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October 5, 2014 · 1:20 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM OCTOBER 4th

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Southwestern CollegeNUMBER THREE TAKES A FALL – The NAIA’s unranked SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE MOUNDBUILDERS welcomed the number 3 team in the nation – the TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS. Head Coach Ken Crandall had his team ignoring all the naysayers as the Moundbuilders proceeded to clobber the Blue Jays by a final score of 27-6! Congratulations to SC on their signature win so far this season!  

HELMET Sioux FallsFOUR HUNDRED WINS FOR USF – NCAA Division Two’s (23) UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS COUGARS notched their 400th victory in program history last night! Cougars QB Luke Papillion led the way passing for 287 yards and 3 TD’s. When the game was over USF had polished off their opponents – the visiting CONCORDIA (St Paul) GOLDEN BEARS – by a score of 38-9. Congratulations to USF on reaching this milestone!      

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September 28, 2014 · 4:03 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 27th

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Stevens Point helmetNUMBER FIVE TAKES A FALL – In NCAA Division Three the unranked UW-STEVENS POINT POINTERS played host to the number 5 team in the nation – the NORTH CENTRAL CARDINALS. The Pointers trailed the Cardinals by one point – 7-6 – after 1 Quarter of play and by a score of 17-16 by Halftime. A huge 3rd Quarter for Stevens Point gave them a 31-24 advantage and the two teams simply exchanged Field Goals in the 4th for a final score of Pointers 34  Cardinals 27. QB Kyle Larson was on fire with his WR’s Matt Sosinsky and Logan Taylor, with his 302 passing yards and their combined 253 receiving yards accounting for most of the Stevens Point offense.  

Oklahoma Baptist University helmetBISON STAMPEDE PIRATES – The OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY BISON from the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) welcomed the NCAA Division Three team the SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PIRATES. Bison Head Coach Chris Jensen watched his team give up the first 7 points of the game, then navigated them to FIFTY-ONE unanswered points in this chapter of NAIA football vs D3 football. QB Blake Woodard passed for 3 Touchdowns in the 51-7 win.   Continue reading →

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September 24, 2014 · 12:04 am

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS FROM BALLADEER’S BLOG

Morningside MustangsNAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS     ###      2. FAULKNER UNIVERSITY EAGLES     ###      3. SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY RAIDERS     ###      4. TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS     ###      5. BAKER UNIVERSITY WILDCATS     ###      

St Francis (IN)6. UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS (IN) COUGARS     ###      7. GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS (Defending Champions)     ###      8. CARROLL COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS      ###      9. ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BATTLIN’ BEARS     ###      10. BENEDICTINE COLLEGE RAVENS     Continue reading →

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September 21, 2014 · 2:01 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 20th

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Marian Knights helmet newNUMBER ONE TAKES A FALL – The MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS went from being the NAIA’s National Champions a couple years back to once again being an afterthought. Yesterday, determined to make a statement, they traveled to face the current champions – the top ranked GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS and led 10-0 after the 1st Quarter. The defending champs fought back to make it a 17-16 game by Halftime but the Knights added 14 points in the 3rd Quarter while a 4th Quarter Safety represented the only points the Vikings put on the board in the 2nd Half. QB Hayden Northern threw for a career-high 319 yards and 3 Touchdowns in this 31-18 shocker.    

Montclair_St_NJMONTCLAIR STATE RULES THE WORLD – NCAA Division 3’s MONTCLAIR STATE RED HAWKS welcomed Division TWO’s LINCOLN (PA) LIONS to Sprague Field yesterday. The Red Hawks had the Lions a bit worried when the 1st Quarter ended with a 7-7 tie and kept up the scare, leading the higher division team 21-14 at the break. In the 3rd Quarter Coach Rick Giancola’s Montclair State team put up 6 more points and, following a scoreless 4th Quarter, left the final score Red Hawks 27  Lions 14.    

