RFC Top Games: Week Of October 6, 2018

Last Week: 55-35 (.611)

This Year: 237-118 (.668)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Thursday, October 4

Georgia State (2-3) at Troy (4-1)

Friday, October 5

Middle Tennessee State (2-2) at Marshall (3-1)

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

Saturday, October 6

UAB (3-1) at Louisiana Tech (3-1)

(Fresh off an upset win over previously undefeated North Texas, the Bulldogs look to continue their winning ways against the Blazers at home!!!)

San Diego State (3-1) at Boise State (3-1)

(Broncos play host to the Aztecs in a potential preview of the Mountain West Conference championship game!!!)

East Carolina (2-2) at Temple (2-3)

Tulane (2-3) at Cincinnati (5-0)

Navy (2-2) at Air Force (1-3)

SMU (2-3) at UCF (4-0)

Old Dominion (1-4) at Florida Atlantic (2-3)

Eastern Michigan (2-3) at Western Michigan (2-2)

Northern Illinois (2-3) at Ball State (2-3)

Miami (Ohio)-(1-3) at Akron (2-1)

South Alabama (1-4) at Georgia Southern (3-1)

Louisiana (1-3) at Texas State (1-3)

Fresno State (3-1) at Nevada (3-2)

FCS

Friday, October 5

Dartmouth (3-0) at Yale (2-1)

Saturday, October 6

Elon (3-1) at James Madison (4-1)

(The upstart Phoenix head north into Virginia to do battle with the Dukes in a critical CAA contest!!!)

Presbyterian (2-1) at Kennesaw State (4-1)

(Owls play host to the Blue Hose in the Big South Conference opener for both teams!!!)

Wofford (3-1) at Chattanooga (4-1)

(The Terriers travel to Tennessee to take on the Mocs in a key Southern Conference game!!!)

Bryant (3-1) at Duquesne (3-2)

Butler (3-1) at Drake (2-1)

North Dakota State (4-0) at Northern Iowa (2-2)

Western Illinois (2-2) at Illinois State (3-1)

Missouri State (3-1) at South Dakota (2-2)

Pennsylvania (2-1) at Sacred Heart (3-1)

Villanova (3-2) at Maine (2-2)

Jacksonville State (3-1) at Eastern Kentucky (2-2)

Norfolk State (3-1) at Florida A&M (3-2)

Weber State (3-1) at Northern Arizona (2-3)

Southeastern Louisiana (2-3) at Incarnate Word (2-2)

Idaho (2-2) at Idaho State (3-1)

Southern Illinois (1-3) at Youngstown State (1-3)

Nicholls (3-2) at Northwestern State (2-2)

Indiana State (2-2) at South Dakota State (2-1)

Murray State (1-3) at Eastern Illinois (1-3)

NCAA Division II

Thursday, October 4

Notre Dame College (5-0) at Fairmont State (4-1)

(It's the visiting Falcons from Ohio vs. the Falcons from West Virginia, in the Mountain East Conference "Game Of The Week"!!!)

Saturday, October 6

Slippery Rock (4-1) at Indiana (Pa.)-(4-1)

(After an upset loss to archrival California (Pa.) last week, the Crimson Hawks hope to bounce back against "The Rock" in a key PSAC West Division clash!!!)

North Greenville (3-1) at West Georgia (5-0)

(Wolves look to remain undefeated against the visiting Crusaders of South Carolina in the Gulf South Conference "Game Of The Week"!!! Airtime is at 2 p.m. EDT on ESPN3!!!)

Northwest Missouri State (4-1) at Pittsburg State (5-0)

(Bearcats hit the road to face the Gorillas in the 52nd all-time meeting between the two MIAA rivals!!!)

Minnesota State-Mankato (5-0) at Minnesota State-Moorhead (4-1)

(Mavericks look to remain unbeaten, as they hit the road to battle with the Dragons in NSIC action!!!)

Ouachita Baptist (5-0) at Harding (4-1)

(The undefeated Tigers will look to stay that way against the one-loss Bisons in a battle to stay on top in the Great American Conference!!!)

Dixie State (4-1) at Grand Valley State (5-0)

(The Lakers play host to the Trailblazers from Utah in the Division II "Game Of The Week" on ESPN3!!! Airtime is at 7 p.m. EDT!!!)

Texas A&M-Commerce (4-1) at Midwestern State (5-0)

(Finally, the Mustangs play host to the defending D-II national champion Lions in a game that could decide the Lone Star Conference championship!!!)

Sioux Falls (4-1) at Bemidji State (4-1)

Tusculum (2-2) at Mars Hill (2-3)

Elizabeth City State (1-2) at Virginia State (2-2)

Truman State (2-3) at McKendree (3-2)

Tuskegee (3-2) vs. Morehouse (5-0)

(Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic at Columbus, Ga.)

