11 Undefeated Football Teams You Don't Care About

11 Undefeated Football Teams You Don’t Care About

November 19, 2008

I know, right?  You are likely looking at your fingers and counting off…Ball State, don’t care about them.  Utah?  Care a little, but not really?  Where are the other nine?  NCAA Football runs a little deeper than the Saturday morning tailgates and games under the lights we see on TV. 

Outside of the Division I Bowl teams, there are many undefeated teams left that matter to some people.

A few weeks ago I was watching my Alma Mater, The University of Dubuque Spartans, getting stomped by the in town arch rival, Loras College Duhawks (what the hell is a Duhawk?).  While watching the game I looked around at the crowd. 

I had attended many games at Chalmers Field where Uof Dubuque plays their home games.  I had never attended an “Away” game (even though this “Away” game is only a matter of about two miles, if that).  There were 3242 in attendance that day.  Well, that is the number for those who paid to get in.  There were about another 75 outside the fence with a good view, including myself and my kids until halftime when they quit charging.

It got me thinking…there are hundreds of College football games every weekend that nobody cares about…but there are friends, family and small school students that are there, cheering them on.

Outside of the yard where the Big Dogs play in the NCAA there is a lot more football to be had.  You may have heard about it.  It’s where they have Playoffs and that team Appalachian State. 

The NCAA Banner goes over not only Division I Bowl and Division I Championship, it goes down to Division II and Division III.  So let’s take a look at some of those teams that not only most people do not know are undefeated, but those that most don’t know exist…some in towns we don’t know exist.  Where they matter to someone.

Division II

No. 1 Grand Valley State Lakers 10-0
Allendale, MI

From MLive.com

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For the second consecutive year, Grand Valley State quarterback Brad Iciek is one of eight finalists in the voting for the Harlon Hill Trophy.

Iciek, a junior from Grandville, finished seventh in the voting last year for the award that recognizes the top football player in Division II.

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No. 2 Abilene Christian Wildcats 10-0
Abilene, TX

From ReporterNews.com

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DeWitt Jones believes the Abilene Christian University football team can win a national title. He should know what it takes, too. Jones was the ACU head coach the last time the Wildcats won a national title, claiming the NAIA crown in 1977.

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No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 11-0
Duluth, MN

From Waow.com

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Schlafke, a senior at the University of Minnesota-Duluth has been a fixture at quarterback the last four seasons, starting all 43 games.  So far this year the former SPASH Panther owns the third best passing efficiency mark in Division II and ranks first among NCIS quarterbacks in completion percentage.

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You know how they say that a college playoff won’t work?  We know that conferences and teams that are not involved in big money TV deals and Bowl games make it happen.  HERE is the playoff bracket for Division II.

Look!  There is ANOTHER playoff bracket!  This one is for Division III.

Division III

Mount Union Purple Raiders  10-0
Alliance, OH

From www2.muc.edu

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The Purple Raiders have the best winning percentage and most wins in all of college football since 1990 (229-11-1/.955).
The Raiders also hold college football’s all-time consecutive win streak (55) - for games played from Sept. ‘00 to Dec. ‘03.
In the last 161 regular season games, dating back to the beginning of the ‘92 season, MTU has an 159-2 mark.

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North Central Cardinals 10-0
Naperville, IL

Monmouth Fighting Scots 10-0
Monmouth, IL

Millsaps Majors 10-0
Jackson, MS

From wjtv.com

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After missing out on the playoffs a year ago behind a pair of agonizing defeats, the 4th-ranked Millsaps College Majors are in the NCAA Division III Playoffs for the third time in school history and second time in three years as announced Sunday afternoon by the NCAA Football Committee.

Millsaps (10-0, 7-0 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) earned one of 23 automatic bids given by the NCAA.

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Willamette Bearcats 10-0
Salem, OR

Occidental Tigers 9-0
Los Angeles, CA

***Willamette and Occidental will face Nov. 22nd in the playoffs so one of them will fall.

Case Western Reserve Spartans 10-0
Cleveland, OH

From Cleveland.com

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The Case Western Reserve University football team did not bust out in a full-blown celebration when the NCAA Division III playoff pairings were announced Sunday afternoon. That’s because the undefeated Spartans (10-0) have a year of expectations under their belts.

Instead, when it was announced CWRU would once again host Wabash (Ind.) College at noon Saturday at Case Field, the feeling was one of unfinished business. The Little Giants (9-1), champions of the North Coast Athletic Conference and a No. 6 seed, defeated the Spartans, 38-23, in the second round a year ago.

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Trine Thunder 10-0
Angola, IN

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Riding a strong defensive effort and timely offense, Trine clinched its first-ever Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football championship with a 9-0 victory over the Adrian College Bulldogs at the AC Performance Stadium Nov.8.

Trine (9-0, 6-0 MIAA) won the conference title in just its fifth year in the league, and four years after it posted a 0-10 season. The Thunder, ranked No. 24 in the D3Football.com poll, also gained the MIAA’s automatic berth in the NCAA Division III football playoffs, which begin Nov. 22.

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