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Lenoir-Rhyne football will head to Tusculum for SAC title game

Bears-Pioneers will kick off at 4 p.m. in Greeneville, Tenn.

Tusculum will host Lenoir-Rhyne in Saturday's South Atlantic Conference championship game. Graphic courtesy South Atlantic Conference.

Courtesy South Atlantic Conference | TheSAC.com

ROCK HILL, S.C. –Tusculum won the 2023 South Atlantic Conference Football Mountain Division title and Lenoir-Rhyne took home the 2023 SAC Football Piedmont Division title. As the winners of each division, the Pioneers and Bears will meet in the SAC Football Championship game on Saturday, Nov. 11.

The Pioneers earned a 6-2 SAC record, while Lenoir-Rhyne had a 7-1 record in conference. Tusculum finished tied with Mars Hill at the top of the Mountain Division. The Pioneers won the tiebreaker by virtue of its 29-27 double-overtime win against the Lions on Nov. 4.

—> READ MORE: Lenoir-Rhyne leads Statewide Standings after Week 10

—> READ MORE: Lenoir-Rhyne captures Piedmont title, Mars Hill falls in 2 OT

Lenoir-Rhyne and Limestone both had 7-1 records and finished at the top of the Piedmont Division. The Bears won the tiebreaker by virtue of a 31-28 win over the Saints on Oct. 7. 

The SAC Championship will be played at Tusculum. The host site for the championship was pre-determined prior to the start of the season. In even years the Piedmont Division will host and in odd years the Mountain Division will host.

Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Tusculum.

In addition to the 2023 SAC Football Championship game, the remaining 10 teams will play cross-division games. The final week of SAC football schedule is as follows:

SAC Football: Saturday, Nov. 11

  • Championship Game – Lenoir-Rhyne at Tusculum 4 p.m.
  • Wingate at UVA Wise 12 p.m.
  • Limestone at Emory & Henry 1 p.m.
  • Catawba at Carson-Newman 1 p.m.
  • Newberry at Mars Hill 1 p.m.
  • Barton at Erskine 1 p.m.

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South Atlantic Conference Football Standings

Mountain

 ConferenceOverall
TeamW-LPCT.PFPAW-LPCT.PFPA
Tusculum6-20.7502391556-40.600263214
Mars Hill6-20.7502331487-20.778248158
Carson-Newman4-40.5001961625-50.500231207
Emory & Henry3-50.3751912095-50.500284233
UVA Wise1-70.1251403222-80.200188359
Erskine0-80.000813250-100.000105377
SOURCE: TheSAC.com

Piedmont

 ConferenceOverall
TeamW-LPCT.PFPAW-LPCT.PFPA
Limestone7-10.8752431637-30.700275211
Lenoir-Rhyne7-10.875302929-10.900371109
Wingate6-20.7502311347-30.700271156
Barton3-50.3751752215-50.500249252
Newberry3-50.3751762124-60.400204246
Catawba2-60.2501702344-60.400256272
SOURCE: TheSAC.com

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