Limestone College Saints helmetVICTORY NUMBER ONE FOR LIMESTONE – NCAA Division 2’s LIMESTONE COLLEGE SAINTS, coached by Bobby James, are in just their first year of playing intercollegiate football but notched their first win in program history with game three yesterday! The Saints welcomed the COLLEGE OF FAITH MIGHTY BELIEVERS and utterly annihilated them. The Limestone offense and defense had their way all afternoon with the Saints leading 21-0 by Halftime enroute to a FORTY-FIVE to NOTHING victory.   Continue reading →

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September 14, 2014 · 3:01 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 13th

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Lindsey_Wilson_KYTHE BLUE RAIDERS ANNIHILATE D2’s KWC – Nearly each week of every college football season at least one NAIA team upsets a team from the NCAA Division TWO. This is similar to when a 1AA team upsets a 1A team. Yesterday the NAIA’s LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS didn’t just upset D2’s KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE PANTHERS, they folded, spindled and mutilated them! Lindsey Wilson College won the game by a score of SIXTY-TWO to TEN, thoroughly pleasing their home crowd!

St Xavier UniversitySXU RULES THE WORLD – Another NAIA team – the SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS – hosted NCAA Division Two’s 15th ranked UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS GREYHOUNDS. The Cougars were happy to demonstrate what kind of football they play in the NAIA and led the Greyhounds 12-7 at Halftime. SXU was led by 2 rushing Touchdowns by Khary Ferguson as they pulled off the upset. The Cougars held on late to win this game for the ages by a final score of 19-15. 

NC Wesleyan Battlin' BishopsTHE BATTLING BISHOPS ALSO RULE THE WORLD – NCAA Division Three’s NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY BATTLING BISHOPS were on the road against Division Two’s LINCOLN (PA) LIONS. QB Dustin Midgett led his team to a 13-0 Halftime advantage, with the Battling Bishop defense turning in a repeat performance in the 2nd Half for NC Wesleyan’s first shutout since 2011. Meanwhile RB Jacques Alston ran for 3 Touchdowns on the day for a Battling Bishop win by a score of 27-0.   Continue reading →

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December 29, 2013 · 12:37 am

COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS FOR 2013

Here’s one last round of congratulations to the 2013 college football champions in the seven divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.

HELMETGrand_View_IANAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)

2013 Champions: GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS

Runners-up: University of the Cumberlands Patriots

2012 Champions: Marian University Knights

Azusa Pacific CougarsNCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association)

2013 Champions: AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY COUGARS

Runners-up: Greenville College Panthers

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November 24, 2013 · 12:13 am

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF AND BOWL RESULTS FROM NOVEMBER 23RD

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ASA CollegeCARRIER DOME BOWL – Friday night November 22nd saw the first Bowl Game of 2013. The ASA COLLEGE AVENGERS took on the COLLEGE OF DUPAGE CHAPARRALS in a duel of cool-named teams. The Avengers led 7-0 early on and never looked back, winning easily 23-3. It’s impossible to over-praise the Avengers. This still-young college football program just played in its second Bowl game in a row and with this victory logged the first Bowl win in program history. 

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Azusa Pacific CougarsVICTORY BOWL – The Victory Bowl is the National Championship game in the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association). Rome, GA was the site of this game yesterday. The AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY COUGARS played the defending champions, the GREENVILLE COLLEGE PANTHERS. Despite being the incumbents, the Panthers were very heavy underdogs against the Azusa Pacific juggernaut. The final score in this lopsided title clash was Cougars 67  Panthers 0. Congratulations to Azusa Pacific University!

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Tabor_KSBATTLE OF THE BIRDS – The TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS traveled to take on the BENEDICTINE COLLEGE RAVENS as the playoffs kicked off in the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics). The Ravens led 7-0 after one Quarter but the Blue Jays made it 7-6 by Halftime. In the 3rd Quarter Tabor College got a Touchdown but failed on the 2-point conversion attempt, leaving the score at 12-7. Early in the 4th Quarter the Blue Jays forced a Safety out of the Ravens, making it 14-7 after all. Benedictine College pulled within one but ultimately got upset 14-13. Continue reading →

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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 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      ###     

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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 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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