RFC Postseason Predictions: The Totals So Far For 2018-2019

Editor's Note: Here's a brief look at how the predictions for postseason games have turned out so far. So, without further delay, on to this post.

Group Of Five Bowl Predictions

9-4 (.692)

FCS Semifinals, Small College Championships, and Celebration Bowl

5-1 (.833)

Total

14-5 (.737)

This Year

625-328 (.656)

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RFC Throwback Thursday Part 2: History of Nevada Football

(Video courtesy of nevadawolfpackfan1)

In the conclusion of a two-part series previewing this Saturday's Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl game between Arkansas State University and the University of Nevada, this installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday" takes a brief look at the history of the Nevada history program.

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RFC Throwback Thursday-Part 1: Arkansas State Football History

(Video courtesy of 3 Penny Films/AStateFootball)

In the first of a two-part series previewing this Saturday's Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl game, "RFC Throwback Thursday" takes a look back at the history of the Arkansas State University football program, featuring future Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn talking about the 2012 edition of the Red Wolves.

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RFC Throwback Thursday: Tangerine Bowl-1968

(Video courtesy of the University of Richmond)

In honor of college football bowl season, this week's installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday" turns the clock back to 1968 yet again, as the University of Richmond Spiders squared off against the University of Toledo Rockets in the Tangerine Bowl.

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RFC Throwback Thursday-University of Dayton 1980 Season in Review

(Video courtesy of University of Dayton Athletics)

Our day-long and night-long look at small college football national championship memories concludes with a review of the 1980 season for the University of Dayton Flyers.

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RFC Throwback Thursday: 1976 NCAA Division II National Championship

(Video courtesy of the Big Sky Conference)

Our all-day and all-night-long tribute to small college football national championships of the past continues with a look back at the 1976 NCAA Division II championship game between the Montana State University Bobcats and the University of Akron Zips.

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RFC Throwback Thursday: 1984 NAIA Division II National Championship

(Video courtesy of Linfield College)

Our marathon of small school national championship memories rolls on with the Linfield College Wildcats of McMinnville, Oregon squaring off against the Northwestern College Red Red Raiders from Orange City, Iowa in the battle for the NAIA Division II crown from 1984.

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RFC Throwback Thursday: NAIA Division I National Championship Game-Carson-Newman vs. Mesa State

(Video courtesy of WTVK [now WVLT) Knoxville, Tennessee)

The marathon of small college national championship memories continues with a look back at the NAIA Division I National Championship Game between Carson-Newman and Mesa State of Colorado (now Colorado Mesa University from 1983.

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RFC Throwback Thursday: 1981 Stagg Bowl

(Video courtesy of NCAA/ABC Sports)

Our all-day and all-night small college national championship marathon continues with the 1981 Stagg Bowl, with Widener doing battle with then-defending national champion Dayton for the NCAA Division III championship.

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RFC Throwback Thursday: 1978 NCAA Division III Football National Championship (Stagg Bowl)-Part 2

(Video courtesy of NCAA/ABC Sports)

Long before Mount Union ruled the roost, small colleges such as Baldwin-Wallace and Wittenberg were among the top NCAA Division III football programs not only in Ohio but also the rest of the nation during the early years of this then-fledgling group!!! In the conclusion of this two-part series, watch as these two Buckeye State foes do battle for all of the marbles in the 1978 Stagg Bowl!!!

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RFC Throwback Thursday: 1978 NCAA Division III Football National Championship (Stagg Bowl)-Part 1

(Video courtesy of NCAA/ABC Sports)

Our tribute to small college football national champions from years gone by continues with the first of a two-part series focusing on the 1978 Stagg Bowl, or the NCAA Division III national championship game, as Baldwin-Wallace did battle with Wittenberg.

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RFC Throwback Thursday: 1978 NCAA Division II National Championship Game-Eastern Illinois vs. Delaware

(Video courtesy of NCAA/ABC Sports)

In the first of many trips back in time throughout the day on this special installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday", we turn the clock back to 1978, as the Eastern Illinois University Panthers squared off against the University of Delaware Blue Hens in an epic low-scoring defensive struggle for the NCAA Division II national championship!!! 

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RFC Group Of Five Bowl Predictions Special 2018

Editor's Note: Only the bowl games involving at least two teams from any two of the FBS Group Of Five Conferences (American Athletic, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, and Sun Belt) are eligible for inclusion in this post. With that said, let's get started.

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Saturday, December 15

AutoNation Cure Bowl (at Orlando, Fla.)

Tulane (6-6) vs. Louisiana (7-6)

Gildan New Mexico Bowl (at Albuquerque, N.M.)

