RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 3, 2020

Last Week: 20-2 (.909)

This Year: 45-14 (.763)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

NOTE: This schedule is subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please follow RFC on Twitter @realfootball for updates of any rescheduled games, postponements, or cancellations. Postponed or canceled games are marked with the "strikethrough" icon below. Additionally, any postponed or canceled games will not count toward the overall record of games predicted for that week. Also, the final scores of any games played on Thursday and/or Friday will be indicated here in this post.

FBS Group Of Five/FCS

Friday, October 2

Louisiana Tech (2-0) at BYU (2-0)

(Cougars play host to the Conference USA Bulldogs in the lone Friday night contest this week!!! Airtime is at 9 p.m. EDT/8 p.m. CDT/7 p.m. MDT on ESPN2!!!)

Saturday, October 3

UTSA (3-0) at UAB (2-1)

(Blazers play host to the Roadrunners in a key Conference USA clash!! Airtime is at 12:30 p.m. EDT/11:30 a.m. CDT on Stadium!!!)

Memphis (1-0) at SMU (3-0)

(Mustangs look to remain undefeated against the Tigers, who have been sidelined Sept. 5 due to COVID-19. Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT on ESPN2!!!)

Navy (1-1) at Air Force

(Midshipmen go west into Colorado to face the Falcons in the first "Commander-In-Chief's Trophy" contest!!! Airtime is at 6 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. CDT/4 p.m. MDT on the CBS Sports Network!!!)

Central Arkansas (FCS)-(2-1) at North Dakota State (FCS)

(Three-time defending national champion Bison play host to the Southland Conference Bears in the only game of the fall season!!! Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT on ESPN+!!!)

Arkansas State (1-1) at Coastal Carolina (2-0)

South Florida (1-1) at Cincinnati (2-0)

East Carolina (0-1) at Georgia State (0-1)

North Alabama (FCS) at Liberty (2-0)

NCAA Division II/NCAA Division III/NAIA

Saturday, October 3

Benedictine (Kan.)-(2-0) at Grand View (1-0)

(Vikings play host to the Ravens in a battle of division leaders in the Heart of America Athletic Conference!!!)

Southwestern (Kan.)-(1-0) at Bethel (Kan.)-(3-0)

(Threshers play host to the Moundbuilders in a battle of unbeaten teams in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference!!!)

West Texas A&M (NCAA Division II)-(1-1) at Stephen F. Austin (FCS)-(0-3)

Trine (NCAA Division III) at Adrian (NCAA Division III)

Northwestern (Iowa)-(1-1) at Dordt (2-0)

Webber International (1-2) at Southeastern (Fla.)-(3-0)

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Rivals set to meet in 2020

Rivals set to meet in 2020: The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy are getting in gear for a November meet-up with the Secretaries' Cup on the line.



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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of September 26, 2020 (REVISED)

Last Week: 10-7 (.588)

This Year: 25-12 (.676)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

NOTE: This schedule is subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please follow RFC on Twitter @realfootball for updates of any rescheduled games, postponements, or cancellations. Postponed or canceled games are marked with the "strikethrough" icon below. Additionally, any postponed or canceled games will not count toward the overall record of games predicted for that week. Also, the final scores of any games played on Thursday and/or Friday will be indicated here in this post.

FBS Group Of Five/FCS

Thursday, September 24

UAB 42, South Alabama 10

Friday, September 25

Middle Tennessee State (0-2) at UTSA (2-0)

Saturday, September 26

Army (2-0) at Cincinnati (1-0)

(Bearcats look to remain unbeaten against the Black Knights in an unlikely early-season battle of unbeaten teams!!! Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EDT on ESPN!!!)

Troy (1-0) at BYU (1-0)

(Cougars play host to the Sun Belt Conference Trojans in another battle of undefeated teams!!! Airtime is at 10:15 p.m. EDT/9:15 p.m. CDT/8:15 p.m. MDT on ESPN!!!)

Georgia Southern (1-0) at Louisiana (2-0)

Georgia State (0-1) at Charlotte (0-1)

Florida International at Liberty (1-0)

Tulsa (0-1) at Arkansas State (1-1)

UCF (1-0) at East Carolina  

UTEP (2-1) at Louisiana-Monroe (0-2)

South Florida (1-1) at Florida Atlantic 

North Texas (1-1) at Houston

Tulane (1-1) at Southern Mississippi (0-2)

Stephen F. Austin (FCS)-(0-2) at SMU (2-0)

Houston Baptist (FCS)-(0-2) at Louisiana Tech (1-0)

Eastern Kentucky (FCS)-(0-2) at The Citadel (FCS)-(0-2)

Missouri State (FCS)-(0-1) at Central Arkansas (FCS)-(1-1)

NCAA Division II/NCAA Division III/NAIA

Thursday, September 24

Grand View 35, Evangel 13

Saturday, September 26

Valley City State (2-0) at Dickinson State (2-0)

(Blue Hawks play host to the Vikings in a battle of unbeaten teams in the North Star Athletic Association!!!)

