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

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

Twilight Sparkle picked to finish first in 2021 Pony Conference

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Twilight Sparkle picked to finish first in 2021 Pony Conference

By Hearst Schlitz III
The Ponyville Express
July 1, 2021

The kings of Pony Conference Football, the Twilight Sparkle Unicorns, have been picked by the coaches and media to finish first via poll at PonyCon Football Media Day at the Tara Strong Convocation Centre on the campus of TSU in Ponyville, Calif. The Unicorns earned all 180 possibie points and were followed by the Appleknockers of Applejack State (150), the Fluttershy Spirit (120), the Rainbows of Rainbow Dash (90), the Rarity Royals (60), and the Pinkie Pie Major Trouble (30), who were picked to reprised their bottom-of-the-barrel finish in the conference.

Already, the Unicorns have hit the ground running, signing six recruits at important positions on the field to fill holes that will be left by seniors who will be graduating from Twilie. Once again, their first seven games will be on the road, all against ranked opponents.

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

Twilight Sparkle Unicorns
8/28 at #8 Georgia Tech
9/4 at #3 USC
9/11 at #2 Georgia
9/18 at #4 PSU
9/25 at #11 Missouri
10/2 at #10 Navy
10/9 at #20 Air Force
11/6 vs. #9 Fluttershy
11/13 at Pinkie Pie
11/20 vs. #13 Rainbow Dash
11/27 vs. #5 Applejack State
12/4 at #22 Rarity

Applejack State Appleknockers
9/4 vs. Minnesota
9/11 vs. Northwestern
9/18 vs. Ole Miss
10/9 vs. Hawai'i
10/16 vs. Boise State
10/23 vs. #9 Fluttershy
10/30 vs. Pinkie Pie
11/3 vs. Cal Poly
11/13 vs. Montana State
11/20 at #22 Rarity
11/27 at #1 Twilight Sparkle
12/4 at #13 Rainbow Dash

Fluttershy Spirit
9/4 vs. SMU
9/11 at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
9/18 vs. Western Michigan
9/25 vs. Brigham Young
10/2 at North Carolina
10/23 at #5 Applejack State
10/30 at #13 Rainbow Dash
11/6 at #1 Twilight Sparkle
11/13 vs. #22 Rarity
11/20 vs. South Dakota
11/27 vs. Eastern Washington
12/4 vs. Pinkie Pie

Rainbow Dash Rainbows
9/4 at Montana
9/11 at South Florida
9/18 vs. Colorado State
9/25 vs. UL Monroe
10/2 vs. Washington
10/23 vs. Pinkie Pie
10/30 vs. #9 Fluttershy
11/6 vs. Georgia Southern
11/13 vs. Villanova
11/20 at #1 Twilight Sparkle
11/27 at #22 Rarity
12/4 vs. #5 Applejack State

Rarity Royals
9/4 vs. Fresno State
9/11 vs. Boise State
9/18 vs. Toledo
9/25 vs. Arizona
9/27 at #23 Florida
10/23 vs. Wofford
10/30 vs. North Dakota
11/6 at Pinkie Pie
11/13 at #9 Fluttershy
11/20 vs. #5 Applejack State
11/27 vs. #13 Rainbow Dash
12/4 vs. #1 Twilight Sparkle

Pinkie Pie Major Trouble
9/4 vs. Memphis
9/11 at Kansas
9/18 vs. Troy
9/25 at #20 Air Force
10/2 vs. Mississippi State
10/23 at #13 Rainbow Dash
10/30 at #5 Applejack State
11/6 vs. #22 Rarity
11/13 vs. #1 Twilight Sparkle
11/20 vs. Portland State
11/27 vs. Maine
12/4 at #9 Fluttershy

Twilight Sparkle picked to finish on top of 2020 Pony Conference

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Twilight Sparkle picked to finish on top of 2020 Pony Conference

By Rhys Smithfield
The Ponyville Express
July 1, 2020​

M.A. Larson's Twilight Sparkle Unicorns were picked to finish first in the Pony Conference, according to the combined coaches and media poll released at PonyCon Media Day at the Strong Convocation Center in Ponyville, Calif. Twilie won all 180 possible points and also earned all the first place votes possible.

Applejack State was second (150), Fluttershy was third (120), Rarity was fourth (90), Rainbow Dash was fifth (60) and Pinkie Pie was last with 30 points. Twilight Sparkle's schedule is once again the most demanding schedule in all of college football with all the nonconference games taking place on the road against ranked opponents.

