Mustangs continue national poll top three residence

Morningside University's 2021 football team checked in at No. 3 on the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics/American Football Coaches Association's First Down Playbook Week Five top 25, released Monday, Oct. 11.

It was the sixth straight listing in which head coach Steve Ryan's Mustangs were among the top three. They also received one first-place vote for a third successive poll among their 412 ranking points. Defending national champion Lindsey Wilson College of Kentucky and defending national runner-up Northwestern College were No. 1 and 2.

The complete NAIA/AFCA First Down Playbook top 25 can be viewed at https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/2021-22/Releases/National_Poll_5. Morningside (5-0 overall, 5-0 Great Plains Athletic Conference) resumes its season Saturday, Oct. 16, facing off against crosstown rival Briar Cliff University at Memorial Stadium in Sioux City. Kickoff is 1 p.m.