RFC Throwback Thursday: San Diego at Occidental-1982

(Video courtesy of CBS Sports.)

This week's edition of "RFC Throwback Thursday" takes us back to Sunday, October 3, 1982. That was when the University of San Diego Toreros traveled to Los Angeles to face the Occidental College Tigers in an NCAA Division III game that aired on CBS in place of the NFL during the players' strike that season. The Tigers finished the 1982 season at 4-5 overall, while the Toreros finished at 4-6 overall. Sadly, Occidental dropped its football program in 2020. Meanwhile, San Diego's program continues to play in the Pioneer Football League, a conference the Toreros have been a member of since 1993, after moving up to NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS).

Follow RFC on X @realfootball.

 

RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 31, 2026 Part 3 (Top Small College Games This Weekend)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games are in BOLD type.

Editor's Note: Unless otherwise noted, all games listed will be played on Saturday, October 31, 2026.

NCAA Division II

Davenport (8-0) at Ferris State (8-0)

(The defending national champion Bulldogs will face another stern test against the Panthers in a battle of unbeaten GLIAC teams!)

Edward Waters (6-2) at Central State (5-3)

(The Tigers from Jacksonville, Florida, travel to Wilberforce, Ohio, to take on the Marauders in a game with SIAC championship and playoff implications!)

Kutztown (8-0) at East Stroudsburg (7-1)

(The Golden Bears will look to remain unbeaten when they face the one-loss Warriors in a contest that will decide the PSAC East Division title!)

Emporia State (8-0) at Northwest Missouri State (7-1)

(Another undefeated team will put its perfect record on the line when the Hornets battle the Bearcats in Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association action!)

Bentley (4-3) at Pace (5-2)

Valdosta State (5-1) at West Alabama (5-3)

Virginia State (7-1) at Johnson C. Smith (6-2)

Augustana (S.D.) (6-2) at Northern State (6-2)

Southeastern Oklahoma State (6-2) at Henderson State (7-1)

Chowan (4-4) at Ferrum (3-5)

Midwestern State (6-2) at Texas A&M-Kingsville (4-4)

NCAA Division III

Merchant Marine (6-1) at WPI (5-1)

(The Engineers host a Mariners' team that's hoping to bounce back after losing their first game of the season to Springfield last weekend!)

Rowan (6-1) at Christopher Newport (7-0)

(The unbeaten Captains clash with the one-loss Profs as they vie for a potential NJAC title!)

John Carroll (6-1) at DePauw (6-1)

(The Tigers take on the Blue Streaks in a battle of 5-1 teams in North Coast Athletic Conference action!)

Calvin (7-0) at Trine (6-1)

(The undefeated Knights hope to stay that way as they travel to Angola, Indiana, to take on the Thunder in a contest for control in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association!)

Hardin-Simmons (6-0) at Howard Payne (5-1)

(Another squad will put its unbeaten season on the line as the Cowboys face the Yellow Jackets on the road in the American Southwest Conference!)

Linfield (5-1) at Lewis & Clark (6-1)

(The Wildcats will travel to Portland, Oregon, to face the River Otters in a showdown for first place in the Northwest Conference!)

Grove City (5-2) at Washington and Jefferson (6-1)

(Finally, the 5-0 Presidents host the 4-0 Wolverines in a clash for first place in the Presidents' Athletic Conference!)

Susquehanna (6-1) at Lycoming (5-3)

Amherst (6-0) at Tufts (4-2)

Randolph-Macon (5-2) at Shenandoah (5-2)

Bluffton (2-5) at Hanover (5-2)

Denison (5-2) at Washington-St. Louis (7-0)

Utica (6-1) at St. John Fisher (5-2)

St. Norbert (5-3) at Concordia (Wis.) (7-0)

Dickinson (5-2) at Carnegie-Mellon (5-2)

Pomona Pitzer (5-2) at Chapman (6-1)

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (5-2) at Redlands (3-4)

NAIA

William Penn (6-2) at Grand View (7-1)

(The Vikings square off against the Statesmen in a showdown for first place in the Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division!)

Taylor (7-1) at Indiana Wesleyan (7-1)

(The Wildcats take on the Trojans in another battle for first place; this time in the Mid-States Football Association Mid-East League, where both teams enter at 2-0 in conference play!)

