Editor's Note: With all but one of the Group Of Five conferences choosing to play games on weeknights (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays) for the next few weeks, there will be special, flexible installments of the "RFC Weekly Predictions" that will be posted until at least mid-November. The second posting of the "Predictions" will (hopefully) be available by no later than Wednesday, October 18, 2023. With that said, on to the latest installment of this segment.
Last Week: 78-45 (.634)
This Year: 520-230 (.693)
KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.
Featured games in BOLD type.
FBS Group Of Five
Tuesday, October 17
Western Kentucky (4-2) at Jacksonville State (5-2)
(The Hilltoppers head south into Alabama to face a Gamecocks squad that hopes to bounce back after losing to unbeaten Liberty at home last week!!!)
RFC Road Trip: Bowling Green, Kentucky to Jacksonville, Alabama
Middle Tennessee State (2-5) at Liberty (6-0)
Southern Miss (1-5) at South Alabama (3-3)
Wednesday, October 18
Florida International (3-4) at Sam Houston State (0-6)
New Mexico State (4-3) at UTEP (2-5)
Thursday, October 19
James Madison (6-0) at Marshall (4-2)
(The Thundering Herd hopes to snap a two-game losing streak when they face the undefeated Dukes in a key Sun Belt Conference East Division showdown!!!)
RFC Road Trip: Harrisonburg, Virginia to Huntington, West Virginia
Rice (3-3) at Tulsa (3-3)
Friday, October 20
SMU (4-2) at Temple (2-5)
Saturday, October 21
Air Force (6-0) at Navy (3-3)
(The undefeated Falcons fly east to face the Midshipmen in the first of three games for the Commander-In-Chief Trophy!!! Airtime is at noon EDT/11 am CDT/10 am MDT/9 am MST-PDT on CBS!!!)
RFC Flight Plan: Colorado Springs, Colorado to Annapolis, Maryland
Toledo (6-1) at Miami (Ohio)-(6-1)
(The Rockets hit the road to face the Redhawks in a potential preview of the Mid-American Conference championship game!!! Airtime is at 4 pm EDT on ESPNU!!!)
RFC Road Trip: Toledo, Ohio to Oxford, Ohio
Georgia State (5-1) at Louisiana (4-2)
(In the other big Sun Belt Conference battle, the Ragin' Cajuns will face a Panthers team that handed Marshall its' second straight loss in a 41-24 victory this past weekend!!! Airtime is at 8 pm EDT/7 pm CDT, also on ESPNU!!!)
RFC Road Trip: Atlanta to Lafayette, Louisiana
Memphis (4-2) at UAB (2-5)
Charlotte (1-5) at East Carolina (1-5)
North Texas (3-3) at Tulane (5-1)
South Florida (3-4) at UConn (1-5)
Akron (1-6) at Bowling Green (3-4)
Central Michigan (4-3) at Ball State (1-6)
Eastern Michigan (4-3) at Northern Illinois (3-4)
Hawai'i (2-5) at New Mexico (2-4)
Utah State (3-4) at San Jose State (2-5)
Nevada (0-6) at San Diego State (3-4)
FCS
Thursday, October 19
North Carolina Central (5-1) at Morgan State (1-4)
Saturday, October 21
Lafayette (5-1) at Holy Cross (4-2)
(The Leopards hit the road to clash with the Crusaders in a battle for first place in the Patriot League!!!)
RFC Road Trip: Easton, Pennsylvania to Worcester, Massachusetts
Furman (5-1) at Western Carolina (5-1)
(It's Upstate South Carolina vs. Western North Carolina in a showdown for first place in the Southern Conference, as the Paladins clash with the upstart Catamounts!!!)
RFC Road Trip: Greenville, South Carolina to Cullowhee, North Carolina
South Dakota State (6-0) at Southern Illinois (5-1)
(The defending national champion Jackrabbits will put their 20-game winning streak on the line when they square off against the Salukis in a critical Missouri Valley Football Conference contest!!!)
RFC Road Trip: Brookings, South Dakota to Carbondale, Illinois
Montana State (5-1) at Sacramento State (5-1)
(Finally, there's another big showdown in the Big Sky Conference, as the Bobcats do battle against the Hornets in a primetime contest that will air on ESPN2 at 10:30 pm EDT/9:30 pm CDT/8:30 pm MDT/7:30 pm MST-PDT!!!)
RFC Flight Plan: Bozeman, Montana to Sacramento, California
Brown (3-2) at Cornell (2-3)
Harvard (5-0) at Princeton (2-3)
Marist (3-3) at Presbyterian (3-3)
St. Thomas (Minn.)-(4-3) at Stetson (3-3)
Illinois State (4-2) at Youngstown State (3-3)
Delaware (5-1) at Hampton (3-3)
Bryant (3-3) at Eastern Illinois (4-3)
Charleston Southern (3-3) at UT Martin (5-1)
North Dakota (4-2) at Northern Iowa (3-3)
Abilene Christian (3-3) at Stephen F. Austin (3-4)
Eastern Kentucky (3-3) at Gardner-Webb (2-4)
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