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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 18, 2014 · 7:24 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP 25: BALLADEER’S BLOG’S LATEST RANKINGS

HELMETGrand_View_IANAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) 1. GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS     ###      2. FAULKNER UNIVERSITY EAGLES     ###      3. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS     ###      4. ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BATTLIN’ BEARS     ###      5. TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS     ###      

Southern Oregon Raiders6. SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY RAIDERS     ###      7. BAKER UNIVERSITY WILDCATS     ###      8. CARROLL COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS     ###      9. SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS     ###      10. DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY TIGERS     ###  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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September 11, 2014 · 7:25 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES FOR THURSDAY NIGHT

There are no NAIA games , USCAA or CCCAA games scheduled for tonight but the NCAA Divisions Two and Three plus the NJCAA will be in action.

Pittsburg State GorillasD2 GAMES – The (8) PITTSBURG (KS) STATE GORILLAS are visiting the LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY LIONS. The top-ranked defending champions – the NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCATS – will be at the MISSOURI SOUTHERN LIONS. The UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI MULES host the (16) EMPORIA STATE HORNETS and the WASHBURN UNIVERSITY ICHABODS face the homestanding UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY LOPERS.  

Maritime College PrivateersD3 GAMES – The Seventh Annual Chowder Bowl kicks off at 7pm ET. The MARITIME COLLEGE PRIVATEERS play host to the MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME BUCCANEERS. As it turns out this is the one and only Division Three game that is on the table for this evening. Continue reading →

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September 8, 2014 · 9:52 pm

GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TELEVISION SCHEDULE FOR 2014

Gulf South Conference logoHere’s a look at the nationwide broadcasts scheduled this season for the GSC, often called “the SEC of D2”. Continue reading →

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September 7, 2014 · 5:50 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 6th

college of idaho coyotesCOLLEGE OF IDAHO MARKS THE RETURN OF FOOTBALL WITH A WIN – Yesterday the NAIA’s COLLEGE OF IDAHO COYOTES played their first game of intercollegiate football since 1977! The Yotes did it in style, too, not only notching a win ON THE ROAD but carrying on the NAIA tradition of defeating their rivals in NCAA Division 3 football. C of I battled the D3 PACIFIC UNIVERSITY BOXERS and led 7-0 in the 1st Quarter but were tied with the Boxers 14-14 at Halftime. Things stood at 28-28 going into the 4th Quarter but in the end the Coyotes blocked a Field Goal attempt and won the game 35-34! Welcome back to the gridiron, College of Idaho!  

Menlo Oaks helmetTHE OAKS RULE THE WORLD – Each week of every college football season at least one NAIA football team upsets a team in NCAA Division Two, similar to when a 1AA team upsets a 1A team. Yesterday the MENLO COLLEGE OAKS took it on the road to Canada to battle D2’s SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY CLAN (as in Scottish clan). The Oaks won this instant classic by a final score of 31-24. (SFU is one of the Canadian teams that do play in America’s lower divisions of college sports) 

Langston LionsLANGSTON RULES THE WORLD, TOO – The 2014 Missouri Classic at Arrowhead Stadium pitted the NAIA’s LANGSTON UNIVERSITY LIONS against NCAA Division Two’s LINCOLN (MO) UNIVERSITY BLUE TIGERS. Both offenses were clicking early as a 7-0 Blue Tiger lead became 7-7 after the Lions answered, then became a 14-7 Lincoln University lead and so on. By Halftime the Blue Tigers had seized a 42-28 advantage but Langston’s QB Mark Wright, Jr came out of the break ready to lead his team to a comeback win. The Lions scored 21 unanswered points while shutting out the Blue Tigers all 2nd Half until very late in the 4th Quarter. Langston’s Tra Keyes blocked the PAT, preserving the 49-48 upset win for the Lions! 

Belhaven Blazers helmet NEWEVERYBODY, INCLUDING BELHAVEN, WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – The NAIA’s BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY BLAZERS hosted the crosstown D2 team, the MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE CHOCTAWS yesterday. QB Conner Preston and RB Aaron Spikes were on fire, passing and running for 294 and 114 yards respectively. The Blazers led 7-0 after the 1st Quarter and 20-14 at the Half. After a scoreless 3rd Quarter Belhaven added 12 more points in the 4th to seal a 32-14 victory and improve to 2-0 on the season!   Continue reading →

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September 5, 2014 · 7:17 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 4th

Azusa Pacific CougarsNUMBER TWO TAKES A FALL – The AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY COUGARS, in their first official game as a full member of NCAA Division 2 after their move over from the NAIA, pulled off a seismic upset last night! The Cougars welcomed the storied NUMBER TWO TEAM IN THE NATION – the GRAND VALLEY STATE LAKERS – and defeated them in a Double Overtime Instant Classic. APU trailed the Lakers 3-0 after the 1st Quarter and 10-7 at Halftime but the Cougar defense limited Grand Valley State to just 3 points in the 2nd Half. RB Terrell Watson put the Cougars up 13-10 with 4:20 to go in the 3rd Quarter but a Laker Field Goal in the 4th tied the game at 13-13. In the SECOND OVERTIME PERIOD the Cougars emerged with a 26-23 victory that laid low the most famous D2 football dynasty and rocked the rankings!  

