RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 10, 2026 Part 3 (Small College Predictions)

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 10, 2026.

NCAA Division II

Grand Valley State (5-0) at Michigan Tech (4-1)

(The undefeated Lakers are on the road against the one-loss Huskies in a GLIAC game with potential playoff implications!)

Northwood (5-0) at Tiffin (4-1)

(In another battle between an unbeaten team and a once-beaten team, the Timberwolves travel to Ohio to face the Dragons in a contest that could decide the G-MAC championship!)

East Stroudsburg (4-1) at Bloomsburg (4-1)

(And, in the PSAC East Division, the Warriors hit the road to take on the Huskies in a clash that will impact that conference's championship race!)

Shepherd (4-1) at West Chester (3-2)

Anderson (S.C.) (4-2) at Carson-Newman (5-1)

Northern State (5-1) at Minnesota-Duluth (4-2)

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

Southeastern Oklahoma State (4-1) at Harding (5-0)

Walsh (4-1) at Hillsdale (4-1)

Midwestern State (4-1) at Central Washington (3-2)

NCAA Division III

Wheaton (5-0) at North Central (4-0)

(The annual "Battle for the Little Brass Bell" takes on added meaning this season, as the #1 Cardinals host the #2 Thunder in a CCIW clash that could decide the CCIW title!)

Wisconsin-Eau Claire (4-0) at Wisconsin-Platteville (4-0)

(The Warhawks face the surprising Blugolds in another battle of unbeaten teams, this time from the WIAC.)

Rowan (3-1) at Salisbury (4-0)

Randolph-Macon (3-1) at Washington and Lee (3-1)

Wisconsin-Whitewater (4-0) at Wisconsin-La Crosse (2-2)

Howard Payne (4-0) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (3-1)

Ohio Northern (3-1) at Baldwin Wallace (4-0)

Middlebury (2-1) at Amherst (3-0)

St. John's (Minn.) (4-0) at Macalester (3-1)

NAIA

Indiana Wesleyan (5-0) at Marian (4-1)

(The undefeated Wildcats travel to Indianapolis to take on the one-loss Knights in a huge Mid-States Football Association showdown!)

Georgetown (Ky.) (3-2) at Lindsey Wilson (5-1)

Florida Memorial (3-2) at Keiser (3-1)

Campbellsville (4-1) at Cumberlands (Ky.) (4-1)

Texas Wesleyan (3-2) at Louisiana Christian (5-0)

Montana Western (2-3) at Carroll (Mont.) (4-1)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 10, 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 10, 2026.

FBS Group Of Six

Boise State (4-1) at Fresno State (4-1)

(The Broncos travel to California's Central Valley to face the Bulldogs in a nationally televised game airing on the CW at 10:30 pm EDT/9:30 pm CDT/8:30 pm MDT/7:30 pm PDT.)

Tulane (2-2) at Army (2-2)

North Dakota State (5-0) at UNLV (3-2)

UMass (4-1) at Miami (Ohio) (2-3)

UConn (2-3) at Temple (2-3)

Central Michigan (3-2) at Ohio (3-2)

Louisiana (4-1) at Louisiana Tech (2-2)

San Diego State (2-3) at Oregon State (3-2)

FCS

Friday, October 9

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

Saturday, October 10

Montana (5-1) at Northern Arizona (4-2)

(The 4-0 Grizzlies hope to remain unbeaten in Big Sky Conference play as they visit Flagstaff, Arizona, to face the 3-1 Lumberjacks!)

Tarleton State (5-0) at Austin Peay (5-1)

(The Texans travel to Tennessee to take on the Governors in a game that could decide the United Athletic Conference championship at the end of the season!)

Harvard (3-0) at Cornell (2-1)

Southern Illinois (3-3) at South Dakota (4-2)

Western Carolina (3-3) at Mercer (4-2)

Furman (2-4) at Tennessee Tech (4-1)

North Dakota (5-1) at Northern Iowa (2-2)

Bethune-Cookman (3-2) at Alabama A&M (4-2)

Jackson State (5-0) at Grambling State (3-2)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 10, 2026 Part 1 (Weeknight Games From The Group Of Six)

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 10, 2026.

Last Week: 39-10 (.796) 

This Year: 161-76 (.679)

FBS Group Of Six

Tuesday, October 6

Southern Miss (1-3) at Troy (2-2)

Wednesday, October 7

Jacksonville State (3-2) at Kennesaw State (1-3)

New Mexico State (2-3) at Florida International (2-2)

Thursday, October 8

South Florida (4-1) at UTSA (4-1)

(The Roadrunners host the Bulls in a battle of one-loss teams in the American Conference! The winner could potentially run the table towards a conference championship!)

