Football

WACO, Texas - The Salisbury University football team moved up to No. 8 in the latest American Football Coaches Association poll released Tuesday after the Sea Gulls piled up four team records in their 79-20 win over Becker College on Homecoming.

The Sea Gulls improved to 8-0 on the year and won their 11th straight game as they set new school records for points scored in a game (79), rushing yards in a game (596), total yards in a game (671) and rushing touchdowns in a game (10).

The maroon and gold also made headway in the newest D3football.com poll as they leapfrogged Wesley College to move to No. 9. The Wolverines moved up one spot to No. 11 in the AFCA poll and remained at No. 10 in the D3football.com poll.

The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) released its second weekly Lambert Football poll which ranks the top teams that play in the East or play half of its schedule against eligible Lambert teams. The Sea Gulls moved from No. 6 to No. 4 behind only St. John Fisher at No. 3, Alfred at No. 2 and Washington & Jefferson at No. 1.

The Sea Gulls travel to Dover, Del., to take part in the annual Route 13 rivalry against Wesley on Saturday, October 27, at 1 p.m.