NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS ### 2. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS ### 3. SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY RAIDERS (Defending Champions) ### 4. FAULKNER UNIVERSITY EAGLES ### 5. LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS ### Continue reading
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NAIA COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS FROM BALLADEER’S BLOG
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 12th
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THE FIGHTING SAINTS TRIUMPHANT – Nearly every week of college football season brings at least one NAIA team upsetting a team from NCAA Division Two or even Division ONE. Yesterday the UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (IL) FIGHTING SAINTS were on the road against NCAA Division TWO’s LINCOLN (MO) UNIVERSITY BLUE TIGERS and stunned them in a 13-10 game for the ages. ### And the NAIA’s (1) MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS toppled Division TWO’s visiting UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS GREYHOUNDS in a 28-22 Instant Classic.
THE SCOTS GO BUCCANEER HUNTING – NCAA Division Three’s MARYVILLE COLLEGE SCOTS traveled to take on NCAA Division ONE’s East Tennessee State Buccaneers, who are in their very first year of intercollegiate football. A 21-21 Halftime tie was followed by a scoreless 3rd Quarter but in the 4th the Scots prevailed by a final tally of 28-21. Continue reading
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 5th
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NAIA OVER NCAA D3 – The NAIA’s ROBERT MORRIS (IL) EAGLES edged the number 18 UW-OSHKOSH TITANS in a 23-21 nailbiter. ### The SOUTHWESTERN ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UNIVERSITY LIONS defeated the WESTMINSTER (MO) BLUE JAYS 30-17 ### And the TAYLOR UNIVERSITY TROJANS eviscerated the ANDERSON UNIVERSITY RAVENS by a score of FIFTY-ONE to TEN!
NCAA D3 OVER NAIA – D3’s PACIFIC UNIVERSITY BOXERS traveled to face the COLLEGE OF IDAHO COYOTES and won a 32-31 Instant Classic! ### Meanwhile the CONCORDIA (Moorhead) COBBERS hammered the visiting UNIVERSITY OF JAMESTOWN JIMMIES to the tune of 41-17. * THIS WEEK GOES TO THE NAIA THREE GAMES TO TWO. * Continue reading
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 3rd & 4th
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URSINUS RULES THE WORLD … KIND OF – The URSINUS COLLEGE BEARS from D3 were on the road against D2’s MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY MARAUDERS. After 4 embarrassing Quarters of football Regulation ended in a ZERO to ZERO tie. Multiple Field Goals and Overtime sessions later things stood at 9-9. At long last the Bears got a Touchdown and followed up with the 2-point conversion while shutting out the Marauders. Ursinus won this very odd game by a score of 17-9.
CUMBERLANDS COMES CLOSE – The NAIA’s UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS came close to toppling D2’s CARSON-NEWMAN UNIVERSITY EAGLES. These two teams engaged in a textbook case of a shootout, with the homestanding Eagles holding on in the end for a tight three-point victory. The final score in this gridiron clash was Eagles 59 Patriots 56. Continue reading
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM AUGUST 29th
This was Week Two for the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.
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BATTLE IN THE TOP FIVE – The top ranked MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS traveled to face the number 4 team in the nation – the SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS. This crossover game in the Mid-States Football Association was all Marian most of the game. The Knights thoroughly dominated the Cougars and when all the dust had settled Marian University went back home boasting a FORTY-FIVE to THIRTEEN manhandling of SXU.
NUMBER SIX GETS TOPPLED – The number 15 BAKER UNIVERSITY WILDCATS were on the road against the 6th ranked GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS yesterday. This game wound up being an undisputed Instant Classic that practically redefined the expression Smash-Mouth Football. The Wildcats pulled off the upset, dragging down the Vikings by a final tally of 20-15. Continue reading
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM AUGUST 22nd
No matter what ESPN says THIS was opening weekend for the 2015 College Football Season for plenty of 4-year and 2-year schools.
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BLUE HAWKS RESURGENT? – Everyone has been pointing to this as the season that the DICKINSON STATE BLUE HAWKS return to gridiron prominence. There’s a long way to go of course but at least the Blue Hawks got their 2015 campaign started on a triumphant note, defeating the visiting MONTANA STATE- NORTHERN LIGHTS in a very entertaining 17-7 battle.
MAIM CANADA – The EDWARD WATERS (FL) TIGERS welcomed Canada’s LANGARA COLLEGE FALCONS but left their guests questioning their lives. The Tigers dominated the team from Vancouver on both sides of the ball, folding, spindling and mutilating the hapless Falcons to the tune of SEVENTY-SIX to SEVEN! Continue reading
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NAIA TOP 25 FROM BALLADEER’S BLOG
The divisions of college football covered here at Balladeer’s Blog kick off the 2015 season this Friday night, August 21st! Here’s my preseason Top 25 for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
NAIA – 1. MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS ### 2. SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY RAIDERS (Defending Champions) ### 3. SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS ### 4. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS ### T5. CARROLL COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS ### T5. LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS ### Continue reading
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NAIA, D2 AND D3 PLAYERS TO THE NFL FOR 2015
As always several dozen REAL student- athletes from the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog moved on to the NFL. The most-taken position was Wide Receiver for the second year in a row.
As just one example, the NAIA’s OTTAWA (KS) UNIVERSITY BRAVES Wide Receiver Joshua Stangby moved on to the Atlanta Falcons.
Continuing with the Falcons here’s a look at all the NFL teams and the players taken from the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.
Atlanta Falcons
Joshua Stangby (see above)
Chris Brown (OT from the TARLETON STATE TEXANS)
Cody Clay (OL from the AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY COUGARS) Continue reading
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NAIA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS DEFEAT THE NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS AGAIN!
Balladeer’s Bowl results are in, and for the fifth year in a row the NAIA football champions – in this case the SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY RAIDERS – defeated the NCAA D3 champions – the UW-WHITEWATER WARHAWKS!
The voting ended at midnight last night and the Raiders won by a nearly two to one margin. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RAIDERS, THE WINNERS OF BALLADEER’S BOWL FIVE!
Here are the results of the four previous Balladeer’s Bowl matchups. Continue reading
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BALLADEER’S BOWL FIVE
What better day than today for Balladeer’s Bowl V to kick off? New Year’s Day is known for iconic events like the Rose Bowl so it seemed only natural to move my Bowl Game to January 1st instead of late December. As always Balladeer’s Bowl pits the National Champions of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) against the National Champions of the NCAA Division Three.
The SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY RAIDERS are the NAIA Champs and the UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT WHITEWATER WARHAWKS are the D3 Champs once again. Readers of Balladeer’s Blog get to vote on the winner over the next week, so NAIA and D3 boosters can begin their annual deluge of emails to me arguing for their choice. Continue reading
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