Thursday, September 28, 2023

RFC Throwback Thursday: Fresno State Football History



(Video #1 courtesy of Fresno State University, ESPN, et. al.)



(Video #2 courtesy of ESPN, Fox Sports 1, Big Ten Network, et. al.)


This week's installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday takes a brief look back at the history of the Fresno State University football program. The first video above takes a look at some of the greatest moments of the program dating back to 1982, while the second video looks back at every win over a current power conference team since 2001.


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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of September 30, 2023

Last Week: 66-31 (.680)

This Year: 290-111 (.723)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five vs. FBS Group Of Five

Thursday, September 28

Middle Tennessee State (1-3) at Western Kentucky (2-2)

Temple (2-2) at Tulsa (2-2)

Jacksonville State (3-1) at Sam Houston (0-3)

Friday, September 29

Louisiana Tech (2-3) at UTEP (1-4)


Saturday, September 30

Boise State (2-2) at Memphis (3-1)

(The Tigers take on the Broncos in one last non-conference tune-up before going deep into conference play!!! Airtime is at 4 pm EDT/3 pm CDT/2 pm MDT on ESPN2!!!)

Coastal Carolina (2-2) at Georgia Southern (3-1)

(Fresh off a convincing win at Ball State, the Eagles will look to start Sun Belt Conference play on a winning note against a Chanticleers squad that struggled in a 30-17 loss to Georgia State in a Thursday night contest last week!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Conway, South Carolina to Statesboro, Georgia

Eastern Michigan (2-2) at Central Michigan (2-2)

(The Chippewas enter this Mid-American Conference opening contest coming off a huge upset win over South Alabama, while the Eagles hope to bounce back after being shut out 21-0 at Jacksonville State last week!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Ypsilanti, Michigan to Mount Pleasant, Michigan

New Mexico (2-2) at Wyoming (3-1)

(The Cowboys play host to the Lobos in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams, with both teams coming off close wins this past weekend!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Albuquerque, New Mexico to Laramie, Wyoming


South Alabama (2-2) at James Madison (4-0)

Utah State (1-3) at UConn (0-4)

South Florida (2-2) at Navy (1-2)

East Carolina (1-3) at Rice (2-2)

Appalachian State (2-2) at Louisiana-Monroe (2-1)

Arkansas State (2-2) at Massachusetts (1-4)

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

Buffalo (0-4) at Akron (1-3)

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

Northern Illinois (1-3) at Toledo (3-1)

Old Dominion (2-2) at Marshall (3-0)

San Diego State (2-3) at Air Force (4-0)

Texas State (3-1) at Southern Mississippi (1-3)

Troy (2-2) at Georgia State (4-0)

UAB (1-3) at Tulane (3-1)

FBS Group Of Five vs. FCS

Saturday, September 30

Abilene Christian (2-2) at North Texas (1-2)

Utah Tech (1-3) at Colorado State (1-2)

FCS vs. FCS

Friday, September 29

Columbia (1-1) at Princeton (1-1)

Saturday, September 30

South Dakota (2-1) at North Dakota State (3-0)

North Dakota (2-1) at South Dakota State (3-0)

(It's a two-game, four team battle in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, as the Bison do battle with the Coyotes, while the Jackrabbits face the Fighting Hawks at home!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Vermillion, South Dakota to Fargo, North Dakota and Grand Forks, North Dakota to Brookings, South Dakota

Idaho (3-1) at Eastern Washington (2-2)

(The Vandals hit the road to face the Eagles in another huge Big Sky Conference clash!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Moscow, Idaho to Cheney, Washington

Harvard (2-0) at Holy Cross (3-1)

(The Patriot League Crusaders clash with the Ivy League Crimson in a clash of perennial powers from New England!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Cambridge, Massachusetts to Worcester, Massachusetts

Tennessee State (2-1) at UT-Martin (3-1)

(The Skyhawks square off against the Tigers in key early-season Big South-OVC Football Association showdown!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Nashville, Tennessee to Martin, Tennessee

Duquesne (1-2) at Long Island (0-3)

Howard (1-2) at Robert Morris (2-2)

Morgan State (1-3) at Yale (0-2)

San Diego (1-3) at Davidson (2-2)

Stetson (2-2) at Marist (1-2)

Merrimack (1-3) at Sacred Heart (1-3)

