Editor's Note: This is the first installment of the "RFC Weekly Predictions", on Real Football Central. Each week during the 2022 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 and Conference USA, as well as the Mid-American, Mountain West, and Sun Belt Conferences. As always, there are no games involving any teams from the Power 5 Conferences, or Notre Dame, for that matter. So, without further ado, it's time to get started.
KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.
Featured games in BOLD type.
Saturday, August 27
FBS Group Of Five/FCS
Austin Peay (FCS) at Western Kentucky (FBS Group Of Five)
(The Hilltoppers host the Governors in the opening game of the season for both squads!!! Airtime is at noon EDT/11 am CDT on the CBS Sports Network!!!)
Stephen F. Austin (FCS) vs. Jacksonville State (FCS)
(The Lumberjacks face the soon-to-be FBS-bound Gamecocks at the FCS Kickoff Classic in Montgomery, Alabama!!! Airtime is at 3:30 pm EDT/2:30 pm CDT on ESPN!!!)
Charlotte at Florida Atlantic
(The Owls do battle vs. the 49ers in the Conference USA season opener for both teams!!! Airtime is at 7 pm EDT on the CBS Sports Network!!!)
North Texas at UTEP
(The Miners match up against the Mean Green in a contest between two teams that played in bowl games last season!!! Airtime is at 9 pm EDT/8 pm CDT/7 pm MDT on Stadium!!!)
Nevada at New Mexico State
Idaho State (FCS) at UNLV (FBS Group Of Five)
UConn at Utah State
Morehead State (FCS) at Mercer (FCS)
Howard (FCS) vs. Alabama State (FCS)
(Cricket MEAC/SWAC at Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta)
NAIA
Thursday, August 25
Reinhardt at Faulkner
(The Eagles from Montgomery, Alabama face off against the Eagles from Georgia in a non-conference game that could have an early impact on the NAIA playoff picture!!!)
Georgetown (Ky.) at Kentucky Christian
Mount Marty at Presentation
Clarke at Evangel
Valley City State at Jamestown
Dakota Wesleyan at Dakota State
Saturday, August 27
Grand View at Central Methodist
(Last year's national runner-up Vikings will get a quick early-season test for "Week Zero, as they do battle with an Eagles team that finished 9-3 overall, and advanced to the NAIA playoffs in 2021!!!)
Culver-Stockton at Baker
Ave Maria at Madonna
Atlantis (Fla.) at Bethel (Kan.)
Lincoln (Calif.) at Webber International
Arkansas Baptist at Bethel (Tenn.)
Roosevelt at Mayville State
Hastings at Trinity International
Tabor at Iowa Wesleyan
William Penn at Benedictine (Kan.)
St. Andrews at Lindsey Wilson
Montana State-Northern at College of Idaho
Saint Mary at Midland
Rocky Mountain at Southern Oregon
Montana Western at Carroll (Mont.)
Point at Cumberland (Tenn.)
Taylor at Lawrence Tech
Bluefield at Thomas More
Missouri Baptist at Lyon
Graceland at Mid-America Nazarene
Montana Tech at Eastern Oregon
INTERDIVISIONAL GAME
Edward Waters (NCAA Division II) at Florida Memorial (NAIA)
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