DECATUR, Ill. - The Luther football team lost to Millikin University by a final score of 37-14. The Norse trailed 23-0 at halftime but were able to score a touchdown in the third and fourth quarter. Millikin recorded 399 total yards of offense which included 255 rushing yards.
Midway through the third quarter and trailing 30-0 the Norse put together a 65-yard scoring drive. On fourth down and eight at the Millikin 39-yard line freshman quarterback
CJ Walker connected with
Bryce Buckley for the touchdown and extra point by
Sean Medcalfe with 5:07 remaining in the quarter.
Luther's other touchdown of the day came in the fourth quarter. The drive started at the Millikin 47-yard line and capped off with an eight-yard touchdown run by Walker.
Christopher Jones led the team with eight tackles which included two for a loss and one sack.
Jacob Olerud and
Xavier Capton also recorded eight tackles. Two players were tied with seven each including
Tyler Ragan and
Cody Rieder.
Luther faces Beloit College on Saturday, Sept. 19 with kickoff at 1 p.m. in Beloit, Wis. It will be the first Midwest Conference game for the Norse in program history.
