College Football 2022-2023: The Final Wrap-Up

Starting with the FCS National Championship Game on Sunday, January 8, 2023, with the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits winning their first-ever national championship while denying their longtime archrivals in the North Dakota State University Bison, their 10th title in 12 years. SDSU cruised to a convincing 45-21 win over NDSU. It was the first-ever loss in the Bison's 10 national championship game appearances.

Read the recap of the game, from the SDSU perspective, by clicking here. 

For the NDSU point of view, please click here.

Also, here's a quick moment to recognize the other "national champions" below the FBS level

Celebration Bowl: North Carolina Central

NCAA Division II: Ferris State

NCAA Division III: North Central (Ill.)

NAIA: Northwestern (Iowa)

And now, the final overall prediction totals for the 2022-2023 college football season:

FBS Group Of Five Bowl Predictions Special: 8-8 (.500)

FCS Semifinal and Small College National Championship Games: 5-1 (.833)

Final Overall Record: 1,044-450 (.699)

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RFC Throwback Thursday Finale: North Dakota State vs. South Dakota State FCS Playoffs-2012

(Video courtesy of ESPN.)

The final installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday" for the 2022-2023 season turns the clock back to December 1, 2012. That was when the North Dakota State University Bison hosted the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits in an FCS playoff game. After outlasting SDSU 20-17 in the battle for the Dakota Marker on November 10, NDSU ended the Jackrabbits' season in the second round of the playoffs, as the Bison cruised to a convincing 28-3 victory that day. North Dakota State eventually downed Sam Houston State 39-13 on January 5, 2013, to win the second of five straight national championships, as well as their ninth overall, dating back to the start of the 2011 season.

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Bowl/Other Postseason Prediction (s) Results and Quickie Prediction for the FCS Championship Game 2022-2023

FCS Semifinal and Small College National Championship Game Results 2022

5-1 (.833)

Note: Only one miss here in this category, with MEAC champion North Carolina Central pulling off the upset over the previously undefeated SWAC Champion Jackson State University Tigers in overtime, to win the Celebration Bowl, 41-34, on Saturday, December 17, 2022.

Group Of Five Bowl Prediction Results 2022

8-8 (.500)*

*Correct Predictions (The bowl game is listed first, followed by the final score in parentheses, with the winning team marked in RED.)

-Cure Bowl (Troy 18, UTSA 12)

-Lending Tree Bowl (Southern Mississippi 38, Rice 24)

-Frisco Bowl (Boise State 35, North Texas 32)

-Myrtle Beach (Marshall 28, UConn 24)

-Boca Raton (Toledo 21, Liberty 19)

-Independence (Houston 23, Louisiana 20)

-Birmingham (East Carolina 53, Coastal Carolina 29)

-Arizona (Ohio 30, Wyoming 27 [Overtime])

*Incorrect Predictions (The bowl game is listed first, followed by the final score in parentheses, with the losing team marked in RED.)

-Bahamas (UAB 24, Miami [Ohio] 20)

-New Mexico (BYU 24, SMU 23)

-Famous Idaho Potato (Eastern Michigan 41, San Jose State 27)

-New Orleans Bowl (Western Kentucky 44, South Alabama 23)

-Hawai'i Bowl (Middle Tennessee State 25, San Diego State 23)

-Quick Lane (New Mexico State 24, Bowling Green 19)

-Camellia Bowl (Buffalo 23, Georgia Southern 21)

-First Responder Bowl (Memphis 38, Utah State 10)

Quickie Prediction for the FCS National Championship Game (Projected winner marked in RED, followed by the projected final score, listed below.)

North Dakota State 36, South Dakota State 35