St. Thomas (Minn.)-(2-2) at Dayton (2-2)

Presbyterian (2-1) at Butler (3-1)

East Tennessee State (1-2) at Samford (1-3)

Fordham (3-1) at Georgetown (D.C.)-(2-2)

Hampton (2-1) at Richmond (2-2)

Campbell (2-2) at North Carolina Central (3-1)

Portland State (2-2) at Montana State (3-1)

Villanova (3-1) at Albany (N.Y.)-(2-2)

VMI (2-2) at Mercer (2-2)

UC Davis (2-2) at Cal Poly (2-2)

Nicholls State (0-3) at McNeese State (0-4)


NCAA Division II

Friday, September 29

New Haven (3-1) at American International (1-3)

Saturday, September 30

Davenport (3-0) at Michigan Tech (3-0)

(The Huskies host the Panthers in an unlikely battle of unbeaten teams in the GLIAC!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Caledonia, Michigan to Houghton, Michigan

Southern Arkansas (3-1) at Southern Nazarene (3-1)

(The Muleriders hit the road to face the Crimson Storm in a critical GAC clash!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Magnolia, Arkansas to Bethany, Oklahoma

Minnesota State (4-0) at Bemidji State (4-0)

(In another battle between unbeaten teams, the Beavers will do battle against the Mavericks in the NSIC!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Mankato, Minnesota to Bemidji, Minnesota

Indiana (Pa.)-(3-1) at Slippery Rock (4-0)

("The Rock" plays host to the Crimson Hawks in a key PSAC showdown!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Indiana, Pennsylvania to Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

Fort Valley State (3-1) at Allen (4-0)

(The surprising and undefeated Yellow Jackets hope to stay that way against the visiting Wildcats in SIAC action!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Fort Valley, Georgia to Blythewood, South Carolina

Henderson State (3-1) at Oklahoma Baptist (3-1)

(The Reddies hit the road to face the Bison in another battle of once-beaten squads in the SAC!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Arkadelphia, Arkansas to Shawnee, Oklahoma

Wheeling (3-1) at UNC Pembroke (2-2)

Lock Haven (2-2) at Millersville (3-1)

East Stroudsburg (4-0) at Kutztown (2-2)

Shippensburg (1-3) at Shepherd (3-1)

Mars Hill (3-0) at Limestone (2-2)

Notre Dame (Ohio)-(2-2) at Frostburg State (3-0)

Northwest Missouri State (2-2) at Central Missouri (3-1)

Kentucky Wesleyan (3-1) at Findlay (3-1)

Tiffin (4-0) at Thomas More (3-1)

Augustana (S.D.)-(4-0) at Sioux Falls (2-2)

Delta State (4-0) at West Alabama (2-2)

Emporia State (4-0) at Missouri Western State (3-1)

Grand Valley State (2-1) at Saginaw Valley State (2-2)

Emory & Henry (2-2) at Catawba (2-2)

West Florida (3-1) at North Greenville (2-2)

Angelo State (2-2) at Eastern New Mexico (3-1)


NCAA Division III

Friday, September 29

Muhlenberg (3-0) at Ursinus (3-0)

Franklin & Marshall (3-0) at Dickinson (2-1)

(Here are two huge games to start off Centennial Conference play, with the Mules facing the Bears, and the Diplomats doing battle with the Red Devils!!!)

RFC Road Trips: Allentown, Pennsylvania to Collegeville, Pennsylvania and Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Saturday, September 30

Springfield (3-1) at WPI (3-1)

(The day begins in New England with the Engineers playing host to the Pride!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Springfield, Massachusetts to Worcester, Massachusetts

Trinity (Texas)-(3-1) at Berry (3-0)

(The Tigers travel east into Georgia to take on the unbeaten Vikings in Southern Athletic Association action!!!)