Utah State (10-2) vs. North Texas (9-3)

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (at Montgomery, Ala.)

Georgia Southern (9-3) vs. Eastern Michigan (7-5)

R + L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (at New Orleans)

Middle Tennessee State (8-5) vs. Appalachian State (10-2)

Tuesday, December 18

Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl (at Boca Raton, Fla.)

UAB (10-3) vs. Northern Illinois (8-5)

Wednesday, December 19

DXL Frisco Bowl (at Frisco, Tex.)

San Diego State (7-5) vs. Ohio (8-4)

Thursday, December 20

Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (at Tampa, Fla.)

Marshall (8-4) vs. South Florida (7-5)

Friday, December 21

Bahamas Bowl (at Nassau, Bahamas)

Florida International (8-4) vs. Toledo (7-5)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (at Boise, Idaho)

Western Michigan (7-5) vs. BYU (6-6)

Saturday, December 22

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (at Fort Worth, Tex.)

Army (10-2) vs. Houston (8-4)

Dollar General Bowl (at Mobile, Ala.)

Buffalo (10-3) vs. Troy (9-3)

Hawai'i Bowl (at Honolulu)

Hawai'i (8-5) vs. Louisiana Tech (7-5)

Saturday, December 29

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl (at Tucson, Ariz.)

Arkansas State (8-4) vs. Nevada (7-5)

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RFC Predictions: Week of December 15, 2018-FCS Semifinals and Small College Championships

Last Week: 5-4 (.556)

This Year: 611-323 (.654)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FCS Playoffs-Semifinals

Friday, December 14

South Dakota State (10-2) at North Dakota State (13-0)

Saturday, December 15

Maine (10-3) at Eastern Washington (11-2)

Saturday, December 15

NCAA Division II Championship-at McKinney, Texas

Ferris State (15-0) vs. Valdosta State (13-0)

Friday, December 14

NCAA Division III Championship (Stagg Bowl)-at Shenandoah, Texas

Mount Union (14-0) vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (14-0)

Saturday, December 15

NAIA Championship-at Daytona Beach, Florida

Benedictine (Kan.)-(13-1) vs. Morningside (14-0)

BONUS PREDICTION

Saturday, December 15

Celebration Bowl-at Atlanta

North Carolina A&T (9-2) vs. Alcorn State (9-3)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: Remembering the 1968 Boardwalk Bowl-Part 2

(Video courtesy of Indiana University of Pennsylvania)

As hard as it might be to believe, long before there was a Division II or III, the NCAA had a College Division for small college programs way back when. Prior to 1973, not only did the wire service polls decide the small college national champion for each season, but there were also four regional bowls that were played at the end of each season. 

In the conclusion of a two-part series on this week's installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday", we take a look back at the Boardwalk Bowl, where now FCS Delaware faced off against now NCAA Division II Indiana (Pa.) in a tight game at the Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey on December 14, 1968. So sit back and relive the memories of one of small college football's greatest from 50 years ago.

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RFC Throwback Thursday: Remembering the 1968 Boardwalk Bowl-Part 1

(Video courtesy of Indiana University of Pennsylvania)

As hard as it might be to believe, long before there was a Division II or III, the NCAA had a College Division for small college programs way back when. Prior to 1973, not only did the wire service polls decide the small college national champion for each season, but there were also four regional bowls that were played at the end of each season. 

In the first of a two-part series on this week's installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday", we take a look back at the Boardwalk Bowl, where now FCS Delaware faced off against now NCAA Division II Indiana (Pa.) in a tight game at the Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey on December 14, 1968. So sit back and relive the memories of one of small college football's greatest from 50 years ago.

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RFC Predictions: Week of December 8, 2018

Last Week: 21-7 (.750)

This Year: 606-319 (.655)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Saturday, December 8

The Army-Navy Game at Philadelphia

Navy (3-9) vs. Army (9-2)

FCS Playoffs-Quarterfinals

Friday, December 7

Maine (9-3) at Weber State (10-2)

Saturday, December 8

Colgate (10-1) at North Dakota State (12-0)

South Dakota State (9-2) at Kennesaw State (11-1)

UC Davis (10-2) at Eastern Washington (10-2)

NCAA Division II Playoffs-Semifinals

Notre Dame (Ohio)-(13-0) at Valdosta State (12-0)

Ferris State (14-0) at Minnesota State-Mankato (13-0)

NCAA Division III Playoffs-Semifinals

Mount Union (13-0) vs. Johns Hopkins (12-1)

Wisconsin-Whitewater (13-0) vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (13-0)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: Youngstown State vs. Eastern Illinois in the NCAA Division II Playoffs-1978

(Video courtesy of NCAA/ABC Sports)

This week's "better late than never" installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday" turns the clock back to 1978. That was when the then-eventual national champion Eastern Illinois University Panthers played host to the Youngstown State University Penguins in an NCAA Division II semifinal game. Ironically, both EIU and YSU would be among many that would join the fledgling NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS) ranks by the early 1980s, with both programs making multiple postseason appearances since then. The Penguins eventually won four I-AA national championships during the 1990s (1991, 1993, 1994, 1997).

