RFC Throwback Thursday: The Coastal Carolina/Liberty Rivalry

(Video #1 courtesy of WPDE Florence, South Carolina.)

(Video #2 courtesy of Liberty University Athletics.)

(Video #3 courtesy of Coastal Carolina University Athletics.)

(Video #4 courtesy of ESPN.)

This week's edition of "RFC Throwback Thursday" looks back at the rivalry between Coastal Carolina and Liberty University. Although this rivalry dates back to 2003, the inaugural season of the Coastal Carolina program, it has had its share of moments, including the Cure Bowl on December 26, 2020, in which the Flames denied the Chanticleers an unbeaten season with a 37-34 overtime win. As of this post, Liberty leads the all-time series over Coastal Carolina, 8-7. The four videos above feature regular-season games from 2010, 2013, and 2025, as well as the epic Cure Bowl clash from 2020.
 

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of September 26, 2026 Part 2

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, September 26, 2026.

NCAA Division II

Thursday, September 24

Benedict (3-0) at Tuskegee (1-2)

Saturday, September 26

Northwood (3-0) at Findlay (3-0)

(The Oilers host the Timberwolves in an unlikely battle of unbeaten teams for first place in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference [G-MAC]!)

Shepherd (3-0) at Kutztown (3-0)

(In another battle of unbeatens, the Golden Bears battle the Rams to open Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East Division play! )

Mars Hill (3-0) at Carson-Newman (4-0)

(The Eagles host the Lions in yet another battle of unbeaten squads, in an early-season showdown for first place in the South Atlantic Conference!)

Harding (3-0) at Ouachita Baptist (2-1)

New Mexico Highlands (3-1) at South Dakota Mines (3-1)

Kentucky State (3-1) at Albany State (Ga.) (2-2)

Virginia Union (3-1) at Fayetteville State (2-2)

Minnesota State-Mankato (4-0) at Sioux Falls (3-1)

Indianapolis (1-3) at Truman State (1-3)

Ashland (1-2) at Walsh (3-0)

Lenoir-Rhyne (2-2) at Anderson (S.C.) (3-1)

Bentley (2-1) at Franklin Pierce (1-1)

NCAA Division III

Christopher Newport (2-0) at Susquehanna (3-0)

(The River Hawks host the Captains in an early-season clash of undefeated teams!)

Wheaton (3-0) at Illinois Wesleyan (3-0)

(The Thunder take on the Titans in a showdown of unbeaten squads in the CCIW!)

Framingham State (2-0) at Bridgewater State (3-0)

(In yet another battle of undefeated teams, the Bears will battle the Rams for supremacy in the MASCAC!)

Eastern (2-1) at Delaware Valley (2-1)

Capital (2-1) at Baldwin-Wallace (2-0)

Tufts (1-0) at Wesleyan (Conn.) (1-0)

Texas Lutheran (2-1) at East Texas Baptist (2-1)

Lake Forest (3-0) at Illinois College (2-1)

MIT (2-0) at Springfield (2-1)

Concordia (Wis.) (3-0) at Lakeland (2-1)

Washington and Jefferson (1-1) at Case Western Reserve (2-0)

NAIA

Montana Tech (4-0) at College of Idaho (3-0)

(The Orediggers clash with the 'Yotes in a battle of unbeaten teams from the Frontier Conference!)

Friends (4-0) at Evangel (Mo.) (3-1)

(The Falcons hit the road to face the Valor in a huge KCAC contest!)

Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) (3-1) at Midland (4-0)

Northwestern (Iowa) (2-2) at Hastings (2-1)

Cumberlands (Ky.) (4-0) at Keiser (Fla.) (1-1)

Florida Memorial (2-1) at Cumberland (Tenn.) (2-1)

McPherson (4-0) at Ottawa (Kan.) (3-1)

Dakota State (S.D.) (3-1) at Southern Oregon (2-2)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of September 26, 2026 Part 1

Last Week: 29-27 (.518) 

This Year: 89-53 (.627)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

Editor's Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all games listed will be played on Saturday, September 26, 2026.

FBS Group Of Six vs. FBS Group Of Six

Thursday, September 24

Liberty (2-1) at Coastal Carolina (1-2)

Friday, September 25

Army (1-1) at Temple (1-2)

Navy (1-1) at UAB (1-2)

Saturday, September 26

Boise State (2-1) at Western Michigan (2-1)

(It's the "Battle of the Broncos" in Kalamazoo, Michigan, as the Pacific-12 Conference Broncos head east to battle the Mid-American Conference Broncos!)

Colorado State (2-1) at UTSA (2-1)

UConn (2-1) at Miami (Ohio) (1-2)

Southern Miss (1-2) at Tulane (1-2)

Middle Tennessee State (2-1) at Jacksonville State (2-2)

FBS Group Of Six/FCS

Lindenwood (1-2) at Eastern Michigan (1-3)

Gardner-Webb (1-3) at Marshall (2-1)

Robert Morris (2-1) at Buffalo (1-2)

Mercyhurst (1-3) at Western Kentucky (0-3)

FCS vs. FCS

Montana (3-1) at UC Davis (3-1)

Northern Arizona (3-1) at Montana State (4-0)

(The "Games of the Week" at the FCS level are both in the Big Sky Conference, as the Grizzlies are on the road against the Aggies, while the defending national champion Bobcats host the Lumberjacks, before national streaming (ESPN+) and television (ESPN2) audiences!)

