RFC Top Games: Week Of November 3, 2018

Last Week: 43-21 (.672)

This Year: 443-232 (.656)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Tuesday, October 30

Miami (Ohio)-(3-5) at Buffalo (7-1)

Wednesday, October 31

Ball State (3-6) at Toledo (4-4)

Thursday, November 1

Temple (5-3) at UCF (7-0)

(Knights look to remain undefeated against the Owls in another key American Athletic Conference clash!!! Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. EDT on ESPN!!!)

Ohio (5-3) at Western Michigan (6-3)

(However, 30 minutes before Temple and UCF kickoff, the Broncos will do battle versus the Bobcats in a nationally-televised game that will air on ESPNU starting at 7 p.m. EDT!!!)

Saturday, November 3

Memphis (4-4) at East Carolina (2-5)

Tulane (3-5) at South Florida (7-1)

Marshall (5-2) at Southern Mississippi (3-4)

Florida Atlantic (3-5) at Florida International (6-2)

UTSA (3-5) at UAB (7-1)

Air Force (3-5) at Navy (6-2)

BYU (4-4) at Boise State (6-2)

Liberty (4-3) at UMass (3-6)

Appalachian State (5-2) at Coastal Carolina (5-3)

Georgia Southern (7-1) at Louisiana-Monroe (4-4)

Louisiana (4-4) at Troy (6-2)

Utah State (7-1) at Hawai'i (6-4)

FCS

Saturday, November 3

Dartmouth (7-0) at Princeton (7-0)

(Tigers do battle against the Big Green in a battle of unbeaten teams in the Ivy League!!!)

Maine (5-3) at Towson (6-2)

(Meanwhile, the Tigers will try to bounce back against the Black Bears in yet another Colonial Athletic Association [CAA] contest!!!)

Charleston Southern (3-4) at Monmouth (N.J.)-(6-2)

Chattanooga (6-2) at Furman (3-4)

Florida A&M (6-2) at Howard (3-4)

Rhode Island (5-3) at Elon (5-2)

Campbell (5-3) at Kennesaw State (7-1)

San Diego (6-2) at Drake (4-2)

East Tennessee State (7-2) at Mercer (4-4)

Sam Houston State (5-3) at Incarnate Word (4-4)

Wofford (6-2) at Samford (4-4)

Missouri State (4-4) at South Dakota State (5-2)

Lamar (4-4) at Central Arkansas (5-3)

Idaho State (5-3) at Portland State (4-4)

NCAA Division II/III

Saturday, November 3

Western New England (7-1) at Endicott (6-2)

(The Golden Bears do battle with the Gulls with the Commonwealth Coast Conference championship at stake!!!)

Tiffin (9-0) at Hillsdale (8-1)

(Once-beaten Chargers play host to the undefeated Dragons with the Great Midwest Athletic Conference title on the line!!!)

Amherst (7-0) at Trinity (Conn.)-(6-1)

(The Mammoths match-up with the Bantams with the winner getting the inside track on the NESCAC crown!!!)

Fort Hays State (7-2) at Northwest Missouri State (8-1)

(The Bearcats play host to the defending Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion Tigers in a game with major playoff implications!!!)

Southern Arkansas (8-1) at Ouachita Baptist (9-0)

(Another team of Tigers hopes to stay undefeated against the visiting once-beaten Muleriders with the winner clinching the Great American Conference title!!!)

MacMurray (6-1) at Martin Luther (7-1)

(The Knights square off against the Highlanders in the battle for the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference [UMAC] title at stake!!!)

Indianapolis (7-1) at Truman State (6-3)

(The once-beaten Greyhounds go west to do battle with the Bulldogs in a Great Lakes Valley Conference championship dogfight!!!)

Dubuque (6-2) at Simpson (6-2)

(Spartans square off against the Storm with the winner gaining the inside track towards the automatic D-III playoff bid from the American Rivers Conference!!!)

North Central (7-1) at Illinois Wesleyan (7-1)

(The Titans take on the Cardinals in a potential clash for the CCIW crown!!!)

Cortland (7-1) at Brockport (8-0)

(The Golden Eagles play host to the Red Dragons in yet another unbeaten vs. once-beaten showdown for the Empire 8 Conference championship!!!)

