Monday, August 26, 2019

RFC Top Games: THE 2019 DEBUT

Editor's Note: This is the first installment of "RFC Top Games", on Real Football Central. Each week during the 2019 season, we'll take a brief look at the top games in FBS (Group Of Five), FCS, and small college football (NCAA Division II, Division III, and NAIA), with predictions!

If you're wondering what the "Group Of Five" is, it consists of the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, and Sun Belt Conferences.  Oh, and there no games involving any teams from the Power 5 Conferences. 
 
So, without further ado, let's get started!


KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

Thursday, August 29

FBS Group Of Five

Florida International at Tulane

(Green Wave plays host to the Panthers in a battle of bowl
winning teams from the 2018 season!!! Airtime is at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT on ESPN3!!!)

Saturday, August 31

Eastern Michigan at Coastal Carolina

SMU at Arkansas State

FCS

Thursday, August 29

North Carolina Central at Austin Peay

Western Illinois at North Alabama

Saturday, August 31

Elon at North Carolina A&T

(Phoenix pay a visit to Greensboro to face the Aggies in the season opener for both teams!!! Kickoff is at 6 p.m. EDT on ESPN3!!!)

Montana at South Dakota

Sunday, September 1

Bethune-Cookman vs. Jackson State

(MEAC/SWAC Challenge at Atlanta. Airtime is at 3 p.m. EDT/2 p.m. CDT)

NAIA

Thursday, August 29

Rocky Mountain at Dickinson State

(Blue Hawks to do battle with the Battlin' Bears in a battle of preseason Top 25 teams!!! Dickinson State begins the season ranked No. 9 in the nation, while Rocky Mountain starts at No. 23!!!)

Keiser at Dordt

Campbellsville at Lindsey Wilson

Saturday, August 31

Evangel at William Penn

Eastern Oregon at College of Idaho

INTERDIVISIONAL GAME

Saturday, August 31

East Tennessee State (FCS) at Appalachian State (FBS Group Of Five)

(Defending Sun Belt Conference Champion Mountaineers play host to 2018 FCS playoff participant Buccaneers in the season opener for both squads!!! Kickoff is at 6 p.m. EDT on ESPN+!!!) 

Sunday, September 1

Morehouse (D-II) vs. Alabama A&M (FCS)

(Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic at Canton, Ohio.)


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