Football Heads to Miami for Week Two Tilt with St. Thomas

Following an impressive opening night win over Ave Maria, the Fire football team heads south for its first road game of the season.
 
Southeastern was a 34-0 winner over Ave Maria at Victory Field last Saturday night in Cesar Rivas-Sandoval's first game with the Fire. Cooper Jones recorded his sixth game of 300 or more passing yards, finding Eugene Witherspoon nine times for 130 yards and two touchdowns. On defense, the Fire limited AMU to 184 yards and recorded five sacks in the sixth shutout in program history.
 
Jones was named the Mid-South Sun Division Offensive Player of the Week for the third time in his career. For Witherspoon, the nine catches were a career-best, and it was his fourth 100-yard game at Southeastern.
 
Last week was the second consecutive season opener the defense did not allow a score, and the sixth shutout in program history. After a week of games in the NAIA, the Fire are first in points and yards allowed per game.
 
St. Thomas opens up its second season of play tomorrow afternoon and return the services of five All-Mid-South Sun players. Leading the charge on offense is the reigning Freshman of the Year in John Israel-Cooper, who led the team with 48 catches for 642 yards and six scores. On defense, linebacker Donnell Bennett had 73 tackles and made 9.5 for loss. Michael Torrence added 16.5 tackles for loss with 8.5 sacks for a defense that finished 45^th in the NAIA in total yards per game.  
 
Southeastern won the inaugural meeting last year at Monsignor Pace by the score of 49-7. The Bobcats will make their first trip to Victory Field for Homecoming on October 24^th for a game that will count towards the Sun Division standings.
 
Per St. Thomas policy, visiting fans will not be permitted as the stadium has a limited capacity. Fans can follow along with the live broadcast and live stats.