Framingham State (6-2) at Western Connecticut State (8-0)

(The unbeaten Colonials face off against the Rams with the MASCAC crown on the line!!!)

Kalamazoo (7-1) at Hope (6-2)

Lenoir-Rhyne (8-1) at Carson-Newman (6-3)

Ursinus (5-3) at Franklin and Marshall (6-2)

Ithaca (6-2) at Hobart (4-3)

Sioux Falls (6-3) at Minnesota State (9-0)

Virginia State (4-4) at Virginia Union (6-2)

Allegheny (5-3) at Wabash (7-1)

Hampden-Sydney (3-4) at Washington and Lee (5-2)

Ferrum (4-3) at Randolph-Macon (7-1)

Winona State (6-3) at Augustana (S.D.)-(6-3)

Minnesota State-Moorhead (6-3) at Bemidji State (6-3)

St. Thomas (7-1) at Gustavus Adolphus (5-3)

Tuskegee (5-4) at Miles (3-6)

Linfield (5-2) at Puget Sound (5-3)

Chapman (4-3) at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (6-2)

Wooster (5-3) at Denison (6-2)

Valdosta State (8-0) at West Florida (6-3)

Ashland (5-3) at Grand Valley State (8-1)

NAIA

Saturday, November 3

Benedictine (Kan.)-(8-1) at Grand View (7-1)

(The #4 Vikings play host to the #8 Ravens in a battle of Top 10 teams from the Heart of America Athletic Conference [HAAC]!!!)

Avila (7-1) at Kansas Wesleyan (9-0)

(The #24 Eagles hit the road to take on the #7 Coyotes in a clash of Top 25 teams, with the winner clinching the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference [KCAC] championship!!!)

Rocky Mountain (7-2) at Eastern Oregon (5-3)

Keiser (6-3) at Southeastern (5-3)

Dordt (6-2) at Morningside (8-0)

St. Xavier (7-3) at Olivet Nazarene (4-4)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State-2007

(Video courtesy of MASN and the NCAA)

On this week's installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday", we take the way back machine all the way to 2007. That's when the Georgia Southern University Eagles and the then two-time defending FCS national champion Appalachian State University Mountaineers in a game for the ages. Believe it or not, this year's Thursday night match-up in the FBS Group Of Five Sun Belt Conference is just the 34th all-time between these two storied programs, with both squads having played each other annually since 1993. Otherwise, sit back and enjoy a thrilling classic from the days when both squads called the Southern Conference home more than a decade ago.

Additional Information:

Appalachian State-Georgia Southern football rivalry (Courtesy of Wikipedia)

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RFC Top Games: Week Of October 27, 2018

Last Week: 47-19 (.712)

This Year: 400-211 (.655)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Thursday, October 25

Appalachian State (5-1) at Georgia Southern (6-1)

(Eagles play host to the Mountaineers in a contest that could decide the Sun Belt Conference East Division championship!!! Airtime is at 7:30 p.m. EDT on ESPNU!!!)

Ball State (3-5) at Ohio (4-3)

Toledo (3-4) at Western Michigan (6-2)

Friday, October 26

Louisiana Tech (5-2) at Florida Atlantic (3-4)

Wyoming (2-6) at Colorado State (3-5)

Saturday, October 27

South Florida (7-0) at Houston (6-1)

(Cougars to square off against the undefeated and #21 Bulls in a nationally televised American Athletic Conference game, with airtime on ABC/ESPN2 starting at 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT!!!)

Cincinnati (6-1) at SMU (3-4)

Southern Mississippi (3-3) at Charlotte (3-4)

Army (5-2) at Eastern Michigan (4-4)

Arkansas State (4-3) at Louisiana (3-4)

Northern Illinois (4-3) at BYU (4-3)

New Mexico (3-4) at Utah State (6-1)

Boise State (5-2) at Air Force (3-4)

Hawai'i (6-3) at Fresno State (6-1)

San Diego State (6-1) at Nevada (4-4)

FCS

Saturday, October 27

Stony Brook (6-2) at James Madison (5-2)

(In the first of two key games in the Colonial Athletic Association [CAA] this weekend at 3:30 p.m. EDT, the Dukes square off against the Seawolves!!!)