California (Pa.)-(3-2) at Clarion (4-1)

Minnesota-Duluth (5-0) at Augustana (S.D.)-(3-2)

Sioux Falls (4-1) at Bemidji State (4-1)

Chadron State (4-1) at Adams State (3-2)

Hillsdale (4-1) at Findlay (3-2)

Lenoir-Rhyne (4-1) at Newberry (3-2)

Wingate (2-3) at UNC Pembroke (1-2)

Saginaw Valley State (5-0) at Ashland (2-3)

Indianapolis (3-1) at Missouri S&T (4-1)

Central Washington (3-2) at Azusa Pacific (4-1)

NCAA Division III

Saturday, October 6

Coast Guard (4-1) at Springfield (4-1)

(The Bears and Pride start the day in New England at noon EDT, with sole possession of first place in the NEWMAC at stake!!!)

Johns Hopkins (4-1) at Franklin and Marshall (4-1)

(Next, the Blue Jays from Baltimore will fly into Pennsylvania to do battle with the Diplomats in a key Centennial Conference clash!!!)

Muhlenberg (4-0) at Ursinus (4-1)

(Not to be outdone by this aforementioned clash, the Mules will look to stay unbeaten against the Bears in another critical Centennial Conference contest!!!)

Frostburg State (3-0) at Wesley (4-0)

(Next up, it's the Wolverines doing battle with the Bobcats in a battle for first place in the NJAC!!!)

Case Western Reserve (4-0) at Washington and Jefferson (5-0)

(In yet another big game, the Spartans square off against the Presidents in a showdown of unbeaten teams in the Presidents Athletic Conference!!! In fact, they just happen to be the only unbeaten teams left in the PAC!!! But only one of these teams will still be unbeaten once the final buzzer goes off this Saturday!!!)

St. John's (4-0) at Bethel (Minn.)-(4-0)

(The next stop is in Minnesota!!! That's where the Johnnies will face the Royals for at least a share of first place in the MIAC!!!)

Wisconsin-Oshkosh (3-1) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (4-0)

(Moving on to Wisconsin, the Warhawks will play host to the Titans in a potentially "titanic" match-up in the WIAC!!!)

Salisbury (4-0) at Christopher Newport (3-1)

(Heading back east to the Hampton Roads region of Virginia, the Captains will look to shake up the NJAC race against the Sea Gulls!!!)

Hardin-Simmons (4-0) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (4-0)

(Finally, down in Texas, the Crusaders clash with the Cowboys in a shootout of undefeated teams in the American Southwest Conference!!!)

Amherst (3-0) at Middlebury (2-1)

Marietta (4-0) at Heidelberg (3-1)

RPI (4-0) at Ithaca (3-1)

Washington and Lee (2-1) at Bridgewater (Va.)-(2-1)

Hampden-Sydney (1-2) at Shenandoah (2-2)

Manchester (2-3) at Mount St. Joseph (4-1)

Trinity (Tex.)-(2-2) at Rhodes (4-1)

Coe (3-2) at Simpson (3-1)

Carthage (2-2) at Illinois Wesleyan (3-1)

Lakeland (1-3) at Concordia (Wis.)-(3-1)

Ripon (3-1) at St. Norbert (3-1)

Wabash (4-0) at Denison (2-2)

Illinois College (1-3) at Cornell (Iowa)-(2-2)

Wisconsin-La Crosse (2-2) at Wisconsin-Stout (3-1)

Pacific (Ore.)-(2-2) at Pacific Lutheran (1-2)

Cal Lutheran (2-2) at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (2-2)

Puget Sound (3-1) at Lewis & Clark (2-1)

Olivet (3-1) at Adrian (2-2)

Willamette (1-2) at Linfield (1-2)

Whitworth (3-0) at George Fox (2-2)

Sewanee (3-2) at Berry (5-0)

Texas Lutheran (3-1) at Louisiana College (2-2)

Carroll (Wis.)-(2-2) at Millikin (3-1)

Chapman (2-1) at Redlands (3-1)

NAIA

Saturday, October 6

St. Francis (Ind.)-(4-1) at Concordia (Mich.)-(4-1)

(Coming off of their first loss in 28 games after being upset by Marian, the two-time defending NAIA national champion Cougars will look to rebound against the Cardinals in a key Mid-States Football Association Mideast League match-up!!!)

Morningside (5-0) at Midland (4-1)

(The undefeated Mustangs make their way west into Nebraska to take on the Warriors in a key GPAC game!!!)

Montana Tech (3-1) at Montana Western (3-1)

Southern Oregon (4-0) at Rocky Mountain (3-2)

Baker (3-2) at Peru State (2-3)

Keiser (3-2) at Faulkner (3-2)

Georgetown (Ky.)-(3-2) at Cumberland (Tenn.)-(3-3)

INTERDIVISIONAL GAMES

West Florida (D-II)-(4-1) at North Alabama (FCS)-(3-2)

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