football breaks into top 10

The Muhlenberg football team achieved another landmark in its incredible 2007 season when it moved into the top 10 in the American Football Coaches Association poll.

The Centennial Conference champion Mules (9-0), who are tied for 10th with St. Norbert, are in the top 10 for the first time in their Division III history. Only one other men’s team in College history has been ranked in the top 10 in Division III – men’s soccer, which made numerous appearances in the upper regions of the rankings in the late 1980s and 1990s, most recently at No. 8 in 1997.

One of nine undefeated teams in Division III and one of 12 to have clinched a bid to the NCAA Tournament, Muhlenberg is ranked 15th in the D3football.com poll.

The Mules remain in the top 10 in Division III in several statistical categories. They are second in scoring defense, total defense and pass efficiency defense, trailing only top-ranked Mt. Union in all three.

Category	Team or Player	Rank	Average or Number
scoring defense	team	second	7.6
total defense	team	second	166.0
pass efficiency defense	team	second	74.8
turnovers lost	team	third	3
sacks per game	team	sixth	4.0
rushing defense	team	seventh	62.7
passes had intercepted	team	seventh	4
fumbles lost	team	seventh	4
turnover margin	team	13th	plus-1.4
rushing yards	John DeLuca	16th	126.0
kickoff return defense	team	19th	15.24
pass efficiency	Eric Santagato	27th	146.3
pass efficiency	team	29th	145.8