Generals Among 32 Teams Competing for National Title
LEXINGTON, Va. --- The
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced its field
for the 2012 Division III Football Championship on Sunday evening
and Washington and Lee will hit the road for a first round contest
at Hobart College.
The Generals (8-2), champions of the Old Dominion Athletic
Conference, will take on undefeated Hobart (10-0) in a first round
contest on Saturday, November 17 at 12:00 pm. The Statesman
won the Liberty League title after completing their first unbeaten
season in 55 years.
The winner of the first round contest will take on the winner of a
first round game between Heidelberg (9-1) and Wittenberg (9-1) on
Saturday, November 24.
Washington and Lee completed the ODAC slate with a 6-1 overall
record, claiming the league's automatic bid to the tournament for
the second time in the last three seasons. The Generals lead
Division III with an average of 381.3 rushing yards per game and
they average 36.8 points per contest. Hobart features a
stingy defense that has allowed and average of just 229.8 yards and
14.8 points per game. On offense, they average 435.2 yards
and 38.9 points per game.
This release is courtesy of the
Washington and Lee sports information department.
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