University of Memphis Athletics - Tigers Football Preview: UCF

University of Memphis Athletics - Tigers Football Preview: UCF: Saturday's encounter, which was moved from the weekend of Sept. 8-9, is the American Athletic Conference opener for both Memphis and UCF.



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College Football Outpost: How Has The G5 Done So Far In Non-Conference Play?...

College Football Outpost: How Has The G5 Done So Far In Non-Conference Play?...: It hardly seems like we should already be at the quarter pole of the college football season, but here we sit. A majority of the G5 has p...



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Throwback Thursday: Indiana (Pa.) Football 1967

Editor's Note: For the rest of the 2017 season, RFC will showcase the "blasts from the past" with "Throwback Thursday". Each week, we'll show a different film or video involving either a college football team that currently competes outside of the "Power Five" conferences (FBS Group Of Five, FCS, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and the NAIA), as well as professional football leagues not named the NFL. The inaugural installment features the 1967 Indiana University of Pennsylvania squad, who finished that season at 8-1 overall.


(Film courtesy of Indiana University of Pennsylvania)


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RFC Top Games: Week Of September 30, 2017

Last Week: 38-29 (.567)
This Year: 126-56 (.692)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Friday, September 23

BYU (1-3) at Utah State (2-2)


Saturday, September 30

Memphis (3-0) at UCF (2-0)

(The Knights play host to the Tigers in a battle of unbeaten American Athletic Conference teams on ESPN2!!! Oh, and it's finally the AAC opener for both teams, too!!!)

Northern Illinois (2-1) at San Diego State (4-0)

(The Huskies head west to face the Aztecs in another nationally-televised game, on the CBS Sports Network late Saturday night!!!)

Houston (2-1) at Temple (2-2)

Marshall (2-1) at Cincinnati (2-2)

North Texas (2-2) at Southern Mississippi (2-1)

Ball State (2-2) at Western Michigan (2-2)

Air Force (1-2) at New Mexico (2-2)

Coastal Carolina (1-2) at Louisiana-Monroe (2-2)

Colorado State (2-2) at Hawaii (2-2)

FCS

Thursday, September 28

North Carolina Central (2-1) at Florida A&M (2-2)

Friday, September 29

Dartmouth (2-0) at Penn (2-0)

(The Big Green does battle with the Quakers in yet another nationally-televised contest, on the NBC Sports Network, as both teams open Ivy League action!!!)

Saturday, September 30

Albany (N.Y.)-(3-1) at Elon (3-1)

(The Great Danes head south to face the Phoenix in a battle of unlikely upstarts in the Colonial Athletic Association!!!)

South Dakota (3-0) at Western Illinois (3-0)

(The Leathernecks play host to the Coyotes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for both teams!!!)

Sam Houston State (3-0) at Central Arkansas (2-1)

(The Bearkats hit the road to take on the Bears in a key early-season showdown in the Southland Conference!!!)

South Dakota State (3-0) at Youngstown State (2-1)

(The Jackrabbits go east to play against the Penguins in another critical MVFC opener!!!)

The Citadel (3-0) at Samford (2-2)

James Madison (4-0) at Delaware (2-1)

St. Francis (Pa.)-(2-1) at Liberty (3-1)

Bryant (2-2) at New Hampshire (3-1)

Sacramento State (2-2) at Eastern Washington (2-2)

Villanova (2-2) at Towson (2-2)

Marist (2-2) at Davidson (2-1)

Morehead State (2-2) at Campbell (2-2)

Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-2) at Alabama A&M (1-3)

Weber State (3-1) at Montana State (1-2)

Western Carolina (3-1) at Chattanooga (1-3)

Stony Brook (3-1) at William & Mary (2-1)

Northern Colorado (2-1) at Northern Arizona (1-2)

Eastern Illinois (2-2) at Tennessee State (3-1)

Northern Iowa (1-2) at Southern Illinois (2-1)

UT Martin (3-1) at Austin Peay (2-2)

McNeese State (3-1) at Stephen F. Austin (2-2)

Southeastern Louisiana (1-3) at Northwestern State (1-2)

NCAA Division II

Saturday, September 30

California (Pa.)-(4-0) at Slippery Rock (4-0)

(The Vulcans hit the road to take on "The Rock" in a key PSAC West Division clash!!!)

Colorado Mesa (4-0) at Colorado State-Pueblo (3-1)

(The Thunderwolves play host to the Mavericks in a match-up that will be shown on ESPN3!!!)

Assumption (4-0) at LIU Post (3-1)

(The Greyhounds look to stay unbeaten against the Pioneers in a key Northeast 10 Conference clash!!!)