Towson (6-1) at Delaware (5-2)

(In the other big CAA contest kicking off at 3:30 p.m. EDT, the Tigers do battle with the Blue Hens looking to stay in sole possession of first place!!!)

Central Arkansas (5-2) at McNeese (5-2)

(Finally, it's the Cowboys clashing against the Bears in a huge Southland Conference showdown!!! Airtime is at 7 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. CDT on ESPN3!!!)

Georgetown (D.C.)-(4-4) at Colgate (6-0)

Wagner (2-5) at Central Connecticut State (4-4)

Marist (3-4) at Morehead State (3-4)

Bryant (5-2) at Sacred Heart (4-3)

Stetson (5-1) at Davidson (5-3)

South Dakota (4-2) at Illinois State (5-2)

Mercer (4-3) at Wofford (5-2)

Alcorn State (6-1) at Prairie View (3-4)

Weber State (5-2) at North Dakota (5-2)

Jacksonville State (5-2) at Murray State (4-3)

Incarnate Word (4-3) at Nicholls (4-3)

Montana State (4-3) at Idaho State (4-3)

Kennesaw State (6-1) at Charleston Southern (3-3)

Jackson State (3-3) at Southern (4-3)

NCAA Division II/III

Saturday, October 27

West Chester (7-0) at Kutztown (7-0)

(It's the Golden Rams vs. the Golden Bears in a golden showdown of undefeated teams in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference [PSAC]!!!)

Tufts (5-1) at Amherst (6-0)

(The Mammoths look to stay unbeaten against the Jumbos in a "mammoth" of a contest in the New England Small College Athletic Conference [NESCAC]!!!)

Wabash (6-1) at Wittenberg (7-0)

(The Tigers will look to stay undefeated as well, as they take on the visiting Little Giants in a critical North Coast Athletic Conference clash!!!)

Baldwin-Wallace (6-1) at Marietta (6-1)

(The Yellow Jackets hit the road to face the Pioneers in a battle of one-loss teams in the Ohio Athletic Conference [OAC]!!!)

Muhlenberg (7-0) at Johns Hopkins (6-1)

(The once-beaten Blue Jays do battle with the unbeaten Mules in a contest that could decide this season's Centennial Conference champion!!!)

Eureka (7-0) at Concordia (Wis.)-(6-1)

(How's this for a battle for first place, as the Falcons face the visiting Red Devils from Illinois, with the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference [NACC] championship at stake!!!)

Illinois Wesleyan (6-1) at Millikin (6-1)

(The Titans take on the Big Blue with at least a share of first place in the CCIW on the line!!!)

Tarleton State (7-0) at Midwestern State (6-1)

(Finally, the Texans matchup against the Mustangs with a chance to move one step closer towards clinching an outright Lone Star Conference championship!!!)

LIU Post (7-0) at Assumption (5-2)

Slippery Rock (7-1) at California (Pa.)-(4-3)

Grand Valley State (7-1) at Saginaw Valley State (6-2)

Montclair State (5-2) at Wesley (5-2)

Salisbury (7-0) at Rowan (5-2)

Carson-Newman (6-2) at Tusculum (4-3)

Mount St. Joseph (6-2) at Hanover (5-2)

Mount Union (7-0) at Ohio Northern (5-2)

Macalester (5-2) at St. Norbert (6-1)

Lake Forest (5-2) at Monmouth (Ill.)-(6-1)

Pittsburg State (6-2) at Missouri Western State (5-3)

Albany State (Ga.)-(5-3) at Benedict (5-2)

Bemidji State (5-3) at St. Cloud State (6-2)

St. Olaf (5-2) at St. Thomas (6-1)

Birmingham-Southern (5-2) at Berry (8-0)

Ripon (5-2) at Chicago (4-3)

Moravian (5-2) at Franklin and Marshall (5-2)

Pacific Lutheran (3-3) at Linfield (4-2)

Florida Tech (6-2) at West Alabama (5-3)

West Texas A&M (5-3) at Texas A&M-Commerce (6-2)

NAIA

Saturday, October 27

Bethel (Tenn.)-(8-0) at Lindsey Wilson (5-2)

(The upstart Wildcats from Tennessee will look to stay unbeaten when they travel to Kentucky to take on the Blue Raiders in a key Mid-South Conference contest!!!)

