RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 5, 2024-Part 1

Last Week: 69-31 (.690)*

This Year: 323-135 (.705)*

*-Three games were postponed, rescheduled, or canceled due to Hurricane Helene. 

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five vs. FBS Group Of Five

Thursday, October 3

Texas State (2-2) at Troy (1-4)

Sam Houston State (4-1) at UTEP (0-4)

Friday, October 4

Jacksonville State (1-3) at Kennesaw State (0-4)

Saturday, October 5

James Madison (4-0) at Louisiana-Monroe (3-1)

(The Dukes will look to stay undefeated when they face the Warhawks to open Sun Belt Conference play!!!!!)

Massachusetts (1-4) at Northern Illinois (2-2)

Army (4-0) at Tulsa (2-3)

Appalachian State (2-2) at Marshall (2-2)

East Carolina (3-2) at Charlotte (2-3)

Miami (Ohio)-(1-3) at Toledo (3-1)

Tulane (3-2) at UAB (1-3)

Temple (1-4) at UConn (3-2)

Colorado State (2-2) at Oregon State (3-1) 

Louisiana (3-1) at Southern Mississippi (1-3)

Old Dominion (1-3) at Coastal Carolina (3-1)

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

Nevada (2-3) at San Jose State (3-1)

Western Michigan (1-3) at Ball State (1-3)

FCS vs. FCS

Friday, October 4

New Hampshire (3-1) at Harvard (1-1)

Saturday, October 5

Villanova (4-1) at Stony Brook (4-1)

(The Wildcats from Philadelphia will travel to Long Island to square off against the surprising Seawolves in a critical CAA showdown!!!!!)

North Dakota (4-1) at North Dakota State (4-1)

(The Bison battle the Fighting Hawks in this fierce intra-state Missouri Valley Football Conference rivalry!!!!!)

Central Arkansas (4-1) at Abilene Christian (3-2)

(The 1-0 Bears travel to Texas to take on the 2-0 Wildcats in this key early-season United Athletic Conference contest!!!!!)

Bryant (1-3) at Brown (2-0)

Princeton (1-1) at Columbia (1-1)

Central Connecticut State (2-2) at Yale (1-1)

Delaware (4-0) at Monmouth (N.J.)-(3-2)

Drake (2-1) at Valparaiso (2-3)

Penn (1-1) at Dartmouth (2-0)

St. Francis (Pa.)-(1-3) at Delaware State (1-4)

Holy Cross (1-4) at Colgate (1-4)

Rhode Island (3-1) at Hampton (3-2)

Tennessee State (3-2) at Lindenwood (2-3)

South Carolina State (2-2) at Tennessee Tech (2-2)

Weber State (2-3) at Montana (4-1)

Florida A&M (2-2) at Alabama State (2-2)

Chattanooga (1-3) at East Tennessee State (3-2)

North Carolina Central (3-2) at Campbell (2-3)

Northern Arizona (3-2) at Idaho (3-2)

South Dakota State (3-1) at Northern Iowa (2-2)

Alabama A&M (2-2) at Jackson State (3-2)

McNeese State (4-2) at Houston Christian (2-3)

Illinois State (3-2) at Southern Illinois (2-3)

Prairie View A&M (2-3) at Incarnate Word (2-2)

Nicholls State (1-3) at Southern (2-2)

Idaho State (2-3) at Cal Poly (2-2)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: THE 2,500TH POST AT RFC-The "Hugo Bowl" Game at Georgia Southern-1989

(Video #1 courtesy of Georgia Southern University/ESPN.)

(Video #2 courtesy of ESPN.)

(Video #3 courtesy of Georgia Southern University.)

As hard as it is to believe, this week's installment of "Throwback Thursday" is the 2,500th post on the Real Football Central blog!

This week's post turns the clock back to Thursday, September 21, 1989. That was when the Georgia Southern University Eagles played host to the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders in a nationally televised contest on ESPN

In the game that became known as the "Hugo Bowl" at Allen E. Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, where nine inches of rain fell in four hours due to the landfall of Hurricane Hugo, the Eagles pitched a 26-0 shutout win over the Blue Raiders before a crowd of more than 16,000 brave spectators. 

The win over MTSU helped fuel Georgia Southern's run to a third and final NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS) national championship under then-head coach Erk Russell. Russell retired from coaching after the Eagles finished the 1989 season undefeated at 15-0 overall, edging Stephen F. Austin 37-34 in the title game on December 16.

The first video features the audio of the original radio broadcast, featuring then play-by-play announcer Nate Hirsch and color commentator Frank Inman. In contrast, the second video features the original television broadcast from ESPN, and the third and final video features a look back at the "Hugo Bowl", and what made that game special. 

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of September 28, 2024-Part 3

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

NCAA Division III

Saturday, September 28

Lebanon Valley (2-1) at FDU Florham (3-0)

(The undefeated Devils will look to remain undefeated when they host the Flying Dutchmen!!!!!)

Wisconsin-River Falls (2-0) at Mount St. Joseph (2-1)

(The undefeated Falcons hope to stay that way when travel to Cincinnati to take on the Lions in a big early-season non-conference contest!!!!!)

RPI (2-1) at Endicott (3-0)

(The Engineers hit the road hoping to "engineer" an upset over the undefeated Gulls in Massachusetts this weekend!!!!!!)

