The Victory Bowl is the annual championship game in the NCCAA. This year’s edition is set for this coming Saturday at Noon and will pit the NORTH GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY CRUSADERS against the SHORTER UNIVERSITY HAWKS. Continue reading
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VICTORY BOWL 2014: NCCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SET
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NCAA DIVISION THREE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF MATCHUPS
Here is a look at Saturday’s opening round matchups in this year’s D3 college football playoffs. The 1 seeds in the 4 Regions are the defending champion UW-Whitewater Warhawks, their archrivals the Mt Union Purple Raiders, the Mary Hardin- Baylor Crusaders and the Wesley Wolverines.
The UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT WHITEWATER WARHAWKS host the MACALESTER COLLEGE SCOTS ### The WABASH COLLEGE LITTLE GIANTS host the FRANKLIN COLLEGE GRIZZLIES
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The LINFIELD COLLEGE WILDCATS host the CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY PANTHERS ### The WARTBURG COLLEGE KNIGHTS host the UNIVERSITY OF SAINT THOMAS TOMMIES Continue reading
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NCAA DIVISION TWO COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF MATCHUPS
As regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog will remember, 24 teams make the playoff field in D2. There are 4 Super Regions and the number 1 and 2 teams from each Super Region get a bye in the 1st Round. First I’ll look at the eight 1 and 2 seeds, then will lay out this weekend’s matchups.
Super Region One – One Seed – CONCORD UNIVERSITY MOUNTAIN LIONS
2014 Record: 11-0
Conference: Mountain East Conference
Two Seed – BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY HUSKIES
2014 Record: 10-1
Conference: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Continue reading
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NAIA COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF MATCHUPS
Here are the 16 teams and the 8 matchups for Round One of the NAIA College Football Playoffs which begin this Saturday, November 22nd.
GAME ONE – Host: CARROLL COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS
Record: 9-1
Conference: Frontier Conference
Visitor: VALLEY CITY STATE VIKINGS
Record: 9-1
Conference: North Star Athletic Association Continue reading
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM NOVEMBER 15th
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NUMBER ONE TAKES A FALL – The NAIA’s DOANE COLLEGE TIGERS welcomed the number one team in the nation – the MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS – to Crete, NE on a cold and snowy Saturday. The Tigers trailed the storied Mustangs 27-7 after 1 Quarter of play but Coach Matt Franzen kept his team calm and focused, guiding them to a 27-27 tie at Halftime. In the 3rd Quarter Doane took a 41-27 lead that had the Morningside faithful chewing their nails but the Mustangs fought back to retake the lead 48-41 with just 2:07 left to play in the 4th.
Soon, on 4th and 4 from the Morningside 13 with 21 seconds on the clock QB Brandon Stuart connected with Nick Reed for a TD to pull within 48-47. From there Doane went for the win on a 2 point Conversion which saw Stuart throw to Holden Wetzler in the End Zone for a 49-48 upset that shocked the nation!
WESLEY FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT – The NCAA Division Three’s 4th ranked WESLEY COLLEGE WOLVERINES showed the kind of courage Mt Union NEVER shows, taking it on the road against Division ONE’s Charlotte Forty-Niners. The Wolverines nearly pulled off the upset as it turned out. A 14-14 1st Quarter tie became a 28-24 lead for Charlotte by the Half. Both teams exchanged blows nearly evenly in the 2nd Half with Wesley losing by just 38-33. Continue reading
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: NJCAA BOWL MATCHUPS FOR 2014
The 2014 Bowl matchups in the NJCAA have been finalized, from the National Championship game on down.
*** MISSISSIPPI BOWL ***
Sunday, December 7th
Kickoff: 3pm ET
Venue: Biloxi Indian Stadium – Biloxi, MS
Matchup: This National Championship Game pits the two most recent champs against each other. The (1) EAST MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE LIONS, the Defending Champions, battle the (2) IOWA WESTERN COLLEGE REIVERS. Both programs come into the game undefeated.
*** SALT CITY BOWL ***
Saturday, December 6th
Kickoff: 2pm ET
Venue: Gowans Stadium – Hutchinson, KS
Matchup: The (4) HUTCHINSON COLLEGE BLUE DRAGONS come in with 10 wins and will do battle with the 8-win team the (19) HUDSON VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS. The Vikings will be hard-pressed to deal with the explosive offense and postseason experience of the Blue Dragons. Continue reading
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM NOVEMBER 8th
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SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY RULES THE WORLD – Once again an NAIA football team has toppled a team from the NCAA Division TWO. For newbies this is like a 1AA team upsetting a 1A team. The NAIA’s SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FIRE welcomed D2’s LIMESTONE COLLEGE SAINTS and proceeded to rough them up. In the end the Fire more than doubled up on the Saints, defeating them FORTY-FOUR to TWENTY!
NUMBER FOUR TAKES A FALL – The 25th ranked CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY TIGERS managed their SECOND upset of a Top 5 team this season! The Tigers played host to the number 4 team in the nation – the FAULKNER UNIVERSITY EAGLES. The Senior Day spectators in C-Ville witnessed an Instant Classic of a game which at length ended in a 30-21 triumph for the home team. Continue reading
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL
It 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.
It feels odd to think that Ulysses S Grant was in the White House when Continue reading
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ESPNU TO AIR THE NAIA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Balladeer’s Blog’s fans get things done! ESPN has agreed to air the NAIA College Football Championship Game this year! The game will be broadcast on the “U” on December 19th at 3pm ET. Teams to be determined, of course, since the regular season is still going on.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM NOVEMBER 1st
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LANGSTON RULES THE WORLD – Once again an NAIA football team has upset a team from NCAA Division TWO! For newbies to these levels that is like when a 1AA team upsets a 1A team. The LANGSTON UNIVERSITY LIONS played host to D2’s OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE STATE AGGIES yesterday. The Lions demonstrated how football is played in the NAIA by crushing the Aggies 38-17.
NUMBER FOUR TAKES A FALL – The NCAA Division Two’s 18th ranked DELTA STATE STATESMEN took on the visiting number 4 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS in what is always one of the most hard-fought games in the Gulf South Conference, often called “the SEC of D2”. Coach Todd Cooley navigated his Statesmen to a 33-28 win in an Instant Classic. Continue reading
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