Morningside (7-1) at Midland (7-1)

(The Mustangs travel to Fremont, Nebraska, to face the Warriors in a critical Great Plains Athletic Conference contest! Both teams are 6-1 in GPAC action!)

Southwestern (Kan.) (7-1) at McPherson (7-1)

(The Bulldogs battle the Moundbuilders in a key Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Bissell Division game!)

Cumberlands (Ky.) (5-3) at Georgetown (Ky.) (5-2)

Lindsey Wilson (6-2) at Cumberland (Tenn.) (5-3)

MidAmerica Nazarene (6-3) at Baker (6-1)

Rocky Mountain (4-3) at Montana Tech (7-1)

Follow RFC on X @realfootball.

RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 31, 2026 Part 2 (Weekend Games From The Group Of Six And FCS)

 KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games are in BOLD type.

Editor's Note: Unless otherwise noted, all games listed will be played on Saturday, October 31, 2026.

FBS Group Of Six

UAB (4-3) at South Florida (5-2)

(The 1-2 Bulls battle the 2-1 Blazers in a game where the winner stays in contention for the American Conference championship!)

Louisiana Tech (5-2) at South Alabama (4-3)

(The Bulldogs travel to Mobile to face the Jaguars in a showdown for first place in the Sun Belt Conference West Division!)

Army (5-2) at Memphis (6-2)

(In another key American Conference contest, the Tigers take on the Black Knights in a clash where both teams have one loss in league action!)

Coastal Carolina (2-5) at Georgia State (4-3)

UConn (4-3) at Air Force (5-2)

New Mexico (6-1) at San Jose State (4-4)

Appalachian State (5-2) at Georgia Southern (3-4)

Texas State (4-3) at Boise State (6-1)

Oregon State (5-2) at Fresno State (4-3)

FCS

Campbell (7-1) at Albany (N.Y.) (5-3)

(The Great Danes clash with the Camels in a critical contest that could decide the CAA crown!)

North Dakota (6-3) at Youngstown State (6-2)

(The Penguins face the Fighting Hawks in one of two key Missouri Valley Football Conference games!)

Bryant (5-3) at Monmouth (N.J.) (6-2)

(In another key CAA clash, the 5-0 Blue Hawks host the 3-1 Bulldogs!)

Tennessee Tech (7-1) at East Tennessee State (6-2)

(The 4-0 Buccaneers battle the 4-1 Golden Eagles in a game where the winner all but controls its own destiny in the Southern Conference!)

South Dakota (7-2) at South Dakota State (6-2)

(The other big game in the MVFC has the Jackrabbits hosting a Coyotes squad that stunned North Dakota with a walkoff touchdown in overtime!)

Robert Morris (4-4) at Central Connecticut State (4-4)

Richmond (6-2) at Holy Cross (3-5)

Butler (6-2) at Presbyterian (4-4)

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

Delaware State (4-4) at Norfolk State (4-4)

UC Davis (5-3) at Weber State (5-4)

Alabama State (4-3) vs. Alabama A&M (6-2)

(Magic City Classic at Birmingham, Alabama.)

Follow RFC on X @realfootball.

RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 31, 2026 Part 1 (Weeknight Games)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games are in BOLD type.

Editor's Note: "Weeknight Games" include games played on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and/or Friday nights.

Last Week: 44-19 (.698) 

This Year: 242-110 (.688)

FBS Group Of Six

Tuesday, October 27

Delaware (3-4) at Western Kentucky (3-4)

Sam Houston State (1-6) at Missouri State (2-5)

Wednesday, October 28

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

Jacksonville State (5-2) at New Mexico State (3-4)

Thursday, October 29

Florida Atlantic (5-2) at North Texas (5-2)

(The Mean Green take on the Owls in another critical American Conference contest!)

Troy (3-4) at James Madison (7-1)

Friday, October 30

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

Kent State (3-5) at Sacramento State (1-7)

FCS

Thursday, October 29

South Carolina State (6-2) at Morgan State (5-3)

(The Bulldogs travel north to Baltimore to battle the Bears in a key MEAC clash!)

Friday, October 30

Harvard (6-0) at Dartmouth (3-3)

NCAA Division II

Thursday, October 29

Fort Valley State (2-5) at Miles (3-3)

Friday, October 30

Virginia Union (7-1) at Lincoln (Pa.) (1-7)

NCAA Division III

Friday, October 30

Willamette (1-6) at George Fox (4-3)

Follow RFC on X @realfootball.