RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of November 1, 2025 Part 1

Last Week: 53-18 (.746)

This Year: 436-198 (.688)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five 

Tuesday, October 28

UTEP (2-5) at Kennesaw State (5-2)

James Madison (6-1) at Texas State (3-4)

Wednesday, October 29

Jacksonville State (4-3) at Middle Tennessee State (1-6)

Florida International (3-4) at Missouri State (4-3)

Thursday, October 30

Marshall (4-3) at Coastal Carolina (4-3)

Tulane (6-1) at UTSA (3-4)

Friday, October 31

Memphis (7-1) at Rice (4-4)

Sam Houston State (0-7) at Louisiana Tech (4-3)

Saturday, November 1

Navy (7-0) at North Texas (7-1)

(The Midshipmen travel to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to match up against the Mean Green in a big contest with American Conference and College and College Football Playoff implications!!!!)

East Carolina (4-3) at Temple (5-3)

(The Owls from Philadelphia play host to the Pirates in another American Conference clash that will have a huge impact on the conference championship race!!!!!)

Fresno State (5-3) at Boise State (6-2)

(The Broncos hope to move one step closer to returning to the Mountain West Conference championship game when they battle the Bulldogs on the blue turf field in Boise, Idaho!!!!!)

New Mexico (5-3) at UNLV (6-1)

(The Rebels host the upstart Lobos in another contest that could decide the championship combatants in the Mountain West Conference!!!!!)

Central Michigan (5-3) at Western Michigan (4-4)

(The Chippewas hit the road to clash with the Broncos in a battle of 3-1 teams in Mid-American Conference action!!!!!)

New Mexico State (3-4) at Western Kentucky (6-2)

Delaware (4-3) at Liberty (3-4)

Wyoming (4-4) at San Diego State (6-1)

Washington State (4-4) at Oregon State (1-7)

Arkansas State (4-4) at Troy (6-2)

Hawai'i (6-2) at San Jose State (2-5)

FCS

Thursday, October 30

Norfolk State (1-7) vs. Delaware State (5-3)

Friday, October 31

Brown (3-3) at Penn (4-2)

Idaho (3-5) at Northern Arizona (5-3)

Saturday, November 1

Georgetown (D.C.)-(5-3) at Lehigh (8-0)

(The Mountain Hawks will look to stay undefeated when they play host to a Hoyas team that comes in at 3-1 in Patriot League play!!!!!)

Gardner-Webb (5-3) at Tennessee Tech (8-0)

(Another team will put their unbeaten record on the line when the Golden Eagles take on the Runnin' Bulldogs in Big South-Ohio Valley Conference action!!!!!)

Drake (5-2) at Butler (5-3)

(Speaking of the "Bulldogs", it will be a battle of that namesake when the team from Des Moines, Iowa, battles the team from Indianapolis in a showdown that will decide this year's Pioneer Football League champion!!!!!)

Dartmouth (5-1) at Harvard (6-0)

(Yet another undefeated team will look to stay that way when the Crimson clash with the Big Green in a contest where the winner will get the inside track on winning the Ivy League's first-ever automatic bid to the FCS playoffs!!!!!)

Alabama State (5-2) at Prairie View A&M (6-1)

(The Panthers play host to the Hornets in a huge contest with implications for the SWAC title!!!!)

UT Rio Grande Valley (6-2) at Stephen F. Austin (6-2)

(Finally, the 4-0 Lumberjacks play host to upstart, 2-2 Vaqueros in a critical Southland Conference showdown!!!!!)

North Dakota (6-2) at South Dakota (5-4)

Morgan State (3-5) at South Carolina State (5-3)

Mercer (6-1) at Furman (5-3)

North Carolina Central (5-3) at Howard (4-4)

Youngstown State (5-3) at North Dakota State (8-0)

Sacramento State (4-4) at Eastern Washington (4-4)

Tarleton State (9-0) at Abilene Christian (4-4)

Western Carolina (5-3) at Chattanooga (4-4)

Dayton (6-2) at San Diego (4-4)

Jackson State (5-2) at Florida A&M (3-4)

East Texas A&M (2-6) at Southeastern Louisiana (6-2)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 25, 2025 Part 3

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

Editor's Note: All games listed will be played on Saturday, October 25, 2025, unless otherwise indicated.

BONUS PREDICTIONS

Fitchburg State (3-3) at Anna Maria (4-2)

Bloomsburg (1-6) at Millersville (0-7)

Edinboro (3-4) at Gannon (1-6)

Montclair State (2-4) at Castleton (2-4)

Southern Virginia (5-1) at North Carolina Wesleyan (3-3)

Carnegie Mellon (4-2) at Muhlenberg (5-1)

Endicott (5-1) at Nichols (2-4)

Stevenson (4-2) at Delaware Valley (3-3)

Amherst (4-2) at Wesleyan (4-2)

Frostbug State (6-1) at Wheeling (4-3)

Lenoir-Rhyne (4-4) at Mars Hill (3-4)

Franklin & Marshall (5-1) at Ursinus (4-2)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: Chuck Ealey (Toledo)

 (Video courtesy of Old School Sundays.)

