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November 21, 2013 · 5:34 pm

NJCAA COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL MATCHUPS FOR 2013

Georgia Military College BulldogsMISSISSIPPI BOWL – This Bowl will be the National Championship game for NJCAA football this year and will pit the top-ranked GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE BULLDOGS against the number 2 EAST MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE LIONS. Both teams are 11-0 and the Lions are trying for their second football championship in the last three years. The game will be played on December 8th.

ASA CollegeCARRIER DOME BOWL – The ASA COLLEGE AVENGERS, the official team of Rachel Laird, are playing in their second straight Bowl game, an impressive accomplishment for such a young football program. The 10th-ranked Avengers will assemble to face the number 20 COLLEGE OF DUPAGE CHAPARRALS in this game that will be played this Friday, November 22nd. *FOR THE GAME RESULTS CLICK HERE: https://glitternight.com/2013/11/24/college-football-playoff-and-bowl-results-from-november-23rd/

Hutchinson Blue DragonsSALT CITY BOWL – The number 18 team in the nation, the HUTCHINSON COLLEGE BLUE DRAGONS, will take on the unranked COLLEGE OF DAKOTA-BOTTINEAU LUMBERJACKS. The Blue Dragons have won the last four Salt City Bowls in a row. Will the Lumberjacks be able to stop Hutch from making it five in a row? Find out on Continue reading →

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November 21, 2013 · 12:09 am

NCAA DIVISION 3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF TEAMS FOR 2013

The field of 32 teams for the D3 playoffs has been announced. Here is a look at the First Round matchups for this Saturday, November 23rd: FOR SCORES FROM THESE GAMES CLICK HERE: https://glitternight.com/2013/11/24/college-football-playoff-and-bowl-results-from-november-23rd/

Washington and Jefferson PresidentsThe UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION PURPLE RAIDERS, the defending champions and most storied dynasty of D3 football, will host the WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON COLLEGE PRESIDENTS (helmet at left) at 12 Noon ET

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St Norbert College Green KnightsThe UW-WHITEWATER WARHAWKS, who defeated Mt Union in 4 of 7 championship games in recent years, will host the SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE GREEN KNIGHTS (helmet at left) at 1pm ET Continue reading →

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November 19, 2013 · 7:25 pm

NCAA DIVISION TWO COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF TEAMS FOR 2013

The playoff field of 24 teams has been announced for NCAA Division Two football for 2013. The 24 teams are divided into four Super Regions with the top two seeds in each Super Region getting a bye in the first round. The defending champions, the Valdosta State Blazers did not make the playoffs so a new D2 champion will be crowned on December 21st in Florence, AL. Here are the 24 teams competing for the 2013 title and their opening round matchup for Saturday, November 23rd: FOR SCORES FROM THESE GAMES CLICK HERE: https://glitternight.com/2013/11/24/college-football-playoff-and-bowl-results-from-november-23rd/

Shepherd Univ Rams helmetSuper Region One – The Number One Seed for this region will be the SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY RAMS and the Number Two Seed will be the BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY HUSKIES.

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Lenoir Rhyne BearsSuper Region Two – The Number One Seed for this region will be the LENOIR-RHYNE UNIVERSITY BEARS and the Number Two Seed will be the UNC-PEMBROKE BRAVES.

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Northwest Missouri BearcatsSuper Region Three – The Number One Seed for this region will be the NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCATS (overall number one) and the Number Two Seed will be the MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS

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CSU-PuebloSuper Region Four – The Number One Seed for this region will be the CSU-PUEBLO THUNDER WOLVES and the Number Two Seed will be the OHIO DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY PANTHERS

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* FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS *

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November 18, 2013 · 11:34 pm

NAIA COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF TEAMS FOR 2013

Where does the time go? It seems like yesterday it was August and the season was just beginning. Now here we are getting ready for the postseason. Here are the 16 teams that made the NAIA college football playoffs for 2013 and their First Round matchups for this Saturday, November 23rd. The defending champions, the Marian University Knights, did not even make the field after a disappointing season so there will definitely be a new champion crowned on December 21st in Rome, GA.

