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The Backyard Brawl
Miss. College Choctaws Mississippi College Choctaws The Mississippi College Choctaws are the athletic teams of Mississippi College. They participate in NCAA's Division III in the competitive 12-member American Southwest Conference under the mascot Choctaws and the school colors of blue and gold...  (ASC American Southwest Conference The American Southwest Conference is a college athletic conference, founded in 1996, whose member schools compete in the NCAA's Division III. The schools are located in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi... )	Millsaps Majors Millsaps Majors The Millsaps Majors is the nickname for the sports teams of Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi and their colors are purple and white. They participate in the NCAA's Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference....  (SCAC Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference , founded in 1962, is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas... )
HC Head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches... : Norman Joseph Norman Joseph Norman Joseph is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi, a position he has held since the 2005 season...  (36-36)	HC Head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches... : Aaron Pelch (11-9)
Games played	50 (11 since renewal)
First meeting	1920 (M.C. 60, Millsaps 0)
Most recent game	September 3, 2011 (M.C. 33, Millsaps 27 - OT)
All-time series	Miss. College leads 31-13-6
Since renewal (2000)	Miss. College leads 7-4
Largest victory	Historic: 1920 (M.C. 60, Millsaps 0) Modern: 2008 (Millsaps 42, M.C. 6)
Highest Scoring Game	2009: 91 points (M.C. 47, Millsaps 44 - 2OT)

The Backyard Brawl is an annual football game between the Mississippi College

Mississippi College

Mississippi College, also known as MC, is a private, Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi. Mississippi College comprises the main campus in Clinton, as well as satellite campuses in Brandon and Madison, Mississippi, and the Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson...

 Choctaws

Mississippi College Choctaws

The Mississippi College Choctaws are the athletic teams of Mississippi College. They participate in NCAA's Division III in the competitive 12-member American Southwest Conference under the mascot Choctaws and the school colors of blue and gold...

 and the Millsaps College

Millsaps College

Millsaps College is a private liberal arts college located in Jackson, Mississippi. Founded in 1890, the college is recognized as one of the country's best private colleges dedicated to undergraduate teaching and educating the whole individual. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, Millsaps...

 Majors

Millsaps Majors

The Millsaps Majors is the nickname for the sports teams of Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi and their colors are purple and white. They participate in the NCAA's Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference....

. Both teams compete in Division III of the NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

, Mississippi College in the American Southwest Conference

American Southwest Conference

The American Southwest Conference is a college athletic conference, founded in 1996, whose member schools compete in the NCAA's Division III. The schools are located in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi...

 (ASC) and Millsaps in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference , founded in 1962, is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas...

 (SCAC). The series began in 1920, when Millsaps fielded its first team. The game was played annually from then until 1959, except for a four-year hiatus during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. When the teams ceased to play one another after 1959, Mississippi College had amassed a 24-9-6 series advantage.

The series was renewed in 2000, in front of 10,000 fans at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Veterans Memorial Stadium is the home field of the Jackson State University Tigers. In July 2011, Jackson State University will own and operate the stadium...

. The teams annually opened their seasons against one another at Memorial Stadium from then through the 2004 season. In 2005, the series took another brief hiatus when Mississippi College began preparing for a potential move to Division II, where they could grant athletic scholarship

Athletic scholarship

An athletic scholarship is a form of scholarship to attend a college or university awarded to an individual based predominantly on his or her ability to play in a sport...

s. This move never came to fruition, however, and the series resumed in 2006, again as an opening week contest but with the games alternating between the schools' campuses. The renewed rivalry has been hotly contested. In the 11 games since 2000, the average margin of victory is 10.1 points; 9 of those games have been decided by 13 points or less, with an average victory margin of 5.6 points. Four of the five meetings since 2006 have been decided by 6 points or fewer, including two games that required overtime to determine a winner (2009 and 2011).

The Choctaws currently lead the modern series 7-4, giving them an advantage of 31-13-6 all-time.

Game results

Mississippi College victories are shaded ██ blue. Millsaps victories are shaded ██ purple. Ties are shaded white.