1. Twilight Sparkle 180
2. Applejack State 150
3. Fluttershy 120
4. Rarity 90
5. Rainbow Dash 60
6. Pinkie Pie 30
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TWILIGHT SPARKLE UNICORNS
8/29 at #1 Georgia
9/5 at #5 Oregon
9/12 at #2 Alabama
9/19 at #4 Clemson
9/24 at #9 Auburn
10/3 at #8 Michigan
10/10 at #21 LSU
11/7 at Fluttershy
11/14 vs. Pinkie Pie
11/21 at Rainbow Dash
11/28 at Applejack State
12/5 vs. Rarity

APPLEJACK STATE APPLEKNOCKERS
9/5 vs. Eastern Washington
9/12 vs. Arizona State
9/19 vs. Akron
9/26 vs. Arizona
10/10 vs. #16 Air Force
10/24 at Fluttershy
10/31 at Pinkie Pie
11/7 vs. Montana
11/14 vs. Georgia Southern
11/21 vs. Rarity
11/28 vs. #6 Twilight Sparkle
12/5 vs. Rainbow Dash

FLUTTERSHY SPIRIT
9/19 at Hawai'i
9/26 at Akron
10/3 vs. Fresno State
10/10 at #2 Alabama
10/17 vs. Ole Miss
10/24 vs. Applejack State
10/31 vs. Rainbow Dash
11/7 vs. #6 Twilight Sparkle
11/14 at Rarity
11/21 vs. Bucknell
11/28 vs. Montana
12/5 at Pinkie Pie

RARITY ROYALS
9/5 vs. UC Davis
9/12 vs. Minnesota
9/19 vs. #24 Army
10/3 at California
10/10 at Arizona State
10/24 vs. Rhode Island
10/31 vs. Portland State
11/7 vs. Pinkie Pie
11/14 vs. Fluttershy
11/21 at Applejack State
11/28 at Rainbow Dash
12/5 at #6 Twilight Sparkle

RAINBOW DASH RAINBOWS
9/12 vs. Old Dominion
9/19 vs. Louisiana Tech
9/26 vs. Brigham Young
10/10 at Tulane
10/17 vs. #21 LSU
10/24 at Pinkie Pie
10/31 at Fluttershy
11/7 vs. Elon
11/14 vs. North Dakota State
11/21 vs. #6 Twilight Sparkle
11/28 vs. Rarity
12/5 at Applejack State

PINKIE PIE MAJOR TROUBLE
9/5 vs. #23 Texas A&M
9/15 at Arizona State
9/26 at Arkansas State
10/17 at Georgia State
10/24 vs. Rainbow Dash
10/31 vs. Applejack State
11/7 at Rarity
11/14 at #6 Twilight Sparkle
11/21 vs. South Dakota State
11/28 vs. Richmond
12/5 vs. Fluttershy

Twilight Sparkle picked to finish first in PonyCon

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Twilight Sparkle picked to finish first in PonyCon

By Geoff Martinez
The Ponyville Express
July 1, 2019

M.A. Larson's Twilight Sparkle Unicorns have been picked to finish first in the Pony Conference for football, according to the combined coaches/media poll. Twilight earned all 180 points and all of the first-place votes from the coaches and media members participating in the poll. Applejack State was picked second, Rarity was picked third, Pinkie Pie was picked fourth, Fluttershy was picked fifth and holding up the rear was Rainbow Dash.

Twilight Sparkle was the only team in the PonyCon ranked nationally, at No. 5 in the preseason coaches poll. They have assembled a solid non-conference schedule comprised solely of Top 10 teams.

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

Schedules...

Twilight Sparkle Unicorns
8/24 vs. #3 Oklahoma
8/31 vs. #6 Clemson
9/7 vs. #2 Georgia
9/14 vs. #1 Ohio State
9/21 vs. #7 Notre Dame
9/28 vs. #8 Texas
10/05 vs. #9 Mizzou
11/2 vs. Fluttershy
11/9 at Pinkie Pie
11/16 vs. Rainbow Dash
11/12 vs. Applejack State
11/30 at Rarity

Applejack State Appleknockers
8/31 vs. South Dakota
9/7 vs. Northwestern
9/21 vs. Eastern Michigan
9/28 vs. Hawai'i
10/6 vs. Arizona State
10/19 vs. Fluttershy
10/26 vs. Pinkie Pie
11/2 vs. Robert Morris
11/9 vs. North Dakota
11/16 at Rarity
11/23 at #5 Twilight Sparkle
11/30 at Rainbow Dash

Rarity Royals
8/31 at Louisville
9/7 at Arkansas
9/14 vs. Akron
9/21 vs. Arizona
9/28 vs. #18 Alabama
10/19 vs. North Dakota State
10/26 vs. UC Davis
11/2 at Pinkie Pie
11/9 at Fluttershy
11/16 vs. Applejack State
11/23 vs. Rainbow Dash
11/30 vs. #5 Twilight Sparkle

Pinkie Pie Major Trouble
8/31 vs. #14 San Diego State
9/7 vs. Akron
9/14 vs. Eastern Michigan
9/21 vs. Eastern Washington
10/5 vs. Minnesota
10/19 at Rainbow Dash
10/26 at Applejack State
11/2 vs. Rarity
11/9 vs. #5 Twilight Sparkle
11/16 vs. Illinois State
11/23 vs. Portland State
11/30 at Fluttershy

