RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of December 5, 2020

Last Week: 11-6 (.647)*

This Year: 144-55 (.724)

*-Eight (8) games were postponed or canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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. The amount of postponed or canceled games are indicated with the "asterisk" (*) icon above. 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 games will be indicated here in this post, if available.

FBS Group Of Five

Tuesday, December 1

Western Kentucky (4-6) at Charlotte (2-3)*

(*-Rescheduled from Saturday, November 28, 2020.)

Thursday, December 3

Air Force (2-2) at Utah State (1-4)

Lousiana Tech (4-3) at North Texas (3-4)

Friday, December 4

Louisiana (8-1) at Appalachian State (7-2)

(Ragin' Cajuns hit the road to face the Mountaineers in a re-match of the last two Sun Belt Conference championship games!!! Airtime is at 7 p.m. EST/6 p.m. CST on ESPN2!!!) 

Boise State (4-1) at UNLV (0-5)

Southern Mississippi (2-7) at UTEP (3-4)

Saturday, December 5

Liberty (9-1) at Coastal Carolina (9-0)

(The unbeaten Chanticleers play host to the once-beaten Flames in a battle of upstart Group Of Five squads!!!)

Fresno State (3-1) at Nevada (5-1)

(The Bulldogs travel to Reno to take on the Wolfpack in a critical Mountain West Conference contest!!!)

Rice (1-2) at Marshall (7-0)

Ball State (3-1) at Central Michigan (3-1)

Florida Atlantic (5-1) at Georgia Southern (6-4)

Florida International (0-5) at Charlotte (2-3)

Hawai'i (3-3) at San Jose State (4-0)

Houston (3-3) at SMU (7-3)

Kent State (3-1) at Miami (Ohio)-(2-1)

Louisiana-Monroe (0-9) at Arkansas State (3-7)

Memphis (6-2) at Tulane (5-5)

Tulsa (5-1) at Navy (3-5)

Toledo (2-2) at Northern Illinois (0-4)

Troy (4-5) at South Alabama (4-6)

Colorado State (1-2) at San Diego State (3-3)

Bowling Green (0-4) at Akron (0-4)

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THE 2000'TH POST AT RFC!!!--RFC Throwback Thursday: Hofstra vs. Georgia Southern in the NCAA Division I-AA (FCS) Playoffs-2000

(Video courtesy of the NCAA/Metro Sports)

We here at the Real Football Central blog have officially reached a new milestone: POST #2000! And what better way to celebrate that moment than with a special post from the year 2000! This week's installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday" turns the clock back to December 2, 2000. That was when the then-defending NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS) national champion Georgia Southern University Eagles played host to the Hofstra University Pride in the quarterfinals of the Division I-AA playoffs. While Georgia Southern cruised to an easy 48-20 win en route to winning their sixth and final national championship, Hofstra dropped its football program at the end of the 2009 season. Meanwhile, in 2014, Georgia Southern transitioned from the FCS to the FBS Group of Five, not only joining the Sun Belt Conference but also winning the league title in their inaugural season. 

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM REAL FOOTBALL CENTRAL!!! 

RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of November 28, 2020-Thanksgiving Special (REVISED)

Last Week: 10-4 (.714)*

This Year: 133-49 (.730)

*-Five (5) games were postponed or canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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. The amount of postponed or canceled games are indicated with the "asterisk" (*) icon above. 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 games will be indicated here in this post, if available.

Last updated at 1:35 p.m. EST on Saturday, November 28, 2020.

FBS Group Of Five/FCS

Thursday, November 26 (THANKSGIVING DAY)

Colorado State (1-2) at Air Force (2-2) (CANCELED)

New Mexico (0-4) at Utah State (0-4)

Friday, November 27 

San Diego State (3-2) at Fresno State (3-1)-(CANCELED)

(The Bulldogs play host to the Aztecs in one of two key games in the Mountain West Conference during this holiday weekend!!! Airtime is at 9 p.m. EST/8 p.m. CST/7 p.m. MST/6 p.m. PST on Fox Sports 1!!!)

