Wednesday, December 24, 2014

1999 Division II Championship - Northwest Missouri

Watch...as one of the greatest comebacks in small college football national championship game history unfolds!...



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1985 I-AA National Championship - Georgia Southern vs Furman (Full Game)



A true classic from almost three decades ago!...Enjoy!...



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Sunday, December 21, 2014

RFC Postseason Predictions: Special Bowl Game Edition

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Last Week: 6-3 (.667)
This Year: 457-212 (.683)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

FBS Group Of Five

NOTE: Only bowl games involving teams from FBS Group Of Five conferences (American Athletic, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, and Sun Belt) will be featured in this post.

Monday, December 22

Miami Beach Bowl--at Miami

BYU (8-4) vs. Memphis (9-3)

Tuesday, December 23

Boca Raton Bowl--at Boca Raton, Fla.

Marshall (12-1) vs. Northern Illinois (11-2) 

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl--at San Diego

Navy (7-5) vs. San Diego State (7-5)  

Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve)

Popeye's Bahamas Bowl--at Nassau, Bahamas

Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5)  

Hawaii Bowl--at Honolulu

Fresno State (6-7) vs. Rice (7-5)  

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

RFC Predictions: Week 16

Last Week: 7-2 (.778)
This Year: 451-209 (.683)


KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.


FBS Group Of Five

NOTE: Only bowl games involving teams from FBS Group Of Five conferences (American Athletic, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, and Sun Belt) will be featured in this post.

Saturday, December 20

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl--at New Orleans

Nevada (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4)

Gildan New Mexico Bowl--at Albuquerque, N.M.

Utah State (9-4) vs. UTEP (7-5)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl--at Boise, Idaho

Western Michigan (8-4) vs. Air Force (9-3)

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl--at Montgomery, Ala.

South Alabama (6-6) vs. Bowling Green (7-6)

FCS Playoffs--Semifinals

Friday, December 19

Sam Houston State (11-4) at North Dakota State (13-1) 

Saturday, December 20

Illinois State (12-1) at New Hampshire (12-1)

NCAA Division II--Championship (at Kansas City, Kan.)

Saturday, December 20

Minnesota State-Mankato (14-0) vs. Colorado State-Pueblo (13-1)

Friday, December 19

NCAA Division III--Championship (Stagg Bowl at Salem, Va.)

Wisconsin-Whitewater (14-0) vs. Mount Union (14-0)


NAIA--Championship (at Daytona Beach, Fla.)

Marian (12-2) vs. Southern Oregon (12-2)

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Thursday, December 11, 2014

RFC Predictions: Week 15

Last Week: 15-8 (.652)
This Year: 444-207 (.682)

NOTE: All interactive brackets courtesy of NCAA.com

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED

FBS Group Of Five

Saturday, December 13

Army (4-7) vs. Navy (6-5)  

(Game played at Baltimore)

FCS Playoffs--Quarterfinals

Interactive Bracket 

Friday, December 12

Chattanooga (10-3) at New Hampshire (11-1)  

Saturday, December 13

Illinois State (11-1) at Eastern Washington (11-2) 

Sam Houston State (10-4) at Villanova (12-2)

Coastal Carolina (12-1) at North Dakota State (12-1) 

NCAA Division II Playoffs--Semifinals

Interactive Bracket 

Saturday, December 13

Concord (13-0) at Minnesota State-Mankato (13-0)

West Georgia (12-2) at Colorado State-Pueblo (12-1) 

NCAA Division III Playoffs--Semifinals

Interactive Bracket 

Linfield (11-1) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (13-0)  

Wesley (12-1) at Mount Union (13-0) 

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Tuesday, December 09, 2014

NCAA Small College Football Playoff Interactive Bracket Updates

Click on any of the following links to keep up with each of the brackets in the three "lower divisions" of the NCAA: the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), Division II, and Division III.

NOTE: All interactive brackets courtesy of NCAA.com.

FCS

Division II

Division III

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Sunday, December 07, 2014

FBS Group Of Five Teams In Bowl Games 2014-2015

Editor's Note: The match-ups are set for the 2014 bowl season, and below is the list of the teams representing the "Group Of Five" conferences (American Athletic, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, and Sun Belt), plus BYU and the service academies--Army and Navy--that will playing in bowl games this season. So without further ado, let's get started.

KEY: Teams in the "Power Five" conferences are listed in BOLD type.

Saturday, December 20

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl--at New Orleans

Nevada vs. Louisiana-Lafayette

Gildan New Mexico Bowl--at Albuquerque, N.M.

