The Panthers ended their first-ever winter season with a loss against the Tigers of Hampden-Sydney College. Hampden-Sydney defeated Ferrum with a score of 49-21 at Everett Stadium. This loss led to Ferrum a fourth-place finish of the season in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
At the beginning of the game, Ferrum’s player Zeb Dyer took a snap and lost the ball before he could throw. This led Hampden-Sydney to take an eight-yard rush and get a lead of 7-0 two plays later. The Tigers then took another touchdown with 4:08 left on the clock, ending the first quarter with Hampden-Sydney leading the game with 14-0.
In the second quarter, the Tigers made two more touchdowns by Kaleb Smith from three yards and 20 yards out. This brought the game to halftime with Hampden-Sydney still in the lead with a score of 28-0.
Third-quarter began with the Tigers scoring another touchdown by Blake Page, who made a 33-yard pass from Tanner Bernard. After two-quarters of silence, Ferrum finally made it on the board with a one-yard touchdown by senior Joey Lama. The Tigers then furthered their score with a 20-yard touchdown by Page. The third quarter ended up with Hampden-Sydney leading with 42-7.
The Panthers were the focus of sight during the fourth quarter, which opened with a Titus Jones bomb to Tmahdaw Penn, who then made a 44-yard touchdown. Hampden-Sydney also added to their score with a six-yard touchdown made by Justin Pollard. Ferrum concluded the game with another touchdown by Penn, finishing the game with 21-49.
A few new changes to the conference are worthwhile of notice. Emory & Henry College will move up to Division 2 and leave the ODAC; and Averett University will become the 15th full-time member of the conference on July 1, 2022. Since Ferrum’s Head Football Coach Cleive Adams came from Averett, he will be able to have a friendly competition in 2022 once Averett comes to ODAC.