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Cumberlands_KY1 SEED – The UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS will be hosting the SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY FIGHTING BEES

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November 17, 2013 · 3:43 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM NOVEMBER 16TH

Cumberland BulldogsCUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY RULES THE WORLD – Every week of the college football season brings at least one NAIA team defeating a team from supposedly higher divisions. Yesterday the NAIA’s CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS continued this year-in year-out tradition by demolishing NCAA Division TWO’s ALDERSON-BROADDUS COLLEGE BATTLERS in their own house. The final score in this butt-kicking was Bulldogs 41  Battlers 17.

Angelo State Rams helmetANGELO STATE ALSO RULES THE WORLD – Division 2’s ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY RAMS also brought down a team from a higher division. The Rams took it on the road against NCAA Division ONE team the INCARNATE WORD CARDINALS and emerged triumphant in a defensive epic. The Rams defeated the Cardinals 7-0. 

HELMETSHEIDELBERGA RUSHING CARTEL, NOT A DRUG CARTEL – Running Back Cartel Brooks from NCAA Division Three’s HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY STUDENT PRINCES set the new single-game rushing record for ALL DIVISIONS OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL yesterday. Brooks ran for an unbelievable 465 yards in the Student Prince’s 42-14 rout of the homestanding BALDWIN-WALLACE YELLOW JACKETS.   

Tabor_KSTOP 25 UPSETS- NAIA – The 12th-ranked TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS were on the road against the number 8 team in the nation, the OTTAWA UNIVERSITY BRAVES and toppled them in a 23-20 game for the ages   ###   And the unranked TAYLOR UNIVERSITY TROJANS notched a 30-20 road win over the 17th-ranked Continue reading →

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November 13, 2013 · 10:22 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: BALLADEER’S BLOG’S LATEST RANKINGS

Cumberlands_KYNAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS   ###   2. GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS   ###   3. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS (2012 runners-up)   ###   4. CARROLL COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS   ###   5. UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS (IN) COUGARS   ###   6. MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS   ###   7. BAKER UNIVERSITY WILDCATS   ###   8. BENEDICTINE COLLEGE RAVENS   ###  

Ottawa (KS) Braves9. OTTAWA UNIVERSITY BRAVES   ###   10. FAULKNER UNIVERSITY EAGLES   ###   11. TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS   ###   12. ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BATTLIN’ BEARS   ###   13. LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS   ###   14. STERLING COLLEGE WARRIORS   ###   15. NORTHWESTERN (IA) COLLEGE RED RAIDERS   ###   16. Continue reading →

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November 10, 2013 · 3:44 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM NOVEMBER 9TH

Wesley WolverinesWESLEY COLLEGE RULES THE WORLD – The NCAA Division Three team the WESLEY COLLEGE WOLVERINES borrowed a page from NAIA college football and brought down a team from a higher division. The Wolverines (who I say should change their name to the Crushers … think about it, Star Trek fans) took down the Division ONE Charlotte 49ers 35-28 in their own house! Congratulations Wesley for having the guts that Mt Union lacks!

Texas A&M Commerce LionsTAMC RULES THE WORLD, TOO – NCAA Division Two team the TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE LIONS took it on the road against Division ONE’s Houston Baptist Huskies. The Lions completely dominated their opponents, shoving them all over the field at times. The final score in this upset that TAMC fans will cherish was Lions 55  Huskies 21.    

Northwestern College Red RaidersNUMBER ONE TAKES A FALL – The NAIA’s number 19 NORTHWESTERN (IA) COLLEGE RED RAIDERS welcomed the number one team in the nation, the MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS and proved more than equal to the challenge! The Red Raiders handed the Mustangs their first loss of the season by a score of 38-28. Northwestern improves to 7-2, the Mustangs fall to 8-1. 

Missouri Valley CollegeOTHER TOP 25 UPSETS – NAIA – At number 10 the MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS toppled the 4th-ranked BENEDICTINE RAVENS sending them home reeling from a 42-14 smackdown   ###   The number 20 ST FRANCIS (IL) FIGHTING SAINTS upset the visiting 11th-ranked ST AMBROSE UNIVERSITY FIGHTING BEES in a Continue reading →

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November 6, 2013 · 11:35 pm

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COLLEGE FOOTBALL!

