RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 4, 2025 Part 2

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

Editor's Note: All games listed will be played on Saturday, October 4, 2025, unless otherwise indicated.

FBS Group Of Five

Coastal Carolina (2-2) at Old Dominion (3-1)

FCS

West Georgia (5-0) at Austin Peay (3-2)

NCAA Division II

Findlay (4-0) at Walsh (4-0)

(The Oilers hit the road to face the Cavaliers in a clash of undefeated teams in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference!!!!!)

Carson-Newman (3-1) at Emory & Henry (4-1)

(The Eagles travel into southwestern Virginia to take on the Wasps in a critical South Atlantic Conference contest!!!!!)

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

(The Golden Rams play host to the Warriors in a showdown of 1-0 teams from the PSAC East Division!!!!!)

East Central (Okla.)-(3-1) at Harding (4-0)

(The Bisons battle the Tigers in a key Great American Conference game!!!!)

Nebraska-Kearney (4-1) at Pittsburg State (Kan.)-(3-2)

(The Gorillas play host to the Lopers in a huge Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association match-up!!!!!)

Colorado State-Pueblo (4-1) at New Mexico Highlands (3-1)

(The Thunderwolves take on the Cowboys in a major RMAC match-up on the road!!!!!)

Davenport (2-1) at Grand Valley State (2-1)

Mars Hill (3-1) at Catawba (4-1)

Wingate (3-1) at Newberry (3-1)

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

Eastern New Mexico (1-3) at Central Washington (3-1)

NCAA Division III

Friday, October 3

Dickinson (2-1) at Johns Hopkins (3-0)

Saturday, October 4

College of New Jersey (3-0) at Salisbury (3-0)

Ursinus (3-0) at Muhlenberg (3-0)

(Check out these two games that are being played in the early afternoon window on the East Coast, between four unbeaten teams!!!!!)

Wisconsin-Stout (2-1) at Wisconsin-Eau Claire (3-0)

Wisconsin-La Crosse (2-0) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (3-0)

Wisconsin-Oshkosh (2-1) at Wisconsin-River Falls (3-0)

Wisconsin-Stevens Point (3-0) at Wisconsin-Platteville (3-0)

(The winners of all four of these games will start WIAC play at 1-0 when all is said and done in Wisconsin this weekend!!!!!)

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

(Finally, it's the Johnnies against the Royals in a showdown of undefeated squads in the MIAC!!!!!)

Utica (3-1) at Cortland (3-1)

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

Ithaca (3-1) at Rochester (3-1)

NAIA

Cumberlands (Ky.)-(3-1) at Campbellsville (4-0)

Lindsey Wilson (4-0) at Georgetown (Ky.)-(3-1)

(The undefeated Tigers play host to the Patriots, while Blue Raiders hit the road to battle the one-loss Tigers, to open Mid-South Conference play!!!!!)

St. Francis (Ind.)-(3-1) at Taylor (3-1)

(The Cougars hit the road to take on the Trojans in a clash of one-loss teams in the Mid-States Football Association!!!!!)

Concordia (Neb.)-(3-0) at Mount Marty (3-1)

(The unbeaten Bulldogs battle the one-loss Lancers in an unlikely showdown for supremacy in the Great Plains Athletic Conference!!!!!)

Briar Cliff (4-1) at Dordt (3-0)

(In another key GPAC match-up, the undefeated Defenders play host to the Chargers!!!!!)

Grand View (4-0) at William Penn (5-0)

(The defending national champion Vikings square off against the surprising Statesmen in a battle of unbeaten teams in the HAAC North Division!!!!!)

Florida Memorial (1-2) at Southeastern (Fla.)-(3-0)

Montana Western (3-1) at Southern Oregon (1-3)

Dakota State (3-1) at Montana Tech (5-0)

Union Commonwealth (1-2) at Reinhardt (1-3)

Bluefield (Va.)-(1-3) at Point (0-4)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 4, 2025 Part 1

Last Week: 41-23 (.641)

This Year: 235-115 (.671)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five vs. FBS Group Of Five

Thursday, October 2

Sam Houston State (0-4) at New Mexico State (2-2)

Friday, October 3

Western Kentucky (3-1) at Delaware (3-1)

(The Hilltoppers hit the road to battle the Blue Hens in a key Conference USA clash!!!!!)

Charlotte (1-3) at South Florida (3-1)

New Mexico (3-1) at San Jose State (1-3)

Colorado State (1-3) at San Diego State (3-1)

Saturday, October 4

UTSA (2-2) at Temple (2-2)

(The Roadrunners will also hit the road to take on the Owls in the American Conference opener for both teams!!!!!)

Florida Atlantic (3-2) at Rice (1-3)

Air Force (1-3) at Navy (4-0)

Eastern Michigan (1-4) at Buffalo (2-3)

Florida International (2-2) at UConn (3-2)

Western Michigan (2-3) at UMass (0-4)

Miami (Ohio)-(1-3) at Northern Illinois (1-3)

Oregon State (0-5) at Appalachian State (2-2)

South Alabama (1-4) at Troy (2-2)

UNLV (4-0) at Wyoming (2-2)

Nevada (1-3) at Fresno State (4-1)

FCS vs. FCS

Friday, October 3

Rhode Island (4-0) at Brown (1-1)

Saturday, October 4

Yale (2-0) at Lehigh (5-0)

(The Mountain Hawks play host to the surprising Bulldogs from the Ivy League, in a battle of unbeaten teams!!!!!)

