2014: A Year In Review

2014: A Year In Review

By Jonas Lee
The Daily Yay
January 10, 2015

The inaugural year of football in the new Pony Conference took place this past fall, and the Twilight Sparkle Alicorns were head and shoulders and flanks above everypony else. The ALis, as they are know for short, floated like buttlerflies and stung like bees, finishing the second 13-0 with a Pony record of 5-0, the most points scored at 1051, and the least points conceded at 182. They wrapped up the year with a sweet BCS National Championship victory over Louisville.

The Spirit of Fluttershy College had a record of 11-2 and a 3-2 record in Pony play. Their aerial attack led them to a Las Vegas Bowl victory over USC: a 66-0 shutout. Applejack State's Appleknockers were rocking the pistol en route to the first of three 10-3 (2-3 Pony) records. As the Poinsettia Bowl representative from the Pony, they blew past an overmatched Western Kentucky side and gorged on some seafood before taking a long bus ride back to the Acres.

The Pinkie Pie Major Trouble were too hot for many teams to handle as they finished 10-3 (2-3 Pony), to go with an Independence Bowl victory over Virginia. It is not known whether or not Cheeri Lee will be returning as coach of the Major Trouble next season, as her contract with the team expires at the end of this year.

The Royals of the Rarity College of the Arts hit their stride and finished 10-3 (2-3 Pony). They were the other team in the conference besides Twilie to record over 1000 points (1015). The Royals wrapped up their season demolishing Southern Miss in the Armed Forces Bowl. Finally, the Rainbow Dash Rainbows finished at the bottom of the conference with a 9-4 record (1-4 Pony). However, despite a very disappointing year, the Rainbows ended their season with a New Mexico Bowl victory over Tulsa.

The second year of Pony Conference football is sure to be exciting. With the X on Twilight Sparkle's back getting bigger in 2015, will the competition be able to catch up?

Final 2014 Pony Conference Standings

Bowl Season 2014 Results

Week 17 Scores:

Twilight Sparkle 93, Louisville 26
Rainbow Dash 66, Tulsa 3
Applejack State 73, Western Kentucky 0
Fluttershy 66, USC 0
Pinkie Pie 86, Virginia 10
Rarity 70, Southern Miss 7

2014 Heisman Trophy Results

2014 Heisman Results

Winner: Tony Hickman, QB, Twilight Sparkle
208-263, 4002 Yds, 150 Car, 1184 YDs, 63 Total TD

1. T. Hickman, QB, Twilight Sparkle
1st 498
2nd 239
3rd 46
Total 2018

2. B. McPherson, HB, Rarity
1st 197
2nd 396
3rd 155
Total 1538

3. A. Maynard, QB, Rarity
1st 37
2nd 64
3rd 246
Total 485

4. C. Porter, QB, Fluttershy
1st 41
2nd 59
3rd 234
Total 475

5. S. Carson, HB, Applejack State
1st 12
2nd 20
3rd 75
Total 151

Week 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 2014 Results

Week 12 Scores:

Twilight Sparkle 21, Fluttershy 0
Rainbow Dash 94, Northern Arizona 0
Pinkie Pie 69, North Dakota 0
Rarity 49, Applejack State 37

Week 13 Scores:

Rarity 98, Towson 0
Rainbow Dash 34, Applejack State 31
Fluttershy 45, Pinkie Pie 14

Week 14 Scores:

Rarity 48, South Dakota State 0
Applejack State 48, Pinkie Pie 45
Fluttershy 57, Rainbow Dash 50 OT

Week 15 Scores:

Twilight Sparkle 21, Rarity 0
Applejack State 49, Fluttershy 46
Pinkie Pie 49, Rainbow Dash 28

Week 16 Scores:
None

Week 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 2014 Results

Week 7 Scores:

Twilight Sparkle 52, Michigan State 7
Applejack State 70, Tulsa 0
Rarity 52, Clemson 7
Fluttershy 52, North Carolina State 7

Week 8 Scores:

Applejack State 66, UL Monroe 3
Rainbow Dash 61, Miami 0

Week 9 Scores:

Twilight Sparkle 14, Pinkie Pie 7
Rairity 34, Rainbow Dash 30
Applejack State 77, James Madison 0
Fluttershy 83, Montana 0

Week 10 Scores:

Twilight Sparkle 10, Rainbow Dash 0
Applejack State 77, North Dakota State 0
Pinkie Pie 49, Rarity 42
Fluttershy 98, Elon 0

Week 11 Scores:

Twilight Sparkle27, Applejack State 7
Fluttershy 48, Rarity 38
Pinkie Pie 77, Old Dominion 0
Rainbow Dash 80, South Dakota 0

Week 3, 4, 5, 6 2014 Results

Week 3 Scores...

