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October 20, 2013 · 2:35 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM OCTOBER 19TH

Bacone WarriorsBACONE RULES THE WORLD YET AGAIN! – Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog will remember that each week of every college football season brings us at least one NAIA college football team upsetting a team from NCAA Division Two. (No NCAA Division 3 teams do that) The BACONE COLLEGE WARRIORS are one of the NAIA teams that accomplish this task on a fairly regular basis and yesterday they did it again, trouncing D2’s visiting PANHANDLE STATE AGGIES 47-9.

Northwestern College Red RaidersTOP 25 UPSETS – NAIA – The unranked STERLING COLLEGE WARRIORS brought down the visiting 8th ranked OTTAWA UNIVERSITY BRAVES in an authoritative 30-18 manhandling   ###   The NORTHWESTERN (IA) COLLEGE RED RAIDERS (helmet at left) won a thrilling 30-28 homestand against the number 14 CONCORDIA (NE) BULLDOGS   ###   And the SOUTHERN OREGON RAIDERS sent the 18th ranked MSU-NORTHERN LIGHTS home reeling from a 55-28 beatdown.

Midwestern State MustangsTOP 25 UPSETS – NCAA DIVISION TWO – The number 21 MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY MUSTANGS hosted the 7th ranked WEST ALABAMA TIGERS and crushed them 45-21   ###   Meanwhile the LENOIR-RHYNE UNIVERSITY BEARS smacked around the visiting number 23 NEWBERRY WOLVES to the tune of 35-14   ###   And the EDINBORO UNIVERSITY FIGHTING SCOTS knocked the homestanding 25th ranked IUP CRIMSON HAWKS out of the rankings in a 36-30 nailbiter.

Rowan ProfsTOP 25 UPSETS – NCAA DIVISION THREE – The ROWAN UNIVERSITY PROFS were ungracious hosts, toppling the number 11 WESLEY WOLVERINES by a score of 24-17   ###   Meanwhile the SALISBURY UNIVERSITY SEAGULLS marked Family Weekend by winning a 42-35 Instant Classic against the 19th ranked ST JOHN FISHER CARDINALS   ###   And the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE SPARTANS clobbered the number 21 COE KOHAWKS 38-14 in Continue reading →

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October 19, 2013 · 1:54 am

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM OCTOBER 17TH AND 18TH

Washburn Ichabods helmetFOURTEEN AND FIFTEEN ROLL! – During Halloween season one of the things you think about is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, which makes you think of Ichabod Crane, which makes you think about the WASHBURN UNIVERSITY ICHABODS. The Ichabods are ranked number 14 in the nation and on Thursday night they crushed the visiting FORT VALLEY STATE WILDCATS 41-0   ###   And the 15th ranked OHIO DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY PANTHERS nearly doubled up on the FINDLAY OILERS, smashing them 41-21.

MercyhurstMASSACRE AT MERCYHURST – On Thursday night the MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY LAKERS welcomed the GANNON UNIVERSITY GOLDEN KNIGHTS into their lair. This game too kept to the evening’s theme of teams playing incredibly lopsided affairs. Per the title of this segment Mercyhurst massacred their opponents in merciless (see what I did there) fashion, with the final score being Lakers 51  Golden Knights 21.

Itawamba College IndiansFINALLY A CLOSE GAME! – Thursday night did yield one close game, fortunately. The ITAWAMBA COLLEGE INDIANS won an Instant Classic against the visiting NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE TIGERS. The Indians eked out a 36-33 win in this nailbiter   ###   And in the only other reasonably close game of the evening the HINDS COLLEGE EAGLES defeated the Continue reading →

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October 16, 2013 · 9:29 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS FROM BALLADEER’S BLOG

HELMETMorningside_IANAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) –

1. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS (2012 runners-up)      ###      2. BENEDICTINE COLLEGE RAVENS      ###      3. GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS      ###      4. CARROLL COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS      ###      5. UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS      ###      6. MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS      ###     

Rocky_Mountain_MT_OLD57. ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BATTLIN’ BEARS      ###      8. CONCORDIA (NE) UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS      ###      9. OTTAWA (KS) UNIVERSITY BRAVES      ###      10. TABOR COLLEGE BLUEJAYS      ###      11. PERU STATE BOBCATS      ###      12. UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS (IN) COUGARS      ###     

NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) –

North Greenville Crusaders1. NORTH GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY CRUSADERS      ###      2. AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY COUGARS      ###      3. TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY TROJANS      ###      4. GREENVILLE COLLEGE PANTHERS ( defending champions)      ###      5. GENEVA COLLEGE GOLDEN TORNADOES       ###      6. Continue reading →

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October 13, 2013 · 2:10 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM OCTOBER 12TH

North_Carolina-PembrokeUNC-PEMBROKE RULES THE WORLD – Just as various 1AA (FCS) college football teams manage upsets over 1A (FBS) teams the teams in NCAA Division 2 sometimes manage upsets over 1AA teams. Yesterday the UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-PEMBROKE BRAVES took it on the road against 1AA’s UNC-Charlotte Forty-Niners. The Braves more than doubled-up on their higher division opponents, winning a 45-22 upset smackdown!  