Culver-Stockton (1-0) at Benedictine (Kan.)-(1-0)

Graceland (0-1) at Missouri Valley

Keiser (2-0) at St. Thomas (Fla.)-(0-1)

Presentation (0-2) at Waldorf (1-1)

Doane (1-1) at Hastings (1-1)

Peru State at Baker

West Texas A&M (NCAA Division II)-(1-0) at Angelo State (NCAA Division II)

Judson (NAIA) at Trine (NCAA Division III)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: Delaware at Maine-1986

(Video courtesy of University of Delaware Athletics)

We finally turn our attention to the former NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS) for this week's installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday", as we turn the clock back to 1986. That was when the University of Delaware Blue Hens traveled to Orono, Maine to do battle with the University of Maine Black Bears. That game featured the talents of future NFL quarterback Rich Gannon, who would go on to spend the next 18 seasons playing for four different franchises. As for the contest itself, the Blue Hens outlasted the Black Bears 34-31 on November 1. Delaware won a share of the then Yankee Conference championship, sharing the crown with UConn and Mass in finishing 5-2 in conference play that year. The Blue Hens finished the 1986 season at 9-4 overall after losing to eventual national runner-up Arkansas State in the quarterfinals.

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of September 26, 2020

Last Week: 10-7 (.588)

This Year: 25-12 (.676)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

NOTE: This schedule is subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please follow RFC on Twitter @realfootball for updates of any rescheduled games, postponements, or cancellations. Postponed or canceled games are marked with the "strikethrough" icon below.

FBS Group Of Five/FCS

Thursday, September 24

UAB (1-1) at South Alabama (1-1)

Friday, September 25

Middle Tennessee State (0-2) at UTSA (2-0)

Saturday, September 26

Army (2-0) at Cincinnati (1-0)

(Bearcats look to remain unbeaten against the Black Knights in an unlikely early-season battle of unbeaten teams!!! Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EDT on ESPN!!!)

Troy (1-0) at BYU (1-0)

(Cougars play host to the Sun Belt Conference Trojans in another battle of undefeated teams!!! Airtime is at 10:15 p.m. EDT/9:15 p.m. CDT/8:15 p.m. MDT on ESPN!!!)

Georgia State (0-1) at Charlotte (0-1)

Florida International at Liberty (1-0)

Tulsa (0-1) at Arkansas State (1-1)

UCF (1-0) at East Carolina  

UTEP (2-1) at Louisiana-Monroe (0-2)

South Florida (1-1) at Florida Atlantic 

North Texas (1-1) at Houston

Tulane (1-1) at Southern Mississippi (0-2)

Stephen F. Austin (FCS)-(0-2) at SMU (2-0)

Houston Baptist (FCS)-(0-2) at Louisiana Tech (1-0)

Eastern Kentucky (FCS)-(0-2) at The Citadel (FCS)-(0-2)

Missouri State (FCS)-(0-1) at Central Arkansas (FCS)-(1-1)

NCAA Division II/NCAA Division III/NAIA

Thursday, September 24

Grand View at Evangel

Saturday, September 26

Valley City State (2-0) at Dickinson State (2-0)

(Blue Hawks play host to the Vikings in a battle of unbeaten teams in the North Star Athletic Association!!!)

Culver-Stockton (1-0) at Benedictine (Kan.)-(1-0)

Graceland (0-1) at Missouri Valley

Keiser (2-0) at St. Thomas (Fla.)-(0-1)

Presentation (0-2) at Waldorf (1-1)

Doane (1-1) at Hastings (1-1)

Peru State at Baker

West Texas A&M (NCAA Division II)-(1-0) at Angelo State (NCAA Division II)

Judson (NAIA) at Trine (NCAA Division III)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of September 19, 2020 (REVISED)

Last Week: 8-3 (.727)

This Year: 15-5 (.750)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

NOTE: This schedule is subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please follow RFC on Twitter @realfootball for updates of any rescheduled games, postponements, or cancellations. Postponed or canceled games are marked with the "strikethrough" icon below.

FBS Group Of Five/FCS

Saturday, September 19

Navy (0-1) at Tulane (1-0)

(Green Wave play host to the Midshipmen in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams!!! Airtime is at noon EDT/11 a.m. CDT on ABC/ESPN3!!!)

Appalachian State (1-0) at Marshall (1-0)

(The Mountaineers head north into Huntington, W. Va. to take on the Thundering Herd in a top early-season non-conference clash!!! Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EDT on CBS!!!)

Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern (1-0)

(The Owls hit the road to face the Eagles in another Conference USA vs. Sun Belt Conference contest!!! Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EDT on ESPNU!!!)

Louisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi (0-1)

(The Bulldogs open Conference USA action against the Golden Eagles!!! Airtime is at 7:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. CDT on ESPN2!!!)

Liberty at Western Kentucky (0-1)

Louisiana (1-0) at Georgia State 

SMU (1-0) at North Texas (1-0)

Stephen F. Austin (FCS)-(0-1) at UTSA (1-0)

Troy at Middle Tennessee State (0-1)

(Game to air at 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT on ESPN.)

Central Arkansas (FCS) at Arkansas State (1-0)

Texas State (1-1) at Louisiana-Monroe (0-1) 

NAIA 

Saturday, September 19

Southeastern (Fla.)-(1-0) at St. Thomas (Fla.)

Missouri Valley at Grand View

Saint Mary (Kan.) at Avila

Central Methodist at Graceland

Mayville State (0-1) at Dickinson State (1-0)

Webber International (0-1) at Keiser (1-0)

Hastings at Concordia (Neb.) 

Mid-America Nazarene (0-1) at Peru State

Kansas Wesleyan at Bethany (Kan.)

Oklahoma Panhandle State (0-1) at West Texas A&M (NCAA Division II)

Friends (0-1) at Tabor (0-1)

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