Bulldogs Climb to No. 11 in Latest Coaches' Poll
SAN MATEO, Calif. - The Allan Hancock College football team rose in the standings while the top five teams remained the same in the first JC Athletic Bureau Football Coaches' Poll after the opening week of league play.
The Bulldogs (4-1) climbed six slots to No. 12 after tallying 133 points in the poll. Offensively, Coach Damron's squad is ranked in several categories, including rushing touchdowns (9 total | 15th), kick return yards (447 yards on 23 attempts |16th), and passing yards per completion (13.7 yards | 9th). Defensively, Hancock comes in at No. 10 for sacks (14) and at No. 21 for tackles (328). Colton Theaker also leads the state with an average of 43.1 yards per punt.
At the conference level, Hancock is one of five National Northern League competitors ranked in the poll. Other league members mentioned in the poll are No. 2 Ventura, No. 4 Canyons, No. 15 Bakersfield, No. 22 East Los Angeles. Long Beach fell out of the rankings but is still in consideration in the "others receiving votes" category.
The Bulldogs are set to return to action on Saturday, October 23th, with a road trip to College of the Canyons. The game, which is set to take place inside the Cougars Stadium in Santa Clarita, is set to kick off at 4 PM.
JC Athletic Bureau California Community College Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll - Week 6
| Rank | College (1st Place Votes) | Record | Points | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | San Mateo (7) | 6-0 | 246 | 1 |
| 2 | Ventura (2) | 6-0 | 237 | 2 |
| 3 | San Francisco (1) | 6-0 | 233 | 3 |
| 4 | Canyons | 6-0 | 224 | 4 |
| 5 | Golden West | 5-1 | 205 | 5 |
| 6 | Fresno | 5-1 | 197 | 7 |
| 7 | San Diego Mesa | 5-1 | 187 | 9 |
| 8 | El Camino | 4-2 | 167 | 13 |
| 9 | Diablo Valley | 4-2 | 160 | 10 |
| 10 | Modesto | 4-2 | 159 | 11 |
| 11 | Allan Hancock | 4-1 | 133 | 17 |
| 12 | Fullerton | 4-2 | 131 | 15 |
| 13 | Mt. San Antonio | 3-1 | 130 | 6 |
| 13 | Riverside | 4-2 | 130 | 14 |
| 15 | Bakersfield | 4-2 | 108 | 8 |
| 16 | Butte | 3-3 | 103 | 18 |
| 17 | Laney | 3-3 | 75 | 12 |
| 18 | American River | 3-3 | 67 | 22 |
| 19 | Contra Costa | 5-0 | 55 | 20 |
| 20 | Sierra | 3-2 | 52 | 24 |
| 21 | Reedley | 4-2 | 49 | 16 |
| 22 | East LA | 3-3 | 30 | 23 |
| 23 | Shasta | 3-2 | 24 | 21 |
| 24 | Feather River | 5-0 | 22 | nr |
| 25 | Saddleback | 2-4 | 20 | 19 |