Fluttershy Spirit
8/31 vs. Fresno State
9/21 at West Virginia
9/28 #9 Missouri
10/5 at UCLA
10/12 vs. Stanford
10/19 at Applejack State
10/26 at Rainbow Dash
11/2 at #5 Twilight Sparkle
11/9 vs. Rarity
11/16 vs. Georgia Southern
11/23 vs. Montana
11/30 vs. Pinkie Pie

Rainbow Dash Rainbows
8/31 at Tennessee
9/14 vs. Minnesota
9/21 at Indiana
10/12 at Mississippi State
10/19 vs. Pinkie Pie
10/26 vs. Fluttershy
11/1 vs. Indiana State
11/9 vs. Villanova
11/16 at #5 Twilight Sparkle
11/23 at Rarity
11/30 vs. Applejack State

Twilight Sparkle picked to finish first in PonyCon in 2018

Twilight Sparkle picked to finish first in PonyCon in 2018
By Roy Hogan
Ponyville Express
July 14, 2018

This was no surprise; everyone who followed the Pony Conference through its young history expected it: the Unicorns of Twlight Sparkle University were picked by the coaches and media to finish first in the PonyCon for the 2018 college football season. Twilie earned the maximum 180 votes to finish first in a league that will see its talent drop down a few notches, according to experts. What makes this season even more amazing for Twilie is that there will only be two home games all season for the Unis: the Homecoming Game against Pinkie Pie on November 10 and the December 1 Senior Day Game against Rarity.

The Rainbows of Rainbow Dash took a massive hit from their losses of talent and are in a need of regrouping. They were picked to finish second in the poll. The Rarity Royals didn't take much of a hit this time around, as they were able to assemble a competent recruting class to cut their losses. They were picked third in the poll.

The Major Trouble of Pinkie Pie University may be in some major trouble after losing a lot of its top talent. With a shoddy offense and a barely-competent defense, Pinkie Pie were picked fourth. Applejack State's Appleknockers have the capability of making it to a bowl, but you don't get to bowl games on paper. You have to go out there and win them. AJSU was picked fifth. Rounding out the poll were the Fluttershy Spirit, who may also have it tough to make a bowl game this season with the losses on offense and defense.

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

Schedule of Games

Twilight Sparkle Unicorns
8/25 at #3 Michigan
9/1 at #1 Georgia
9/8 at #9 Texas
9/12 at #24 Notre Dame
9/22 at #8 Miami
9/29 at #5 Alabama
10/6 at #12 UCLA
11/3 at Fluttershy
11/10 vs. #21 Pinkie Pie
11/17 at #19 Rainbow Dash
11/24 at Applejack State
12/1 #20 Rarity

Rainbow Dash Rainbows
9/1 vs. South Dakota
9/15 at Kent State
9/22 vs. #15 Oregon
9/29 at Auburn
10/6 vs. #10 Ohio State
10/20 at #21 Pinkie
10/27 at Fluttershy
11/3 vs. Jacksonville State
11/10 vs. Cal Poly
11/17 vs. #2 Twilight Sparkle
11/24 vs. #20 Rarity
12/1 at Applejack State

Rarity Royals
9/1 vs. Mississippi State
9/8 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
9/15 vs. Hawaii
9/22 vs. South Florida
9/29 vs. Brigham Young
10/20 vs. Eastern Washington
10/27 vs. Northern Arizona
11/3 vs. Pinkie Pie
11/10 vs. Fluttershy
11/17 at Applejack State
11/24 at #19 Rainbow Dash
12/1 at #2 Twilight Sparkle

Pinkie Pie Major Trouble
9/1 vs. Rice
9/8 vs. #11 Clemson
9/15 vs. Illinois
10/6 at #25 Virginia Tech
10/13 vs. Colorado
10/20 vs. #19 Rainbow Dash
10/27 vs. Applejack State
11/3 at #20 Rarity
11/10 at #2 Twilight Sparkle
11/17 vs. Towson
11/24 vs. North Dakota State
12/1 vs. Fluttershy

Applejack State Appleknockers
9/1 vs. Northern Illinois
9/8 vs. Akron
9/15 vs. Penn State
9/22 vs. Oregon State
10/13 at Florida
10/20 at Fluttershy
10/27 at #21 Pinkie Pie
11/3 vs. Elon
11/10 vs. Southern Utah
11/17 vs. #20 Rarity
11/24 vs. #2 Twilight Sparkle
12/1 vs. #19 Rainbow Dash

Fluttershy Spirit
9/1 vs. Georgia Southern
9/8 at Washington State
9/22 vs. South Alabama
10/6 at #18 LSU
10/13 at #13 Texas A&M
10/20 vs. Applejack State
10/27 vs. #19 Rainbow Dash
11/3 vs. #2 Twilight Sparkle
11/10 at #20 Rarity
11/17 vs. Wofford
11/24 vs. UC Davis
12/1 at #21 Pinkie Pie