Washington & Lee beat Sewanee 47-14 in NCAA Division III nonconference football Saturday in Sewanee, Tennessee.
The Generals ruined the Tigers’ home opener but outgained the hosts only 501-490 in offensive yards, led by Drew Richardson with 17 runs for 133 yards and two touchdowns. W&L (2-0) gained 402 yards on the ground, while Sewanee (1-1) had 388 net passing yards.
Tigers quarterback Alex Darras was intercepted three times but was 31-of-51 passing for 325 yards and a touchdown throw to Micah Maes, who also completed a 48-yard touchdown pass to Colin May on a trick play. Cyrus McCullough caught six passes for 82 yards for the Tigers, and Warren Holland led their runners with 52 yards on 12 carries.
Sewanee’s Karim Antoine was in on 11 tackles and forced a fumble, and Wesley Porter totaled eight stops.