Welcome to the first Saturday of the 2012 college football season! We got to warm up with a few games during the week and now today will see a huge slate of games in two of the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.
The NAIA’s Point University Skyhawks (logo above) are among the relative newcomers to intercollegiate football taking the field today. Teams like the Concordia (MI) Cardinals, Robert Morris (IL) Eagles and the Siena Heights Saints are still in the early years of their football programs, too. The Bluefield College Ramblin’ Rams are playing their first intercollegiate game in decades today.
The Texas College Steers, Ottawa (KS) Braves and the William Penn University Statesmen are also among the dozens of NAIA football teams seeing action today.
Meanwhile in the NJCAA some teams are starting the season with conference games. The Hutchinson Blue Dragons are hosting the Coffeyville Red Ravens, the Dodge City Conquistadors battle the Butler (KS) Grizzlies and the Garden City Broncbusters travel to take on the Independence Pirates.
Also among the dozens of NJCAA teams kicking off the 2012 season today are “all-nickname” programs like the Vermillion College Ironmen, the Eastern Arizona College Gila Monsters, the Iowa Western Reivers, the College of DuPage Chaparrals and the Scottsdale Fighting Artichokes! (really)
As always, Balladeer’s Blog will be offering a recap of noteworthy goings on, with my usual pithy and oddball comments as I begin my third year of college football coverage.
EARLY SCORES – Lindsey Wilson College Blue Raiders fall to the Kentucky Christian Knights 27-20 OT ### Peru State Bobcats over the Dakota State Trojans 35-27 ### Pikeville Bears over the Bluefield College Ramblin’ Rams 42-28 ### St Francis (IL) Fighting Saints over the Concordia (MI) Cardinals 44-14 ### St Francis (IN) over the Texas College Steers 46-10 ### Trinity International Trojans over the Trinity Bible College Lions 59-15 ### College of DuPage Chaparrals over the Erie Kats 30-0 ### Navarro College Bulldogs crushed the Arkansas Baptist Buffaloes 40-0 ###
FOR MY PITHY LOOK AT ALL OF TODAY’S RESULTS CLICK HERE: https://glitternight.com/2012/08/26/noteworthy-college-football-results-from-august-25th-2012/
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Great shit! Never heard of these teams but u make the coverage fun.
Thanks for saying so! Spread the word!
Great shorttakes on these divisions and their games. Nice way to catch all their highlights at one site.
Thank you very much! Please spread the word!!!
You’ve turned me into a NAIA football fan. Never heard of it until now.
Glad to do it! Spread the word!
A new season and I can follow your blog from the opening of the season this year!
Hope I don’t disappoint you!
I’m sick of the crooks in D1. I’m gonna follow these teams on ur blog this year.
Everybody’s welcome! Spread the word!
I want to go to Bluefield College now! There just 40 miles south of here!
I am glad to hear it …
Love the name Ironmen!
It is pretty cool!
The Skyhawks seem really cool!
They sure are!
I want to play for the Hutchinson Blue Dragons!
You should let them know!
This is a whole different world of college sports here! You got a new follower my brother from another mother.
Thank you! Feel free to tell your friends and family!
William Penn University here I come!
Glad to hear it!