Tuesday, September 12, 2023

RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of September 16, 2023

Last Week: 66-29 (.695)*

This Year: 157-58 (.725)

*-One game, College of New Jersey at Franklin and Marshall, scheduled for Friday, September 8, 2023, was postponed due to inclement weather. At the time of this post, no makeup date has been announced.

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five vs. FBS Group Of Five

Thursday, September 14

Navy (1-1) at Memphis (2-0)

Friday, September 15

Army (1-1) at UTSA (1-1)

Utah State (1-1) at Air Force (2-0)

Saturday, September 16

UMass (1-2) at Eastern Michigan (1-1)

(The Eagles play host to the Minutemen in an early-season, non-conference clash, as part of the all-new "RFC Road Trip" series. Click on the link [s] below to find the traveling/driving distances to participating cities/towns mentioned in these games.)

RFC Road Trip: Amherst, Massachusetts to Ypsilanti, Michigan

East Carolina (0-2) at Appalachian State (1-1)

(The Mountaineers square off against the Pirates in a huge in-state, non-conference showdown from Boone, North Carolina!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Greenville, North Carolina to Boone, North Carolina

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

(Coming off of a 37-20 loss to Mississippi last week, the Green Wave will try to bounce back against a Golden Eagles squad that's also trying to rebound after losing at Florida State!!! Airtime is at 4 pm EDT/3 pm CDT on ESPNU!!!)

RFC Road Trip: New Orleans, Louisiana to Hattiesburg, Mississippi

San Jose State (1-2) at Toledo (1-1)

(The Rockets will square off vs. the Spartans in a battle of the MAC vs. the Mountain West!!!)

Louisiana (1-1) at UAB (1-1)

(The Blazers do battle against the Ragin' Cajuns in a contest where both teams are coming off road losses, with UAB falling at Georgia Southern, and Louisiana losing to Old Dominion!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Lafayette, Louisiana to Birmingham, Alabama

James Madison (2-0) at Troy (1-1)

(The Trojans take on a Dukes squad that's still undefeated after upsetting Virginia this past weekend!!!) 

RFC Road Trip: Harrisonburg, Virginia to Troy, Alabama

New Mexico State (1-2) at New Mexico (1-1)

(The Aggies hope to knock off the Lobos on the road in another in-state rivalry!!!)


FIU (2-1) at UConn (0-2)

Georgia State (2-0) at Charlotte (1-1)

Liberty (2-0) at Buffalo (0-2)

North Texas (0-2) at Louisiana Tech (2-1)


FBS Group Of Five vs. FCS


Saturday, September 16

Central Connecticut State (0-2) at Kent State (1-1)

(RFC Road Trip: New Britain, Connecticut to Kent, Ohio)

North Dakota (2-0) at Boise State (0-2)

Norfolk State (1-1) at Temple (1-1)

Indiana State (0-2) at Ball State (0-2)

Prairie View A&M (1-1) at SMU (1-1)

Texas Southern (0-2) at Rice (1-1)

Murray State (1-1) at Middle Tennessee State (0-2)

Jackson State (2-1) at Texas State (1-1)

Duquesne (1-1) at Coastal Carolina (1-1)

Stony Brook (0-2) at Arkansas State (0-2)


FCS vs. FCS

Saturday, September 16

Central Arkansas (1-1) at North Dakota State (2-0)

(The Bison do battle with the Bears in a big, early-season non-conference clash!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Conway, Arkansas to Fargo, North Dakota


Southern Illinois (2-0) at Southeast Missouri State (1-1) 

(Fresh off of an unbelievable, upset win over Northern Illinois, the Salukis will hit the road for the second straight weekend!!! This time it's against the Ohio Valley Conference Redhawks in another non-conference contest!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Carbondale, Illinois to Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Holy Cross (1-1) at Yale

Campbell (1-1) at Monmouth (N.J.)-(1-1)

St. Thomas (Minn.)-(1-1) at Harvard 

Davidson (0-2) at Marist (0-1)

Robert Morris (1-1) at Youngstown State (1-1)

Illinois State (2-0) at Eastern Illinois (1-1)

Southeastern Louisiana (0-2) at Eastern Washington (0-2)

Western Carolina (1-1) at Eastern Kentucky (0-2)

Gardner-Webb (1-1) at Tennessee State (1-1)


NCAA Division II

Saturday, September 16

Pittsburg State (2-0) at Central Missouri (2-0)

(The Gorillas hit the road to match-up with the upstart Mules in a critical Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association [MIAA] contest!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Pittsburg, Kansas to Warrensburg, Missouri

Saginaw Valley State (2-0) at Truman State (2-0)

(The Bulldogs from the GLVC play host to the Cardinals from the GLIAC in an early-season battle of unbeaten teams!!!)

RFC Road Trip: University Center, Michigan to Kirksville, Missouri

Millersville (2-0) at Slippery Rock (2-0)

(Slippery Rock plays host to the Marauders in an unlikely clash of undefeated squads in the PSAC!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Millersville, Pennsylvania to Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

Arkansas-Monticello (2-0) at Harding (2-0)

Southern Arkansas (2-0) at Ouachita Baptist (2-0)

(In two critical early-season clashes between unbeaten teams in the Great American Conference [GAC], the Bisons will do battle with the Boll Weevils, while the Tigers take on the Muleriders!!!)

