College Football 2025-2026: The Final Wrap-Up

Starting with the FCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 5, 2026, the #2 Montana State University Bobcats won their first national championship after edging the Illinois State University Redbirds. It was the Bobcats' second-ever title at the NCAA Division I level after winning the then-NCAA Division I-AA title in 1984.

Montana State finished the 2025-2026 season at 14-2 overall with the win, while Illinois State's season ended at 12-5. 

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

For the Illinois State point of view, please click here.

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

Celebration Bowl: South Carolina State

NCAA Division II: Ferris State

NCAA Division III: Wisconsin-River Falls

NAIA: Grand View

And now, the final overall prediction totals for the 2025-2026 college football season:

FBS Group Of Five Bowl Predictions Special: 10-5 (.667)

FCS Semifinal and Small College National Championship Games: 4-2 (.667)

FCS and NCAA Division III National Championship Games: 1-1 (.500)

Final Overall Record: 724-323 (.691)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: Morgan State Football-1966

(Video courtesy of HBCU Gameday/Florida Citrus Sports)

The final post of "RFC Throwback Thursday" for the 2025-2026 season takes a brief look back at the 1966 season for the Morgan State University Bears football team. 

After finishing the regular season undefeated at 8-0, the Bears from Baltimore beat the West Chester University Golden Rams 14-6 to win the Tangerine Bowl (now the Citrus Bowl) on December 10, 1966. Morgan State finished the 1966 season with an undefeated record of 9-0. To this day, Morgan State remains the lone HBCU program to win a major bowl game.

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Quickie Predictions for the FCS and NCAA Division III National Championship Games 2025-2026

(The projected winners are marked in RED, followed by the projected final score, listed below. Additionally, the overall won-lost records of the participating teams are marked in parentheses.)

Sunday, January 4

Stagg Bowl-NCAA Division III National Championship Game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio

North Central (14-0) 42, Wisconsin-River Falls (13-1) 26

Monday, January 5

FCS National Championship Game at First Bank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Montana State (13-2) 33, Illinois State (12-4) 22

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RFC Postseason's Greetings/Throwback Thursday: Delaware National Championships-1979 & 2003

 (Video #1 courtesy of ABC Sports.)

(Video #2 courtesy of ESPN.)

In this edition of RFC Postseason's Greetings, we're taking a look back at the two national championship seasons for the University of Delaware football program.

The first video recaps the 1979 NCAA Division II national championship game between the Blue Hens and the Youngstown State University Penguins, while the second video highlights the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS) title game against Colgate. 

Both teams lost only one game en route to their respective national championships, with the 1979 team losing to Temple on September 22, while the 2003 squad fell to Northeastern on November 8.

Delaware finished the 1979 season with a 13-1 overall record, while the Blue Hens concluded their 2003 campaign with a 15-1 overall record.

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RFC Postseason's Greetings: Jacksonville State and Troy Football Histories

(Video #1 courtesy of ESPN.)

(Video #2 courtesy of Jacksonville State University.)

(Video #3 courtesy of Troy University.)

(Video #4 courtesy of Troy University.)

In this edition of "RFC Postseason's Greetings", we're taking a look back at the histories of two current FBS Group of Five Conference programs from Alabama, Jacksonville State, and Troy Universities, respectively.

The first two videos highlight the 1992 NCAA Division II national championship season for Jacksonville State, the third video briefly features Troy's D-II national championship run in 1987, and the fourth and final video focuses on the Trojans' lone national championship in the NAIA from 1968.

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of December 20, 2025-FCS/NCAA Division III Semifinal And Small College Championship Game Predictions

Last Week: 10-4 (.714)

This Year:  709-315 (.692)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Editor's Note: All games listed will be played on Saturday, December 20, 2025.

FCS Semifinals

Interactive Bracket

Montana (13-1) at Montana State (12-2)

Illinois State (11-4) at Villanova (12-2)

NCAA Division II Championship Game at McKinney, Texas

 

Ferris State (15-0) vs. Harding (15-0)

NCAA Division III Semifinals

Johns Hopkins (12-1) at Wisconsin-River Falls (12-1)

John Carroll (12-1) at North Central (13-0)

NAIA Championship Game at Fort Worth, Texas

Keiser (Fla.)-(12-0) vs. Grand View (13-0)

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RFC Postseason's Greetings/Throwback Thursday: Northern Michigan University Football National Champions-1975

(Video courtesy of Northern Michigan University.)

In this edition of "RFC Postseason's Greetings/Throwback Thursday", we're taking a look back at the Northern Michigan University Wildcats' national championship football team from 1975. NMU rebounded from a winless season at 0-10 in 1974 to a 13-1 record and its program's only NCAA Division II national championship.

The 1975 squad featured future NFL coach Steve Mariucci as the starting quarterback during his sophomore season. Thanks to his efforts, he helped the Wildcats to a 16-14 win over Western Kentucky in the national championship game on December 13. Northern Michigan's lone loss came at the hands of Akron on October 11.

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