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November 10, 2005


Ferrum Climbs in AFCA National Rankings
Panthers Move Up to #21 Spot in National Rankings

FERRUM, Va. – The Ferrum College football team moved up to #21 in the  nation in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III poll.  The Panthers broke into the AFCA's national rankings October 18th as the #25-ranked team, then climbed to the #23 spot November 1.

          AFCA Division III National Poll, 11/10/05

Coach Dave Davis' team won 63-28 over North Carolina Wesleyan College last Saturday on the road to stay unbeaten at 9-0 this season with one regular-season game left to play.

In this week's d3Football.com national poll, Ferrum continues to receive points, but has yet to crack the Top-25.  In the online publication's poll, Ferrum has received 37 points, the highest point total among 17 teams in the "Others Receiving Votes" section at the bottom of the poll.

          d3football.com National Poll, Week 10

The win over N.C. Wesleyan last weekend gave Ferrum at least a share of the USA South Athletic Conference title.  The Panthers can be the first school in the five-year history of football in the USA South to claim a league football title outright with a win over Christopher Newport University this Saturday, Nov. 12.  Ferrum shared USA South (then the Dixie Conference) football titles with Christopher Newport in 2001 and 2002.

This Saturday's game against CNU kicks off at 1 p.m. at W.B. Adams Stadium.  Fans who can not make the game will be able to listen to a live web broadcast via Ferrum's web broadcast page.

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