Game Notes

Belton, Texas – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor football team will look for major improvement from week one as the Cru returns home to host Millsaps College in the 2015 home opener on Saturday. UMHB will take on the Majors in a 6:00 PM start at Crusader Stadium in a rematch of last year's season opener. Saturday's game is also the first of a school-record seven regular season home games for the Cru this year.
 
The Cru won the initial meeting between these two teams 43-7 last season in Jackson, Mississippi. Both teams are coming off season-opening victories last week. The Majors rebounded from a disappointing 3-6 season a year ago by knocking off crosstown rival Belhaven University 52-23. A young Millsaps team forced several late turnovers and made them hurt as the Majors broke open a three-point game by scoring the final 26 points of the contest. UMHB went on the road and topped Ohio Wesleyan 42-3 last weekend. The Cru also needed a big fourth quarter to put the game away and the UMHB coaching staff is counting on the team showing improvement from that performance in this week's game
 
"I certainly hope that we do because we were disappointed in our execution in that game, especially on offense," Cru Head Coach Pete Fredenburg said. "We have guys who can and have done it, so we need to be patient with them and keep working hard and focusing on getting better. Millsaps is very well-coached and they are just so disciplined. They did a really nice job of staying within themselves and executing on both sides of the ball to take control of that game last week."
 
UMHB enters the contest ranked #4 in the nation by D3football.com. The Cru has also won 55 consecutive regular season games, 41 straight night games and has never lost a regular season game at Crusader Stadium.
 
For more information on parking, traffic flow and game day events, please visit the following link: http://www.umhb.edu/stadium/game-day-information/#directions-parking. There will be parking reserved for Millsaps College fans in the parking lot at the corner of 9^th Street and College Drive. Majors fans are encouraged to enter the stadium through ticket window #3 at the southeast corner of Crusader Stadium.
 
Saturday's game will also be broadcast live on K101.7 FM and through the station's web site with the pre-game show starting at 5:30 PM. UMHB will provide live video streaming and live statistics for the game with links to both available by clicking here: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/umhb/. Tickets are still available and the ticket windows are scheduled to open at 4:00 PM on Saturday. Reserved tickets are $12. General admission tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for students. The stadium gates will open at 4:30 PM on Saturday. Tickets left at Will Call will be available for pickup at Ticket Window #2 on the home side.