September
28, 2004
SHIPPENSBURG,
Pa. In
the midst of a seven-game win streak and a perfect 5-0 season, the Shippensburg
University football team moved up one more spot in the American Football
Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coachesı Poll on Tuesday to No. 9. The Red Raiders and Carson-Newman
College flip-flopped positions, despite both teams winning on Saturday.
In
the three other major Division II national polls, Ship also moved up, most
noticeably in the National Weekly Football Gazette NCAA Division II Top-40 as
it went from No. 22 to No. 18 following last weekıs 17-10 victory over Edinboro
University on Homecoming. The Red
Raiders also reached the top-10 in its second national poll this week, moving
up from No. 11 in the dopke.com College Sports Report Division II Route 66
Rankings. Finally, Ship was ranked
at No. 11 by d2football.com.
Shippensburg continues PSAC Western Division play this weekend
when it travels to Indiana University (Pa.). Kickoff on Saturday is set
for 2:00 p.m., at George P. Miller Stadium. The Red Raiders have not
beaten the Indians since 1988 and the last time Ship won at IUP came back in
1981.
Ship
is looking for its best-ever start under 15-year head coach Rocky Rees and its
first 6-0 start to a season since 1981 when the Red Raiders went undefeated in
the regular-season with 10 wins and no losses before finishing the season 12-1.
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