Oklahoma Baptist University helmetHISTORY FOR OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY – The NAIA’s OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY BISON won the very FIRST football victory of this debut year for their restored program! They simultaneously embraced that NAIA tradition of defeating their rivals in NCAA Division 3, too. The Bison traveled to face Division 3’s SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PIRATES and stampeded them by a final score of 42-21! Congratulations, OBU!

Mayville State CometsTOP 25 UPSETS – NAIA – The MAYVILLE STATE COMETS welcomed the 16th ranked VALLEY CITY STATE VIKINGS and defeated them in a 14-9 nailbiter   ###   Meanwhile the KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS notched a 22-14 road win over the number 17 LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS   ###   And the DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY TIGERS toppled the 20th ranked DOANE TIGERS 31-20 in their Continue reading →

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October 11, 2013 · 10:38 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM OCTOBER 10TH AND 11TH

West Alabama TigersNUMBER ONE TAKES A FALL – The undefeated and top-ranked team in the country, the defending champion VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY BLAZERS, were toppled on the road last night by the number 12 UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA TIGERS. The two Gulf South Conference rivals played things tight through to Halftime, by which point the Blazers actually led the Tigers by a score of 16-14. In the 2nd Half West Alabama exploded for 35 points while holding Valdosta State to just 14. The 49-30 victory gives the Tigers a 5-1 record, the Blazers fall to 4-1.

Fond du lac Thunder helmetTHUNDER OVER MESABI RANGE – Meanwhile, down in the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association), which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year by the way, there was only one game last night that was remotely close. The FOND DU LAC TRIBAL COLLEGE THUNDER took it on the road against the MESABI RANGE COLLEGE NORSE. The Thunder emerged with a Continue reading →

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October 6, 2013 · 2:23 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM OCTOBER 5TH

Pittsburg State GorillasTHE GORILLAS RULE THE WORLD – Call it Rise of the Planet of the Gorillas or whatever else you might like. Yesterday NCAA Division Two’s PITTSBURG (KS) STATE UNIVERSITY GORILLAS played host to NCAA Division ONE’s Abilene Christian University Wildcats and pulled off the upset! In what was one of the tightest and hardest-fought games of the day Gus the Gorilla’s team came out on top in the end by a score of 28-20.

HELMETGrand_View_IANUMBER THREE TAKES A FALL – The 4th ranked GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS were on the road against the number 3 team in the nation, the SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS. This was the marquis matchup yesterday in the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) but the Cougars seemed determined to give the game away with no less than FIVE turnovers. That inability to hold onto the ball helped fuel GVU’s 48-21 upset victory.

American River College BeaversNUMBER ONE TAKES A FALL – Meanwhile down at the CCCAA level of college football, the AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE BEAVERS handed a rare defeat to the homestanding and top-ranked CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO RAMS. Even more surprising for fans of the storied CCSF football program was the sheer one-sidedness of the game. The final score in this humiliating smackdown was Beavers 34  Rams 13.  

Marian Knights helmet newNEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE HEART OF A CHAMPION – The defending national champions of NAIA college football, the MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS, at last bounced back from the three-game losing streak that caused them to topple from the rankings. The Knights were visited by the number 23 ROBERT MORRIS (IL) EAGLES and defeated them in a Continue reading →

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October 4, 2013 · 10:41 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM OCTOBER 3RD AND 4TH

* OCTOBER 3RD *

Harding Bisons helmetCLASH IN THE GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE – Two Great American Conference rivals met on the gridiron last night. The HARDING UNIVERSITY BISON were on the road against the SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MULERIDERS, the team Coach Tommy Tuberville played his college ball for. The Bison logged a valuable road win in league play by doubling up on the Muleriders by a score of 28-14.

West Alabama TigersROLE REVERSAL IN THE GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE – Oh how times have changed! There was a time when the UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA TIGERS were perennial doormats in the Gulf South Conference and the DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMEN were one of the perennial powers in the league. The Statesmen are down this year and the Tigers are very very up, coming in at number 14 in the rankings and crushing the visiting DSU team 48-14.

