Issued: August 5, 2003

FOOTBALL RANKED 34TH BY FOOTBALL GAZETTE

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire Football team has received pre-season attention by being ranked 34th in the Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette Pre-Season NCAA Division III Top 40.

Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette is "Recognized as the expert on Small College Football."

The Pre-Season Top 40 also included three opponents that the Blugolds will face this season in second-ranked St. John's (MN), 15th-ranked UW-La Crosse and 19th-ranked UW-Stout. The Blugolds will travel to St. John's on September 20 and will host La Crosse on October 11 and Stout on November 8.