Central Michigan (2-1) at Eastern Michigan (0-3)

Southern Mississippi (2-7) at UAB (4-3)-(CANCELED)

UCF (5-3) at South Florida (1-7)

UMass (0-3) at Liberty (8-1)

Wyoming (1-2) at UNLV (0-4) 

Saturday, November 28

Kent State (3-0) at Buffalo (3-0)

(The Bulls do battle with the Golden Flashes in a battle of unbeaten teams in the Mid-American Conference!!! Airtime is at noon EST on the CBS Sports Network!!!) 

San Jose State (4-0) at Boise State (4-1)-(CANCELED)

(The other critical game in the Mountain West Conference will pit the Broncos against the unbeaten Spartans in a contest that could have implications for the conference championship game!!!)

Ball State (2-1) at Toledo (2-1)

Bowling Green (0-3) at Ohio (1-1)

Florida Atlantic (5-1) at Middle Tennessee State (3-6)-(CANCELED)

Memphis (5-2) at Navy (3-4)

Miami (Ohio)-(1-1) at Akron (0-3)

North Texas (3-3) at UTSA (6-4)

SMU (7-2) at East Carolina (2-6)

Tulsa (5-1) at Houston (3-3)

Georgia Southern (6-3) at Georgia State (4-4)

South Alabama (3-6) at Arkansas State (3-6)

UTEP (3-4) at Rice (1-2)

Western Kentucky (4-6) at Charlotte (2-3)-(POSTPONED)

Troy (4-4) at Appalachian State (6-2)

Nevada (5-0) at Hawai'i (2-3) 

NCAA Division II/NCAA Division III/NAIA

Thursday, November 26 (THANKSGIVING DAY)

Baker (5-0) at Benedictine (Kan.)-(7-1)

(The Ravens play host to the undefeated Wildcats in a rare Thanksgiving Day showdown in the Heart of America Athletic Conference!!!)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: Kent State Wins Mid-American Conference Championship-1972

(Video courtesy of Kent State University)

This week's installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday" turns the clock back to November 18, 1972. That was when the Kent State University Golden Flashes, led by the future University of Washington Huskies head coach Don James, took on the University of Toledo Rockets in Mid-American Conference action. The Golden Flashes downed the Rockets 27-9 to win their first and only MAC championship in program history. Kent State then lost to Tampa 21-18 in the Tangerine Bowl on December 29 to finish the 1972 season at 6-5-1 overall, as well as 4-1 in MAC action.

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of November 21, 2020

Last Week: 12-4 (.800)*

This Year: 133-49 (.731)

*-Ten (10) games were postponed or canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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. The amount of postponed or canceled games are indicated with the "asterisk" (*) icon above. 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 games will be indicated here in this post, if available.

FBS Group Of Five/FCS

Tuesday, November 17

Ohio (1-1) at Miami (Ohio)-(1-1)

(Game canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.)

Wednesday, November 18

Western Michigan (2-0) at Central Michigan (2-0)

(Chippewas play host to the Broncos in a battle of unbeaten teams in the Mid-American Conference!!! Airtime is at 7 p.m. EST on ESPN2!!!) 

Thursday, November 19

Tulane (5-4) at Tulsa (4-1)

Saturday, November 21

Appalachian State (6-1) at Coastal Carolina (7-0)

(The Mountaineers hit the road to clash with the undefeated Chanticleers in the quest for the Sun Belt Conference East Division championship!!!)

Georgia Southern (6-2) at Army (6-2)

(The Black Knights do battle with the Eagles in a battle of bowl-eligible teams!!! Airtime is at noon EST on the CBS Sports Network!!!)

San Diego State (3-1) at Nevada (4-0) 

(The Wolfpack looks to remain undefeated against the Aztecs in one of two key Mountain West Conference contests!!! Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EST/2:30 p.m. CST/1:30 p.m. MST/12:30 p.m. PST, also on the CBS Sports Network!!!)

Cincinnati (7-0) at UCF (5-2)

(The Bearcats look to keep themselves in the New Year's Six Bowl conversation against the Knights in a key American Athletic Conference contest!!! Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EST on ESPN!!!) 

San Jose State (4-0) at Fresno State (3-1) 

(The other critical Mountain West clash pits the undefeated, upstart Spartans against the Bulldogs!!! Airtime is at 7 p.m. EST/6 p.m. CST/5 p.m. MST/4 p.m. PST, again, on the CBS Sports Network!!!) 

