DANBURY, Conn. -- The Shepherd University football team has been named the recipient of the 2016 Division II Lambert Award by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) after recording a 13-1 record and reaching the NCAA II Football Championship semifinals. The Rams won this honor for the second consecutive season. This prestigious award is symbolic of supremacy in Eastern college football.
 
The award will presented at the Eastern College Football Awards Banquet hosted by the ECAC on Feb. 23 at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
 
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For more information regarding this event, contact Director of Marketing & Communications, Meghan O'Brien at mobrien@ecac.org ot 203-745-2890
 
The Lambert Award winners for each division are listed below.
 
Lambert Trophy
 

1. Penn State (PA)
2. Virginia Tech (VA)
3. West Virginia (WV)
4. Army (NY)
5. Navy (MD)

Lambert FCS Cup
 

1. James Madison (VA) 14-1
2. Lehigh (PA) 9-3
3. Fordham (NY) 8-3
4. Princeton (NJ) 8-2
5. Pennsylvania (PA) 7-3

 
 
Lambert D-II Cup
 

1. Shepherd (WV) 13-1
2. LIU – Post (NY) 12-1
3. California (PA) 11-1
4. Fairmont State (WV) 10-2
5. Indiana (PA) 10-2

Lambert D-III Cup
 

1. Alfred (NY) 12-1
2. Johns Hopkins (MD) 11-1
3. Western New England (MA) 11-1
4. Frostburg State (MD) 10-1
5. Trinity (CT) 8-0