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Bob Blasi
Robert L. Blasi (September 24, 1930 – September 27, 2023) was an American football coach. He was the head coach at University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado from 1966 to 1984, compiling a record of 107–71–3. He produced many good teams in his 18 years as head coach, but the best was the 1969 squad, which finished 10–0, won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title and was ranked No. 3 in the final United Press International poll. Blasi was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. He died in Littleton, Colorado Littleton is a home rule municipality city located in Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson counties, Colorado, United States. Littleton is the county seat of Arapahoe County and is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistica ... on September 27, 2023, three days after his 93rd birthday. Head coaching record References 1930 births 2023 deaths American football guards American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cunningham, Kansas
Cunningham is a city in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 444. The city was named in honor of J.D. Cunningham, a pioneer settler. History The history of Cunningham starts with the town of Ninnescah, which was located near and named after the Ninnescah River. The Ninnescah Post Office opened August 20, 1885. Later the town of Cunningham was established a few miles to the west, on the north side of the railroad. There was a movement among the locals to move the town of Ninnescah to Cunningham. Some buildings were physically moved from Ninnescah to Cunningham in 1887 and 1888. A tornado destroyed most of Ninnescah on March 24, 1888, which sealed its fate. Cunningham was incorporated as a city in 1908. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 454 people, 183 households, and 114 families living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 NCAA College Division Football Season
The 1969 NCAA College Division football season was the 14th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level. Conference and program changes Conference changes Conference standings Rankings College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played. College Division final polls In 1969, both services ranked 9–0 North Dakota State first and 10–0 Montana second. They later met in the Camellia Bowl, which North Dakota State won, 30–3. United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on November 26 Arkansas State actually 7–1–1 when the poll was taken. Tampa actually 8–1 when the poll was taken. Associated Press (write ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Division II Football Championship
The NCAA Division II Football Championship is an American college football tournament played annually to determine a champion at the NCAA Division II level. It was first held in 1973, as a single-elimination tournament with eight teams. The tournament field has subsequently been expanded three times; in 1988 it became 16 teams, in 2004 it became 24 teams, and in 2016 it became 28 teams. The National Championship game has been held in seven different cities; Sacramento, California (1973–1975), Wichita Falls, Texas (1976–1977), Longview, Texas (1978), Albuquerque, New Mexico (1979–1980), McAllen, Texas (1981–1985), Florence, Alabama (1986–2013), and Kansas City, Kansas (2014–2017). The 2018 and 2019 games were played at the McKinney ISD Stadium and Community Event Center in McKinney, Texas. Since 1994, the games have been broadcast on ESPN. Prior to 1973, for what was then called the "NCAA College Division," champions were selected by polls conducted at the end of each r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 NCAA Division II Football Season
The 1980 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1980, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship in December 1980 at University Stadium in Albuquerque, NM. During the game's two-year stretch in New Mexico, it was referred to as the Zia Bowl. Cal Poly defeated Eastern Illinois in the championship game, 21–13, to win their first Division II national title. Conference changes and new programs *Three Division II programs upgraded to Division I-AA prior to the season. *The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference reclassified as a Division II conference; all 14 members made the transition. Conference standings Conference summaries Postseason The 1980 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the eighth single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 NCAA Division II Football Season
The 1979 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1979, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship in December 1979 at University Stadium in Albuquerque, NM. During the game's two-year stretch in New Mexico, it was referred to as the Zia Bowl. The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens defeated the Youngstown State Penguins, 38–21, to win their first Division II national title. Conference changes and new programs * One program upgraded to Division I-AA while one other downgraded back to Division II. Conference standings Conference summaries Postseason The 1979 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the sixth single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at University Stadium in Albuquerque, NM for the first time. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 NCAA Division II Football Season
The 1978 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1978, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship in December 1978 at Lobo Stadium in Longview, Texas. The Eastern Illinois Panthers defeated the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, 10–9, to win their first Division II national title. Conference realignment Conference changes * Five conferences, the Big Sky Conference, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference, and Yankee Conference, transitioned from Division II to the newly-established Division I-AA level of college football. All of their members, alongside eight independents, departed at the same time. * This was the first season for the Mid-Continent Conference, which was formed by six teams from Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Ohio. * This was the first season for the Heartland Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 NCAA Division II Football Season
The 1977 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1977 and concluded with the championship game on December 10 at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas. The Lehigh Engineers defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 33–0 in the Pioneer Bowl to win their first Division II national title. This was the last season prior to the creation of Division I-AA, now named Division I-Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), which debuted in 1978. Conference realignment Conference changes * This was the final season at the Division II level for the members of five conferences: the Big Sky Conference, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference, and Yankee Conference. After the end of play, each conference its members, alongside seven independent teams, would transition to the newly-established Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 NCAA Division II Football Season
The 1976 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1976 and concluded with the championship game on December 11 at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas. The Montana State Bobcats defeated the Akron Zips 24–13 in the Pioneer Bowl to win their only Division II national title. Conference changes and new programs Conference standings Conference summaries Postseason The 1976 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the fourth single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's Division II college football. The championship game (Pioneer Bowl) was held at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas for the first time. Playoff bracket * ''Denotes host institution'' See also * 1976 NCAA Division I football season *1976 NCAA Division III football season * 1976 NAIA Division I football season *1976 NAIA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Division II Independent Schools
NCAA Division II independent schools are four-year institutions that compete in college athletics at the NCAA Division II level, but do not belong to an established athletic conference for a particular sport. These schools may however still compete as members of an athletic conference in other sports. A school may also be fully independent, and not belong to any athletic conference for any sport at all. The reason for independent status varies among institutions, but it is frequently because the school's primary athletic conference does not sponsor a particular sport. Full independents Current members ;Notes: Former members Men's sponsored sports by school Departing members in pink. Women's sponsored sports by school Departing members in pink. Other sponsored sports by school *‡ — D-I sport Baseball independents Does not include all-sports independent teams that sponsor the sport (Bluefield State and Salem), since they have been listed before. Current member Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 NCAA Division II Football Season
The 1975 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in September and concluded with the Division II Championship on December 13 at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. Northern Michigan defeated Western Kentucky in the championship game, 16–14, to win their first Division II national title. Conference and program changes Conference standings Conference summaries Postseason The 1975 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the third single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division II college football. The four quarterfinal games were played on campus and all four host teams lost. The semifinals were the Pioneer Bowl in Wichita Falls, Texas, and the Grantland Rice Bowl in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The championship game was the Camellia Bowl, held at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 NCAA Division II Football Season
The 1974 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in September and concluded with the Division II Championship on December 14 at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. Central Michigan defeated Delaware 54–15 in the Camellia Bowl to win their only Division II national title. CMU moved up to Division I in 1975. Conference standings Conference summaries Postseason The 1974 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the second single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division II college football. The four quarterfinal games were played on campus and all four host teams advanced. The semifinals were the Pioneer Bowl in Wichita Falls, Texas, and the Grantland Rice Bowl in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The championship game was the Camellia Bowl, held at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California for the seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 NCAA Division II Football Season
The 1973 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level. The season began in September and concluded with the Division II Championship on December 15 at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. This was the first season for Division II (and Division III) football, which were formerly in the College Division in 1972 and prior. Louisiana Tech won their first Division II championship, defeating Western Kentucky 34–0 in the Camellia Bowl championship game. Conference realignment Membership changes Conference standings Conference summaries Postseason The 1973 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the first single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The inaugural edition had only eight teams; of the four quarterfinal games, three were played on campus and a fourth was in Atlant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