Florida International (0-4) at Western Kentucky (3-6)

Houston (3-3) at SMU (7-2) 

Middle Tennessee State (2-6) at Troy (4-3)

Rice (1-1) at North Texas (2-3)

UTSA (5-4) at Southern Mississippi (2-6)

Stephen F. Austin (FCS)-(6-3) at Memphis (4-2)

Central Arkansas (FCS)-(5-4) at Louisiana (FCS)-(7-1)

NCAA Division II/NCAA Division III/NAIA

Thursday, November 19

Southeastern (4-1) at Ave Maria (3-3)

Saturday, November 21

Concordia (Neb.)-(4-3) at Dakota Wesleyan (3-5)

Southwestern (Kan.)-(4-1) at Ottawa (Kan.)-(4-2)

Webber International (1-6) at St. Thomas (Fla.)-(2-3)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: Marshall Plane Crash 50th Anniversary-1970

(Video #1 courtesy of East Carolina University)

(Video #2 courtesy of ESPN Classic)

In the first of two parts of our "double feature" of "RFC Throwback Thursday", we turn the clock to November 14, 1970. That was the date of the worst sports-related plane crash in U.S. history, as Southern Airways Flight 932 crashed just short of the Tri-State Airport in West Virginia, killing all 75 passengers on board, including all players and coaches of the Marshall University football team.

The first video shows a game film from East Carolina's win over Marshall, while the second video is a documentary from ESPN Classic on the 30th anniversary of the plane crash that originally aired in 2000.

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of November 14, 2020

Last Week: 9-4 (.692)*

This Year: 121-45 (.729)

*-Five (5) games were postponed or canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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. The amount of postponed or canceled games are indicated with the "asterisk" (*) icon above. 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

Tuesday, November 10

Miami (Ohio)-(1-0) at Buffalo (1-0)

(Bulls play host to the Redhawks in one of two battles between unbeaten teams in the Mid-American Conference [MAC]!!! Airtime is at 8 p.m. EST on ESPN!!!)

Wednesday, November 11 (VETERAN'S DAY)

Toledo (1-0) at Western Michigan (1-0)

(The other between unbeaten teams in the MAC pits the Broncos against the visiting Rockets!!! Airtime is at 8 p.m. EST, also on ESPN!!!)

Thursday, November 12

Colorado State (1-1) at Boise State (2-1)

Saturday, November 14

SMU (7-1) at Tulsa (3-1)

(Mustangs head north into Oklahoma to take on the Golden Hurricane in a key American Athletic Conference [AAC] game!!! Airtime is at 7 p.m. EST/6 p.m. CST on ESPN2!!!)

Army (6-1) at Tulane (4-4)

Memphis (4-2) at Navy (3-4)

North Texas (2-3) at UAB (4-3)

UTEP (3-3) at UTSA (4-3)

Rice (1-1) at Louisiana Tech (4-3)

Southern Mississippi (2-5) at Western Kentucky (2-6)

Coastal Carolina (7-0) at Troy (4-3)

South Alabama (3-4) at Louisiana (6-1)

Georgia State (3-3) at Appalachian State (6-1)

Hawai'i (1-1) at San Diego State (2-1)

Air Force (1-2) at Wyoming (1-2)

Eastern Kentucky (FCS)-(2-5) at Central Arkansas (FCS)-(4-4)

NCAA Division II/NCAA Division III/NAIA

Saturday, November 14

Warner (2-3) at St. Thomas (Fla.)-(2-3)

Wayland Baptist (1-1) at Texas Wesleyan (1-1)

Concordia (Neb.)-(4-3) at Midland (5-3)

Valley City State (4-2) at Dakota State (2-4)

Ottawa (Kan.)-(4-1) at Kansas Wesleyan (4-2)

Mid-America Nazarene (2-4) at Central Methodist (4-4)

Western Colorado (NCAA Division II)-(0-1) at Colorado Mesa (NCAA Division II)-(2-1)

Nebraska-Kearney (NCAA Division II)-(2-0) at South Dakota Mines (NCAA Division II)-(2-2)

Chadron State (NCAA Division II)-(2-2) at Black Hills State (0-2)

Pittsburg State (Kan.)-(NCAA Division II)-(1-1) at Stephen F. Austin (FCS)-(5-3)

Missouri Western State (NCAA Division II)-(0-1) at West Texas A&M (NCAA Division II)-(3-2)

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