East_Mississippi_CC_MSTHE CHAMPS TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS – To check in down at the 2-year college level for a moment the top-ranked defending champions of NJCAA football – the EAST MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE LIONS – were in action last night. The Lions – sporting their stylish skull and crossbones helmets – played host to the NUMBER THREE team, the COPIAH- LINCOLN COLLEGE WOLFPACK. East Mississippi led 14-7 after one Quarter of play but QB Chad Kelly led his team to a 31-7 advantage by Halftime. The 2nd Half was more of the same and in the end the Wolfpack went back home reeling from a 46-10 beatdown.  Continue reading →

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August 31, 2014 · 3:11 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM AUGUST 30th

HELMETGrand_View_IAGRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY RULES THE WORLD – The NAIA’s GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS became the latest NAIA squad to play giant-killers by toppling an NCAA Division ONE team! The Vikings took it on the road and more than DOUBLED UP on Division One’s Drake University Bulldogs. When Grand View was done demonstrating the way they play football in the NAIA the final score was Vikings 45  Bulldogs 22.

Montana Tech OrediggersOREDIGGERS TURN OUT THE LIGHTS – Despite what ESPN says this was Week TWO of the 2014 college football season. The MONTANA TECH OREDIGGERS evened their record at 1-1 yesterday by defeating the visiting MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY- NORTHERN LIGHTS. The Orediggers turned a 7-3 1st Quarter deficit into a 38-24 victory. At the Half Tech trailed the Lights 17-10 but their combo of QB Andrew Loudenback and WR Alec Bray proved unstoppable and the Diggers outscored MSUN 28-7 in the 2nd Half.  

Bacone WarriorsUNLUCKY THIRTEEN FALLS – The ever-tough BACONE COLLEGE WARRIORS defeated the 13th ranked NORTHWESTERN (IA) COLLEGE RED RAIDERS in a game that was a tale of 2 Halves. The homestanding Red Raiders seemed comfortably in charge at first, leading 13-8 after the 1st Quarter and 27-8 at Halftime. Bacone Head Coach Kyle Achterhoff galvanized his team during the break and the Warriors scored 2 TD’s in 30 seconds to pull to 27-21. That became 33-21 after a TD and failed 2-Point Conversion by NWC. Things stood at 33-28 to start the 4th Quarter but soon the Warriors led 34-33 and added 7 more to win by a final tally of 41-33.  Continue reading →

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August 29, 2014 · 7:47 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM AUGUST 28th

Lindsey_Wilson_KYTHE BATTLE OF HIGHWAY 55 – The 18th ranked LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS couldn’t get out of their own way last night until they trailed the CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY TIGERS 9-0 with 6:08 left in the 1st Quarter. QB Branden Cresap then led his team to a 21-9 lead on three consecutive possessions. A safety made it 23-9 at the Half. The Tigers, cheered on by their home crowd, made it a 23-22 game and LWC put in backup QB Dylan Beasley. Everything stood at 30-28 at the end of the 3rd Quarter. A 44-40 Blue Raiders lead late in the 4th barely withstood a successfull onsides kick by Campbellsville but 44-40 did indeed hold up as the final score.  

Valley City State Vikings helmetTHE PAINT BUCKET GAME – Meanwhile, even further west, the VALLEY CITY STATE UNIVERSITY VIKINGS battled the UNIVERSITY OF JAMESTOWN JIMMIES for the Paint Bucket. Though this was the North Star Athletic Association Game of the Week it was a bit of a letdown. The Jimmies held the Paint Bucket after last year’s clash but the Vikings reclaimed it with ease last night. A 7-0 lead after 1 Quarter became 21-0 at Halftime, then 28-0 after the 3rd Quarter. The Jimmies snuck on the board in the 4th and a Field Goal from the Vikings made the final talley 31-7.     Continue reading →

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August 28, 2014 · 12:00 am

THURSDAY NIGHT’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES

Despite what ESPN says tonight kicks off WEEK TWO of the 2014 college football season. There are NINETEEN games tonight: 

Jamestown College JimmiesNORTH STAR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION GAME OF THE WEEK – The UNIVERSITY OF JAMESTOWN JIMMIES will take it on the road to face the VALLEY CITY STATE VIKINGS. 

Concordia_MIIT’S IN THE CARDS – The CONCORDIA (MI) CARDINALS are going to host the ALMA COLLEGE SCOTS in the first of this year’s games that pit the NAIA against the NCAA Division 3.  Continue reading →

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