Monday, November 11, 2019

RFC Top Games: Week of November 16, 2019 (REVISED)

Last Week: 41-24 (.631)
This Year: 533-257 (.675)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Tuesday, November 12

Western Michigan (6-4) at Ohio (4-5)

Wednesday, November 13

Bowling Green (3-6) at Miami (Ohio)-(5-4)

Northern Illinois (3-6) at Toledo (6-3)

Thursday, November 14

Buffalo (5-4) at Kent State (3-6)

Friday, November 15

Louisiana Tech (8-1) at Marshall (6-3)

(Bulldogs hit the road to take on the Thundering Herd in a contest that could serve as a potential preview of the Conference USA championship game!!! Airtime is at 7 p.m. EST/6 p.m. CST on the CBS Sports Network!!!)

Fresno State (4-5) at San Diego State (7-2)

Saturday, November 16

Tulane (6-3) at Temple (6-3)

(Owls play host to the Green Wave in a battle between bowl-eligible American Athletic Conference teams looking for their seventh win of the season!!! Airtime is at noon EST/11 a.m. CST on ESPNU!!!)

Appalachian State (8-1) at Georgia State (6-3)

(The Mountaineers head south into Atlanta to play against the Panthers in another critical Sun Belt Conference contest!!! Airtime is at 7 p.m. EST, also on ESPNU!!!)

Central Michigan (6-4) at Ball State (4-5)

Coastal Carolina (4-5) at Arkansas State (5-4)

Louisiana-Monroe (4-5) at Georgia Southern (5-4)

Southern Mississippi (6-3) at UTSA (4-5)

Wyoming (6-3) at Utah State (5-4)

Air Force (7-2) at Colorado State (4-5)

FCS

Saturday, November 16

Robert Morris (Pa.)-(6-4) at Central Connecticut State (9-1)

(The Northeast Conference championship could be decided this weekend when the Blue Devils play host to the Colonials in a battle of unbeaten 5-0 teams in NEC play!!!)

Yale (7-1) at Princeton (7-1)

(The Bulldogs pay a visit to New Jersey to take on the Tigers in a showdown of 4-1 squads in Ivy League action!!! Airtime is at 1 p.m. EST on ESPN+!!!)

Monmouth (N.J.)-(8-2) at Campbell (6-3)

(The Blue Hawks fly south into North Carolina to clash with the Fighting Camels in a battle for the Big South Conference championship!!! Airtime is at 1 p.m. EST on ESPN3!!!)

Bethune-Cookman (6-3) at North Carolina A&T (6-3)

(Aggies to clash with the Wildcats in a key MEAC game, with the winner moving one step closer to earning an automatic bid to the Celebration Bowl!!! Airtime is at 1 p.m. EST, also on ESPN3!!!)

Furman (7-3) at Wofford (6-3)

(The 6-1 Terriers play host to the 5-1 Purple Paladins with the Southern Conference crown at stake!!! Airtime is at 1:30 p.m. EST on ESPN+!!!)

Northern Iowa (7-3) at South Dakota State (7-3)

(The Panthers face off against the Jackrabbits in a key Missouri Valley Football Conference [MVFC] contest!!! Airtime is at 3 p.m. EST/2 p.m. CST on ESPN3!!!)

Weber State (8-2) at Montana (8-2)

(The Grizzlies play host to the Wildcats with the Big Sky Conference crown on the line!!!)

Davidson (7-3) at Stetson (6-3)

Colgate (3-8) at Lafayette (3-7)

New Hampshire (5-4) at Albany (N.Y.)-(6-4)

Richmond (5-5) at James Madison (9-1)

McNeese State (6-4) at Nicholls State (6-4)

Lehigh (4-5) at Sacred Heart (6-4)

Southeastern Louisiana (6-3) at Abilene Christian (5-5)

The Citadel (6-4) at Chattanooga (5-5)

Alabama A&M (6-4) at Alcorn State (6-3)

Southern (6-4) at Jackson State (4-6)

Montana State (7-3) at UC Davis (5-5)

NCAA Division II

Saturday, November 16

Slippery Rock (10-0) at Kutztown (10-0)

(The Golden Bears play host to "The Rock" for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference [PSAC] championship, in a battle of unbeaten teams!!!)

