Mid-South Conference (MSC)-(NAIA)
Overview: After an overall finish of 12-1 in 2019, where they fell to eventual national runner-up Marian in the national semifinals, the Lindsey Wilson College Blue Raiders from Columbia, Kentucky finally reached the top of the mountain in NAIA football, winning the program's first-ever national championship in the spring of 2021. Lindsey Wilson crushed Northwestern (Iowa), 45-13, on May 10 to finish the season undefeated at 11-0. During their run to the title, the Blue Raiders outscored their opponents 509-158, winning all of their games by an average margin of just over 32 points per game.
A quick look ahead to the fall 2021 season sees Lindsey Wilson having to re-group quickly to defend their championship, as the Blue Raiders finished the 2020-2021 season No. 1 in the final NAIA rankings. But they'll have plenty of teams pursuing them within their own conference (Mid-South Conference), as Keiser (Fla.)-(9-1 overall in 2020-21) finished the season at No. 4 in the final poll, followed by Reinhardt (9-1) at No. 8, and Georgetown (Ky.)-(6-2) at No. 13. That's not to mention that Southeastern (Fla.)-(5-1) also received votes in the final poll despite being snubbed for a playoff berth. Don't count out Faulkner (6-2) either.
Finally, in sad news that's unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cincinnati Christian University from Cincinnati, Ohio permanently closed its doors in 2019 due to declining enrollment. The CCU football team finished its 2019 campaign with a disappointing overall record of 2-8.
2019 Mid-South Conference Football Final Standings
2021 (Fall) Schedules (Teams listed in alphabetical order, click the links below to access to find the schedules)
NOTE: If the link to the team's schedule is not highlighted, it means that the team has not submitted its schedule for the 2021 season. When the team's schedule is submitted, the link (s) will appear in each blog post. Also, please visit the RFC blog at realfootballcentral.blogspot.com for schedules, schedule updates, preseason previews, and much more.
Appalachian Division
Bluefield
Kentucky Christian
Point
Reinhardt
St. Andrews
Union (Ky.)
Bluegrass Division
Bethel (Tenn.)
Campbellsville
Cumberland (Tenn.)
Cumberlands (Ky.)
Georgetown (Ky.)
Lindsey Wilson
Pikeville
Thomas More
Sun Division
Ave Maria
Faulkner
Keiser
Southeastern
St. Thomas (Fla.)
Warner
Webber International
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