Marian (7-0) at Siena Heights (6-1)

(The Knights hit the road to face another surprising squad in the Saints in a critical Mid-States Football Association Mideast League clash!!!)

Keiser (5-2) at Ave Maria (4-3)

Southwestern (Kan.)-(6-2) at Ottawa (Kan.)-(6-2)

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NCAA Division II: LIU Post 41, Pace 6

(Courtesy of LIU Post Athletics/liupostpioneers.com)



LIU Post Pioneers Athletics Site - No. 18 Football Smothers Pace Passing Game in 41-6 Victory: BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – The No. 18 LIU Post football team rolled to its 12th-consecutive victory on Saturday, Oct. 20 with a 41-6 rout of Pace University inside Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium.



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RFC Throwback Thursday: A Tribute to John Gagliardi-Part 2

(Video courtesy of ESPN/Front Row Films/St. John's University Athletics)

In tribute to the late John Gagliardi, the winningest college football head coach of all time at all levels, "RFC Throwback Thursday" goes to Part 2 of our tribute to the former St. John's head coach in this feature from 2013. Gagliardi won four national championships during his six decades at the Johnnies helm, taking home two NAIA crowns in 1963 and 1965, as well as two NCAA Division III titles in 1976 and 2003, all en route to a record of 489-138-11 for his coaching career. He passed away on October 7, 2018, at 91 years old. 

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RFC Throwback Thursday: A Tribute to John Gagliardi

(Video courtesy of NBC Universal)

In tribute to the late John Gagliardi, the winningest college football head coach of all time at all levels, "RFC Throwback Thursday" turns the clock back to 2002, when "Today" on NBC aired a brief feature on the former St. John's head coach, who won four national championships; two NAIA crowns in 1963 and 1965, as well as two NCAA Division III titles in 1976 and 2003, all during his 60 years with the Johnnies. Gagliardi, who finished his coaching career with an all-time record of 489-138-11, passed away on October 7, 2018, at 91 years old. 

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RFC Top Games: Week Of October 20, 2018

Last Week: 57-34 (.626)

This Year: 353-192 (.648)

Editor's Note: Due to the continued lingering effects of Hurricane Michael affecting the Southeastern United States, there will be a somewhat slightly "abbreviated" edition of "RFC Top Games" for this week. Please pray in advance for those individuals that were affected by the storm. Otherwise, on to week's installment.

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Thursday, October 18

Georgia State (2-4) at Arkansas State (3-3)

Friday, October 19

Colorado State (3-4) at Boise State (4-2)

Saturday, October 20

Cincinnati (6-0) at Temple (4-3)

(Bearcats look to remain undefeated against the Owls in a battle of unbeaten teams in the American Athletic Conference!!! UC is 2-0 in the AAC, while Temple is 3-0!!!)

North Texas (6-1) at UAB (5-1)

(Blazers play host to the Mean Green in a clash of Conference USA foes!!!)

Florida Atlantic (3-3) at Marshall (4-2)

UTSA (3-4) at Southern Mississippi (2-3)

Miami (Ohio) (3-4) at Army (4-2)

Buffalo (6-1) at Toledo (3-3)

Coastal Carolina (3-3) at UMass (2-5)

Eastern Michigan (3-4) at Ball State (3-4)

Louisiana (3-3) at Appalachian State (4-1)

Air Force (2-4) at UNLV (2-4)

Fresno State (5-1) at New Mexico (3-3)

Nevada (3-4) at Hawai'i (6-2)

FCS

Friday, October 20

Yale (3-2) at Pennsylvania (4-1)

Saturday, October 20

East Tennessee State (6-1) at Wofford (4-2)

(Buccaneers hit the road to do battle with the Terriers in a key Southern Conference battle!!!)

Jacksonville State (5-1) at Southeast Missouri State (4-2)

(Gamecocks look to stay unbeaten in Ohio Valley Conference against the Redhawks!!!)

Illinois State (5-1) at North Dakota State (6-0)

(The Bison will put their undefeated record on the line against the visiting Redbirds in a battle for at least a share of first place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference!!!)

