Football

CAPE COD, Mass. - Salisbury University finished sixth in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Lambert Meadowlands Division III poll presented by FieldTurf Tarkett as Atlantic Central Football Conference rival Wesley College finished No. 1.

SU (9-2) finished the 2007 season ranked No. 17 in the American Football Coaches Association poll and No. 14 in the final D3football.com poll.

The Sea Gulls won eight straight games to begin the year and totaled an 11-game win streak dating back to last season. The Sea Gulls finished second in the ACFC and made the program's first NCAA playoff appearance since 2004.

Salisbury finished tied for sixth in the ECAC Lambert Meadowlands Division III poll with Curry (12-1). Wesley (11-2), St. John Fisher (11-2), Muhlenberg (11-1), Washington & Jefferson (10-1) and The College of New Jersey (9-3) took the top-five spots. The Sea Gulls lost their NCAA first round game to Muhlenberg, 31-21, on the road.

Established in 1936 as the Lambert Trophy to recognize supremacy in Eastern college football, the award has since grown to recognize the best team in the East in the Bowl Subdivision. In 1957, the Lambert Cup was created to recognize non-Division I-A teams, and in 1966 a Division III award was added. In 1983, the Lambert family decided the Meadowlands Sports Complex would be the best organization with a sincere and involved interest in college athletics to sponsor and manage the award, and since that time, the awards have been known as the Lambert Meadowlands Awards.

To be eligible for the Lambert Meadowlands Award, a school must be located in the East or play half of its schedule against eligible Lambert teams. The territory includes New York, New Jersey, New England and Pennsylvania, while teams in the bordering states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia and the District of Columbia qualify if half of their schedule features eligible teams.

ECAC Lambert Meadowlands - Division III Football Poll
1. Wesley
2. St. John Fisher
3. Muhlenberg
4. Washington & Jefferson
5. The College of New Jersey
6T. Curry
6T. Salisbury
8. Ithaca
9T. Hobart
9T. Rensselaer