Kutztown (3-1) at West Chester (3-1)

Limestone (2-2) at Mars Hill (2-2)

North Alabama (1-2) at West Georgia (3-1)

Virginia-Wise (3-1) at Fairmont State (3-1)

Southwest Baptist (2-2) at McKendree (3-1)

Upper Iowa (3-1) at Winona State (4-0)

Wayne State (Mich.)-(2-2) at Ferris State (2-1)

Northwest Missouri State (4-0) at Central Missouri (3-1)

Ouachita Baptist (3-1) at Arkansas Tech (4-0)

Eastern New Mexico (3-1) at West Texas A&M (2-2)

West Florida (2-1) at Florida Tech (2-1)

Albany State (Ga.)-(2-2) at Miles (2-2)

Chadron State (3-1) at Humboldt State (3-0)

NCAA Division III

Thursday, September 28

Shenandoah (2-1) at Randolph-Macon (2-1)

Saturday, September 30

Illinois Wesleyan (3-1) at Wheaton (4-0)

(The Titans take on the Thunder on the road in a key CCIW contest!!!)

Wisconsin-Stout (3-0) at Wisconsin-Platteville (3-0)

(The Pioneers play host to the Blue Devils in the WIAC opener for both teams!!!)

Whitworth (3-0) at Linfield (1-1)

(The Wildcats open Northwest Conference play at home against the Pirates!!!)

MIT (3-1) at Merchant Marine (2-1)

Johns Hopkins (4-0) at Ursinus (4-0)

Muhlenberg (3-1) at Franklin & Marshall (4-0)

Wabash (3-0) at Wooster (3-1)

Plymouth State (3-1) at Worcester State (3-1)

Lebanon Valley (2-2) at Widener (2-2)

Buffalo State (3-0) at Alfred (3-0)

Ohio Northern (2-1) at Mount Union (3-0)

Williams (2-0) at Trinity (Conn.)-(2-0)

Coe (3-1) at Wartburg (3-0)

Luther (2-1) at Buena Vista (2-1)

Brockport State (4-0) at Cortland (2-1)

Hope (2-1) at Olivet (2-1)

Trine (3-0) at Concordia-Chicago (Ill.)-(2-0)

Gustavus Adolphus (3-1) at Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.)-(3-0)

Macalester (2-1) at Lake Forest (3-0)

Cornell (Iowa)-(2-1) at Chicago (1-2)

St. Scholastica (3-1) at Northwestern (Minn.)-(2-2)

St. Thomas (3-1) at Augsburg (3-1)

LaGrange (2-2) at Averett (2-2)

Rowan (3-1) at Christopher Newport (3-1)

Mary Hardin-Baylor (3-0) at Southwestern (Tex.)-(2-2)

Denison (3-0) at Wittenberg (3-0)

Hardin-Simmons (3-0) at East Texas Baptist (3-0)

NAIA

Saturday, September 30

St. Francis (Ind.)-(4-0) at Marian (2-1)

(Defending national champion Cougars travel to Indianapolis to take on the Knights!!!)

Morningside (4-0) at Northwestern (Iowa)-(4-0)

(Red Raiders play host to the Mustangs in a showdown of undefeated teams in the GPAC!!!)

Peru State (4-1) at Baker (5-0)

(Upstart Bobcats hit to road to do battle with the Wildcats in a key Heart of America Athletic Conference clash!!!)

Cumberland (Tenn.)-(4-1) at Georgetown (Ky.)-(3-0)

(The Phoenix take a trip to Kentucky to take on the Tigers in the Mid-South Conference Bluegrass Division opener for both teams!!!)

Grand View (4-1) at MidAmerica Nazarene (3-2)

Midland (4-0) at Dakota Wesleyan (3-2)

Bonus Predictions

Clark Atlanta (D-II)-(3-1) vs. Grambling State (FCS)-(3-1)

(Chicago Football Classic at Chicago)

North Greenville (D-II)-(3-1) at Kennesaw State (FCS)-(2-1)

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College Football Outpost: College Football Outpost's G5 Top 10 Rankings (9/2...

College Football Outpost: College Football Outpost's G5 Top 10 Rankings (9/2...: Welcome back to the top ten list Northern Illinois and Central Florida. For NIU, it was a long and difficult visit to the abyss last se...



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Highlights: Ball State at WKU

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WKU Downs Ball State

Slippery Rock University Athletics

Slippery Rock University Athletics: Tanner Garry threw for 518 yards and Marcus Johnson accounted for five total touchdowns as No. 21 Slippery Rock opened PSAC West play with a 49-45 win on the road at Gannon.



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RFC Top Games: Week Of September 23, 2017

Last Week: 36-7 (.837)
This Year: 88-27 (.765)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Thursday, September 21

Temple (2-1) at South Florida (3-0)

(Undefeated Bulls finally open American Athletic Conference play against the Owls before a national TV audience on ESPN!!!)