Historic rivalry (1920-1959)

Date	Site	Winning team		Losing team		Series Advantage
1920	Jackson Jackson, Mississippi Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...	Mississippi College	60	Millsaps	0	Miss. College 1-0
1921	Jackson	Mississippi College	56	Millsaps	0	Miss. College 2-0
1922	Jackson	Mississippi College	13	Millsaps	6	Miss. College 3-0
1923	Jackson	0-0				Miss. College 3-0-1
1924	Jackson	Mississippi College	14	Millsaps	0	Miss. College 4-0-1
1925	Jackson	Millsaps	6	Mississippi College	0	Miss. College 4-1-1
1926	Jackson	Mississippi College	43	Millsaps	13	Miss. College 5-1-1
1927	Jackson	Mississippi College	12	Millsaps	0	Miss. College 6-1-1
1928	Jackson	6-6				Miss. College 6-1-2
1929	Jackson	Millsaps	7	Mississippi College	0	Miss. College 6-2-2
1930	Jackson	Mississippi College	8	Millsaps	7	Miss. College 7-2-2
1931	Jackson	Mississippi College	9	Millsaps	0	Miss. College 8-2-2
1932	Jackson	Mississippi College	7	Millsaps	6	Miss. College 9-2-2
1933	Jackson	Millsaps	2	Mississippi College	0	Miss. College 9-3-2
1934	Jackson	Millsaps	13	Mississippi College	0	Miss. College 9-4-2
1935	Jackson	0-0				Miss. College 9-4-3
1936	Jackson	Millsaps	7	Mississippi College	0	Miss. College 9-5-3
1936	Jackson	Mississippi College	19	Millsaps	7	Miss. College 10-5-3
1937	Jackson	0-0				Miss. College 10-5-4
1937	Jackson	Mississippi College	12	Millsaps	0	Miss. College 11-5-4
1938	Jackson	Mississippi College	21	Millsaps	0	Miss. College 12-5-4
1938	Clinton Clinton, Mississippi Clinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 23,347 at the 2000 United States Census.-History:...	Mississippi College	32	Millsaps	0	Miss. College 13-5-4
1939	Jackson	Mississippi College	29	Millsaps	0	Miss. College 14-5-4
1940	Clinton	Mississippi College	27	Millsaps	0	Miss. College 15-5-4
1941	Jackson	Mississippi College	21	Millsaps	0	Miss. College 16-5-4
1946	Jackson	Mississippi College	35	Millsaps	0	Miss. College 17-5-4
1947	Jackson	Millsaps	7	Mississippi College	0	Miss. College 17-6-4
1948	Clinton	Mississippi College	20	Millsaps	14	Miss. College 18-6-4
1949	Jackson	Mississippi College	42	Millsaps	6	Miss. College 19-6-4
1950	Clinton	Mississippi College	19	Millsaps	7	Miss. College 20-6-4
1951	Jackson	Millsaps	12	Mississippi College	7	Miss. College 20-7-4
1952	Clinton	Millsaps	21	Mississippi College	20	Miss. College 20-8-4
1953	Jackson	Mississippi College	20	Millsaps	19	Miss. College 21-8-4
1954	Clinton	Millsaps	13	Mississippi College	6	Miss. College 21-9-4
1955	Jackson	Mississippi College	18	Millsaps	14	Miss. College 22-9-4
1956	Clinton	0-0				Miss. College 22-9-5
1957	Jackson	Mississippi College	19	Millsaps	0	Miss. College 23-9-5
1958	Clinton	0-0				Miss. College 23-9-6
1959	Jackson	Mississippi College	26	Millsaps	6	Miss. College 24-9-6
Historic Rivalry (39 meetings, 1920–1959): Mississippi College 24-9-6

Source: 2009 Millsaps football media guide

Modern rivalry (2000-present)

Date	Site	Visitor		Host		Attendance
September 2, 2000	Memorial Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Veterans Memorial Stadium is the home field of the Jackson State University Tigers. In July 2011, Jackson State University will own and operate the stadium... • Jackson	Millsaps	20	Mississippi College	19	10,200
September 1, 2001	Memorial Stadium • Jackson	Millsaps	3	Mississippi College	15	7,300
September 7, 2002	Memorial Stadium • Jackson	Millsaps	16	Mississippi College	14	6,500
September 4, 2003	Memorial Stadium • Jackson	Millsaps	0	Mississippi College	13	4,350
September 9, 2004	Memorial Stadium • Jackson	Mississippi College	0	Millsaps	9	3,816
September 2, 2006	Harper Davis Field • Jackson	Mississippi College	52	Millsaps	28	5,217
August 30, 2007	Robinson-Hale Stadium • Clinton	Millsaps	26	Mississippi College	27	5,293
September 6, 2008	Harper Davis Field • Jackson	Mississippi College	6	Millsaps	42	4,178
September 5, 2009	Robinson-Hale Stadium • Clinton	Millsaps	442OT	Mississippi College	472OT	4,348
September 4, 2010	Harper Davis Field • Jackson	Mississippi College	27	Millsaps	23	1,510
September 3, 2011	Robinson-Hale Stadium • Clinton	Millsaps	27OT	Mississippi College	33OT	2,284
September 1, 2012	Harper Davis Field • Jackson	Mississippi College	-	Millsaps	-	-