RFC Top Games: Week of October 19, 2019

Last Week: 69-26 (.726)

This Year: 350-137 (.720)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Wednesday, October 16

South Alabama (1-5) at Troy (2-3)

Thursday, October 17

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

Friday, October 18

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

UNLV (2-3) at Fresno State (2-4)

Saturday, October 19

Temple (5-1) at SMU (6-0)

(Mustangs play host to the Owls in a contest that could serve as a potential preview of the American Athletic Conference Championship Game!!! Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. EDT on ESPN2!!!)

Tulane (5-1) at Memphis (5-1)

(But that's not the only big game in the American for this weekend, as the Tigers will try to bounce back after losing to the aforementioned Owls last weekend!!! Airtime is at 7 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. CDT, also on ESPN2!!!)

Southern Mississippi (4-2) at Louisiana Tech (5-1)

(Bulldogs to do battle with the Eagles in a battle for first place in the Conference USA West Division!!! Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT on the NFL Network!!!)

South Florida (3-3) at Navy (4-1)

East Carolina (3-3) at UCF (4-2)

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

Kent State (3-3) at Ohio (2-4)

Central Michigan (4-3) at Bowling Green (2-4)

Toledo (4-2) at Ball State (3-3)

Northern Illinois (2-4) at Miami (Ohio)-(2-4)

Western Michigan (4-3) at Eastern Michigan (3-3)

Coastal Carolina (3-3) at Georgia Southern (2-3)

Louisiana-Monroe (3-3) at Appalachian State (5-0)

Nevada (4-2) at Utah State (3-2)

Air Force (4-2) at Hawai'i (4-2)

San Diego State (5-1) at San Jose State (3-3)

FCS

Thursday, October 17

East Tennessee State (2-4) at Chattanooga (3-3)

Saturday, October 19

North Carolina A&T (4-1) at Florida A&M (5-1)

(Aggies head south into Tallahassee to take on the Rattlers in a contest that could decide the MEAC championship!!! Airtime is at 6 p.m. EDT on ESPN3!!!)

Montana (5-1) at Sacramento State (4-2)

(Grizzlies go west into Northern California to clash against the Hornets in a big battle for at least a share of first place in the Big Sky Conference!!!) 

Penn (2-2) at Columbia (1-3)

Nicholls State (4-2) at Sam Houston State (4-3)

Northern Arizona (3-3) at Weber State (4-2)

Eastern Kentucky (3-3) at Murray State (4-3)

Jackson State (1-5) at Mississippi Valley State (1-5)

Hampton (3-3) at Campbell (4-1)

Southeast Missouri State (3-3) at Jacksonville State (5-2)

Lamar (4-3) at Incarnate Word (4-2)

South Dakota (3-3) at Northern Iowa (3-3)

Yale (3-1) at Richmond (3-3)

Charleston Southern (1-5) at North Alabama (2-4)

NCAA Division II

Saturday, October 19

Bowie State (6-0) at Virginia State (5-1)

(Bulldogs look to remain unbeaten against the Trojans in a key CIAA contest!!!)

Carson-Newman (4-1) at Lenoir-Rhyne (6-0)

(Bears also hope to stay unbeaten when they play host to the Eagles in a critical South Atlantic Conference showdown!!!)

Missouri S&T (5-1) at Truman State (5-1)

(Miners hit the road to do battle with the Bulldogs in a battle to remain in the Great Lakes Valley Conference championship conversation!!!)

Angelo State (5-1) at West Texas A&M (5-1)

(Buffs are set to play host to the Rams in one of two games with potential Lone Star Conference championship implications!!!)

Texas A&M-Commerce (4-1) at Tarleton State (6-0)

(The other key game in the LSC this weekend has the Texans looking to stay undefeated against the Lions!!!)

