Tuesday, December 7, 2004
FOUR GREYHOUNDS & TEAM RANKED IN 13TH NCAA FOOTBALL
STATISTICS RELEASE OF 2004
INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- Four different players from the Moravian College football team are
ranked in six categories in the 13th NCAA III Division football statistical ranking released
Tuesday. The Greyhounds are also listed in two team categories in the statistics through
games of December 4th.
Sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven Regional HS) is
fifth in the nation in rushing with an average of 162.6 yards per game, 15th in scoring
at 10.4 points per game and seventh in all purpose yards per game at 176.5. Jacoubs also
has the 15th highest (257 yards at Lebanon Valley College) single game rushing yardage
and 11th best (295 yards versus Albright College) all-purpose single game yardage this
season among all NCAA Division III players.
Senior wide receiver Jed Warsager (Andover, NJ/Newton HS) is seventh
in the nation in kickoff returns with an average of 29.7 yards per kickoff return while
senior punter John McLain (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere HS) is currently 26th
in the nation with an average of 38.7 yards per punt. Senior linebacker Bill Carasia
(Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS) is tied for 29th in the nation in forced
fumbles at 0.33 per game.
As a team, Moravian is tied for 29th in rushing offense at 231.0 yards per game and 34th
in turnover margin with a +0.80 per game.
The Greyhounds finished the 2004 season with an overall record of 7-4 and a 7-2 slate
in Middle Atlantic Conference action. Moravian began the season with a school record 7-0
start. Moravian closed out its season with a 37-20 loss to Franklin & Marshall College
in the 2004 ECAC Southwest Championship game.
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