Twilight Sparkle 212, Notre Dame 50
Pinkie Pie 222, Air Force 28
Rarity 210, UMass 10

Week 4 Scores:

Twilight Sparkle 77, Oklahoma State 6
Rarity 63, UTEP 3
Rainbow Dash 63, Utah 7
Fluttershy 69, Memphis 3
Applejack State 63, Air Force 3
Pinkie Pie 62, Kentucky 7

Week 5 Scores:

Twilight Sparkle 66, Washington 0
Pinkie Pie 89, Nevada 0
Rainbow Dash 70, Minnesota 0
Applejack State 84, Mississippi State 0
Fluttershy 68, Oklahoma State 0

Week 6 Scores:

Twilight Sparkle 623, Iowa 3
Rarity 63, Purdue 0
Rainbow Dash 66, Florida State 24
Fluttershy 48, Arizona State 0
Pinkie Pie 45, Missouri 9

New logos for TSU unveiled, team name changed to Alicorns

New logos for TSU unveiled, team name changed to Alicorns

By Stuart Crosby
The Daily Twilight
September 11, 2014

The new primary and secondary logo for Twilight Sparkle University was officially unveiled on Wednesday night at a ceremony at Armor-Cadance Field, and with it, a new name change. The secondary logo featured one extra white star, and the new primary logo featured the founder as a princess of royal status. The team name will be called the Alicorns, or Alis.

"Alicorns are the most powerful beings in Equestria and live a very righteous life, leading the way to tomorrow," said university founder, Her Highness Princess Twilight Sparkle of Equestria at the rally. "To be an Alicorn means you are part of a group of scholars who desire success, achievement, academics and leadership. As Alis, we also pay homage to the greatest fighter of a generation, boxer Muhammad Ali. As students, it is your duty to seek to be great in what you do, to improve yourselves as young men and women of learning, and to lead by example, to teach young men and women the ways of the world.

"It gives me honor to anoint you as the men and women of the Twilight Sparkle Alicorns."

As the students roared in approval, chanting "Alis! Alis! Alis!", fireworks were in the air, and flags of the new logo were raised as the new university flag was raised for the first time. Shirts, buttons,, sweaters, and other merchandise featuring the new logos were on display. The secondary logo dotted the quad, and a new status of Twilight as an alicorn was unveiled.

"We float like a butterfly and sting like a bee!" said Jessica Barbosa, a sophomore physics major from Lodi, Calif. "I feel so good today. We're Alis! We're the Greatest!"

"What a wonderful feeling," said Sammy Ceus, a freshman anthropology major from Houston. "This was a good move by the administration. I like our shortened nickname. It's like we gained our wings or something. Great night to be an Ali. Get used to that, people."

"Everything is on us now to be on top, so we're going to do it!" said Jason Ross, a freshman on the baseball team. "This is gonna be our year! Yeah!"

"Wow," said Ed Maxwell, a sophomore French major from Chicago. "First we were the Unicorns, but now we are the Alicorns. Let's face it: in the end, you can't spell California without Ali. Now can you? Great move." As a result of the name change, enrollment has been increased to 50,000. The night also featured music from different bands, including Greece's Koza Mostra with their hit, "Al[i]cohol is Free."

Week 2 2014 Results

Week 2 scores...

Twilight Sparkle 240, Oregon 42
Applejack State 241, Holy Cross 34
Rainbow Dash 255, Idaho State 21
Pinkie Pie 178, Nebraska 28
Rarity 248, Cal Poly 24
Fluttershy 199, Montana State 30

Unicorns go "All In" in 156-34 victory over Wisconsin

Unicorns go "All In" in 156-34 victory over Wisconsin

By John Black
The Daily Twilight
Aug. 31, 2014

The defending national champions picked up from where they left off. In his first game as coach of the Twilight Sparkle Unicorns, Shining Armor came up a with straight-to-the-point game plan: establish the passing game. The end result: a 156-34 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers at Armor-Cadence Field at Twilight Stadium. 

"A very good outing by our team," Armor said to the press. "Being the head of the Royal Guard and a college football coach takes a lot of miles off you, but I'm used to heavy workloads and new opportunities.

"We got a lot of of [Unicorns QB] Tony [Hickman] today, but he had some difficulty throwing the ball. He threw four interceptions, and he needs to be smarter throwing the ball to our receivers because we have the toughest schedule in all of college football and the margin for error is pretty low.

"On the flip side, Tony's a pretty darn good scrambler and he can really damage run defenses with his mobility. He's our captain on offense for a reason, so the fans can expect big things from Tony this year."

The Unicorns improve to 1-0 and host Oregon on Sept. 6.

