Twilight Sparkle projected to finish first in PonyCon in 2023

Twilight Sparkle projected to finish first in PonyCon in 2023

By Laney Thornwood
The Daily Twilight
July 1, 2023

The Twilight Sparkle Unicorns have been projected by the combined coaches/media poll to finish first in the 2023 Pony Connference in football at the Strong Convocation Center in Ponyville, Calif. The Rainbow Dash Rainbows were picked to finish second, the Fluttershy Spirt were picked to finish third, the Applejack State Appleknockers were picked to finish fourth, the Pinkie Pie Major Trouble were picked to finish fifth, and holding up the rear are the Rarity Royals. Twilight, who claimed all the first place votes, boasts the toughest nonconference schedule, with six games against ranked opponents and all matches being on the road, with the lone exception of the Georgia Bulldogs on Sept. 9.

1. Twilight Sparkle 180
2. Rainbow Dash 150
3. Fluttershy 120
4. Applejack State 90
5. Pinkie Pie 60
6. Rarity 30


Twilight Sparkle Unicorns
8/26 at #6 LSU
9/2 at #1 Notre Dame
9/9 vs. #3 Georgia
9/16 at #7 Kansas State
9/23 at #4 Oklahoma
9/30 at #9 Texas A&M
10/7 at Houston
11/4 vs. Fluttershy
11/1 at Pinkie Pie
11/18 vs. Rainbow Dash
11/25 vs. Applejack State
12/2 at Rarity

Rainbow Dash Rainbows
9/2 vs. Georgia State
9/16 vs. South Florida
9/23 at Indiana
10/7 vs. SMU
10/14 vs. #12 Army
10/21 vs. Pinkie Pie
10/28 vs. Fluttershy
11/4 vs. Eastern Washington
11/11 vs. Georgia Southern
11/18 at #2 Twilight Sparkle
11/25 at Rarity
12/2 vs. Applejack State

Fluttershy Spirit
9/2 vs. Maine
9/9 vs. UC Davis
9/16 vs. Tulane
9/23 at Tulsa
9/30 vs. Indiana State
10/21 at Applejack State
10/28 at Rainbow Dash
11/4 at #2 Twilight Sparkle
11/11 vs. Rarity
11/18 vs. Illinois State
11/25 vs. Montana
12/2 vs. Pinkie Pie

Applejack State Appleknockers
9/2 vs. Tulane
9/9 vs. Tulsa
9/16 vs. Memphis
9/23 vs North Carolina
9/30 vs. Furman
10/21 vs. Fluttershy
10/28 vs. Pinkie Pie
11/2 vs. Rhode Island
11/11 vs. North Dakota State
11/18 at Rarity
11/25 at #2 Twilight Sparkle
12/2 at Rainbow Dash

Pinkie Pie Major Trouble
9/2 vs. VMI
9/9 vs. Montana State
9/16 at #12 Army
9/23 vs. Arizona State
10/5 at Florida State
10/21 at Rainbow Dash
10/28 at Applejack State
11/4 vs. Rarity
11/11 vs. #2 Twilight Sparkle
11/18 vs. North Dakota
11/25 vs. Cal Poly
12/2 at Fluttershy

Rarity Royals
9/2 vs. Idaho State
9/9 vs. Villanova
9/16 vs. Oklahoma Statew
9/23 vs. Akron
10/7 vs. Buffalo
10/21 vs. The Citadel
10/28 vs. Northern Arizona
11/4 at Pinkie Pie
11/11 at Fluttershy
11/18 vs. Applejack State
11/23 vs. Rainbow Dash
12/2 vs. #2 Twilight Sparkle