LYCOMING COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKED 16^TH BY
D3football.com

WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The 2003 Lycoming College football team has been ranked 16^th in D3football.com’s Preseason Top-25 poll. D3football.com is the premier internet site for coverage of NCAA Division III football on the national level.

The Warriors return 14 starters and 34 letterwinners from last season’s 6-3 squad. Key veterans on the offensive side of the ball include junior quarterback Phil Mann (Mill Hall, PA; Central Mountain), who was 6-1 in his first season as a starter, senior center Matt Mendola (Dunmore, PA; Dunmore), and the entire starting receiving corps.

On defense, four starters are back, including last year’s leading tackler Luke Sterling (So./Lehighton, PA; Lehighton) at linebacker and free-safety Brian Kaspick (Jr./Clearfield, PA; Clearfield).

Lycoming is the only team from the Middle Atlantic Conference ranked in the top-25. The Warriors were also dubbed 14^th in the nation by Street & Smith’s Magazine and were picked number one in the MAC Preseason Coaches Poll.