RFC Road Trips: Monticello, Arkansas to Searcy, Arkansas and Magnolia, Arkansas to Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Gannon (0-2) at West Chester (1-1)

Notre Dame (Ohio)-(2-0) at Glenville State (1-0)

Shepherd (2-0) at California (Pa.)-(1-0)

Assumption (2-0) at Grand Valley State (1-1)

Western Oregon (1-1) at Eastern New Mexico (2-0)

Sioux Falls (1-1) at Minnesota-Duluth (2-0)

Colorado Mesa (1-1) at South Dakota Mines (1-1)

Colorado State Pueblo (1-1) at Western Colorado (2-0)

Bluefield State (1-1) at Johnson C. Smith (1-1)

Mars Hill (1-0) at Catawba (2-0)

Emory and Henry (2-0) at Newberry (1-1)

East Central (0-2) at Southwestern Oklahoma State (0-2)

Hillsdale (0-2) at Ashland (0-2)

NCAA Division III

Friday, September 15

Springfield (2-0) at Union (N.Y.)-(2-0)

(The weekend starts with a huge battle between unbeaten teams in the Northeast, as Union plays host to the Pride!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Schenectady, New York to Springfield, Massachusetts

Westfield State (0-2) at Western Connecticut State (0-1)

Saturday, September 16

Susquehanna (2-0) at Cortland (2-0)

(The Red Dragons face the River Hawks in another battle of unbeaten teams in the Mid-Atlantic!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Selingsgrove, Pennsylvania to Cortland, New York

Wisconsin-Whitewater (2-0) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (0-2)

(The unbeaten Warhawks travel to Texas to take on the winless Crusaders in a critical non-conference contest!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Whitewater, Wisconsin to Belton, Texas


Coe (2-0) at Central (2-0)

(The Dutch clash with the Kohawks to open American Rivers Conference action!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Pella, Iowa


Rose-Hulman (1-1) at Albion (2-0)

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

Amherst at Middlebury

LaGrange (0-1) at Ferrum (1-1)

Guilford (2-0) at Huntingdon (1-1)

Maryville (2-0) at Shenandoah (1-0)

Westminster (Pa.)-(1-1) at Washington and Jefferson (2-0)

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

Mount Union (1-0) at Marietta (1-0)

Wisconsin-Oshkosh (1-1) at East Texas Baptist (1-1)

Wisconsin-River Falls (2-0) at Northwestern (Minn.)-(1-1)

Muhlenberg (2-0) at College of New Jersey (1-0)

California Lutheran (1-0) at Pacific Lutheran (0-2)

Elmhurst (1-0) at Augustana (Ill.)-(1-0)

Grove City (2-0) at Case Western Reserve (1-0)

Linfield (1-0) at Redlands (1-0)


NAIA

Saturday, September 16

Baker (2-0) at Grand View (2-0)

(The Vikings play host to the Wildcats in a clash of undefeated squads from the Heart of America Athletic Conference!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Baldwin City, Kansas to Des Moines, Iowa

Bluefield (Va.)-(2-0) at Bethel (Tenn.)-(2-0)

(The Mid-South Conference Wildcats are at home hosting the Appalachian Athletic Conference Rams in an unlikely battle of unbeaten teams!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Bluefield, Virginia to McKenzie, Tennessee

Indiana Wesleyan (2-0) at Saint Xavier (1-1) 

(The undefeated Wildcats from Indiana travel to Chicago to clash with the Cougars in a critical Mid-States Football Association contest!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Marion, Indiana to Chicago

Reinhardt (1-1) at Cumberlands (Ky.)-(3-0)

(The undefeated Patriots hope to stay that way when they play host to the Eagles this weekend!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Waleska, Georgia to Williamsburg, Kentucky

Missouri Valley (2-0) at Graceland (3-0)

(The surprising Yellow Jackets from Iowa will look to continue their winning ways against the Vikings in yet another battle of unbeaten teams!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Marshall, Missouri to Lamoni, Iowa

Carroll (Mont.)-(2-0) at Rocky Mountain (2-0)

(The Saints go on the road to start Frontier Conference play against the Battlin' Bears in yet another battle of unbeatens!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Helena, Montana to Billings, Montana

Bethel (Kan.)-(2-1) at Avila (1-2)

Eastern Oregon (0-2) at Montana Tech (1-1)

BONUS PREDICTIONS

Saturday, September 16

Ferris State (NCAA Division II)-(2-0) at Montana (FCS)-(2-0)

(The Grizzlies go up against the two-time back-to-back NCAA Division II national champion Bulldogs from Big Rapids, Michigan, in a battle of unbeaten teams!!!)

West Florida (2-0)-(NCAA Division II) at Florida A&M (FCS)-(1-1)

(The Rattlers from the SWAC face off against the NCAA Division II Argonauts in the first-ever meeting between the two teams!!!)

RFC Road Trip: Pensacola, Florida to Tallahassee, Florida

Wisconsin-La Crosse (NCAA Division III)-(1-1) at Northern Michigan (NCAA Division II)-(0-2)

Michigan Tech (NCAA Division II)-(1-0) at Wisconsin-Platteville (NCAA Division III)-(2-0)

Keiser (NAIA)-(1-1) at Valdosta State (NCAA Division II)-(2-0)

Ave Maria (NAIA)-(0-1) at Texas Lutheran (NCAA Division III)-(0-1)

Willamette (NCAA Division III)-(1-1) at Southern Oregon (NAIA)-(0-1)


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