South Dakota (3-1) at Youngstown State (2-2)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: College Football 1986

 

(Video #1 courtesy of Army West Point Athletics.)

(Video #2 courtesy of BET.)

(Video #3 courtesy of the New England Sports Network.)

(Video #4 courtesy of KGSW-TV Albuquerque, New Mexico [defunct].)

(Video #5 courtesy of National Sports Productions [defunct].)

(Video #6 courtesy of Temple University Athletics/KYW-TV Philadelphia/WPVI-TV Philadelphia/ABC Sports, et. al.)

This week's edition of RFC Throwback Thursday looks back at the 1986 college football season from the perspective of select current Group of Six Conference and FCS programs. Pay close attention to the sixth and final video, containing selected highlights from Temple's 1986 campaign.

 

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of September 19, 2026 Part 2

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

Editor's Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all games listed will be played on Saturday, September 19, 2026.

FCS

Rhode Island (2-1) at Stony Brook (1-2)

Monmouth (N.J.) (1-2) at Albany (N.Y.) (2-1)

NCAA Division II

Northern State (3-0) at Minnesota State-Mankato (3-0)

(The Mavericks match-up against the Wolves in an early-season showdown between two unbeaten NSIC squads!)

North Greenville (2-0) at West Alabama (3-0)

(The Tigers take on the defending Conference Carolinas champion Trailblazers in another clash of undefeated teams!)

California (Pa.) (2-0) at Shepherd (2-0)

Fayetteville State (2-1) at Johnson C. Smith (2-1)

Frostburg State (1-1) at West Liberty (2-1)

Hillsdale (2-0) at Northwood (2-0)

Valdosta State (3-0) at UNC Pembroke (2-1)

Upper Iowa (1-1) at Michigan Tech (2-1)

Saginaw Valley State (2-1) at Kentucky State (2-1)

Ouachita Baptist (1-1) at Arkansas Tech (2-0)

Southern Arkansas (1-1) at Harding (2-0)

Mars Hill (2-0) at Lenoir-Rhyne (2-1)

Minnesota State-Moorhead (2-1) at Augustana (S.D.) (2-1)

Newberry (1-1) at Wingate (1-2)

Pittsburg State (Kan.) (0-3) at Fort Hays State (1-1)

Western Oregon (2-0) at Central Washington (0-2)

NCAA Division III

Wisconsin-Platteville (2-0) at Springfield (2-0)

(The Pride hosts the Pioneers in this rare but premier non-conference clash between two unbeaten teams in Massachusetts!)

Wisconsin-River Falls (2-0) at Wartburg (1-1)

(The defending national champion Falcons travel to Iowa to battle the Knights in a huge Top 10 showdown! UWRF is ranked #4, while Wartburg is #6 in the latest d3football.com poll!)

Susquehanna (2-0) at Johns Hopkins (1-1)

(The Blue Jays hope to bounce back from an upset loss to Randolph-Macon when they return home to host the undefeated River Hawks!)

Adrian (2-0) at Mount St. Joseph (2-0)

(The Bulldogs from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association travel south to Cincinnati, Ohio, to face the Lions from the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in another battle of unbeatens!)

Endicott (2-0) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (2-0)

Finally, from Belton, Texas, the American Southwest Conference Crusaders clash with the Gulls from Beverly, Massachusetts, in yet another showdown of undefeated squads!)

Shenandoah (2-0) at Case Western Reserve (1-0)

Hope (2-0) at Hanover (2-0)

Ohio Wesleyan (1-1) at DePauw (1-1)

Hobart (2-0) at Utica (2-0)

Pacific (Ore.) (0-2) at Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1-1)

NAIA

Benedictine (Kan.) (2-1) at Grand View (3-0)

(The two-time defending national champion Vikings host the Ravens in a Top 10 match-up!  The home team is currently ranked #1, and the visiting team is ranked #9 in the latest NAIA Coaches Poll!)

Lindsey Wilson (3-0) at St. Thomas (Fla.) (3-0)

(The #5 Blue Raiders from Columbia, Kentucky, head south to Miami Gardens, Florida, to face the #14 Bobcats in a battle of unbeaten teams!)

Morningside (2-1) at Dordt (2-1)

(The #7-ranked Mustangs go on the road to face a Defenders squad that's currently tied for 11th with Marian!)

Evangel (3-0) at McPherson (3-0)

(The #18 Bulldogs battle the #17 Valor in Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference action!)

Ottawa (Kan.) (3-0) at Southwestern (Kan.) (2-1)

Midland (3-0) at Northwestern (Iowa) (2-1)

Southern Oregon (1-1) at Montana Tech (3-0)

Missouri Baptist (1-1) at William Penn (2-1)

Bonus Predictions

Wisconsin-Stout (NCAA Division III) (2-0) at Roosevelt (NCAA Division II) (3-0)

Wisconsin-La Crosse (NCAA Division III) (0-2) at Wayne State (Mich.) (NCAA Division II) (0-2)

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