Saturday, September 23

Army (2-1) at Tulane (1-2)

New Mexico (1-2) at Tulsa (1-2)

Cincinnati (2-1) at Navy (2-0)

Arkansas State (1-1) at SMU (2-1)

Florida Atlantic (1-2) at Buffalo (1-2)

Ball State (2-1) at Western Kentucky (1-2)

Florida International (1-1) at Rice (1-2)

Ohio (2-1) at Eastern Michigan (2-0)

Miami (Ohio) (1-2) at Central Michigan (2-1)

Akron (1-2) at Troy (2-1)

San Diego State (3-0) at Air Force (1-1)

Utah State (1-2) at San Jose State (1-3)

Hawaii (2-1) at Wyoming (1-2)

Idaho (1-2) at South Alabama (1-2)

FCS

Thursday, September 21

South Carolina State (1-1) at North Carolina Central (1-1)

Saturday, September 23

Tennessee State (3-0) at Tennessee-Martin (2-1)

(The Skyhawks play host to the Tigers in the Ohio Valley Conference opener for both teams!!!)

Liberty (3-0) at Jacksonville State (1-1)

(The Flames head south to take on the Gamecocks in the only other match-up of FCS Top 25 teams!!!)

(Click here for this week's STATS FCS Poll!!!)

Monmouth (N.J.)-(2-1) at Hampton (2-1)

Idaho State (2-1) at Northern Colorado (1-1)

Robert Morris (Pa.)-(2-1) at North Dakota State (2-0)

Samford (2-1) at Western Carolina (2-1)

Elon (2-1) at Richmond (2-1)

Towson (2-1) at Stony Brook (2-1)

Jacksonville (1-1) at Marist (2-1)

Villanova (2-1) at Albany (N.Y.)-(2-1)

Holy Cross (2-1) at Dartmouth (1-0)

Nicholls State (2-1) at Sam Houston State (2-0)

Stephen F. Austin (1-2) at Abilene Christian (1-2)

Eastern Washington (1-2) at Montana (2-1)

NCAA Division II

Saturday, September 23

Ferris State (2-0) at Ashland (2-1)

(Bulldogs travel to Ohio to face the Golden Eagles in a key GLIAC match-up!!!)

Tuskegee (2-1) at Findlay (2-1)

LIU Post (3-0) at Bentley (2-1)

Albany State (Ga.)-(2-1) at West Georgia (2-1)

Arkansas Tech (3-0) at Southern Nazarene (2-1)

Edinboro (2-1) at Indiana (Pa.)-(3-0)

Colorado State-Pueblo (2-1) at New Mexico Highlands (2-1)

Central Missouri (2-1) at Emporia State (2-1)

Adams State (2-1) at Chadron State (2-1)

Arkansas-Monticello (2-1) at Southeastern Oklahoma State (3-0)

Mars Hill (2-1) at Catawba (3-0)

Winston-Salem State (2-1) at Virginia State (2-0)

Hillsdale (2-1) at Indianapolis (3-0)

Wayne State (Mich.)-(2-1) at Tiffin (2-1)

West Alabama (2-1) at North Alabama (1-1)

Limestone (2-1) at North Greenville (2-1)

Augustana (S.D.)-(2-1) at St. Cloud State (2-1)

West Texas A&M (2-1) at Tarleton State (2-1)

Angelo State (2-1) at Eastern New Mexico (2-1)

NCAA Division III

Saturday, September 23

Frostburg State (3-0) at Rowan (3-0)

(Profs play host to the visiting Bobcats from Maryland in a critical NJAC clash!!!)

St. John's (3-0) vs. St. Thomas (2-1)

(Johnnies take on the Tommies in their annual rivalry showdown at Target Field in Minneapolis!!!)

RPI (3-0) at Buffalo State (2-0)

Stevenson (2-1) at Delaware Valley (3-0)

Wooster (3-0) at DePauw (2-0)

Oberlin (2-1) at Denison (2-0)

Widener (2-1) at Albright (3-0)

Franklin & Marshall (3-0) at Susquehanna (2-1)

Brevard (1-2) at LaGrange (1-2)

Salve Regina (3-0) at Western Connecticut State (2-0)

Centre (3-0) at Berry (3-0)

Texas Lutheran (1-1) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (2-0)

NAIA

Saturday, September 23

Baker (4-0) at Benedictine (Kan.)-(4-0)

(The Wildcats hit the road to take on the Ravens in a battle of Heart of America Athletic Conference division rivals!!!)

Southeastern (3-0) at Lindsey Wilson (3-0)

(The Blue Raiders play host to the Fire in the Mid-South Conference opener for both teams!!!)

