Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Langston Ranked 11th in the NAIA Football Coaches Top 25 Poll; Jaylen Lowe Named NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week

Photo by Na'Tiana Stocker
JAYLEN LOWE 
Courtesy Photo by Na'Tiana Stocker
KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- The Langston University football team moved to the No. 11th slot in the eighth edition of the 2018 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll, the national office announced.
The Lions entered the 11th slot after tallying 220 total votes and trail 10th ranked Evangel (Mo.) 240 votes to 220 votes. Langston is the only Sooner Athletic Conference institution ranked.

Poll Methodology
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.
• Each conference is given one rater for every four schools in the league.
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first-place vote, 24 for second-place and so on through the list.
• The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."

For the complete NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll, click here.
Jaylen Lowe of Langston (Okla.) has been named the NAIA National Football Offensive Player of the Week, the national office announced Monday. Lowe was nominated for his performance during the week of October 22 – 28 and was selected out of a pool of conference award winners.
Lowe, a senior quarterback from Collinsville, Okla., tallied up 516 yards total offense and eights touchdowns to lead Langston, ranked 11th in the NAIA, to a 71-48 win over Texas College on Saturday in Tyler, Texas. Lowe threw for 448 yards and seven scores while completing 22 of 33 passes and ran for 68 yards and one touchdown on seven carries.
In 2018, Lowe ranks second in the NAIA in total offense per game (380.0 yards) second in total offense (3,040 yards), fourth nationally in passing yards a game (317.6) and sixth nationally in passing efficiency (175.5). Lowe has accumulated 2,541 yards and 28 touchdowns passing, a 63.4 percent completion percentage and 499 yards and nine touchdowns rushing.

For the complete release of the 2018 NAIA Football Players of the Week for week nine, click here.

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