Carson-Newman Climbs to 10th in AFCA Poll
WACO, Texas — The Carson-Newman Eagles moved up four spots to No. 10 in this week’s American Football Coaches Association Poll, which was released on Monday.
WACO, Texas — The Carson-Newman Eagles moved up four spots
to No. 10 in this week’s American Football Coaches
Association Poll, which was released on Monday.
The Eagles (9-2, 7-0 SAC) defeated South Atlantic Conference rival
Tusculum, 70-35, on Saturday to close out regular season play on a
nine-game winning streak.
C-N, which is the only SAC team in the rankings, has faced two
teams in the AFCA Top 25 this season. The Eagles defeated No. 11
UNC-Pembroke, 35-22, and lost at No. 5 North Alabama, 31-14, in
September. North Alabama lost its No. 1 ranking this week after
being upset by West Alabama, 31-28, in four overtimes on
Saturday.
The Eagles received a first-round by on Sunday in the NCAA
Division II Playoffs as the No. 2 seed in Super Region Two. C-N
will host the winner of Saturday’s first-round matchup
between sixth-seeded West Alabama and third-seeded Albany State on
Nov. 21 at Burke-Tarr Stadium.