This week's post of "RFC Throwback Thursday" takes a look back at the playing career of former University of Toledo and Canadian Football League quarterback Chuck Ealey. Despite going undefeated at 35-0 as a starter with the Rockets from 1969 to 1971, Ealey was overlooked by NFL scouts and signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1972. He spent seven seasons in the CFL with the Tiger-Cats, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and the Toronto Argonauts, helping Hamilton win the Grey Cup in his rookie season.

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 25, 2025 Part 2

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

Editor's Note #1: All games listed will be played on Saturday, October 25, 2025, unless otherwise indicated.

Editor's Note #2: There are so many games with either conference championship or playoff implications involved, it's hard to feature even one or two games, let alone multiple contests. So, for this week, there will be a slight format change. Otherwise, sit back and enjoy!

NCAA Division II

Ohio Dominican (3-3) at Findlay (7-0)

Kutztown (7-0) at West Chester (3-4)

East Stroudsburg (7-0) at Shepherd (3-4)

Winston-Salem (4-4) at Johnson C. Smith (6-1)

Ashland (6-0) at Tiffin (5-1)

Grand Valley State (4-2) at Ferris State (5-1)

Wingate (5-2) at Anderson (S.C.)-(5-3)

Frostburg State (6-1) at Wheeling (4-3)

California (Pa.)-(5-2) at Indiana (Pa.)-(4-2)

Albany State (Ga.)-(6-1) at Benedict (7-0)

Delta State (6-1) at West Alabama (5-1)

Nebraska-Kearney (5-3) at Northwest Missouri State (6-1)

Colorado School of Mines (5-2) at Western Colorado (7-0)

Emory and Henry (6-2) at Newberry (6-1)

West Texas A&M (4-3) at UT Permian Basin (5-2)

Minnesota State-Moorhead (5-2) at Northern State (5-2)

NCAA Division III

Merchant Marine (5-1) at Springfield (4-2)

Cortland (5-1) at St. John Fisher (5-1)

Millsaps (4-2) at Berry (5-1)

Hope (5-1) at Adrian (6-0)

Eastern (5-1) at Misericordia (5-0)

Roanoke (4-2) at Hampden-Sydney (5-1)

Salisbury (6-0) at Rowan (4-1-1)

Centre (3-3) at Trinity (Texas)-(5-1)

Franklin (3-3) at Mount St. Joseph (3-3)

Ohio Northern (5-1) at Mount Union (6-0)

Central (6-0) at Wartburg (7-0)

Wisconsin-Platteville (5-1) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (5-1)

Washington-St. Louis (5-1) at Wheaton (4-2)

Bluffton (4-2) at Rose-Hulman (1-5)

Concordia (Wis.)-(6-1) at Concordia-Chicago (Ill.)-(4-2)

Howard Payne (3-3) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (3-3)

Wisconsin-Oshkosh (4-2) at Wisconsin-La Crosse (4-1)

DePauw (5-1) at Denison (4-2)

Linfield (3-2) at Pacific Lutheran (4-2)

Whitworth (4-2) at Lewis & Clark (5-1)

Redlands (4-2) at California Lutheran (5-1)

NAIA

Friends (7-0) at Southwestern (Kan.)-(6-1)

Grand View (6-0) at MidAmerica Nazarene (5-2)

Southeastern (Fla.)-(6-1) at St. Thomas (Fla.)-(4-2)

Marian (6-1) at Olivet Nazarene (5-1)

Concordia (Neb.)-(5-1) at Morningside (5-2)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 25, 2025 Part 1

Last Week: 48-15 (.762)

This Year: 383-180 (.680)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five 

Tuesday, October 21

Kennesaw State (4-2) at Florida International (3-3)

Western Kentucky (5-2) at Louisiana Tech (4-2)

Wednesday, October 22

Middle Tennessee State (1-5) at Delaware (3-3)

Missouri State (3-3) at New Mexico State (3-3)

Thursday, October 23

South Alabama (1-6) at Georgia State (1-6)

Saturday, October 25

South Florida (6-1) at Memphis (6-1)

(The Bulls battle the Tigers in a showdown that could decide which team stays in American Conference championship countdown!!!!!)

Western Michigan (4-3) at Miami (Ohio)-(4-3)

(The Redhawks play host to the Broncos in a battle of unbeaten 3-0 teams for first place in the Mid-American Conference!!!!!)

Toledo (4-3) at Washington State (3-4)

FCS

Friday, October 24

Montana (7-0) at Sacramento State (4-3)

Saturday, October 25

Presbyterian (7-0) at Dayton (5-2)

(The Blue Hose hopes to stay unbeaten when they head north into Ohio to face the Flyers in Pioneer Football League action!!!!!)

Harvard (5-0) at Princeton (3-2)

(Another undefeated team in the Crimson travels to New Jersey to take on the Tigers in a clash of 2-0 from the Ivy League!!!!!)

North Dakota State (7-0) at South Dakota State (7-0)

(The Bison hit the road to battle the Jackrabbits in their annual battle for the "Dakota Marker"!!!!!)

Penn (4-1) at Yale (3-2)

Southeast Missouri State (3-4) at Tennessee Tech (7-0)

Delaware State (4-3) at North Carolina Central (5-2)

Alabama State (4-2) vs. Alabama A&M (4-3)

(Magic City Classic at Birmingham, Ala.)

Jackson State (5-1) vs. Grambling State (4-3)

(at Las Vegas, Nevada)

Stephen F. Austin (5-2) at East Texas A&M (2-5)

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