RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 3, 2026 Part 1

Last Week: 33-13 (.717) 

This Year: 122-66 (.649)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

Editor's Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all games listed will be played on Saturday, October 3, 2026.

FBS Group Of Six vs. FBS Group Of Six

Thursday, October 1

Western Kentucky (1-3) at New Mexico State (1-3)

North Texas (2-2) at Tulsa (3-1)

Friday, October 2

Liberty (3-1) at Delaware (2-2)

Saturday, October 3

Marshall (3-1) at James Madison (4-0)

(The undefeated Dukes host the one-loss Thundering Herd in the Sun Belt Conference opener for both teams!)

Wyoming (2-2) at North Dakota State (4-0)

Western Michigan (2-2) at Buffalo (2-2)

Navy (1-2) at Air Force (2-1)

Eastern Michigan (2-3) at Massachusetts (4-0)

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

Georgia Southern (1-3) at Coastal Carolina (1-3)

Arkansas State (2-2) at Louisiana (3-1)

FCS vs. FCS

South Dakota State (4-1) at Illinois State (4-1)

(The Jackrabbits are on the road to face a Redbirds team that's coming off an upset loss at Northern Iowa this past weekend!) 

Alabama A&M (4-1) vs. Jackson State (4-0)

(The unbeaten Tigers battle the one-loss Bulldogs in the Gulf Coast Challenge in Mobile, Alabama!)

Colgate (4-1) at Harvard (2-0)

Incarnate Word (2-2) at Stephen F. Austin (5-0)

Northern Arizona (3-2) at Idaho State (4-0)

Indiana State (2-3) at South Dakota (3-2)

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