Despite another loss, Lehigh still No. 24 in national FCS polls; final stats on locals

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FROM KEITH GROLLER

Despite Saturday's 50-28 loss to Lafayette, Lehigh remained ranked in the latest FCS national polls. Lehigh is ranked No. 24 in both polls. Lehigh was No. 15 in last week's coaches poll and No. 17 in last week's Sports Network poll.

Here's a look at the polls:

FCS Coaches Poll (I-AA): Records through Sun Nov 24, 2013

FCS Coaches Poll (I-AA) Ranking

Rank	Team	Record	Pts	Last Week
1.	North Dakota St. (25)	11-0	625	1
2.	Eastern Illinois	11-1	600	2
3.	Eastern Wash.	10-2	575	3
4.	Towson	10-2	535	5
5.	Montana	10-2	517	6
6.	McNeese St.	10-2	490	8
7.	SE Louisiana	10-2	465	10
8.	Maine	10-2	428	4
9.	Northern Arizona	9-2	407	12
10.	Fordham	11-1	400	11
11.	Coastal Carolina	10-2	398	7
12.	Bethune-Cookman	10-2	356	14
13.	S. Dakota St.	8-4	322	17
14.	Sam Houston St.	8-4	244	9
15.	New Hampshire	7-4	209	24
16.	Samford	8-4	177	23
17.	Tennessee St.	9-3	163	25
18.	Montana St.	7-5	151	13
19.	Youngstown St.	8-4	128	18
20.	Charleston Sou.	10-3	110	16
21.	Jacksonville St.	9-3	109	NR
22.	Harvard	9-1	105	NR
23.	Chattanooga	8-4	90	21
24.	Lehigh	8-3	83	15
25.	Southern Utah	8-4	81	22

Others Receiving Votes:

• S. Carolina St. 79,
• Princeton 59,
• William & Mary 43,
• Sacred Heart 32,
• Alcorn St. 23,
• Central Arkansas 22,
• Jackson St. 18,
• Butler 11,
• Liberty 11,
• Cal Poly 7,
• Furman 6,
• Villanova 6,
• Lafayette 2

The Sports Network FCS Top 25
College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes)		2013 Record	Points	Previous Rank
1.	North Dakota State Bison(143)	11-0	3575	1
2.	Eastern Illinois Panthers	11-1	3416	2
3.	Eastern Washington Eagles	10-2	3278	3
4.	Montana Grizzlies	10-2	2997	5
5.	Towson Tigers	10-2	2780	7
6.	McNeese State Cowboys	10-2	2711	6
7.	Southeastern Louisiana Lions	10-2	2698	8
8.	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	9-2	2526	10
9.	Fordham Rams	11-1	2372	12
10.	Maine Black Bears	10-2	2356	4
11.	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	10-2	2012	11
12.	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	10-2	1959	14
13.	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	8-4	1788	16
14.	Sam Houston State Bearkats	8-4	1666	9
15.	New Hampshire Wildcats	7-4	1451	21
16.	Montana State Bobcats	7-5	1220	13
17.	Youngstown State Penguins	8-4	1053	15
18.	Samford Bulldogs	8-4	988	24
19.	Tennessee State Tigers	9-3	784	25
20.	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	9-3	565	NR
21.	Chattanooga Mocs	8-4	517	23
22.	Southern Utah Thunderbirds	8-4	487	20
23.	Charleston Southern Buccaneers	10-3	452	18
24.	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	8-3	370	17
25.	South Carolina State Bulldogs	9-3	312	NR
Others receiving votes: Liberty 278, Harvard 271, William & Mary 259, Central Arkansas 200, Princeton 138, Sacred Heart 125, Delaware 122, Northern Iowa 108, Furman 106, Villanova 97, Wofford 96, James Madison 87, Southern Illinois 74, Alcorn State 38, Georgia Southern 37, Richmond 23, Eastern Kentucky 22, Jackson State 17, Illinois State 16, Butler 8, Gardner-Webb 7, Lafayette 7, Marist 6

And here are the final stats for the local players on the Lehigh roster

Freshman quarterback Nick Shafnisky (Whitehall) 24-44 passing, 3 INTs, 5 TDs; 28 carries for 109 yards, TD, 3.9 yds per carry.

Junior wide receiver Josh Parris (Palisades) 41 catches for 443 yards, 2 TDs, 10.8 yards per catch; 17 punt returns for 143 yards, 8.4 yards per return.

Sophomore linebacker Noah Robb (Central Catholic) 55 total tackles, 5.0 TFL, 3 sacks, 1 FF, 2 QB hurries, 1 INT.

Sophomore linebacker Matt Laub (Parkland) 22 total tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks.