RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 18, 2025 Part 1

Last Week: 48-33 (.593)

This Year: 335-165 (.670)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five 

Tuesday, October 14

New Mexico State (3-2) at Liberty (2-4)

Arkansas State (2-4) at South Alabama (1-5)

Florida International (2-3) at Western Kentucky (5-1)

Wednesday, October 15

Delaware (3-2) at Jacksonville State (3-3)

(Two former FCS powerhouses will square off in Alabama, as the Gamecocks play host to the upstart Blue Hens in a battle of relative newcomers to Conference USA!!!!!)

UTEP (1-5) at Sam Houston State (0-6)

Thursday, October 16

Tulsa (2-4) at East Carolina (3-3)

Friday, October 17

San Jose State (2-4) at Utah State (3-2)

Saturday, October 18

Old Dominion (4-2) at James Madison (5-1)

Coastal Carolina (3-3) at Appalachian State (4-2)

(Keep an eye on both of these games above, as they could decide which team will represent the East Division in the Sun Belt Conference championship game in December!!!!!)

UNLV (6-0) at Boise State (4-2)

(The two-loss Broncos battle the unbeaten Rebels in a battle of 2-0 teams in the Mountain West Conference, with the winner remaining unbeaten in conference play!!!!!)

Army (3-3) at Tulane (5-1)

Central Michigan (3-3) at Bowling Green (3-3)

Eastern Michigan (2-5) at Miami (Ohio)-(3-3)

Troy (4-2) at Louisiana-Monroe (3-3)

Texas State (3-3) at Marshall (3-3)

Southern Miss (4-2) at Louisiana (2-4)

Florida Atlantic (3-3) at South Florida (5-1)

UTSA (3-3) at North Texas (5-1)

FCS

Saturday, October 18

Butler (4-3) at Dayton (5-1)

(The Flyers from Ohio host the Bulldogs from Indianapolis in a key Pioneer Football League clash!!!!)

Princeton (2-2) at Brown (3-1)

(The Bears battle the Tigers in an Ivy League contest that's a must-win for both teams, as the Tigers enter it at 1-0 in conference play, while the Bears are 0-1!!!!!)

UTRGV (5-1) at Lamar (5-1)

(The 2-0 Cardinals clash with the 1-1 startup Vaqueros in a game with significant postseason implications for the Southland Conference!!!!!)

West Georgia (5-2) at Tarleton State (7-0)

(The undefeated Texans play host to a Wolves squad that has lost back-to-back games after starting the season at 5-0!!!!!)

Merrimack (3-4) at Harvard (4-0)

Stony Brook (3-3) at Monmouth (N.J.)-(5-1)

North Dakota (4-2) at Southern Illinois (4-2)

Elon (4-3) at William & Mary (3-3)

Alcorn State (1-5) at Florida A&M (1-4)

Western Carolina (4-3) at The Citadel (3-3)

Northern Colorado (3-3) at Sacramento State (3-3)

Youngstown State (3-3) at Illinois State (4-2)

Duquesne (4-3) at Mercyhurst (3-4)

Idaho (2-4) at Eastern Washington (2-4)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 11, 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 11, 2025, unless otherwise indicated.

NAIA

Carroll (Mont.)-(4-1) at Montana-Western (4-1)

(The Bulldogs battle the Fighting Saints in a showdown of one-loss squads in the Frontier Conference!!!!!)

Louisiana Christian (4-2) at Texas Wesleyan (3-2)

Siena Heights (2-2) at St. Xavier (3-2)

Cumberland (Tenn.)-(3-2) at Bethel (Tenn.)-(2-2)

Cumberlands (Ky.)-(3-2) at Lindsey Wilson (5-0)

Florida Memorial (2-2) at Keiser (4-0)

BONUS PREDICTIONS

Misericordia (3-1) at Lebanon Valley (3-1)

Charleston (W. Va.)-(3-2) at Wheeling (3-2)

Emory and Henry (5-1) at Mars Hill (3-2)

Arkansas Tech (4-1) at East Central (Okla.)-(3-2)

Catawba (5-1) at Wingate (3-2)

Heidelberg (2-2) at Marietta (3-1)

Huntingdon (2-2) at Greensboro (1-3)

Ripon (2-2) at Cornell (Iowa)-(2-2)

William Paterson (2-2) at College of New Jersey (3-1)

Trinity (Tex.)-(4-0) at Berry (3-1)

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RFC Throwback Thursday Double Feature: South Florida 2002 and North Texas 2004

(Video #1 courtesy of JaguarGator 8.)

(Video #2 courtesy of JaguarGator 8.)

This week's edition of "RFC Throwback Thursday" features a rare "double feature" with two videos. 

The first video has the University of South Florida Bulls rejecting a bid to the Seattle Bowl at the end of the 2002 season despite a 9-2 record, while the second video shows how the University of North Texas squad tried to gain an advantage over the University of Louisiana (Lafayette) Ragin' Cajuns by not flying to Louisiana until a few hours before kickoff in a 2004 contest.

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 11, 2025 Part 2

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

Editor's Note: All games listed will be played on Saturday, October 11, 2025, unless otherwise indicated.

FBS Group Of Five

Ball State (2-3) at Western Michigan (3-3)

Appalachian State (3-2) at Georgia State (1-4)

FCS

Abilene Christian (3-3) at West Georgia (5-1)

North Carolina Central (4-2) at Florida A&M (1-3)

NCAA Division II

Central Washington (4-1) at UT-Permian Basin (5-0)

(The undefeated Falcons from Texas face the one-loss Wildcats from the Inland Northwest in a key Lone Star Conference contest!!!!!)

Slippery Rock (3-2) at Seton Hill (3-3)

Michigan Tech (4-1) at Davenport (2-2)

Clarion (4-1) at Gannon (1-4)

Post (3-1) at Bentley (2-3)

Walsh (4-1) at Tiffin (3-2)

Livingstone (3-2) at Fayetteville State (3-3)

Northwest Missouri State (4-1) at Central Missouri (3-2)

Winona State (3-3) at Minnesota State (5-1)

Edward Waters (4-1) at Kentucky State (4-2)

New Mexico Highlands (3-2) at Chadron State (4-2)

Minnesota-Duluth (6-0) at Northern State (3-2)

NCAA Division III

Carnegie Mellon (3-1) at Johns Hopkins (4-0)

(The unbeaten Blue Jays host the one-loss Tartans from Pittsburgh in a contest that could have major implications on who wins the Centennial Conference championship!!!!!)

Muhlenberg (4-0) at Franklin and Marshall (3-1)

(In another clash that will determine which moves to 2-0 in Centennial Conference play, the undefeated Mules hit the road to take on the one-loss Diplomats in a battle of 1-0 teams in league action!!!!!)

Rowan (2-1-1) at Montclair State (2-2)

Hanover (2-2) at Mount St. Joseph (2-2)

Illinois College (3-1) at Monmouth (Ill.)-(3-1)

Waynesburg (2-3) at Grove City (2-2)

Westminster (Pa.)-(3-1) at Washington & Jefferson (2-2)

Wisconsin-Eau Claire (3-1) at Wisconsin-La Crosse (3-0)

Wisconsin-Oshkosh (3-1) at Wisconsin-Stout (3-1)

Wisconsin-Platteville (4-0) at Wisconsin-River Falls (3-1)

Wisconsin-Whitewater (3-1) at Wisconsin-Stevens Point (3-1)

Wheaton (2-2) at Illinois Wesleyan (2-2)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 11, 2025 Part 1

Last Week: 52-17 (.754)

This Year: 287-132 (.685)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five 

Wednesday, October 8

Missouri State (2-3) at Middle Tennessee State (1-4)

Liberty (1-4) at UTEP (1-4)

Thursday, October 9

Louisiana Tech (4-1) at Kennesaw State (3-2)

(The 2-0 Bulldogs travel east into the Metro Atlanta area of Georgia to face the 1-0 Owls in hopes of keeping pace with 3-0 Western Kentucky in Conference USA!!!!!)

East Carolina (3-2) at Tulane (4-1)

(The Green Wave will look to stay in the upper division of the American Conference standings when they play host to the Pirates in a key league clash!!!!!)

Jacksonville State (2-3) at Sam Houston State (0-5)

Southern Mississippi (3-2) at Georgia Southern (2-3)

Friday, October 10

South Florida (4-1) at North Texas (5-0)

(In another critical American Conference contest, the one-loss Bulls will look to build their postseason resume when they face the unbeaten Mean Green on the road!!!!!)

Fresno State (5-1) at Colorado State (1-4)

Saturday, October 11

Louisiana (2-3) at James Madison (4-1)

Miami (Ohio)-(2-3) at Akron (2-4)

Toledo (3-2) at Bowling Green (2-3)

Old Dominion (4-1) at Marshall (2-3)

UAB (2-3) at Florida Atlantic (2-3)

San Jose State (2-3) at Wyoming (2-3)

Rice (3-3) at UTSA (2-3)

Troy (3-2) at Texas State (3-2)

New Mexico (3-2) at Boise State (3-2)

Utah State (3-2) at Hawai'i (4-2)

FCS

Friday, October 10

Brown (2-1) at Bryant (2-4)

Marist (3-2) at Penn (2-1)

Cornell (0-3) at Harvard (3-0)

Saturday, October 11

Mercer (4-1) at Princeton (2-1)

(Riding a four-game winning streak since a season-opening upset loss to Presbyterian, the Bears from Georgia head north into New Jersey to take on the Ivy League Tigers in a rare mid-season contest!!!!!)

Bucknell (4-2) at Lafayette (4-2)

(The Leopards battle the Bison in a Patriot League clash with potential postseason implications!!!!!)

New Hampshire (3-3) at Rhode Island (4-2)

(The Rams hope to snap a two-game skid when they host the Wildcats in a critical CAA clash!!!!!)

Presbyterian (5-0) at Butler (4-2)

(The surprising Blue Hose hope to remain unbeaten when they travel to Indianapolis to battle the Bulldogs in Pioneer Football League action!!!!!)

Alabama A&M (4-1) at Jackson State (4-1)

(First place in the SWAC East Division will be at stake when the Tigers take on the visiting Bulldogs!!!!!)

Southern Illinois (4-1) at North Dakota State (5-0)

(The unbeaten Bison will look to strengthen their grip on the top spot in the Missouri Valley Football Conference when they square off against the Salukis!!!!!)

Northern Arizona (4-2) at UC Davis (4-1)

(The Aggies play host to the 1-1 Lumberjacks, hoping to move to 3-0 in Big Sky Conference play!!!!!)

Howard (3-2) at Sacred Heart (4-2)

South Dakota (3-3) at Indiana State (2-3)

Yale (2-1) at Dartmouth (2-1)

Villanova (3-2) at Elon (4-2)

Monmouth (N.J.)-(4-1) at Towson (3-3)

Gardner-Webb (3-2) at Eastern Illinois (3-3)

Cal Poly (3-3) at Montana (5-0)

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

Austin Peay (4-2) at Eastern Kentucky (2-3)

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