Monday, September 12, 2011

Lehigh's Lum repeats as Patriot League offensive player of the week; Mountain Hawks fall to No. 16

FROM KEITH GROLLER

To no one's surprise, Lehigh quarterback Chris Lum has repeated as the Patriot League's offensive player of the week after throwing for 401 yards and tying a school-record with six touchdown passes in a 48-41 loss to New Hampshire on Saturday.

Lum completed 36-of-54 passes and rallied Lehigh from a 38-20 deficit in the third quarter to a 41-38 lead midway through the fourth before the Wildcats came back to force overtime. He completed passes to 10 different receivers in the game, and also ran for 21 yards. Lum had the first 400-yard passing game for a Lehigh quarterback since Phil Stambaugh in 1999, and first six-touchdown effort since 2005.

The loss dropped Lehigh from No. 14 to No. 16 in The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS national poll.

With the win, New Hampshire improved from No. 13 to No. 11.

Here's a look at the poll (I am one of the 148 voters):

The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top-25 College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Georgia Southern Eagles (102) 2-0 3,622 2
2. Northern Iowa Panthers (16) 1-1 3,329 4
3. Appalachian State Mountaineers (10) 1-1 3,282 3
4. William & Mary Tribe (5) 1-1 3,048 5
5. Montana State Bobcats (2) 1-1 2,985 6
6. Richmond Spiders (9) 2-0 2,874 9
7. Delaware Blue Hens (1) 1-1 2,688 8
8. North Dakota State Bison (1) 2-0 2,553 11
9. Wofford Terriers 1-1 2,489 7
10. Eastern Washington Eagles (2) 0-2 2,218 1
11. New Hampshire Wildcats 1-1 2,202 13
12. Montana Grizzlies 1-1 1,913 15
13. James Madison Dukes 1-1 1,373 19
14. Chattanooga Mocs 1-1 1,349 23
15. Southern Illinois Salukis 1-1 1,289 17
16. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 1-1 1,222 14
17. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 1-1 1,147 10
18. Central Arkansas Bears 1-1 1,096 18
19. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 1-1 971 16
20. Sacramento State Hornets 1-1 959 11
21. Massachusetts Minutemen 1-0 897 21
22. Liberty Flames 1-1 714 24
23. McNeese State Cowboys 0-1 614 22
24. South Dakota Coyotes 1-1 603 NR
25. South Carolina State Bulldogs 1-1 555 NR

Others receiving votes: Southern Utah 289, Eastern Kentucky 224, Penn 199, Murray State 180, Sam Houston State 158, Villanova 128, Towson 116, Jackson State 106, Hampton 100, Youngstown State 98, Bethune-Cookman 62, Western Illinois 50, South Dakota State 45, Harvard 43, Old Dominion 34, Rhode Island 34, Grambling State 26, Maine 22, Morehead State 21, Stony Brook 19, Elon 16, Holy Cross 14, Brown 12, Yale 12, Coastal Carolina 11, Duquesne 10, Delaware State 10, Eastern Illinois 7, Indiana State 7, Georgetown 7, UC Davis 6, Portland State 6, The Citadel 6, Northern Arizona 5, Weber State 4, UT Martin 4, Central Connecticut State 4, Bucknell 3, Furman 3, Florida A&M 2, San Diego 2, Jacksonville 1, Dayton 1, Samford 1.


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