Steve Englehart<\/a>‘s club will enter their BYE week this Saturday.<\/p>\nThis is the first time in 2025 that any Pioneer Football League member has been named in the AFCA Poll. Presby’s inclusion on the Stats Perform rankings last week was the first time since 2018 that any PFL school was selected in that particular poll, breaking an 80-week drought by the conference.<\/p>\n
The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) has conducted a weekly poll of FBS programs since 1950, ranking teams at the FCS level since the late 70’s. Founded in 1922, the AFCA is comprised of over 11,000 members and represents 90 percent of college football head coaches.<\/p>\n
The Stats Perform panel is comprised of 56 individuals who represent all 13 conferences (129 teams) in FCS.<\/p>\n
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\nAFCA FCS COACHES POLL \u2013 WEEK 6 (SEPTEMBER 29)<\/p>\n
1. North Dakota State (4-0) \u2013 649 Points \u2013 25 First-Place Votes<\/p>\n
2. South Dakota State (4-0) \u2013 623 Points \u2013 1 First-Place Vote<\/p>\n
3. Tarleton State (5-0) \u2013 595 Points<\/p>\n
4. Montana (4-0) \u2013 566 Points<\/p>\n
5. Montana State (3-2) \u2013 529 Points<\/p>\n
6. Illinois State (3-1) \u2013 512 Points<\/p>\n
7. UC Davis (3-1) \u2013 441 Points<\/p>\n
8. Lehigh (5-0) \u2013 430 Points<\/p>\n
9. Tennessee Tech (4-0) \u2013 426 Points<\/p>\n
10. Rhode Island (4-1) \u2013 406 Points<\/p>\n
11. Southern Illinois (3-1) \u2013 376 Points<\/p>\n
12. Monmouth (3-1) \u2013 322 Points<\/p>\n
13. Northern Arizona (4-1) \u2013 301 Points<\/p>\n
14. North Dakota (2-2) \u2013 284 Points<\/p>\n
15. Idaho (2-3) \u2013 249 Points<\/p>\n
16. West Georgia (5-0) \u2013 246 Points<\/p>\n
17. Jackson State (3-1) \u2013 224 Points<\/p>\n
18. Youngstown State (3-1) \u2013 205 Points<\/p>\n
19. Villanova (2-2) \u2013 150 Points<\/p>\n
20. Incarnate Word (2-3) \u2013 132 Points<\/p>\n
21. Austin Peay (3-2) \u2013 131 Points<\/p>\n
22. Mercer (3-1) \u2013 126 Points<\/p>\n
23. Abilene Christian (2-3) \u2013 111 Points<\/p>\n
24. Presbyterian (5-0) \u2013 98 Points<\/p>\n
25. Lamar (3-1) \u2013 73 Points<\/p>\n
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\nSTATS PERFORM TOP 25 POLL \u2013 WEEK 6 (SEPTEMBER 29)<\/p>\n
1. North Dakota State (4-0) \u2013 1,395 Points \u2013 51 First-Place Votes<\/p>\n
2. South Dakota State (4-0) \u2013 1,342 Points \u2013 4 First-Place Votes<\/p>\n
3. Tarleton State (5-0) \u2013 1,271 Points \u2013 1 First-Place Vote<\/p>\n
4. Montana (4-0) \u2013 1,217 Points<\/p>\n
5. Montana State (3-2) \u2013 1,203 Points<\/p>\n
6. Illinois State (3-1) \u2013 982 Points<\/p>\n
7. UC Davis (3-1) \u2013 979 Points<\/p>\n
8. Rhode Island (4-1) \u2013 974 Points<\/p>\n
9. Lehigh (5-0) \u2013 915 Points<\/p>\n
10. Southern Illinois (3-1) \u2013 874 Points<\/p>\n
11. Tennessee Tech (4-0) \u2013 826 Points<\/p>\n
12. Idaho (2-3) \u2013 765 Points<\/p>\n
13. Northern Arizona (4-1) \u2013 708 Points<\/p>\n
14. Monmouth (3-1) \u2013 680 Points<\/p>\n
15. North Dakota (2-2) \u2013 668 Points<\/p>\n
16. West Georgia (5-0) \u2013 566 Points<\/p>\n
17. Jackson State (3-1) \u2013 422 Points<\/p>\n
18. Villanova (2-2) \u2013 336 Points<\/p>\n
19. Abilene Christian (2-3) \u2013 298 Points<\/p>\n
20. Lamar (3-1) \u2013 285 Points<\/p>\n
21. South Dakota (2-3) \u2013 245 Points<\/p>\n
22. Austin Peay (3-2) \u2013 241 Points<\/p>\n
23. Presbyterian (5-0) \u2013 208 Points<\/p>\n
24. Youngstown State (3-1) \u2013 190 Points<\/p>\n
25. Harvard (2-0) \u2013 163 Points<\/p>\n
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\n#PULLTHEROPE<\/p>\n
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\n– Presbyterian has reached its second-best start to a season in their 113-year history, trailing only the 1959 team who began 7-0.<\/p>\n
– Only Tennessee Tech and the Memphis Tigers can equal the current nine consecutive wins by coach Englehart’s squad, as the Blue Hose have also been victorious in each of their last five games at Bailey Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n
– PC is the only FCS school to have nine different players receive a touchdown pass, stomping Morehead last weekend for their first shutout in a conference setting since all the way back in 2006.<\/p>\n
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\nBLACKOUT SHUTOUT<\/p>\n
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\n– The Blue Hose pounced on the Eagles with 35 first-half points. It was the third straight contest where Presby has reached at least five touchdowns in the first two quarters.<\/p>\n
– Coach Englehart’s troops have scored a combined 127 points in just the first 30 minutes across lopsided wins over Erskine, Bluefield, and MSU. PC made life miserable for Morehead on Saturday, not allowing a single fourth-down conversion on five attempts.<\/p>\n
– The Scotsman defense has not given up an offensive TD in 10 consecutive quarters, tied for sixth in the nation with an average of 13 points per game allowed. They’ve intercepted nine passes already, the second-best mark in America.<\/p>\n
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\nLOOKING AHEAD<\/p>\n
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\n– PC will enjoy a well-deserved off-week with one PFL encounter in the rearview, playing again on October 11 with a visit to Butler.<\/p>\n
– The Bulldogs squeezed out a three-point victory over Marist last weekend and will travel to St. Thomas before turning their attention to the Blue Hose.<\/p>\n
– Kickoff will take place at 1:00 from Indianapolis. Presbyterian downed then-#23 Butler at Bailey Memorial in last season’s finale, winning a 30-27 thriller.<\/p>\n
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