Princeton (5-0) at Harvard (3-2)

San Diego (4-2) at Butler (3-3)

Drake (3-2) at Dayton (3-4)

Campbell (5-1) at Monmouth (N.J.)-(4-2)

Murray State (3-3) at Eastern Kentucky (3-3)

Western Carolina (3-3) at Mercer (3-3)

Richmond (3-4) at Elon (4-2)

North Carolina Central (2-3) at Norfolk State (3-2)

North Carolina A&T (5-2) at Bethune-Cookman (4-3)

Howard (2-3) at Morgan State (2-4)

South Dakota State (4-1) at Northern Iowa (3-3)

Montana State (4-2) at Weber State (4-2)

NCAA Division II/III

Saturday, October 20

Davenport (6-1) at Grand Valley State (6-1)

(Lakers look to bounce back from their first loss of the season against the upstart Panthers in a key GLIAC game!!!)

Ferris State (7-0) at Saginaw Valley State (6-1)

(Meanwhile, the team that beat the Lakers will try to stay unbeaten, as the Bulldogs do battle with the Cardinals on the road!!!)

Frostburg State (5-0) at Montclair State (5-1)

(Yet another unbeaten them, the Bobcats, will try to stay that way, as they travel to face the Red Hawks in a big NJAC battle!!!)

Assumption (5-1) at New Haven (5-1)

(The Chargers play host to the Greyhounds, with the winner looking to stay in at least a share of first place in the Northeast 10 Conference!!!)

Marietta (6-0) at John Carroll (5-1)

(The Blue Streaks play host to the surprising, undefeated Pioneers in a key Ohio Athletic Conference clash!!!)

St. Olaf (5-1) at St. John's (6-0)

(The Johnnies look to remain unbeaten against the Oles in a key MIAC contest!!!)

Ohio Dominican (6-1) at Tiffin (7-0)

(The Panthers hit the road to take on surprise unbeaten squad in the Dragons in a critical Great Midwest Athletic Conference [G-MAC] game!!!)

Bowie State (5-2) at Virginia Union (5-1)

Amherst (5-0) at Wesleyan (3-2)

Pace (4-2) at LIU Post (6-0)

Thomas More (5-2) at St. Scholastica (4-2)

Williams (4-1) at Tufts (4-1)

Wesley (5-1) at Rowan (4-2)

Loras (4-2) at Simpson (4-2)

Macalester (5-1) at Ripon (4-2)

Morehouse (6-1) at Benedict (5-1)

West Alabama (5-2) at West Georgia (7-0)

Minnesota State-Mankato (7-0) at Bemidji State (5-2)

Minnesota-Duluth (7-0) at St. Cloud State (5-2)

Texas Lutheran (5-1) at Hardin-Simmons (5-1)

Central (7-0) at Wartburg (4-2)

Wisconsin-La Crosse (4-2) at Wisconsin-Oshkosh (4-2)

Azusa Pacific (5-2) at Colorado Mines (7-0)

Whitworth (5-0) at Puget Sound (4-2)

Olivet (4-2) at Hope (4-2)

Florida Tech (5-2) at West Florida (5-2)

McKendree (4-3) at Indianapolis (5-1)

Bridgewater State (Mass.)-(5-2) at Western Connecticut State (6-0)

Illinois Wesleyan (5-1) at Washington (Mo.)-(5-1)

Chapman (3-2) at Cal Lutheran (3-3)

NAIA

Saturday, October 20

Morningside (7-0) at Northwestern (Iowa)-(6-0)

(The #1 Mustangs square off against the #3 Red Raiders in a battle of Top 5 teams!!!)

Concordia (Mich.)-(6-1) at Marian (6-0)

(The #2 Knights play host to the #10 Cardinals in a battle of Top 15 teams!!!)

Ave Maria (3-3) at Edward Waters (4-3)

Faulkner (3-4) at Webber International (4-2)

Montana Tech (3-3) at Eastern Oregon (4-2)

INTERDIVISIONAL GAME

Saturday, October 20

Idaho State (FCS)-(4-2) at Liberty (FBS Group Of Five)-(3-3)

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