Last Week: 17-6 (.739)
This Year: 17-6 (.739)
Editor's Note: With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to affect college football at all levels, any games that are postponed or canceled will not count toward the final percentage of correctly predicted games. As always, continue to visit RFC at realfootballcentral.blogspot.com, as well as follow on Twitter @realfootball for the latest developments and details.
KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.
Featured games in BOLD type.
Wednesday, September 1
UAB (FBS Group Of Five) vs. Jacksonville State (FCS)
(Defending Conference USA champion Blazers open their season against the Ohio Valley Conference champion Gamecocks in the Montgomery Kickoff Classic in Montgomery, Ala.!!! Airtime is at 7:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. CDT on ESPN!!!)
FBS Group Of Five
Thursday, September 2
Boise State at UCF
(The Broncos open their campaign in Central Florida to clash with the Golden Knights!!! Airtime is at 7 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. CDT/5 p.m. MDT, also on ESPN!!!)
East Carolina vs. Appalachian State
(Duke's Mayo Classic at Charlotte, N.C.)
Saturday, September 4
Army at Georgia State
(The Black Knights head south into Atlanta to face the Panthers in a battle of two teams who played in bowl games last season!!! Airtime is at noon EDT on ESPNU!!!)
Marshall at Navy
(The Midshipmen play host to the Thundering Herd, with Charles Huff making his debut as Marshall's head coach!!! Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EDT on the CBS Sports Network!!!)
Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati
Southern Miss at South Alabama
New Mexico State (0-1) at San Diego State
FCS
Thursday, September 2
Sam Houston State at Northern Arizona
(The Bearkats begin the defense of their FCS national championship against the Lumberjacks of the Big Sky Conference!!! Airtime is at 9 p.m. EDT/8 p.m. CDT/7 p.m. MDT/6 p.m. MST-PDT on ESPN+!!!)
New Hampshire at Stony Brook
Delaware at Maine
Incarnate Word at Youngstown State
Tennessee Tech at Samford
Southern Illinois at Southeast Missouri State
Austin Peay at Chattanooga
Mississippi Valley State at Murray State
Saturday, September 4
Albany (N.Y.) at North Dakota State
(The Bison begin their quest for another national championship when they play host to the Great Danes in the season opener for both teams!!! Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT on ESPN+!!!)
Robert Morris at Dayton
Villanova at Lehigh
North Carolina A&T at Furman
Wofford at Elon
North Dakota at Idaho State
Cal Poly at San Diego
Eastern Kentucky at Western Carolina
Bryant at Rhode Island
Morehead State at James Madison
Butler at Illinois State
Prairie View at Texas Southern
Sunday, September 5
Jackson State vs. Florida A&M
(Denny's Orange Blossom Classic at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.)
Grambling State vs. Tennessee State
(Game played at Canton, Ohio)
NCAA Division II/III
Thursday, September 2
Shepherd at Ohio Dominican
(The Mountain East Conference Rams hit the road to face the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Panthers in the season opener for both teams!!!)
Findlay at Ferris State
(The Bulldogs from the GLIAC play host to the Oilers in their first game of 2021 for both squads!!!)
Texas A&M-Commerce at Colorado State-Pueblo
(The Thunderwolves take on the Lions in the first game in almost two calendar years for both teams!!!)
Shaw at Wingate
Slippery Rock at Wayne State (Mich.)
Southeastern Oklahoma State at Arkansas Tech
Defiance at Capital
Edinboro at Grand Valley State
West Georgia at Carson-Newman
Bemidji State at Sioux Falls
East Texas Baptist at Wisconsin-Platteville
Trine at Manchester
Western Oregon at Colorado School of Mines
Pittsburg State (Kan.) at Central Missouri
Northwest Missouri State at Fort Hays State
Central Washington at Eastern New Mexico
Millsaps at Belhaven
Friday, September 3
Salisbury at Albright
Salve Regina at Norwich
Anderson (Ind.) at Hope
West Chester at Bentley
Hobart at Alfred
Carnegie Mellon at Whitworth
Alvernia at Ursinus
Chapman at Pacific
Saturday, September 4
Mount Union at Westminster (Pa.)
(The Purple Raiders [4-0 Ohio Athletic Conference] open their season on the road against the Titans [5-0 Presidents Athletic Conference] in a battle of undefeated conference champions from the spring of 2021!!!)
Truman State at Davenport
Ashland at Notre Dame (Ohio)
Brevard (NCAA Division III) at Shorter (NCAA Division II)
Cortland at Wittenberg
Brockport at Framingham State
Wisconsin-Oshkosh at Huntingdon
Washington & Jefferson at John Carroll
Albion at Mount St. Joseph
Franklin at Illinois Wesleyan
Chadron State at Western Colorado
Fayetteville State at Elizabeth City State
Puget Sound at Willamette
Clark Atlanta at Livingstone
Widener at Rowan
Wabash at Rose-Hulman
Claremont Mudd Scripps at Pomona-Pitzer
Redlands at George Fox
Sunday, September 5
Fort Valley State vs. Tuskegee
(Burning Red Tails Classic at Montgomery, Ala.)
NAIA
Thursday, September 2
Union at Campbellsville
Webber International at Lindsey Wilson
Saturday, September 4
Grand View (1-0) at Benedictine (Kan.)
(The Vikings look to build on their season-opening win over Central Methodist when they face the Ravens on the road!!!)
Montana Western (1-0) at Eastern Oregon (1-0)
(The Mountaineers play host to the Bulldogs in a battle of unbeaten teams in the Frontier Conference!!!)
Missouri Baptist (1-0) at Iowa Wesleyan
Rocky Mountain (1-0) at College of Idaho (1-0)
Siena Heights at Olivet Nazarene
Thomas More at Bluefield (Va.)
Doane at Briar Cliff (0-1)
Southeastern at Faulkner
Midland (0-1) at Dordt
Saint Mary at Sterling (1-0)
Other/Interdivisional Games
Thursday, September 2
The Citadel (FCS) at Coastal Carolina (FBS Group Of Five)
Dickinson State (NAIA) at Black Hills State (NCAA Division II)
Long Island (FCS) at Florida International (FBS Group Of Five)
Wagner (FCS) at Buffalo (FBS Group Of Five)
Western Illinois (FCS) at Ball State (FBS Group Of Five)
UC Davis (FCS) at Tulsa (FBS Group Of Five)
Reinhardt (NAIA) at Kennesaw State (FCS)
Houston Baptist (FCS) at New Mexico (FBS Group Of Five)
Eastern Washington (FCS) at UNLV (FBS Group Of Five)
Friday, September 3
St. Francis (Pa.)-(FCS) at Eastern Michigan (FBS Group Of Five)
South Dakota State (FCS) at Colorado State (FBS Group Of Five)
Southern Connecticut State (NCAA Division II) at Central Connecticut State (FCS)
Saturday, September 4
Marian (NAIA) at Tiffin (NCAA Division II)
West Florida (NCAA Division II) at McNeese State (FCS)
Wisconsin-Stevens Point (NCAA Division III) at Mayville State (NAIA)
St. Francis (Ill.)-(NAIA) at St. Thomas (Minn.)-(FCS)
Lafayette (FCS) at Air Force (FBS Group Of Five)
Montana State (FCS) at Wyoming (FBS Group Of Five)
Campbell (FCS) at Liberty (FBS Group Of Five)
Monmouth (N.J.)-(FCS) at Middle Tennessee State (FBS Group Of Five)
Gardner-Webb (FCS) at Georgia Southern (FCS)
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