Monday, November 14, 2022

RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of November 19, 2022-Part #1 (FBS Group Of Five/FCS)

Editor's Note: For the remainder of the 2022 (regular) season (and likely beyond), future posts of the "RFC Weekly Predictions" column will be divided into multiple parts. The reason for this decision is to focus on more critical games of interest across all of the divisions covered by RFC and to accommodate games involving the FBS Group Of Five that will be played midweek. With that said, on to this week's post (s).


Last Week: 81-46 (.638)


This Year: 893-389 (.696)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Tuesday, November 15

Ohio (7-3) at Ball State (5-5)

Bowling Green (5-5) at Toledo (7-3)

Wednesday, November 16

Eastern Michigan (6-4) at Kent State (4-6)

Miami (Ohio)-(4-6) at Northern Illinois (3-7)

Western Michigan (3-7) at Central Michigan (4-6)

Thursday, November 17

SMU (6-4) at Tulane (8-2)

(After losing to UCF last week, the Green Wave will try to bounce back against the Mustangs this week!!! Airtime is at 7:30 pm EST/6:30 pm CST on ESPN!!!)


Friday, November 18

South Florida (1-9) at Tulsa (3-7)

San Diego State (6-4) at New Mexico (2-8)


Saturday, November 19

Marshall (6-4) at Georgia Southern (5-5)

(The Eagles play host to a Thundering Herd squad that hopes to finish its inaugural Sun Belt Conference season with a winning record!!! Airtime is at 6 pm EST on ESPN+!!!)

Boise State (7-3) at Wyoming (7-3)

(The Cowboys clash with the Broncos in a contest that will decide the Mountain West Conference Mountain Division championship!!! Airtime is at 7 pm EST/6 pm CST/5 pm MST/4 pm PST on the CBS Sports Network!!!)

San Jose State (6-3) at Utah State (5-5)

(In another critical Mountain West Conference contest, the Aggies can become bowl-eligible for the second straight season when they host the Spartans!!! Airtime is at 9:45 pm EST/8:45 pm CST/7:45 pm MST/6:45 pm PST on Fox Sports!!!)


UConn (6-5) at Army (3-6)

Georgia State (4-6) at James Madison (6-3)*

Florida Atlantic (5-5) at Middle Tennessee State (5-5)

Florida International (4-6) at UTEP (4-6)

Houston (6-4) at East Carolina (6-4)

Louisiana-Monroe (4-6) at Troy (8-2)

South Alabama (8-2) at Southern Miss (5-5)

Arkansas State (3-7) at Texas State (3-7)

UNLV (4-6) at Hawai'i (2-8)

*-James Madison is making the transition from the FCS to the FBS level and is ineligible for postseason play.

FCS

Thursday, November 17

Southeastern Louisiana (7-3) at Nicholls State (3-7)


Saturday, November 19

William & Mary (9-1) at Richmond (8-2)

(The Spiders square off against the Tribe in a showdown for the CAA title!!! Airtime is at noon EST on FloFootball!!!)

St. Francis (Pa.)-(8-2) at Merrimack (8-2)#

(The playoff-bound Red Flash travel into Massachusetts to face the postseason-ineligible Warriors in a game that will decide the outright Northeast Conference champion, with both teams coming in undefeated in conference play!!! Airtime is at noon EST on ESPN3 and NEC Front Row!!!)

#-Merrimack is completing its four-year transition from the NCAA Division II to the FCS level and is ineligible for postseason play.


St. Thomas (Minn.)-(9-1)@ at Butler (7-3)

(The Tommies travel east into Indianapolis to take on the Bulldogs in hopes of finishing unbeaten in Pioneer Football League play, as well as winning the conference championship outright!!! Airtime is at noon EST/11 am CST, also on FloFootball!!!)

@-St. Thomas is in the second year of its four-year transition period from the NCAA Division III to the FCS level and is ineligible for postseason play!!!)

North Carolina A&T (7-3) at Gardner-Webb (5-5)

(The Aggies do battle with the Runnin' Bulldogs in the winner-take-all battle for the Big South Conference title!!! Airtime is at noon EST on ESPN+!!!)

Yale (7-2) at Harvard (6-3)

(The Bulldogs clash with the Crimson in the 138th edition of "The Game"!!! Airtime is at noon EST on ESPNU!!!)

Princeton (8-1) at Penn (7-2)

(In the other key Ivy League contest, the Tigers clash with the Quakers, as a four-way tie for the league title could be forced with wins by Harvard and Princeton, respectively!!! Airtime is at 1 pm EST on ESPN+!!!)

Mercer (7-3) at Samford (9-1)

(After suffering a tough loss at home to Furman last week, the Bears hit to road to do battle with the newly-crowned Southern Conference champion Bulldogs in a contest that has potential playoff implications for the visitors from Georgia!!! Airtime is at 1 pm EST/noon CST on ESPN3!!!)

Dayton (8-2) at Davidson (7-3)

(The Dragons do battle with the Wildcats on the road, with the winner earning the Pioneer Football League's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs!!!) 

Montana (7-3) at Montana State (9-1)

(The annual "Brawl Of The Wild" rivalry will be renewed yet again when the Bobcats go up against the Grizzlies!!! Airtime is at 2 pm EST/1 pm CST/noon MST on ESPN+!!!)

North Dakota (7-3) at North Dakota State (8-2)

(In another rivalry contest with postseason implications, the Bison will face the Fighting Hawks in the Fargo Dome!!! Airtime is at 3:30 pm EST/2:30 pm CST on ESPN+!!!)

UC Davis (6-4) at Sacramento State (10-0)

(Finally, in the 69th edition of the Causeway Classic, the Hornets hope to finish the regular season undefeated for the first time in program history when they host the Aggies!!! Airtime is at 5 pm EST/4 pm CST/3 pm MST/2 pm PST on ESPN+!!!)

Delaware (7-3) at Villanova (5-5)

Incarnate Word (9-1) at Northwestern State (4-6)

Jackson State (10-0) at Alcorn State (5-5)

Jacksonville State (8-2)% at Central Arkansas (5-5)

Southern Illinois (5-5) at Youngstown State (6-4)

%-Jacksonville State is making the transition from the FCS to the FBS level and is ineligible for postseason play.


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