2 passing for 196 yards and he rushed nine times for 100 yards and one touchdown.
 
North Central had 574 yards of total offense compared to 256 yards for Millikin.
 
Millikin falls to 2-6, 2-5 while North Central improves to 8-0, 7-0.
 
 
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