Sports News: Fall 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007

MORAVIAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM SELECTED FOURTH IN CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL

LANCASTER, PA --- The Moravian College football team has been selected to finish fourth in the 2007 Centennial Conference preseason poll selected by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors and released at the 2007 Centennial Conference media day luncheon at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster Monday.

The Greyhounds, under the direction of head coach Scot Dapp entering his 21st season with a 121-84-1 record, return 52 letterwinners from last year's 4-6 squad as Moravian joins the Centennial Conference as an associate member in the sport of football beginning in 2007. The Greyhounds were 4-5 in their final Middle Atlantic Conference season last fall, and expect to have 112 players report to camp on August 10th.

Ursinus College was selected first in the Centennial Conference poll with seven first-place votes and 112 points. Johns Hopkins University was second with four first-place votes and 105 points while defending Centennial Conference Champion Dickinson College was picked third with three first-place votes and 94 points. Moravian garnered two first-place votes and 76 points while the Greyhounds arch-rival Muhlenberg College was fifth with 74 points. Rounding out the poll was Gettysburg College in sixth with one first-place vote and 67 points, Franklin & Marshall College at seventh with the final first-place vote and 52 points, McDaniel College in eighth with 44 points and conference newcomer Juniata College with 17 points.

Moravian will begin its 2007 schedule on Thursday, August 30th in a non-conference game at Susquehanna University kicking off at 7:30 p.m. while the Greyhounds will open their Centennial Conference season on Saturday, September 8th versus McDaniel College at Rocco Calvo Field in Bethlehem at 1:00 p.m.

2007 Centennial Conference Preseason Football Poll

Rank School (first-place votes) Points
1. Ursinus College (7) 112
2. Johns Hopkins University (4) 105
3. Dickinson College (3) 94
4. Moravian College (2) 76
5. Muhlenberg College 74
6. Gettysburg College (1) 67
7. Franklin & Marshall College (1) 52
8. McDaniel College 44
9. Juniata College 17