PORTLAND, Ore.—Lewis & Clark College football received votes in both National Polls for the first time this season, after they earned a 58-21 win over the University of Puget Sound on Saturday. 
 
The Pioneers doubled their points in the D3football.com Top-25 this week. After receiving a program-record seven points last week, the Pioneers jumped to 15 points overall and received the fifth-most votes of teams outside the top-25. Lewis & Clark earned points in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) DIII Coaches Poll for the first time this season. Football picked up 12 points in the AFCA Poll. 
 
Lewis & Clark is 4-0 for the first time since 2012 and the 10^th time in program history. The Pioneers are one of 24 teams left in NCAA DIII with an undefeated record.  
 
With a win on Saturday against rival Willamette, the program can move to 5-0 for the seventh time in program history and only the second time (2011) since 1963. The Pioneers have won a program-record seven-straight Wagon Wheel Rivalry Games – including a 35-7 win over the Bearcats on Senior Day last Fall. 
 
A large part of football's success to this point has been their turnover margin. Lewis & Clark sits fifth in the nation with a 2.00 turnover margin per contest. They have recorded seven interceptions, including five against Puget Sound on Saturday, and added three fumble recoveries. On the offensive side of the ball, Lewis & Clark has thrown just one interception in 122 pass attempts and posted one fumble. They sit sixth in the nation with their two turnovers lost thus far and 27^th in turnovers gained. 
 
The Pioneers also rank in the top-10 in DIII in: fourth-down conversion defense (6^th – 10%), passing efficiency (7^th – 184.80), third-down conversion rate (7^th – 55.3%) and punt-return defense (9^th). 
 
The Pioneers will travel to Salem to take on Willamette on Saturday at 1 p.m.