RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of November 7, 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, November 7, 2026.

Editor's Note #2: With so many games carrying conference championship and playoff implications, it's hard to find the one game that stands out. So, every game listed below is a "Featured Game." 

NCAA Division II

Davenport (8-1) at Michigan Tech (7-2)

Franklin Pierce (5-3) at Assumption (6-2)

Bloomsburg (7-2) at Kutztown (8-1)

North Greenville (8-1) at Valdosta State (6-1)

Central State (6-3) at Benedict (8-1)

UT-Permian Basin (6-3) at Midwestern State (7-2)

Washburn (6-2-1) at Emporia State (8-1)

Sioux Falls (6-3) at Wayne State (Neb.) (7-2)

Henderson State (7-2) at East Central (6-3)

Colorado Mines (6-2-1) at Western Colorado (9-0)

Newberry (7-2) at Carson-Newman (8-1)

NCAA Division III

Carnegie Mellon (5-3) at Franklin & Marshall (7-1)

Cortland (8-0) at Brockport (7-1)

Stevenson (6-2) at Eastern (6-2)

Case Western Reserve (7-1) at Grove City (5-3)

LaGrange (6-2) at Belhaven (4-4)

Dickinson (6-2) at Ursinus (7-1)

Trinity (Texas) (7-1) at Centre (4-4)

RPI (6-2) at Ithaca (7-1)

Hope (8-0) at Calvin (8-0)

Trinity (Conn.) (7-0) at Amherst (7-0)

Williams (5-2) at Wesleyan (Conn.) (6-1)

Baldwin-Wallace (8-0) at Mount Union (6-2)

Wisconsin-Whitewater (8-0) at Wisconsin-Platteville (8-0)

Wartburg (6-2) at Central (5-3)

Berry (6-2) at Millsaps (6-2)

Grinnell (5-3) at Monmouth (Ill.) (6-2)

Chapman (7-1) at Cal Lutheran (5-3)

NAIA

Campbellsville (7-1) at Georgetown (Ky.) (5-3)

Carroll (Mont.) (7-1) at College of Idaho (8-0)

Grand View (8-1) at St. Ambrose (6-2)

Indiana Wesleyan (8-1) at St. Francis (Ind.) (6-3)

Kansas Wesleyan (6-3) at McPherson (7-2)

Keiser (6-2) at Southeastern (Fla.) (6-2)

Ottawa (Ariz.) (6-1) at Texas Wesleyan (5-4)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of November 7, 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, November 7, 2026.

FBS Group Of Six

Air Force (6-2) at Army (5-3)

(The Black Knights hope to bounce back from their loss to Memphis last weekend when they face the Falcons this weekend, in the second of three games for the "Commander-in-Chief's Trophy."

Texas State (4-4) at Oregon State (5-3)

(The Beavers battle the Bobcats in a contest that both teams must win to stay in the Pac-12 Conference championship picture!)

Wyoming (5-3) at UNLV (5-3)

(Finally, the Rebels host the Cowboys in a critical Mountain West Conference clash in Las Vegas!)

Tulsa (4-4) at Tulane (4-4)

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

Marshall (5-3) at Georgia Southern (4-4)

Western Kentucky (3-5) at Middle Tennessee State (4-4)

Louisiana Tech (6-2) at Troy (4-4)

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

Fresno State (5-3) at Utah State (3-5)

FCS

Editor's Note: With so many games carrying conference championship and playoff implications, it's hard to find the one game that stands out. So, every game listed below is a "Featured Game." 

Dartmouth (4-3) at Princeton (5-2)

Brown (4-3) at Yale (4-3)

North Carolina Central (4-5) at Norfolk State (4-5)

Colgate (5-4) at Lehigh (7-2)

Valparaiso (4-4) at Dayton (7-1)

Albany (N.Y.) (6-3) at Bryant (5-4)

Stony Brook (5-4) at Campbell (7-1)

Central Connecticut State (5-3) at Stonehill (4-5)

Richmond (6-3) at Villanova (5-4)

St. Thomas (7-2) at Butler (7-2)

Mercer (7-2) at Chattanooga (6-3)

Illinois State (7-2) at North Dakota (6-4)

South Dakota State (7-2) at Northern Iowa (4-4)

Stephen F. Austin (9-0) at Lamar (7-2)

Montana State (8-1) at Idaho State (6-3)

Abilene Christian (5-4) at Tarleton State (9-0)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of November 7, 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: 48-22 (.686) 

This Year: 290-132 (.687)

FBS Group Of Six

Tuesday, November 3

Ohio (6-2) at Akron (1-7)

Buffalo (5-3) at Miami (Ohio) (5-3)

Wednesday, November 4

Ball State (3-5) at UMass (4-4)

Toledo (6-2) at Sacramento State (2-7)

Central Michigan (3-5) at Eastern Michigan (4-5)

Thursday, November 5

UTSA (7-1) at Florida Atlantic (5-3)

James Madison (7-2) at Southern Miss (3-5)

Friday, November 6

South Florida (6-2) at East Carolina (4-4)

New Mexico (7-1) at Nevada (3-5)

FCS

Thursday, November 5

South Carolina State (7-2) at Howard (4-5)

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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).

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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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