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SOCON: Week 8 Review and Power Rankings

October 23, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetThere was a wild finish in Spartanburg as The Citadel snatched a victory in OT over Wofford after being down for much of the game. Chattanooga took care of business against the VMI Keydets. ETSU got its third win of the season by beating West Virginia Wesleyan on Thursday night. Mercer got a scare from a late Austin Peay rally in a crazy... Read More

SOCON: Week 8 Preview

October 19, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetIt’s week eight and the race for the Southern Conference title is still up for grabs. The Citadel is in the driver’s seat after knocking off Chattanooga last week, but there is a lot of football yet to play. The Citadel travels to Spartanburg to face Wofford who hopes to get a much needed win over a top 10 team to... Read More

SOCON: Week 7 Review and Power Rankings

October 17, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetIt was a exciting week in the Southern Conference. The Conference race became a little clearer, but there is still a lot of football to play and anything can happen still. The Citadel took the drivers seat for the title by knocking off Chattanooga. Samford is still rolling with another big win, this time over VMI. Mercer got another one in the win column... Read More

AGS GOTW: Week 7 (Part 1) Chattanooga at The Citadel

October 17, 2016October 18, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetThat’s right, we have a two part installment this week for the AGS Game of the Week. In what was a hard fought battle on the Any Given Saturday web site, the members made it a battle royal for which game would come out on top as the Game of the Week. With much lobbying, many lead changes, and voting... Read More

SOCON: Week 7 Preview

October 10, 2016October 11, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetWeek seven in the Southern Conference has some great matchups. First, two top ten teams will go at it as The Citadel hosts Chattanooga. There will also be an aerial showcase as two of the most talented passers in FCS will be going at it as VMI travels to Samford. Both Mercer and Western Carolina will try and get back to winning... Read More

SOCON: Week 6 Review and Power Rankings

October 9, 2016October 11, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetThere were no surprises in the race for the Southern Conference crown as Chattanooga rolled to remain unbeaten. Samford, VMI and Wofford all won as well to stay at one loss in the conference race. The Citadel continued to win in an out of conference game. # 7 The Citadel 38 North Greenville 14 (box score) With Hurricane Matthew headed for the... Read More

SOCON: Week 6 Preview

October 3, 2016October 5, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetThe Southern Conference has 4 conference match ups and 1 out of conference game with Div II North Greenville traveling to Charleston to meet the # 7 Bulldogs of The Citadel. Furman is still looking for its first win of the season against #19 Samford, while Mercer travels to Chattanooga where it will try to repeat an upset performance against the... Read More

SOCON: Week 5 Review and Power Rankings

October 3, 2016October 5, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetIt was the first full week of conference games in the Southern Conference and the competition did not disappoint. But the biggest news was probably the continued meltdown of Furman as they fell in an out of conference game against Kennesaw State to now go 0-5 on the year. Chattanooga, The Citadel, and Samford all won to remain the current favorites for the... Read More

SOCON: Week 5 Preview

September 27, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetThe Southern Conference cranks up a full slate of conference play with 4 games scheduled this week. Furman plays Kennesaw St from the Big South in the lone out of conference game. The Paladins are looking for their first win after a cruel September schedule left them 0-4. One of the biggest games is Wofford at Samford where the Bulldogs... Read More

SOCON: Week 4 Review and Power Rankings

September 26, 2016September 26, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetIt was a light week for the Southern Conference as three teams (The Citadel, Mercer and Western Carolina) had the week off. VMI played out of conference at Bucknell and Furman was at FBS bound Coastal Carolina. The conference race actually cleared a small amount with a key match up between UTC and Samford. Wofford also faced off against a... Read More