RFC Road Trip: San Antonio, Texas to Mount Berry, Georgia

Hobart (3-0) at Ithaca (2-1)

(The Bombers play host to the Statesmen to open Liberty League play!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Geneva, New York to Ithaca, New York

Kalamazoo (3-0) at Albion (4-0) 

(It's an unlikely battle of unbeaten teams in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, as the Britons will do battle with the Hornets!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Kalamazoo, Michigan to Albion, Michigan

Coe (4-0) at Wartburg (4-0)

(The Knights clash with the Kohawks in a key showdown of undefeated teams in the American Rivers Conference!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Waverly, Iowa

Howard Payne (3-0) at Hardin-Simmons (2-1)

(The Cowboys look to bounce back after a tough loss to Endicott, when they host the unbeaten Yellow Jackets in a critical American Southwest Conference contest!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Brownwood, Texas to Abilene, Texas

Eureka (4-0) at Aurora (3-0)

(The Spartans square off the Red Devils in yet another showdown of undefeated squads, this time in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference [NACC]!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Eureka, Illinois to Aurora, Illinois

Washington & Jefferson (4-0) at Grove City (4-0)

(Finally, in the Presidents Athletic Conference, another showdown of undefeated squads looms, as the Presidents square off against the Wolverines!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Washington, Pennsylvania to Grove City, Pennsylvania


Catholic (2-2) at Susquehanna (4-0)

Merchant Marine (3-0) at Salve Regina (3-1)

Cortland (2-1) at Morrisville State (2-2)

Randolph-Macon (3-0) at Guilford (2-1)

Wabash (2-1) at Ohio Wesleyan (2-2)

Bridgewater (Va.)-(2-1) at Hampden-Sydney (2-1)

Wilmington (Ohio)-(3-1) at John Carroll (2-1)

Heidelberg (2-1) at Muskingum (3-1)

Carleton (3-0) at Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.)-(3-1)

Marietta (2-1) at Baldwin-Wallace (2-2)

Carroll (Wis.)-(3-0) at Augustana (Ill.)-(2-1)

Chicago (1-2) at Beloit (1-2)

Monmouth (Ill.)-(2-1) at Illinois College (2-1)

Trine (2-2) at Alma (4-0)

St. John's (Minn.)-(2-1) at Augsburg (3-0)

St. Olaf (2-1) at Hamline (2-1)

Wittenberg (2-1) at Denison (3-1)

Shenandoah (2-1) at Ferrum (2-1)

Sewanee (2-1) at Hendrix (2-2)

Wisconsin-Platteville (2-1) at Wisconsin-River Falls (3-0)

Wisconsin-Whitewater (3-0) at Wisconsin-Oshkosh (2-1)

Pomona Pitzer (2-1) at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (3-0)

Washington and Lee (2-1) at Averett (3-0)


NAIA

Saturday, September 30

Bethel (Tenn.)-(4-0) at Cumberlands (Ky.)-(4-0)

(The Wildcats hit the road to face the Patriots in a showdown of unbeaten teams to open Mid-South Conference play!!!) 

RFC Road Trip: McKenzie, Tennessee to Williamsburg, Kentucky

Dickinson State (3-1) at Valley City State (3-1)

(The Blue Hawks face the Vikings in a battle for first-place in the five-squad North Star Athletic Association!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Dickinson, North Dakota to Valley City, North Dakota 

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

St. Xavier (2-2) at St. Francis (Ill.)-(4-0)

Union (Ky.)-(1-3) at Pikeville (2-2)

Point (1-3) at Kentucky Christian (0-5)

Louisiana Christian (4-0) at Oklahoma Panhandle State (2-2)

MidAmerica Nazarene (4-1) at Graceland (3-2)

McPherson (4-1) at Kansas Wesleyan (3-2)

Benedictine (Kan.)-(3-2) at William Penn (2-2)

Faulkner (1-2) at Lindsey Wilson (3-1)

Florida Memorial (1-2) at Ave Maria (2-1)

Northwestern (Iowa) at Midland (3-2)

Siena Heights (2-1) at Indiana Wesleyan (4-0)

Dordt (3-0) at Hastings (3-2) 

Langston (1-2) at Southwestern Assemblies of God (1-2)

Montana Tech (3-1) at Southern Oregon (1-2)

Briar Cliff (1-3) at Concordia (Neb.)-(1-3)

Thomas (0-2) at Keiser (1-2)

BONUS PREDICTIONS

Saturday, September 30

Concordia (Mich.)-(NAIA)-(3-0) at Wayne State (Mich.)-(NCAA Division II)-(1-3)

Southwest Minnesota State (NCAA Division II)-(1-3) at Valparaiso (FCS)-(0-3)

Tuskegee (NCAA Division II)-(4-0) at Alabama A&M (FCS)-(2-2)




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