Tuesday, October 27, 2026

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)






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Monday, October 26, 2026

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.)


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Sunday, October 25, 2026

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)



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