RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of November 4, 2023-The Midweek Edition (FBS Group Of Five/FCS)

Editor's Note: With all but one of the Group Of Five conferences choosing to play games on weeknights (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays) for the next few weeks, there will be special, flexible installments of the "RFC Weekly Predictions" that will be posted until at least mid-November. The second posting of the "Predictions" will (hopefully) be available by no later than Wednesday, November 1, 2023. With that said, on to the latest installment of this segment.

Last Week: 58-29 (.667)

This Year: 649-288 (.693)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five 

Tuesday, October 31

Northern Illinois (4-4) at Central Michigan (4-4)

Buffalo (3-5) at Toledo (7-1)

Wednesday, November 1

Ball State (2-6) at Bowling Green (4-4)

Kent State (1-7) at Akron (1-7)

Thursday, November 2

South Alabama (4-4) at Troy (6-2)

(The Trojans take on the Jaguars in their annual "Battle For The Belt" showdown within the Sun Belt Conference West Division!!!)

Friday, November 3

Colorado State (3-5) at Wyoming (5-3)

Saturday, November 4

James Madison (8-0) at Georgia State (6-2)

(The undefeated Dukes hope to continue their unlikely run in Atlanta against the already bowl-eligible Panthers in another key Sun Belt Conference clash!!!)

Army (2-6) at Air Force (8-0)

Georgia Southern (6-2) at Texas State (5-3)

Louisiana (5-3) at Arkansas State (4-4)

Louisiana Tech (3-6) at Liberty (8-0)

Coastal Carolina (5-3) at Old Dominion (4-4)

Marshall (4-4) at Appalachian State (4-4)

Middle Tennessee State (2-6) at New Mexico State (6-3)

Utah State (3-5) at San Diego State (3-5)

Western Kentucky (4-4) at UTEP (3-6) 

FCS

Thursday, November 2

Mississippi Valley State (1-6) at Bethune-Cookman (1-6)

Friday, November 3

Princeton (4-3) at Dartmouth (3-4)

Saturday, November 4

Furman (7-1) at Chattanooga (7-2)

(The 5-0 Paladins hit the road to face the 6-1 Mocs in a contest that will decide this season's Southern Conference champion!!!)

William & Mary (5-3) at Albany (N.Y.)-(6-3)

(The Great Danes play host to the Tribe in a contest that has tremendous CAA championship, as well as FCS playoff implications!!!)

South Dakota (6-2) at Southern Illinois (6-2)

(The Salukis square off against the Coyotes in a key Missouri Valley Conference contest!!!!)

Cornell (3-4) at Penn (5-2) 

Duquesne (5-3) at Wagner (3-5)

Elon (4-4) at Delaware (7-1)

Long Island (2-6) at St. Francis (Pa.)-(3-5)

Delaware State (1-7) at Morgan State (2-5)

Howard (4-4) at South Carolina State (3-5)

North Dakota State (6-2) at South Dakota State (8-0)

Gardner-Webb (4-4) at Bryant (4-4)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: Georgia State at Georgia Southern-2016

(Video courtesy of ESPN.)

This week's installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday" turns the clock back to November 19, 2016. That was when the fledgling Georgia State University Panthers program played host to a Georgia Southern University Eagles squad that was finishing its' third season at the FBS level after spending more than three decades at the FCS (formerly NCAA Division I-AA) level. 

Despite only having had a football program since 2010, the Panthers found a way to knock off the Eagles, 30-24. Georgia State finished its' 2016 season at 3-9 overall, while Georgia Southern finished at 5-7 overall. Entering the 2023 contest, Georgia State leads the overall series, 6-3.

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 28, 2023-Weekender Edition (REVISED)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

Note: For Part 1, please scroll down or click here.

Editor's Note (as of 10/28/2023, updated at approximately 12:25 pm EDT.): Due to the cancellation of the McNeese State at Northwestern State game, the Old Dominion at James Madison game listed below will replace that aforementioned contest.

FBS Group Of Five

Saturday, October 28

Old Dominion (4-3) at James Madison (7-0)

FCS 

Saturday, October 28

Incarnate Word (6-1) at Lamar (4-3)

(It's a "Battle of the Cardinals", as the Cardinals from San Antonio square off against the Cardinals from Beaumont, Texas in a showdown for supremacy in the Southland Conference!!!)

RFC Road Trip: San Antonio, Texas to Beaumont, Texas

Tarleton State (5-3) at Central Arkansas (5-2)

(The Bears take on the Texans in a critical United Athletic Conference contest!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Stephenville, Texas to Conway, Arkansas

Bryant (3-4) at Charleston Southern (3-4)

Columbia (2-4) at Yale (3-3)

Bucknell (2-5) at Colgate (3-4)

Monmouth (N.J.)-(3-4) at William & Mary (4-3)

Morgan State (1-5) at Norfolk State (2-5)

Southeast Missouri State (3-4) at Nichols (3-3)

Alabama A&M (4-3) vs. Alabama State (3-3)

(Magic City Classic at Birmingham, Ala.)

