Contact: Greta Norville, Assistant Director of Sports Communication and Marketing, norvilleg@midwestconference.org 

NEENAH, Wisconsin – Lake Forest College remains undefeated with its ninth win of the season with a 56-0 victory over Cornell on Saturday. 

The Foresters sit at number 21 in the latest American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll for the second consecutive week. Lake Forest has now been ranked nationally for five weeks straight and sits at No. 24 in the NCAA Division III Power Index (NPI). 

Lake Forest’s Ethan Springer and Dom Esposito continue to rank among the nation’s top performers. Esposito has recorded 1306 receiving yards this season and broke the school record for most yards in a season. Springer also continues to lead nationally, totaling 2,890 passing yards this season. 

The Foresters average 60.89 points a game, with their opponents only sitting at 9.33 ppg. They have had six games this season where the offense has totaled 500-plus yards. 

The Foresters will close out their regular season on Saturday with an opportunity to secure a share of the MWC title and earn the conference's automatic qualifier (AQ) to the NCAA Division III Championship.