PonyCon 2014 schedules released

PonyCon 2014 schedules released

By Bing Abernathy
The Daily Party
July 24, 2014

The schedules for the 2014 Pony Conference teams have now been made. Twilight Sparkle, the defending national champions, have the toughest schedule of all, with every nonconference opponent being nationally ranked. The season officially starts on Aug. 31, when the Unicorns host No. 7-ranked Wisconsin at Armor-Cadance Field at Twilight Stadium.

Twilight Sparkle Unicorns
Aug. 31 vs. Wisconsin
Sept. 6 vs. Oregon
Sept. 13 vs. Notre Dame
Sept. 20 vs. Oklahoma State
Sept. 27 vs. Washington
Oct. 4 vs. Iowa
Oct. 11 vs. Michigan State
Oct. 25 vs. Pinkie Pie
Nov. 1 vs. Rainbow Dash
Nov. 8 vs. Applejack State
Nov. 15 vs. Fluttershy
Dec. 6 vs. Rarity

Applejack State Appleknockers
Sept. 3 vs. Holy Cross
Sept. 20 vs. Air Force
Sept. 27 vs. Mississippi State
Oct. 11 at Tulsa
Oct. 18 vs. Louisiana-Monroe
Oct. 25 vs. James Madison
Nov. 1 vs. North Dakota State
Nov. 8 vs. Twilight Sparkle
Nov. 15 vs. Rarity
Nov. 22 vs. Rainbow Dash
Nov. 29 vs. Pinkie Pie
Dec. 6 vs. Fluttershy

Rainbow Dash Rainbows
Sept. 6 vs. Idaho State
Sept. 20 vs. Utah
Sept. 27 vs. Minnesota
Oct. 4 at Florida State
Oct. 18 vs. Miami
Oct. 25 vs. Rarity
Nov. 1 vs. Twilight Sparkle
Nov. 8 vs. South Dakota
Nov. 15 vs. Northern Arizona
Nov. 22 at Applejack State
Nov. 29 at Fluttershy
Dec. 6 at Pinkie Pie

Fluttershy Spirit
Sept. 6 vs. Montana State
Sept. 20 vs. Memphis
Sept. 27 at Oklahoma State
Oct. 4 vs. Arizona State
Oct. 11 at North Carolina State
Oct. 25 vs. Montana
Nov. 1 vs. Elon
Nov. 8 vs. Rarity
Nov. 15 at Twilight Sparkle
Nov. 22 vs. Pinkie Pie
Nov. 29 vs. Rainbow Dash
Dec. 6 at Applejack State

Rarity Royals
Sept. 6 vs. Cal Poly
Sept. 13 vs. UMass
Sept. 20 vs. UTEP
Oct. 4 vs. Purdue
Oct. 11 at Clemson
Oct. 25 at Rainbow Dash
Nov. 1 at Pinkie Pie
Nov. 8 at Fluttershy
Nov. 15 vs. Applejack State
Nov. 22 vs. Towson
Nov. 29 vs. South Dakota State
Dec. 6 vs. Twilight Sparkle

Pinkie Pie Major Trouble
Sept. 6 at Nebraska
Sept. 13 vs. Air Force
Sept. 20 vs. Kentucky
Sept. 26 vs. Nevada
Oct. 4 vs. Missouri
Oct. 25 vs. Twilight Sparkle
Nov. 1 vs. Rarity
Nov. 8 vs. Old Dominion
Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota
Nov. 22 at Fluttershy
Nov. 29 at Applejack State
Dec. 6 vs. Rainbow Dash

Twilight Sparkle picked to finish first in the new Pony Conference

Twilight Sparkle picked to finish first in the new Pony Conference

By Black Habanero
The Daily Twilight
July 14, 2014

The Unicorns of Twilight Sparkle are expected to make an impact this season and win the inaugural Pony Conference crown under new coach Shining Armor. "I believe in helping make my wife proud and my sister and her university proud," Shining said at a press conference at Tara Strong Arena. "We have an offense that is wide open and allows our quarterbacks to make the most of the talent he has on the field.

"We scheduled up against some of the best teams in college football to make our point felt that no one should take us lightly. We know what we are capable of doing and we understand that as the flagship school of the PonyCon, we need to represent all ponies and bronies well. The players have a lot of high expectations and that's always a good thing."

Applejack State is predicted to finish second, Rainbow Dash is predicted to finish third, Fluttershy is penciled in at fourth, Rarity is expected to finish fifth and Pinkie Pie holds up the rear.

PonyCon Predicted Order of Finish

1. Twilight Sparkle (120)
2. Applejack State (100)
3. Rainbow Dash (80)
4. Fluttershy (60)
5. Rarity (40)
6. Pinkie Pie (20)