West Chester (6-0) at Shepherd (4-2)

Urbana (4-2) at West Virginia State (5-1)

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

Charleston (W.Va.)-(3-2) at Frostburg State (5-1)

Fort Hays State (4-2) at Pittsburg State (Kan.)-(5-1)

Minnesota-Duluth (5-1) at Sioux Falls (4-2)

Central State (2-4) at Tuskegee (2-4)

West Florida (4-1) at West Georgia (4-2)

Winona State (3-2) at Bemidji State (5-1)

Dixie State (5-1) at Western Colorado (3-3)

Central Washington (2-4) at Western Oregon (4-2)

Northwest Missouri State (6-0) at Nebraska-Kearney (4-2)

Colorado Mesa (3-3) at Colorado State-Pueblo (5-1)

Ashland (4-2) at Wayne State (Mich.)-(3-3)

West Alabama (4-2) at Delta State (3-3)

NCAA Division III

Saturday, October 19

Alfred (4-1) at Cortland (5-0)

(Red Dragons play host to the Saxons in one of many top games throughout the nation this week!!! Cortland comes in at 2-0 in Empire 8 Conference play, while Alfred is 1-0 in E8 action!!!)

Wesleyan (5-0) at Middlebury (5-0)

(Panthers clash with the Cardinals in a battle of the only unbeaten teams in the NESCAC!!!)

Hobart (5-1) at Ithaca (5-0)

(Bombers do battle with the Statesmen in a showdown with major implications in the Liberty League!!!)

Delaware Valley (5-1) at Wilkes (5-0)

(Aggies are on the road against the Colonels in a clash that could decide the Middle Atlantic Conference championship!!!)

St. Olaf (5-0) at Bethel (Minn.)-(4-1)

(The Royals look to bounce back from last week's loss to St. John's when they face the surprising Oles in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference [MIAC]!!!)

St. John's (5-0) at St. Thomas (4-1)

(But there's another key MIAC contest that's taking place in the Twin Cities, as Johnnies take on the Tommies in a showdown with implications for not only the conference championship but also for potential postseason play for the winner!!!)

Wartburg (6-0) at Simpson (4-1)

(Knights square off against the Storm in a showdown featuring the lone unbeaten teams left in American Rivers Conference action!!! Wartburg is 4-0 in the ARC, while Simpson sits at 3-0 in ARC action!!!)

Washington (Mo.)-(4-1) at Wheaton (5-0)

(Finally,  the Thunder face off against the Bears in a critical College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin [CCIW] contest!!!)

Framingham State (3-2) at Plymouth State (5-1)

Washington and Lee (4-1) at Emory and Henry (3-2)

Huntingdon (3-2) at Brevard (3-1)

Franklin and Marshall (3-2) at Johns Hopkins (4-1)

Wittenberg (4-1) at Wabash (3-2)

Ohio Northern (3-2) at John Carroll (4-1)

St. Scholastica (5-1) at Greenville (3-2)

DePauw (3-2) at Ohio Wesleyan (4-1)

Denison (4-1) at Wooster (3-2)

Illinois College (4-1) at Monmouth (Ill.)-(2-2)

Christopher Newport (1-4) at Montclair State (2-3)

Kean (2-3) at The College of New Jersey (1-4)

Springfield (3-3) at Merchant Marine (4-1)

George Fox (2-3) at Whitworth (3-1)

Lewis & Clark (2-2) at Pacific (1-4) 

UMass-Dartmouth (4-1) at Bridgewater State (3-3)

Concordia-Chicago (Ill.)-(3-2) at Eureka (3-2)

Alma (4-1) at Adrian (2-3)

North Carolina Wesleyan (3-2) at Averett (4-1)

Berry (6-0) at Birmingham-Southern (3-2)

Washington and Jefferson (4-2) at Geneva (3-3)

Whittier (2-2) at La Verne (2-3)

Cal Lutheran (3-2) at Pomona-Pitzer (2-2)

NAIA

Saturday, October 19

Benedictine (Kan.)-(5-1) at Evangel (5-1)

(Ravens travel into Missouri to match-up against the Crusaders in a battle of one-loss teams in the Heart of America Athletic Conference!!!)

Concordia (Mich.)-(5-1) at Marian (4-0)

(Knights look to stay undefeated against the Cardinals in a huge Mid-States Football Association showdown!!!)

Montana Tech (4-1) at College of Idaho (5-0)

(The Yotes also hope to remain unbeaten, as they take on the Orediggers in a battle of top teams in the Frontier Conference!!!)

MidAmerica Nazarene (5-1) at Baker (4-2)

(Pioneers take on the Wildcats in another critical HAAC contest!!!)

Langston (4-1) at Ottawa (Ariz.)-(6-0)

(The Spirit squares off against the Lions in a battle of top squads from the Sooner Athletic Conference!!!)

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

Cumberlands (Ky.)-(5-0) at Cumberland (Tenn.)-(3-2)

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