Villanova (2-2) at New Hampshire (3-2)

(A "Battle of the Wildcats" ensues in northern New England, with the winner keeping themselves in both the CAA championship and FCS playoff discussion!!!!!)

Elon (3-2) at Towson (3-2)

(The Tigers from Maryland take on the Phoenix from North Carolina, with both teams entering this critical clash at 1-0 in CAA action!!!!!)

South Dakota State (4-0) at Youngstown State (3-1)

(The Jackrabbits head east towards Ohio to square off against the Penguins in the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for both teams!!!!!)

Northern Arizona (4-1) at Montana State (3-2)

(The Bobcats battle the Lumberjacks in a showdown where both squads sit at 1-0 in Big Sky Conference play!!!!!)

Presbyterian (5-0) at Butler (3-2)

Delaware State (3-2) at Monmouth (N.J.)-(3-1)

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

Stephen F. Austin (3-2) at Incarnate Word (2-3)

Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-2) at Texas Southern (1-3)

Bethune-Cookman (2-3) at Alabama State (3-1)

Grambling State (3-2) at Texas Southern (1-3)

Jackson State (3-1) at Alabama A&M (3-2)

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

Indiana State (2-2) at Southern Illinois (3-1)

Robert Morris (1-3) at Merrimack (2-3)

Sacred Heart (4-1) at Central Connecticut State (2-3)

Montana (4-0) at Idaho State (2-3)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: Rice Football Highlights-1972

(Video courtesy of Rice University)

This week's edition of "RFC Throwback Thursday" takes a look back at the 1972 Rice University Owls football team. After two early-season wins over Houston and Clemson, respectively, the Owls struggled through a five-game winless streak, which started with a 36-36 tie against Georgia Tech, followed by four straight losses. Still, Rice won three of its last four games to finish the 1972 season at 5-5-1 overall.

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of September 27, 2025 Part 2

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

Editor's Note: All of the games listed below will be played on Saturday, September 27, 2025.

NCAA Division II

Minnesota State-Moorhead (3-1) at Minnesota-Duluth (4-0)

(The Bulldogs will look to stay undefeated when they battle the Dragons in a key NSIC clash!!!!!)

New Mexico Highlands (3-0) at Western Colorado (3-0)

(The Mountaineers clash with the surprising Cowboys in a critical Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference contest!!!!!)

California (Pa.)-(3-0) at Slippery Rock (3-0)

("The Rock" plays host to the Vulcans in a battle of unbeaten teams in the PSAC West Division!!!!!)

Assumption (2-1) at Franklin Pierce (2-1)

Ashland (2-1) at Northwood (3-0)

Anderson (S.C.)-(3-1) at Emory & Henry (3-1)

Fairmont State (2-1) at West Virginia State (2-1)

Ohio Dominican (2-0) at Walsh (3-0)

Carson-Newman (2-1) at Wingate (3-0)

UNC Pembroke (3-1) at Valdosta State (2-1)

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

NCAA Division III

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

(The defending national champion hit the road to clash with the Bears in a battle of unbeaten CCIW squads!!!!!)

Kalamazoo (3-0) at Calvin (3-0)

(The Hornets hit the road to face the upstart Knights in an unlikely battle of unbeaten teams to open Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association action!!!!!)

Cal Lutheran (2-0) at Redlands (2-0)

(The Bulldogs play host to the Kingsmen in another showdown of undefeated squads in the SCIAC!!!!!)

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

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

Coe (2-1) at Wartburg (3-0)

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

Benedictine (Ill.)-(3-0) at Concordia (Wis.)-(2-1)

Trine (2-1) at Albion (2-1)

Wilkes (1-2) at Montclair State (1-1)

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

NAIA

Indiana Wesleyan (3-1) at Marian (2-1)

(The Wildcats will hit the road to clash with the Knights in Mid-States Football Association action!!!!!)

Evangel (3-1) at Friends (4-0)

(The unbeaten Falcons from Kansas play host to the once-beaten Valor from Missouri in a key Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference clash!!!!!)

Dickinson State (2-1) at Montana Western (2-1)

(The Bulldogs battle the Hawks in a critical showdown of one-loss teams from the Frontier Conference!!!!!)

Dordt (2-0) at Northwestern (Iowa)-(2-1)

(The Red Raiders host the Defenders in a game that could eventually decide the Great Plains Athletic Conference!!!!!)

College of Idaho (3-0) at Montana Tech (4-0)

(Another showdown of undefeated teams looms large in the Frontier Conference, as the Orediggers host the 'Yotes!!!!!)

Peru State (3-1) at Benedictine (Kan.)-(3-1)

(The Ravens play host to the Bobcats in Heart of America Athletic Conference action!!!!!)

Avila (0-4) at Sterling (0-4)

Cumberland (Tenn.)-(3-1) at Florida Memorial (0-2)

Southern Oregon (1-2) at Dakota State (2-1)

Louisiana Christian (2-2) at Oklahoma Panhandle State (1-2)

Faulkner (2-1) at Union Commonwealth (1-1)

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