2007 Trinity vs. Millsaps football game

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"The Mississippi Miracle"
Beginning of the play
Trinity Tigers Millsaps Majors
(6–1) (6–1)
28 24
Head coach: 
Steve Mohr		 Head coach: 
Mike DuBose
AP
19
AP
24
1234 Total
Trinity 73315 28
Millsaps 70710 24
DateOctober 27, 2007
Season2007
StadiumHarper Davis Field
LocationJackson, Mississippi

The 2007 Trinity vs. Millsaps football game is best known for the memorable play that occurred in the game's last two seconds. On October 27, 2007, the NCAA Division III 19th-ranked Trinity University Tigers threw 15 lateral passes and scored a 61-yard touchdown to win a game against the 24th-ranked Millsaps College Majors as time expired in the game.[1][2][3][4] Media sources called the play the "Mississippi Miracle"[5][6] or "Lateralpalooza."[2][6][7] ESPN and other sources said the play was probably "the longest play in college football history"[7][8][9][10] in terms of how much time the play took to complete (over one minute). On January 7, 2008, the final play of the game was named the Pontiac Game Changing performance of the year.

  1. ^ "Video of the play". ESPN.com. The Disney Company. Archived from the original on October 29, 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Lateralapalooza". SI.com. Time Warner. Archived from the original on November 5, 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2007.
  3. ^ Christensen, Mike (October 28, 2007). "Wild finish - think Cal-Stanford, '82 - beats Majors". ClarionLedger.com. Gannett Company. Retrieved October 30, 2007. [dead link]
  4. ^ Briggs, Jerry. "Football: Trinity wins on miracle play". MySanAntonio.com. San Antonio Express News. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007.
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