College Football 2023-2024: The Final Wrap-Up

Starting with the FCS National Championship Game on Sunday, January 7, 2024, with the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits winning back-to-back national championship after rolling past the University of Montana Grizzlies 23-3. The Jackrabbits will now take a 29-game winning streak into the off-season, which is the longest current winning streak among programs in all of NCAA Division I, whether it's at the FBS or FCS level.

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

For the Montana point of view, please click here.

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

Celebration Bowl: Florida A&M

NCAA Division II: Harding

NCAA Division III: Cortland

NAIA: Keiser

And now, the final overall prediction totals for the 2023-2024 college football season:

FBS Group Of Five Bowl Predictions Special: 10-10 (.500)

FCS Semifinal and Small College National Championship Games: 2-3 (.400)

Final Overall Record: 946-396 (.705)

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Bowl/Other Postseason Prediction (s) Results and Quickie Prediction for the FCS Championship Game 2023-2024

FCS Semifinal and Small College National Championship Game Results 2023

4-3 (.571)

Note: Missed on all three small college national championship games, with Harding (NCAA Division II), Cortland (NCAA Division III), and Keiser (Fla.)-(NAIA), all winning their first-ever national championships in the histories of their respective programs.

Group Of Five Bowl Prediction Results 2023

6-7 (462)*

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

-Myrtle Beach Bowl (Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 20)

-New Orleans Bowl (Jacksonville State 34, Louisiana 31 [Overtime])

-Famous Toastery (Western Kentucky 38, Old Dominion 35 [Overtime])

-Frisco Bowl (UTSA 35, Marshall 27)

-68 Ventures Bowl (South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10)

-Hawai'i Bowl (Coastal Carolina 24, San Jose State 14)

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

-Cure Bowl (Appalachian State 13, Miami [Ohio] 9)

-New Mexico Bowl (Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10)

-Camellia Bowl (Northern Illinois 21, Arkansas State 19)

-Armed Forces Bowl (Air Force 31, James Madison 21)

-Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Georgia State 45, Utah State 22)

-First Responder Bowl (Texas State 45, Rice 21)

-Arizona Bowl (Wyoming 16, Toledo 15)

Quickie Prediction for the FCS National Championship Game

(Projected winner marked in RED, followed by the projected final score, listed below.)

South Dakota State 32, Montana 28

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