Doane players tackle Midlands quarterback in hopes to get the ball.
On Saturday, Nov. 9, the Tigers had their final home game of the Fall 24 season. The football team faltered early and lost 24-0 against Midland University. With only one game remaining in the season, the team’s overall record is (2-8). It became very uphill from the first quarter in a game where the Tiger’s offense did not score a single point. Midland started very strong and put a 14-0 on the scoreboard at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Midland scored 3 more points and the last seven points were in the fourth quarter.
Defensively the best performer was Junior Reece Zutavern, with 16 tackles. On the other hand, the offense had Senior Zack Perez get 27 yards on two catches, and Freshman Sam Hartman threw 69 yards on 12 completions with one interception.
The Tigers aim to bounce back and clinch a win to close out their season on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 1 PM; Doane will play Mount Marty in Yankton, South Dakota, to wrap out the season.