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RFC Predictions: Week of December 1, 2018

Last Week: 32-11 (.744)

This Year: 585-312 (.652)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Friday, November 30

Mid-American Conference Championship Game at Detroit

Buffalo (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (7-5)

Saturday, December 1

American Athletic Conference Championship Game

Memphis (8-4) at UCF (11-0)

Conference USA Championship Game

UAB (9-3) at Middle Tennessee State (8-4)

Mountain West Conference Championship Game

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

Sun Belt Conference Championship Game

Louisiana (7-5) at Appalachian State (9-2)

FCS Playoffs-Second Round

Saturday, December 1

Interactive Bracket

Printable Bracket

Montana State (7-4) at North Dakota State (11-0)

James Madison (9-3) at Colgate (9-1)

Duquesne (9-3) at South Dakota State (8-2)

Wofford (9-3) at Kennesaw State (10-1)

Nicholls (9-3) at Eastern Washington (9-2)

Northern Iowa (7-5) at UC Davis (9-2)

Jacksonville State (9-3) at Maine (8-3)

Southeast Missouri State (9-3) at Weber State (9-2)

SWAC Championship Game

Southern (7-3) at Alcorn State (8-3)

Regular Season Games (INTERDIVISIONAL)

Norfolk State (FCS)-(4-6) at Liberty (FBS Group Of Five)-(5-6)

NCAA Division II Playoffs-Quarterfinals

Interactive Bracket

Printable Bracket

Saturday, December 1

Slippery Rock (11-2) at Notre Dame (Ohio)-(12-0)

Lenoir-Rhyne (11-1) at Valdosta State (11-0)

Ferris State (13-0) at Ouachita Baptist (12-0)

Tarleton State (12-0) at Minnesota State-Mankato (12-0)

Other NCAA Division II Games

Mineral Water Bowl at Excelsior Springs, Mo.

Minnesota State-Moorhead (8-3) vs. Missouri S&T (9-2)

Live United Bowl at Texarkana, Ark.

Missouri Western State (6-5) vs. Southern Arkansas (8-3)

Heart Of Texas Bowl at Copperas Cove, Tex.

Angelo State (6-5) vs. Central Oklahoma (7-4)

NCAA Division III Playoffs-Quarterfinals

Saturday, December 1

Interactive Bracket

Johns Hopkins (11-1) vs. RPI (10-1)

Muhlenberg (11-1) vs. Mount Union (12-0)

Bethel (Minn.)-(11-1) vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater (12-0)

St. John's (12-0) vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (12-0)

NAIA Playoffs-Semifinals

Saturday, December 1

Benedictine (Kan.)-(12-1) at Kansas Wesleyan (13-0)

St. Francis (Ind.)-(10-2) at Morningside (13-0)

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RFC Throwback Thursday Thanksgiving Day Special: Chicago vs. Michigan-1903

(Video courtesy of Change Before Going Productions)

As hard it was (or is) to believe, the now-NCAA Division III University of Chicago Maroons played host to the University of Michigan Wolverines on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1903, when they belonged to the Big Ten Conference. Click on the link above to watch this rare piece of college football history, in this special holiday installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday."

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Bonus Predictions For Thanksgiving 2018

Editor's Note: This is the third and final installment of predictions for Thanksgiving week. Following are "bonus predictions" for seven games to be played between Thursday, November 22 (Thanksgiving Day) and Saturday, November 24, 2018.

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Thursday, November 22 (THANKSGIVING DAY)

FBS Group Of Five

Colorado State (3-8) at Air Force (4-7)

Friday, November 23

Akron (4-6) at Ohio (7-4)

Saturday, November 24

Charlotte (4-7) at Florida Atlantic (5-6)

New Mexico State (3-8) at Liberty (4-6)

Wyoming (5-6) at New Mexico (3-8)

FCS

Saturday, November 24

North Carolina Central (4-6) at South Carolina State (5-5)

Southern (6-3) vs. Grambling State (6-4)

(Bayou Classic at New Orleans, La.)

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