Football Remains Ranked at No. 14 in Latest Coaches' Poll
SAN MATEO, Calif. - The Allan Hancock College football team remained ranked in the latest edition of the JC Athletic Bureau Football Coaches' Poll after a heartbreaking loss to No. 2-ranked Ventura College on Saturday afternoon.
This is the second consecutive week that the Bulldogs (4-3) have held the No. 14 slot after tallying 127 points in the poll. Offensively, Coach Damron's squad is ranked in several categories at the state level, including rushing touchdowns (12 total | 11th), rushing yards (994 | 17th), and passing yards per completion (14.8 yards | 3rd). Defensively, Hancock comes in at No. 16 for sacks (18) and at No. 22 for tackles (425). Individually, John Sniffen is ranked 8th with 5.5 sacks on the season. The team also leads the state with an average of 41.8 yards per punt off the foot of Colton Theaker. Despite missing the action last Saturday, Maurice Smith remains ranked at No. 16 with 52.8 rushing yards per game.
At the conference level, the Bulldogs are one of five National Northern League competitors ranked in the poll. Other league members mentioned in the poll are No. 2 Ventura, No. 6 Canyons, No. 17 East Los Angeles, and No. 18 Bakersfield. Long Beach dropped from the rankings this week but is still in contention in the "others receiving votes" category.
The Bulldogs are set to return to action on Saturday, November 6th, on the road against Long Beach City College.
JC Athletic Bureau California Community College Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll - Week 7
| Rank | College [1st Place Votes] | Record | Points | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | San Mateo [6] | 8-0 | 268 | 1 |
| 2 | Ventura [3] | 8-0 | 263 | 2 |
| 3 | San Francisco [2] | 80- | 258 | 3 |
| 4 | Golden West | 8-0 | 243 | 5 |
| 5 | Fresno | 7-1 | 213 | 7 |
| 6 | Canyons | 7-1 | 213 | 4 |
| 7 | Fullerton | 5-2 | 191 | 9 |
| 8 | Riverside | 6-2 | 183 | 10 |
| 9 | Modesto | 5-3 | 181 | 6 |
| 10 | San Diego Mesa | 5-2 | 165 | 11 |
| 11 | American River | 5-3 | 136 | 16 |
| 12 | Mt. San Antonio | 4-2 | 136 | 16 |
| 13 | Diablo Valley | 5-3 | 135 | 8 |
| 14 | Allan Hancock | 4-3 | 127 | 14 |
| 15 | Butte | 4-4 | 115 | 12 |
| 16 | El Camino | 4-4 | 90 | 15 |
| 17 | East Los Angeles | 4-4 | 84 | 24 |
| 18 | Bakersfield* | 2-6 | 79 | 17 |
| 19 | Sierra | 4-3 | 71 | 24 |
| 20 | Palomar | 4-4 | 57 | 22 |
| 21 | Reedley | 5-3 | 52 | 24 |
| 22 | Feather River | 7-0 | 50 | 20 |
| 23 | Shasta | 4-3 | 43 | 19 |
| 24 | Mt. San Jacinto | 7-1 | 31 | nr |
| 25 | Laney | 3-5 | 28 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: Contra Costa (25), Sequoias (19), Long Beach (14), Antelope Valley (10), Foothill (10), Cerritos (8), Saddleback (8), Santa Ana (6), Monterey Peninsula (5), Glendale (3), Citrus (2), Pasadena (1)
*Bakersfield forfeited three games, including games to Golden West and El Camino