Dartmouth (3-3) at Harvard (5-1)

NCAA Division II

Saturday, October 28

Charleston (6-1) at Frostburg State (6-1)

(The Golden Eagles hope to bounce back from their first loss of the season when they face the Bobcats on the road, with first place in the Mountain East Conference at stake!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Charleston, West Virginia to Frostburg, Maryland

Bemidji State (6-1) at Minnesota-Duluth (7-1)

(The Bulldogs do battle with the Beavers in a Northern Sun Conference contest that has both conference championship and potential postseason implications!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Bemidji, Minnesota to Duluth, Minnesota

Western Colorado (8-0) at Colorado School of Mines (8-0)

(The Orediggers square off against the Mountaineers in a game that will decide the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference [RMAC] championship!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Gunnison, Colorado to Golden, Colorado

Valdosta State (7-1) at West Florida (6-2)

(The Blazers hit the road to face the Argonauts in a key Gulf South Conference showdown!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Valdosta, Georgia to Pensacola, Florida

West Virginia State (4-3) at Fairmont State (6-2)

Assumption (5-2) at New Haven (5-2)

Augustana (S.D.)-(8-0) at Wayne State (Neb.)-(5-3)

Michigan Tech (4-3) at Grand Valley State (6-1)

Glenville State (4-3) at UNC Pembroke (5-3)

Ohio Dominican (4-4) at Findlay (6-2)

Thomas More (4-4) at Ashland (5-3)

Lenoir-Rhyne (8-0) at Wingate (5-3)

McKendree (2-5) at Quincy (5-3)

Miles (6-2) at Albany State (Ga.)-(4-4)

Newberry (4-4) at Limestone (5-3)

Central Washington (6-2) at Texas A&M-Kingsville (5-2)

NCAA Division III

Saturday, October 28

Merchant Marine (6-1) at Springfield (6-1)

Endicott (6-1) at Husson (5-2)

Rochester (5-3) at RPI (6-1)

UMass-Dartmouth (7-1) at Bridgewater State (Mass.)-(5-2)

(Starting the day in the Northeast and New England, these four match-ups listed above all have some sort of conference championship and postseason implications!!!)

Stevenson (6-1) at Delaware Valley (6-1)

Kings (6-1) at Widener (5-2)

(In the Middle Atlantic Conference, the Aggies play host to the Mustangs, while the Monarchs hit the road to face the Pride in a pair of contests that could clear up the picture there!!!)

Utica (7-1) at Brockport (6-1)

(How about a huge showdown between one-loss squads in the Empire 8 Conference, as the Golden Eagles play host to the Pioneers!!!)

Johns Hopkins (7-0) at Muhlenberg (7-0)

(The Blue Jays do battle with the Mules in a battle of unbeaten teams from the Centennial Conference!!!)

Washington & Lee (6-1) at Randolph-Macon (7-0)

(The Yellow Jackets will put their undefeated mark on the line when they host the one-loss Generals in a game that could decide the Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship, as both squads also come in unbeaten at 4-0 in ODAC action!!!)

Hanover (5-2) at Rose-Hulman (5-2)

(The next stop is in Terre Haute, Indiana!!! That's where the Engineers will face the Panthers in a critical Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest!!!)

Central (6-1) at Wartburg (8-0)

(Finally, in Iowa, the unbeaten Knights clash with the Dutch in a duel that decide the American Rivers Conference crown!!!)

Wittenberg (5-2) at Wabash (5-2)

Belhaven (7-0) at Maryville (5-2)

Bethel (Minn.)-(5-2) at Carleton (6-1)

Franklin (3-4) at Mount St. Joseph (6-1)

Mary Hardin-Baylor (4-3) at Hardin-Simmons (6-1)

Chapman (3-3) at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (6-1)

Wisconsin-Platteville (4-3) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (6-1)

Case Western Reserve (6-1) at Washington & Jefferson (5-2)

NAIA

Saturday, October 28

Morningside (8-0) at Northwestern (Iowa)-(8-0)

(The Red Raiders host the Mustangs in a showdown between the #1 and #3 teams in the nation, with the Great Plains Athletic Conference title on the line!!!)

Lindsey Wilson (6-1) at Georgetown (Ky.)-(5-1)

(The Tigers take on the Blue Raiders in the de facto Mid-South Conference championship game!!!)

Benedictine (Kan.)-(6-2) at Baker (6-1)

(The Wildcats face the Ravens for first place in the Heart of America Athletic Conference South Division!!!)

Cumberlands (5-3) at Campbellsville (4-3)

Florida Memorial (4-3) at Southeastern (4-3)

Friends (6-2) at Bethel (Kan.)-(5-3)

Indiana Wesleyan (7-0) at St. Francis (Ind.)-(4-3)

Arizona Christian (2-6) at Montana Tech (4-3)

Olivet Nazarene (4-3) at St. Francis (Ill.)-(6-2)

Carroll (Mont.)-(6-1) at Southern Oregon (4-3)

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