Northeastern_Oklahoma_AMIt was on November 6th, 1869, that Rutgers and Princeton played the very first college football game “on the banks of the Raritan” as the Rutgers fight song says. One of the things I love about college football is how far back its history goes.

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November 3, 2013 · 3:02 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM NOVEMBER 2ND

HELMETLangston_OKTHE LANGSTON LIONS RULE THE WORLD – Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog are very familiar with the way in which each weekend of every college football season brings at least one NAIA football team upsetting a team from NCAA Divisions ONE or TWO. Yesterday the LANGSTON LIONS got in on the act, winning an Instant Classic on the road against Division Two’s PANHANDLE STATE AGGIES. The final score was Lions 20  Aggies 19. Congratulations Langston!

Bethany SwedesTOP 25 UPSETS – NAIA – The unranked BETHANY COLLEGE SWEDES salvaged a little from their disappointing 2013 season by shocking the nation with their 24-17 road upset of the 7th ranked TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS   ###   Meanwhile the number 12 team in the country, the MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS, likewise pulled off a road upset. In the case of the Vikings they toppled the 9th-ranked PERU STATE BOBCATS in a 21-14 comeback for the ages!  

Eastern New Mexico UTOP 25 UPSETS – NCAA DIVISION 2 – The EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY GREYHOUNDS traveled to face the number 8 WEST TEXAS A&M BUFFALOES and in the shock of the day in D2 brought them down in a 39-38 nailbiter   ###   The UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS upset the visiting 11th-ranked WEST ALABAMA TIGERS 30-27 in Overtime   ###   And the number 19 EMPORIA STATE HORNETS took it on the road and stunned the 13th ranked MISSOURI WESTERN GRIFFONS by a score of 35-30.      

Lenoir Rhyne BearsTOP 25 UPSETS – NCAA DIVISION 2: THE SEQUEL – There were so many upsets in the D2 rankings yesterday they merit a 2nd section to cover them all! The number 21 LENOIR-RHYNE UNIVERSITY BEARS crushed the visiting 18th ranked CARSON NEWMAN EAGLES by a score of 37-3   ###   And the DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMEN upset the number 22 defending champions of D2 football, the VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS, in a Continue reading →

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October 27, 2013 · 2:01 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM OCTOBER 26TH

Concordia_MICONCORDIA (MI) RULES THE WORLD! – Every weekend during college football season finds at least one NAIA team pulling off an upset of teams from NCAA Division Two or even Division ONE. Yesterday the CONCORDIA (MI) CARDINALS played a neutral site game against Division ONE’s UMass-Lowell River Hawks. The Cardinals played like that other team from Ann Arbor and dismantled the River Hawks by a final score of FIFTY-EIGHT to NOTHING!  

southwestern assemblies of god helmetSAGU RULES THE WORLD, TOO! – And speaking of that NAIA college football tradition of upsetting teams from supposedly higher divisions, yesterday saw another such outcome. The SOUTHWESTERN ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UNIVERSITY LIONS welcomed NCAA Division TWO’s PANHANDLE STATE AGGIES and defeated them in a 42-35 Instant Classic that the SAGU faithful will be talking about for years.   

Robert Morris (IL)NUMBER FOUR TAKES A FALL – The fourth-ranked team in the nation, the UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (IN) COUGARS, welcomed the NAIA’s unranked but 6-3 ROBERT MORRIS (IL) EAGLES yesterday. Despite being in their first few years of playing intercollegiate football the Eagles have performed very solidly year in and year out and yesterday saw another signature win for Robert Morris. The Eagles toppled the Cougars in a 28-24 game for the ages.

Pittsburg State GorillasAND ANOTHER NUMBER FOUR TAKES A FALL – Meanwhile over in the NCAA Division Two rankings, another number four team found themselves upset, and this one also fell in their own house. The 10th-ranked PITTSBURG (KS) STATE UNIVERSITY GORILLAS were taking on the number 4 MISSOURI WESTERN GRIFFONS in a clash between MIAA rivals. The Gorillas asserted their authority with a Continue reading →

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