Mid-South Conference (MSC)-(NAIA)
Overview: Two teams from the Mid-South Conference (M-SC) advanced to the NAIA playoffs in 2022, only to suffer a couple of heartbreaking losses to end their respective seasons.
One of those squads was the Bethel University Wildcats out of McKenzie, Tennessee. The Wildcats finished the regular season unbeaten at 8-0 in winning the M-SC crown en route to also finishing at 11-0 overall. But Bethel's season came to a screeching halt in the first round of the playoffs, as eventual national runner-up Keiser knocked off the Wildcats, 27-17, to close out their season at 11-1.
As for the only other team from the M-SC to advance to postseason play, the Lindsey Wilson College Blue Raiders from Columbia, Kentucky finished the regular season with a 9-1 record, losing only to Bethel 21-16 on October 29. After surviving a late rally from Reinhardt to win 23-22 in the first round of the playoffs on November 19, the Blue Raiders season came to a close with a tough 10-7 loss at Grand View (Iowa) the following week. Lindsey Wilson's season ended at 10-2 overall following the quarterfinal loss to Grand View.
The M-SC will see a slight reduction in its membership going into the 2023 season, with the University of Pikeville leaving for the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC), while Thomas More University has begun the transition to the NCAA Division II level. The loss of both aforementioned Kentucky-based institutions leaves the league with just seven football-playing schools for this fall.
Even with the loss of Pikeville and Thomas More, expect both Bethel and Lindsey Wilson, respectively, to do battle for another M-SC title this season, with Georgetown (Ky.)-(7-3 overall, 5-3 in the M-SC in 2022) having a potential say in the conference championship conversation.
2023 Schedules (Teams are 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 2023 season. The link (s) will appear in each blog post when the team's schedule is submitted. Also, please visit the RFC blog at realfootballcentral.blogspot.com for schedules, schedule updates, preseason previews, and much more.
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