Mesabi TechHOME, HOME ON MESABI RANGE – The MESABI RANGE COLLEGE NORSE, playing on a short week after their clash last Saturday with  Rochester Tech, traveled to take on the ITASCA COLLEGE VIKINGS in a Scandinavian-themed gridiron Ragnarok. Both teams played hard as usual but when all the sturm und drang was over and done with the Norse emerged with a Continue reading →

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October 2, 2013 · 8:56 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS FROM BALLADEER’S BLOG: OCTOBER 2ND

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Morningside Mustangs1. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS (2012 runners-up)      ###      2. GRANDVIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS      ###      3. CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS      ###      4. SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS      ###      5. LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS      ###     

Benedictine Ravens6. BENEDICTINE COLLEGE RAVENS      ###      7. MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS      ###      8. GEORGETOWN COLLEGE (KY) TIGERS      ###      9. CARROLL COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS      ###      10. UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS (IN) COUGARS      ###     

HELMETOttawa_KS11. OTTAWA (KS) UNIVERSITY BRAVES      ###      12. SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY FIGHTING BEES      ###      13. TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS      ###      14. ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BATTLIN’ BEARS      ###      15. BAKER UNIVERSITY WILDCATS      ###     

MSU- Northern Lights16. MONTANA STATE-NORTHERN LIGHTS      ###      17. DOANE COLLEGE TIGERS      ###      18. WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY STATESMEN      ###      19. SIENA HEIGHTS UNIVERSITY SAINTS      ###      20. Continue reading →

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September 29, 2013 · 3:02 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2013

Union Bulldogs helmetUNION (KY) RULES THE WORLD – The tradition of NAIA teams upsetting upper division teams from the NCAA continues! Yesterday the NAIA’s UNION (KY) BULLDOGS were on the road against Division TWO’s UVA-WISE HIGHLAND CAVALIERS. The game was a hard-fought back-and-forth affair with the Bulldogs upsetting the Highland Cavs by a final score of 24-17. For newbies to these divisions it’s like when a 1AA (FCS) team upsets a 1A (FBS) team.

Edward Waters Tigers helmetNEAR MISSES – Two other teams came dangerously close to pulling off similar upsets in yesterday’s action. The NAIA’s EDWARD WATERS COLLEGE TIGERS came within a few points of upsetting NCAA Division TWO’s MOREHOUSE MAROON TIGERS. EWC wound up losing by a very tight score of 28-26.   ###   And Division Two’s EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY GREYHOUNDS nearly brought down Division ONE’s Incarnate Word Cardinals but fell 33-26.

HELMETGrand_View_IANUMBER TWO TAKES A FALL – The 7th ranked GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS welcomed the number 2 team in the nation, the UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS (IN) COUGARS. Any casual viewer would have thought the rankings were reversed judging by the way the Vikings outperformed the Cougars on both sides of the ball. The final score in this upset was Grand View 23  St Francis 7.

Eastern Oregon helmetNUMBER THREE TAKES A FALL, TOO – Not only that but yesterday also saw the unranked EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY MOUNTAINEERS playing host to the nation’s 3rd ranked CARROLL COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS. The Mountaineers put together 4 solid Quarters of football and proved that the Continue reading →

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September 27, 2013 · 10:54 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 26TH AND 27TH

Cumberlands_KYMASSACRE IN RED, WHITE AND BLUE!  – The undefeated 4th ranked team in the nation, the NAIA’s UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS, were on the road against the 3-1 UNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE BEARS last night. The Patriots dominated this game on both sides of the ball in what was one of the most embarrassing losses ever endured by Pikeville. When all the dust had settled the Patriots won by a final score of FIFTY-NINE to THREE!  

West Alabama TigersA TALE OF TWO DIFFERENT TIGER TEAMS – The number 14 team in the nation, the UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA TIGERS devoured and digested the visiting CONCORDIA (AL) HORNETS. The final score in this one-sided affair was 71-14.   ###   On the other hand, the NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE TIGERS were fighting in a losing cause last night. These Tigers wound up losing to the visiting MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COLLEGE BULLDOGS by a score of 28-14.

Vermilion College Ironmen helmetIRONMEN NOTCH THIRD WIN IN A ROW – The VERMILION COLLEGE IRONMEN have been putting together a very memorable season for their fans! The past few weeks have seen the Ironmen playing tight, polished football on both sides of the pigskin. Last night  Vermilion traveled to take on the Continue reading →

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