A Big Day for Blue Raider Football
No. 9 Lindsey Wilson University beats Cumberland University 56-37 on Senior Day at Parnell Family Stadium.
COLUMBIA, Ky. (11/09/2025) — It was a day for big plays, big numbers, big records and a big score for the Lindsey Wilson University football team on Saturday, Nov. 8.
In the final regular-season home game of the season, the No. 9-ranked Lindsey Wilson beat Cumberland (Tennessee) University 56-37 to give the Blue Raiders' 24 seniors a winning finale at Parnell Family Stadium. The two teams combined for 1,161 total yards, 53 first downs and two punts.
Lindsey Wilson improved to 8-1 overall and 4-1 in the Mid-South Conference. Cumberland, who received votes in the recent NAIA Top 25 poll, fell to 6-4 overall and 2-3 in the conference.
The Blue Raiders conclude the regular season on Nov. 15 with a 1 p.m. CT game at Bethel (Tennessee) University with the Mid-South Conference regular-season title on the line.
Lindsey Wilson scored on the game's first play from scrimmage when junior running back Davontaye Saunders of Eminence, Kentucky, streaked through the Phoenix's defense for a 73-yard touchdown run.
Then, on Lindsey Wilson's next play from scrimmage, Saunders sprinted for 69 yards to make it two touchdowns on two carries.
Saunders finished the game with three touchdowns and a school single-game record 299 rushing yards. Saunders also set the Blue Raiders' single-season record for rushing yards with 1,440 yards on the season with one more regular-season game to play.
Junior running back Stevin Mack of Hendersonville, Tennessee, rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns, and sophomore quarterback Tate Rice of Manchester, Kentucky, completed 11 of 15 passes for 220 yards and three touchdowns.
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Lindsey Wilson University football coach Phil Kleckler, far right, joins his team’s 24 seniors on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Parnell Family Stadium. No. 9-ranked LWU beat Cumberland (Tennessee) University 56-37. Kneeling, from left: Adriene Bailey of Eminence, KY; Dom Hodges of Radcliff, KY; Cam Lewis of St. Louis; Seth Phillips of Clarksville, TN; Jamari Sowell of Mount Juliet, TN; Cameron Rankins of Hartsville, TN; Jacob Sanford of Rainbow City, AL; Darius Moore of Morganfield, KY; John Mudd of Louisville, KY; Cam Williams of Elizabethtown, KY. Standing, from left: Sam Taylor of Nashville, TN; Ronnie Carr of Nashville; Chevis Elliot of Russellville, KY; Kadon Wilson of Radcliff; Cam Houston of Lafayette, TN; Lou Burchfield of Maryville, TN; Sam Taylor of Raleigh, NC; Braden Ford of Nashville; Troy Churchill of Louisville; Larry Montgomery of Louisville; Preston Parks of Bowling Green, KY; Simon Keating of Newport, KY; Javontae Wright of Murfreesboro, TN; Ethan Hill of Lexington, KY.
On the game’s first play from scrimmage, Lindsey Wilson University junior running back Davontaye Saunders of Eminence, Kentucky, streaked through the Cumberland (Tennessee) University defense for a 73-yard touchdown run. Saunders ran for a 69-yard touchdown on the Blue Raiders’ next play from scrimmage. He finished the game with three touchdowns and a school single-game record 299 rushing yards. Saunders also set the Blue Raiders’ single-season record for rushing yards with 1,440 yards on the season with one more regular-season game to play. No. 9-ranked Lindsey Wilson won 56-37 on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Parnell Family Stadium to improve to 8-1 overall and 4-1 in the Mid-South Conference.
Lindsey Wilson University senior wide receiver Adriene Bailey of Eminence, Kentucky, catches a pass from sophomore quarterback Tate Rice of Manchester, Kentucky, for a 61-yard touchdown pass play. The touchdown gave LWU a 28-23 lead over Cumberland (Tennessee) University in the second quarter of the game on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Parnell Family Stadium. No. 9-ranked Lindsey Wilson won 56-37 to improve to 8-1 overall and 4-1 in the Mid-South Conference.
Lindsey Wilson University senior wide receiver Adriene Bailey of Eminence, Kentucky, right, and graduate student tight end Seth Phillips of Clarksville, Tennessee, celebrate Phillips’ 7-yard touchdown reception with 13 seconds left in the first half to give the Blue Raiders a 35-23 lead over Cumberland (Tennessee) University on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Parnell Family Stadium. It was both players’ final regular-season game at Parnell Family Stadium as No. 9-ranked Lindsey Wilson beat Cumberland 56-37 to improve to 8-1 overall and 4-1 in the Mid-South Conference.
It was a record-setting day for Lindsey Wilson University junior running back Davontaye Saunders of Eminence, Kentucky, on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Parnell Family Stadium. Saunders rushed for three touchdowns and a program single-game rushing record 299 rushing yards on 14 carries. Saunders also set the Blue Raiders’ single-season record for rushing yards with 1,440 yards on the season. No. 9-ranked Lindsey Wilson beat Cumberland (Tennessee) University 56-37 to improve to 8-1 overall and 4-1 in the Mid-South Conference. The Blue Raiders conclude the regular season on Nov. 15 at Bethel (Tennessee) University with the Mid-South Conference regular-season title on the line.
