Sea Gulls and Cardinals Remain in d3football.com top 25
Salisbury University and St. John Fisher football teams remain in the d3football.com top 25 poll after the second week of the season, the Website announced on Sept. 9. The Sea Gulls dropped one spot to No. 7, while the Cardinals remain at No. 9.
Salisbury (1-1) received 447 points in the poll after a 17-7 loss to No. 3 Wesley at home on Saturday. Senior slot Ross Flanigan ran for 138 yards and senior quarterback Dan Griffin threw for 124 and a touchdown.
Salisbury remains home to host North Carolina Wesleyan College on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Fisher (2-0) totaled 423 points after overcoming a 10-point, fourth quarter deficit to beat host Washington & Jefferson College, 28-24. Trailing 24-14 early in the fourth quarter, quarterback Ryan Kramer connected with Jason Beaumont on a 25 yard touchdown pass for a three point game. Fisher took its first and only lead of the game with 5:59 left in the fourth quarter. On a 3
rd-and-9 play from the Fisher 9, Kramer found Beaumont again, this time for a 91-yard touchdown strike down the right side line to give the Cardinals the lead.
Fisher will return to action at 7 p.m. Saturday and will host University of Rochester in Courage Bowl VIII. The game is dedicated to the children of Camp Good Days and Special Times.
Defending national champion, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (18), and the University of Mount Union (seven) split first-place votes and garnered 618 and 607 points, respectively, to take the top-two spots in the poll.
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