Sterling (2-1) at Kansas Wesleyan (2-1)

Bonus Predictions

Saturday, September 23

Southern Illinois (FCS)-(2-0) at Memphis (G5)-(2-0)

Wagner (FCS)-(1-2) at Western Michigan (G5)-(1-2)

Western Illinois (FCS)-(2-0) at Coastal Carolina (G5)-(1-1)

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RFC Top Games: Week Of September 16, 2017

Last Week: 24-5 (828)
This Year: 52-20 (.722)

Editor's Note: In yet another Hurricane Irma-related update, the Memphis-UCF game scheduled for Friday, September 8, 2017, was canceled due to the massive storm. On Monday, September 11, 2017, UCF announced that this weekend's game vs. Georgia Tech was also canceled due to the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Now, on this weekend's predictions.

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Thursday, September 14

New Mexico (1-1) at Boise State (1-1)

(The Lobos face the Broncos on the road to open Mountain West Conference play, in front of a national television audience on ESPN!!!)

Saturday, September 16

Cincinnati (1-1) at Miami (Ohio)-(1-1)

(Redhawks play host to the Bearcats in the 123rd meeting for the Victory Bell)

Louisiana Tech (1-1) at Western Kentucky (1-1)

(The Bulldogs do battle with the Hilltoppers in a key Conference USA opener for both teams!!!) 

Tulsa (1-1) at Toledo (2-0)

Rice (1-1) at Houston (1-0)

Kent State (1-1) at Marshall (1-1)

Idaho (1-1) at Western Michigan (0-2)

Coastal Carolina (1-0) at UAB (1-1)

Appalachian State (1-1) at Texas State (1-1)

Southern Mississippi (1-1) at Louisiana-Monroe (0-1)

Troy (1-1) at New Mexico State (1-1)

FCS

Saturday, September 16

North Dakota (1-1) at South Dakota (2-0)

(The Fighting Hawks take on the Coyotes in a battle of interstate rivals!!!)

Eastern Washington (0-2) at Fordham (1-1)

Howard (1-1) at Richmond (1-1)

Bucknell (1-1) at William & Mary (1-1)

Tennessee State (2-0) at Florida A&M (1-1)

Monmouth (N.J.)-(2-0) at Albany (N.Y.)-(1-1)

McNeese State (1-1) at Alcorn State (1-1)

Jackson State (0-2) at Grambling State (1-1)

Northern Iowa (1-1) at Southern Utah (1-1)

NCAA Division II

Thursday, September 14

West Virginia Wesleyan (2-0) at Fairmont State (1-1)

Friday, September 15

Assumption (2-0) at Southern Connecticut State (1-1)

Saturday, September 16

Carson-Newman (2-0) at Wingate (2-0)

(The Bulldogs play host to the Eagles in the South Atlantic Conference opener for both teams!!!)

West Georgia (2-0) at Delta State (2-0)

(The Wolves head west to Mississippi to take on the Statesmen in the Gulf South Conference opener for both teams!!!)

Eastern New Mexico (2-0) at Texas A&M-Commerce (2-0)

(The Greyhounds go east to take on the Lions in the Lone Star Conference opener for both teams!!!)

Southeastern Oklahoma State (2-0) at Ouachita Baptist (2-0)

California (Pa.)-(2-0) at Millersville (1-1)

Winston-Salem State (1-1) at Virginia Union (1-1)

Catawba (2-0) at UNC Pembroke (1-1)

Grand Valley State (1-1) at Michigan Tech (1-1)

Colorado State-Pueblo (1-1) at South Dakota Mines (2-0)

NCAA Division III

Saturday, September 16

Mary Hardin-Baylor (1-0) at Linfield (1-0)

(Defending national champions travel to the Pacific Northwest to face the Wildcats in an early-season non-conference clash!!!)

Frostburg State (2-0) at Christopher Newport (2-0)

(The Captains play host to the Bobcats in key early-season New Jersey Athletic Conference [NJAC] clash!!!)

Carthage (2-0) at Wheaton (2-0)

McDaniel (2-0) at Franklin & Marshall (2-0)

DePauw (1-0) at Hiram (1-0)

Westminster (Mo.)-(1-1) at St. Scholastica (1-1)

Hendrix (2-0) at Centre (2-0)

Heidelberg (1-0) at Ohio Northern (1-0)

La Verne (1-0) at Whitworth (2-0)

Plymouth State (2-0) at Western Connecticut State (1-0)

NAIA

Saturday, September 16

Dakota Wesleyan (2-1) at Doane (2-0)

(It's a "Battle Of The Tigers" in the GPAC, as the Tigers from Nebraska playing host to the Tigers from South Dakota!!!)

St. Francis (Ind.)-(2-0) at St. Ambrose (2-0)

(Defending national champion Cougars hit the road to battle with the Bees in a battle of undefeated teams!!!)

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