Utah State vs. UTEP

Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl--at Las Vegas

Utah vs. Colorado State

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl--at Boise, Idaho

Western Michigan vs. Air Force

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl--at Montgomery, Ala.

South Alabama vs. Bowling Green

Monday, December 22

Miami Beach Bowl--at Miami

BYU vs. Memphis

Tuesday, December 23

Boca Raton Bowl--at Boca Raton, Fla.

Marshall vs. Northern Illinois

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl--at San Diego

Navy vs. San Diego State

Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve)

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl--at Nassau, Bahamas

Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky

Hawai'i Bowl--at Honolulu

Fresno State vs. Rice

Friday, December 26

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl--at Dallas

Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech

Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl--at St. Petersburg, Fla.

North Carolina State vs. UCF

Military Bowl--at Annapolis, Md.

Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech

Wednesday, December 31 (New Year's Eve)

Vizio Fiesta Bowl--at Glendale, Ariz.

Boise State vs. Arizona

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Friday, January 2

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl--at Fort Worth, Texas

Houston vs. Pittsburgh

Saturday, January 3

Birmingham Bowl--at Birmingham, Ala.

East Carolina vs. Florida

Sunday, January 4

GoDaddy Bowl--at Mobile, Ala.

Toledo vs. Arkansas State

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Thursday, December 04, 2014

RFC Top Games and Postseason Predictions: Week 14

Last Week: 24-12 (.667)
This Year: 429-199 (.683)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED

FBS Group Of Five

Thursday, December 4

UCF (8-3) at East Carolina (8-3)

Friday, December 5

Northern Illinois (10-2) vs. Bowling Green (7-5)  

(Mid-American Conference Championship Game at Detroit)

Saturday, December 6

Louisiana Tech (8-4) at Marshall (11-1)

(Conference USA Championship Game)

Fresno State (6-6) at Boise State (10-2)   

(Mountain West Conference Championship Game)

FCS Playoffs--Second Round


NOTE: Interactive brackets are courtesy of ncaa.com.

Interactive Bracket

Fordham (11-2) at New Hampshire (10-1)

Indiana State (7-5) at Chattanooga (9-3)

Northern Iowa (9-4) at Illinois State (10-1)

Montana (9-4) at Eastern Washington (10-2)

Sam Houston State (9-4) at Jacksonville State (10-1)

Liberty (9-4) at Villanova (10-2) 

Richmond (9-4) at Coastal Carolina (11-1) 

South Dakota State (9-4) at North Dakota State (11-1) 

SWAC Championship Game--at Houston

Alcorn State (9-3) vs. Southern (9-3) 

NCAA Division II Playoffs--Quarterfinals

Interactive Bracket

Bloomsburg (11-1) at Concord (12-0)  

Minnesota-Duluth (13-0) at Minnesota State-Mankato (12-0) 

West Georgia (11-2) at Valdosta State (10-2) 

Ohio Dominican (12-1) at Colorado State-Pueblo (11-1) 

NCAA Division III Playoffs--Quarterfinals

Interactive Bracket

Wartburg (12-0) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (12-0)  

Linfield (10-1) at Widener (12-0) 

Hobart (12-0) at Wesley (12-0) 

John Carroll (11-1) at Mount Union (12-0) 

NAIA Playoffs--Semifinals

Southern Oregon (11-2) at St. Xavier (10-2)  

Marian (10-2) at Morningside (11-1) 

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Monday, December 01, 2014

RFC Recap: Post-Thanksgiving Wrap-Up

Missed all of the action from this past holiday weekend? Well, we'll get you up to speed right away. So what we are waiting for? Let's go!

FBS Group Of Five

Western Kentucky stuns Marshall in OT (For The Win)

Colorado State falls to Air Force (Denver Post)

Boise State blasts Utah State (Idaho Statesman)

FCS Playoffs--First Round

First Round Round-Up (Sports Network)

Interactive Bracket (NCAA.com)

NCAA Division II Playoffs--Second Round

Concord gets first playoff win (Bluefield [W. Va.] Daily Telegraph)

Minnesota-Duluth ousts Ouachita Baptist in OT (WDIO)

Minnesota State wins in overtime (msumavericks.com)

Valdosta State upsets Lenoir-Rhyne (vstateblazers.com)

West Georgia downs Delta State (uwgsports.com)

Ohio Dominican downs Ferris State (mlive.com)

Interactive Bracket (NCAA.com)

NCAA Division III Playoffs--Second Round

Round-Up (d3football.com)

Interactive Bracket (NCAA.com)

NAIA Playoffs--Quarterfinals

Round-Up (NAIA.org)

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