Twilight Sparkle picked to finish first in 2022 PonyCon

Twilight Sparkle picked to finish first in 2022 PonyCon

By Wendy Marvell
The Ponyville Express
July 1, 2022

At the annual Pony Conference Football Media Day at the Tara Strong Convocation Center on the campus of Twilight Sparkle University in Ponyville, Calif., the Twilight Sparkle Unicorns, under head coach M.A. Larson, were picked to finish first in the PonyCon, winning all the first place votes in the combined Coaches and Media Poll. The Rainbows of Rainbow Dash were picked to finish second, Applejack State's Appleknockers were picked to finish third, the Rarity Royals were picked to finish fourth, the Fluttershy Spirit were picked to finish fifth and the Pinkie Pie Major Trouble held up the rear, as with last year.

"We have a very young team coming up this season," Coach Larson said at Football Media Day over cups of Apple Acres cider, cupcakes and muffins. "We don't know how good this team's going to be but it should still be able to hold up against its own. There's a lot of strong senior leadership on this team, and we also have some returning talent that want to take advantage of the opportunities given to them. Everyone is ready for another solid year."

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

Twilight Sparkle Unicorns
8/27 at #1 Oklahoma
9/3 at #7 Florida State
9/10 at #5 Alabama
9/17 at #2 Notre Dame
9/24 at #8 TCU
10/1 at #13 Air Force
10/8 at #4 Ohio State
11/5 at Fluttershy
11/12 vs. Pinkie Pie
11/19 at Rainbow Dash
11/26 at Applejack State
12/3 vs. Rarity

Rainbow Dash Rainbows
9/3 vs. South Florida
9/10 at Central Florida
9/17 vs. Connecticut
9/24 vs. #13 Air Force
10/8 vs. Western Michigan
10/22 at Pinkie Pie
10/29 at Fluttershy
11/5 vs. Georgia Southern
11/12 vs. Bucknell
11/19 vs. #3 Twilight Sparkle
11/26 vs. Rarirty
12/3 at Applejack State

Applejack State Appleknockers
9/3 vs. Houston
9/10 at Army
9/17 at Tulsa
9/24 vs. Central Florida
10/8 vs. Memphis
10/22 at Flutershy
10/29 at Pinkie Pie
11/5 vs. Wofford
11/12 vs. South Dakota
11/19 vs. Rarity
11/26 vs. #3 Twilight Sparkle
12/3 vs. Rainbow Dash

Rarity Royals
9/2 vs. North Dakota
9/10 vs. North Carolina
9/17 vs. Eastern Michigan
9/24 vs. Brigham Young
10/15 at Boise State
10/22 vs. North Dakota State
10/29 vs. The Citadel
11/5 vs. Pinkie Pie
11/12 vs. Fluttershy
11/19 at Applejack State
11/26 at Rainbow Dash
12/3 at #3 Twilight Sparkle

Fluttershy Spirit
9/3 vs. South Dakota State
9/10 vs. Temple
9/17 at Northwestern
9/24 at Marshall
10/1 vs. SMU
10/22 vs. Applejack State
10/29 vs. Rainbow Dash
11/5 vs. #3 Twilight Sparkle
11/12 at Rarity
11/19 vs. Illinois State
11/26 vs. VMI
12/3 at Pinkie Pie

Pinkie Pie Major Trouble
9/3 at #22 Fresno State
9/10 vs. Memphis
9/24 at Ohio
10/1 at San Diego State
10/8 at Hawai'i
10/22 vs. Rainbow Dash
10/29 vs. Applejack State
11/5 at Rarity
11/12 at #3 Twilight Sparkle
11/19 vs. UC Davis
11/26 vs. Maine
12/3 vs. Fluttershy