SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The Susquehanna University football team is back to climbing the national polls this week. The River moved up one spot to No. 19 in the D3football.com Top 25 while jumping three spots into a tie for No. 19 with Ithaca College in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III Coaches Top 25 polls.

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Susquehanna is enjoying its best eight-game start since the 1992 campaign when the Crusaders opened up with an 8-0 mark on their way to a 9-1 overall record. In 1993, 1997, and 2009, SU posted a 6-2 record in its first eight games.
 
The River Hawks are coming off a 56-13 rout of Gettysburg College this past Saturday in Centennial Conference action on the road. This is the fourth time in the series history with Gettysburg that Susquehanna has dropped 50-plus points on the Bullets, the third time it has happened on the Bullets' home turf, and the second time SU has tallied more than 50 points in a win against Gettysburg.
 
The Centennial Conference standings remain the same for now as the then-No. 6 Muhlenberg College (8-0, 7-0 CC) knocked off Johns Hopkins University (5-3, 4-3 CC), 31-16, on Saturday to stay undefeated and in first place. SU maintains a hold of second followed by Johns Hopkins and Dickinson College (5-3, 4-3 CC) in a tie for third to round out the Top 4 teams in the league.
 
Muhlenberg claimed the No. 5 spot in both polls this week.
 
The River Hawks (7-1, 6-1 CC) welcome the Green Terror of McDaniel College (3-5, 2-5 CC) to Stagg Field at Arthur Stadium this Saturday, November 9, for another Centennial Conference matchup under the lights at 6 p.m. Before kickoff, Susquehanna will recognize its 24 seniors.
 
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