Gannon Football Team Jumps Four Spots to Sixth in Latest ECAC Lambert Meadowlands Poll

ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon football team improved four spots and is ranked sixth in the latest Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Lambert Meadowlands Division II Football Poll released Monday afternoon.

Bloomsburg remains the top-ranked team for the third consecutive week with a 9-1 record. California (Pa.) (9-1), Kutztown (9-1), Mercyhurst (7-2) and New Haven (8-2) completed the top five.

Gannon (6-4), Edinboro (6-4), Slippery Rock (6-4), American International (5-4) and C.W. Post (6-4) rounded out the top 10.

Gannon moved to 6-4 overall with a 24-20 come-from-behind victory at Slippery Rock last Saturday. The Golden Knights finished in sole possession of third place in the PSAC Western Division with a 4-3 conference mark.

Saturday’s victory assured Gannon of back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1995. The Golden Knights finished with a 3-2 road record, representing the program’s first winning road mark since the 2003 squad was 5-1 away from home.

Gannon concludes the regular season Saturday, November 13 against 20th-ranked Kutztown at Gannon University Field. Game time is scheduled for 12 noon. The contest can be heard live on Jet Radio 1400 and via the Internet at http://www.wergfm.com. Live gameday statistics will be available at http://www.gannon.edu/athletics/men/football/lstats/xlive.htm. A live America One video broadcast will be available at http://www.b2livetv.com/partner_members.asp?id=85.

Established in 1936 as the Lambert Trophy to recognize supremacy in Eastern college football, the award has since grown to recognize the best team in the East in the Bowl Subdivision. In 1957, the Lambert Cup was created to recognize non-Division I-A teams, and in 1966 a Division III award was added. In 1983, the Lambert family decided the Meadowlands Sports Complex would be the best organization with a sincere and involved interest in college athletics to sponsor and manage the award, and since that time, the awards have been known as the Lambert Meadowlands Awards.

To be eligible for the Lambert Meadowlands Award, a school must be located in the East or play at least half of its schedule against eligible Lambert teams. The territory includes New York, New Jersey, New England and Pennsylvania, while teams in the bordering states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia and the District of Columbia qualify if at least half of their schedule features eligible teams. Teams in Eastern-based football conferences, regardless of location, qualify if at least half their schedule is against Lambert eligible teams.