Tuesday, September 28, 2004

TWO GREYHOUNDS & TEAM RANKED IN THIRD NCAA FOOTBALL
STATISTICS RELEASE OF 2004

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- Two different players from the Moravian College football team are ranked in four categories in the third NCAA III Division football statistical ranking released Tuesday. The Greyhounds are also listed in five team categories in the statistics through games of September 26th.

Sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven Regional HS) leads the nation in rushing with an average of 204.0 yards per game, and he is tied for third in scoring at 18.0 points per game and third in all purpose yards per game at 217.0. Jacoubs also has the third highest (257 yards) and 12th highest (216) single game rushing yardage this season among all NCAA Division III players. Junior defensive back Tyler Chomik (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) is tied for 16th in passes defended with an average of 2.0 per game.

As a team, Moravian is sixth in rushing offense at 357.0 yards per game, 12th in turnover margin with a +2.33 per game, 19th in scoring defense allowing just 11.0 points per game, 24th in rushing defense at 79.0 yards per game, and 25th in total offense at 453.3 yards per game. Moravian also has the 13th highest single game rushing yardage with 377 yards versus Susquehanna University on September 18th.

The Greyhounds are 3-0 overall this season and in the Middle Atlantic Conference. Moravian is scheduled to return to action on Saturday, October 2nd in an MAC game versus King’s College at Steel Field beginning at 1:00 p.m.