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November 19, 2014 · 4:22 pm

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. 

Whitewater Warhawks helmet newThe 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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Linfield WildcatsThe 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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November 18, 2014 · 3:58 pm

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.

Concord UniversitySuper Region One – One Seed – CONCORD UNIVERSITY MOUNTAIN LIONS    

2014 Record: 11-0    

Conference: Mountain East Conference

Bloomsburg HuskiesTwo Seed – BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY HUSKIES    

2014 Record: 10-1

Conference: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Continue reading →

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November 17, 2014 · 6:08 pm

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.

Carroll_MTGAME ONE – Host: CARROLL COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS

Record: 9-1

Conference: Frontier Conference

Valley City State Vikings helmetVisitor: VALLEY CITY STATE VIKINGS

Record: 9-1

Conference: North Star Athletic Association Continue reading →

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November 16, 2014 · 4:30 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM NOVEMBER 15th

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Doane College helmetNUMBER 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 WolverinesWESLEY 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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November 12, 2014 · 8:49 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: NJCAA BOWL MATCHUPS FOR 2014

The 2014 Bowl matchups in the NJCAA have been finalized, from the National Championship game on down.

east mississippi*** MISSISSIPPI BOWL ***

Sunday, December 7th

Kickoff: 3pm ET

Venue: Biloxi Indian Stadium – Biloxi, MS

Iowa Western CollegeMatchup: 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.

Hutchinson Blue Dragons*** SALT CITY BOWL ***

Saturday, December 6th

Kickoff: 2pm ET

Venue: Gowans Stadium – Hutchinson, KS

Hudson Valley Vikings helmetMatchup: 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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November 9, 2014 · 4:49 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM NOVEMBER 8th

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Valdosta State BlazersSOUTHEASTERN 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! 

HELMETCampbellsville_KYNUMBER 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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November 4, 2014 · 8:25 pm

ESPNU TO AIR THE NAIA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

2014 NAIA championshipBalladeer’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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November 2, 2014 · 4:20 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM NOVEMBER 1st

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Langston LionsLANGSTON 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.

delta stateNUMBER 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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October 29, 2014 · 7:45 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: BALLADEER’S BLOG

Morningside MustangsNAIA   –   1. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS      ###      2. GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS (Defending Champions)      ###      3. CARROLL COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS      ###      4. NORTHWESTERN (IA) COLLEGE RED RAIDERS      ###      5. FAULKNER UNIVERSITY EAGLES      ###      

Kentucky Christian Knights helmet NEWNCCAA   –   1. KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS      ###      2. GREENVILLE COLLEGE PANTHERS      ###      3. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN (MN) EAGLES      ###      4. WARNER UNIVERSITY ROYALS      ###      5. NORTH GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY CRUSADERS      ###       Continue reading →

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October 26, 2014 · 3:02 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM OCTOBER 25th

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Lindsey_Wilson_KYSPIRIT OF NINETY-ONE – The NAIA’s 14th ranked LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS welcomed the BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY BLAZERS yesterday and treated their guests like they might as well have stayed at home. Head Coach Chris Oliver had his team red-hot on both sides of the ball as the Blue Raiders scored 10 offensive TD’s and THREE defensive TD’s. Lindsey Wilson led 63-7 at Halftime on their way to an unbelievable NINETY-ONE to FOURTEEN final score. The Blue Raiders were just 9 points short of the Century Club Award that Balladeer’s Blog hands out to BASKETBALL teams that hit 100 or better!  

MidAmerica_Nazarene_KSA PAIR OF NUMBER TWO’s FALL – In the NAIA the 20th ranked MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY PIONEERS toppled the number 2 team in the nation –  the BAKER UNIVERSITY WILDCATS. It took Overtime but the Pioneers won 34-27 on Homecoming!     ###      And in the NCAA Division Two the 2nd ranked HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY REDDIES were stunned in their own house, falling to the unranked HARDING UNIVERSITY BISON in a 28-24 Instant Classic.  
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