South Alabama (3-2) at Arkansas State (2-3)

Sam Houston State (1-3) at Liberty (4-1)

Missouri State (1-3) at Western Kentucky (1-4)

Friday, October 9

Washington State (1-4) at Utah State (1-4)

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

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 3, 2026 Part 3 (Bonus Predictions)

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 3, 2026.

NCAA Division III

John Carroll (4-0) at Washington-St. Louis (Mo.) (4-0)

(The defending NCAC champions head west to face the NCAC newcomer Bears in a battle of unbeaten teams!)

Wisconsin-River Falls (3-0) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (3-0)

(The defending national champion Falcons hit the road to take on the Warhawks in the WIAC opener for both squads!)

Bethel (Minn.) (3-1) at St. John's (Minn.) (4-0)

(The undefeated Johnnies host the one-loss Royals in a key MIAC match-up!)

Hampden-Sydney (2-1) at Shenandoah (2-1)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: Colorado State at Louisiana Tech 1990

(Video courtesy of Louisiana Tech University.)

This week's edition of "RFC Throwback Thursday takes us back to November 17, 1990. That was when the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs hosted the Colorado State University Rams in what was then a non-conference NCAA Division I-A (now Football Bowl Subdivision-FBS) game played in Ruston, Louisiana. The Bulldogs rallied from a 30-14 deficit to defeat the Rams 31-30. Louisiana Tech finished the 1990 season at 8-3-1 overall following a 34-34 tie against Maryland in the Independence Bowl, while Colorado State finished its 1990 campaign at 9-4 overall after knocking off Oregon 32-31 to win the Freedom Bowl.

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 3, 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, October 3, 2026.

NCAA Division II

North Greenville (4-0) at UNC Pembroke (3-1)

(The defending Conference Carolinas champion Trailblazers from South Carolina will look to remain unbeaten against the one-loss Braves in North Carolina this weekend!)

Harding (4-0) at East Central (4-0)

(In a battle of undefeated teams in the Great American Conference, the Bisons from Arkansas travel to Oklahoma to take on the Tigers!)

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

(Here's a showdown of surprise teams from the SIAC, as the Tigers from Jacksonville, Florida, host the Thorobreds from Frankfort, Kentucky, with both squads sitting at 3-0 in conference play!)

Bentley (2-2) at Assumption (2-2)

Bemidji State (2-3) at Northern State (4-1)

Michigan Tech (3-1) at Roosevelt (4-0)

UT-Permian Basin (3-1) at Northeastern State (Okla.) (3-2)

Central Oklahoma (2-2) at Central Missouri (3-1)

Davenport (4-0) at Saginaw Valley State (2-2)

Sioux Falls (3-2) at Augustana (S.D.) (3-2)

West Chester (3-1) at East Stroudsburg (3-1)

Central Washington (2-2) at Angelo State (1-3)

NCAA Division III

Springfield (3-1) at Salve Regina (4-0)

(The undefeated Seahawks from Newport, Rhode Island, host the one-loss Pride from Massachusetts in an early-season showdown of 1-0 teams in the NEWMAC!)

Cortland (4-0) at Utica (4-0)

(First place in the Empire 8 Conference is on the line when the Red Dragons face the Pioneers in another battle of unbeaten teams in Upstate New York!)

Berry (3-0) at Trinity (Texas) (3-0)

(Another showdown of unbeaten squads: the Tigers from San Antonio take on the Vikings from Georgia!)

Concordia-Chicago (3-0) at Concordia (Wis.)-(4-0)

(Looking for another showdown of unbeaten squads? You've found it when the Falcons host the Cougars, with first place at stake in the NACC!)

Baldwin-Wallace (3-0) at Heidelberg (4-0)

(Finally, in yet another battle of unbeatens, the Yellow Jackets hit the road to face the surprising Student Princes in an unlikely showdown for first place in the OAC!)

Castleton (2-1) at Rowan (2-1)

Geneva (2-1) at Washington and Jefferson (2-1)

Williams (2-0) at Trinity (Conn.) (2-0)

Augustana (Ill.) (2-2) at North Central (3-0)

St. John Fisher (4-0) at Brockport (3-1)

NAIA

Montana Tech (4-1) at Dakota State (4-1)

(The Orediggers hope to bounce back when they travel to South Dakota to take on the Tigers in the Frontier Conference East Division opener for both teams!)

Baker (4-0) at Benedictine (Kan.) (4-1)

(The one-loss Ravens host the unbeaten Wildcats, as Heart of America Athletic Conference South Division play gets underway this weekend!)

Campbellsville (4-0) at Lindsey Wilson (4-1)

(The one-loss Blue Raiders host the unbeaten Tigers in the Mid-South Conference opener for both squads!)

Dordt (2-2) at Midland (5-0)

Southeastern (Fla.) (3-0) at Florida Memorial (3-1)

Taylor (3-1) at Marian (3-1)

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