Ithaca (0-2) at Curry (1-2)

St. John Fisher (1-1) at Wilkes (1-2)

Castleton (2-1) at UMass-Dartmouth (3-0)

Southern Virginia (0-3) at Greensboro (0-3)

North Carolina Wesleyan (0-3) at Belhaven (0-3)

Misericordia (1-2) at Delaware Valley (2-1)

Catholic (2-1) at Alfred (1-1)

Brevard (1-1) at Maryville (2-1)

Millsaps (1-1) at Sewanee (1-2)

Springfield (3-0) at Coast Guard (2-1)

Susquehanna (2-1) at Western New England (2-1)

Waynesburg (0-3) at Saint Vincent (1-2)

Widener (2-1) at Kings (2-1)

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

NAIA 

Saturday, September 28

Indiana Wesleyan (3-1) at St. Francis (Ill.)-(3-0)

(The Wildcats head west to Joliet, Illinois to square off against the Fighting Saints in a showdown of MSFA squads looking to get win #4 in 2024!!!!!)

Baker (3-0) at Benedictine (Kan.)-(3-1)

(The unbeaten Wildcats also find themselves when they face the Ravens in another contest featuring nationally-ranked foes!!!!!)

Montana Tech (3-0) at College of Idaho (2-2)

(Another undefeated team hopes to put another win under its belt this weekend, as they hit the road to take on a 'Yotes squad that has lost two games in a row after starting the season at 2-0!!!!!)

Montana Western (3-0) at Southern Oregon (3-0)

(Finally, the Bulldogs hit the road to face the Raiders in a battle of unbeaten Frontier Conference teams!!!!!)

Bethel (Tenn.)-(3-0) at Bluefield (Va.)-(1-3)

St. Thomas (Fla.)-(2-0) at Florida Memorial (1-1-1)

Madonna (0-4) at St. Francis (Ind.)-(2-1)

Siena Heights (0-4) at Defiance (1-2)

Judson (1-2) at Lawrence Tech (0-3)

Reinhardt (2-2) at Georgetown (Ky.)-(1-2)

Ave Maria (1-2) at Webber International (2-1)

William Penn (1-2) at Graceland (2-2)

Dakota Wesleyan (0-3) at Midland (1-3)

Peru State (2-1) at Clarke (1-3)

Morningside (3-1) at Mount Marty (3-1)

Hastings (1-3) at Waldorf (0-4)

Central Methodist (0-4) at Missouri Valley (2-1)

MidAmerica Nazarene (3-0) at St. Ambrose (2-2)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of September 28, 2024-Part 2

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

NCAA Division II

Friday, September 27

Post (1-2) at Assumption (1-1)

Saturday, September 28

Emory & Henry (3-0) at Limestone (2-1)

(The Wasps travel to Gaffney, South Carolina to square off against in a key South Atlantic Conference clash!!!!!)

Sioux Falls (3-1) at Minot State (3-1)

(The Cougars clash with the Beavers from North Dakota in a critical NSIC contest!!!!!)

Kutztown (3-0) at East Stroudsburg (3-0) 

(The Golden Bears hit the road to face the Warriors in the PSAC opener for both teams!!!!!)

West Alabama (4-0) at Valdosta State (4-0)

(The Blazers battle the Tigers in a showdown of undefeated Gulf South Conference squads!!!!!)

Henderson State (3-0) at Harding (3-0)

(The defending national champion Bisons will face another challenge when they host the Reddies in a battle of unbeaten GAC teams!!!!!)

Bowie State (1-2) at Winston-Salem State (3-1)

Shaw (3-1) at Virginia Union (1-2)

Tiffin (2-1) at Ashland (1-2)

Southern Connecticut State (1-2) at St. Anselm (1-2)

Nebraska-Kearney (2-1) at Central Missouri (2-1)

Upper Iowa (2-2) at Quincy (2-0)

Davenport (2-1) at William Jewell (3-0)

Ferris State (2-1) at American International (1-2)

New Haven (2-1) at Bentley (3-0)

Emporia State (4-0) at Northwest Missouri State (2-2)

Black Hills State (2-1) at Colorado School of Mines (3-0)

West Florida (1-1) at Grand Valley State (3-0)

Arkansas-Monticello (2-1) at Ouachita Baptist (3-0)

Walsh (2-1) at Thomas More (2-1)

Fort Hays State (3-1) at Central Oklahoma (3-0)

UT-Permian Basin (2-2) at Midwestern State (2-1)

Western New Mexico (2-2) at Central Washington (2-1)

NCAA Division III

Saturday, September 28

Washington-St. Louis (Mo.)-(2-0) at North Central (2-0)

(The Cardinals clash with the Bears in a critical CCIW clash!!!!!)

St. John's (Minn.)-(2-0) at Bethel (Minn.)-(2-0)

(The Johnnies hit the road to take on the Royals in MIAC action!!!!!)

Carnegie Mellon (3-0) at Washington & Jefferson (3-0)

(The Presidents play host to the Tartans in a battle of unbeaten Presidents Athletic Conference squads!!!!!)

Concordia (Wis.)-(1-0) at Benedictine (Ill.)-(3-0)

Mount Union (2-0) at Baldwin-Wallace (3-0)

Huntingdon (1-1) at Hendrix (2-1)

Westfield State (1-2) at Worcester State (2-1)

Hope (3-0) at Alma (2-1)

St. Scholastica (1-1) at Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.)-(1-1)

Fitchburg State (1-2) at Western Connecticut State (2-1)

Wisconsin Lutheran (2-1) at Lakeland (1-1)

Chapman (1-1) at Redlands (0-2)

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