Wayne State (Mich.)-(7-3) at Grand Valley State (8-2)

(After a tough loss to Ferris State last weekend, the Lakers will look to bounce back against the Warriors in a game with potential playoff implications in the GLIAC!!! Airtime is at 1 p.m. EST on ESPN3!!!)

Henderson State (9-1) at Ouachita Baptist (10-0)

(The Tigers take on the Reddies with the Great American Conference [GAC] title on the line!!!)

Central Missouri (10-0) at Northwest Missouri State (9-1)

(The once-beaten Bearcats match-up against the undefeated Mules for the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association [MIAA] championship!!!)

Tiffin (8-1) at Findlay (7-3)

(The Dragons do battle with the Oilers for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference [G-MAC] crown!!!)

Miles (8-2) at Albany State (Ga.)-(7-3)

(Here's one more conference championship to be decided, as the Golden Rams play host to the Golden Bears for the SIAC championship!!!)

Bowie State (10-0) vs. Fayetteville State (8-2)

(How about one more conference champion to be crowned, with the undefeated Bulldogs doing battle with the Broncos for the CIAA crown?)

California (Pa.)-(7-3) at West Chester (8-2)

Truman State (8-2) at Urbana (7-3)

Ohio Dominican (6-2) at Hillsdale (6-4)

Stonehill (6-3) at New Haven (6-3)

Minnesota-Duluth (7-3) at Northern State (6-4)

Texas A&M-Commerce (7-2) at Angelo State (8-2)

West Alabama (6-4) at West Florida (7-2)

Eastern New Mexico (6-4) at Western Oregon (7-3)

NCAA Division III

Saturday, November 16

Wisconsin-Whitewater (9-0) at Wisconsin-Oshkosh (7-2)

(The Warhawks look to clinch the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference [WIAC] championship outright when they take on the Titans on the road!!!)

Central (8-1) at Coe (6-3)

(Fresh off a huge overtime win over previously undefeated Wartburg, the Dutch will look to clinch the American Rivers Conference automatic bid to the D-III playoffs against the Kohawks!!!)

Plymouth State (6-3) at Western Connecticut State (7-2)

MIT (6-2) at Springfield (6-3)

Albion (7-2) at Olivet (8-1)

Cortland (8-1) vs. Ithaca (7-2)

(The "Cortaca Jug" Game at East Rutherford, N.J.)

John Carroll (8-1) at Baldwin Wallace (7-2)

Bethel (Minn.)-(8-1) at St. Thomas (6-3)

NAIA

Saturday, November 16

Marian (8-0) at Siena Heights (7-2)

(The Knights look to finish the regular season undefeated when they clash with the Saints in the Mid-States Football Association!!!)

Evangel (8-2) at Baker (8-2)

(The Crusaders clash with the Wildcats in the Heart of America Athletic Conference [HAAC], with the winner finishing the regular season with nine wins overall!!!)

Lindsey Wilson (9-0) at Cumberlands (Ky.)-(9-0)

(The Blue Raiders do battle with the Patriots in a battle of unbeaten for the Mid-South Conference overall championship!!!)

Morningside (9-0) at Northwestern (Iowa)-(9-0)

(Finally, the "Game of the Year" in the NAIA has arrived, as the defending national champion Mustangs square off the Red Raiders for the Great Plains Athletic Conference [GPAC] title!!!)

Indiana Wesleyan (6-3) at Concordia (Mich.)-(7-2)

INTERDIVISIONAL GAME

Saturday, November 16

VMI (FCS)-(4-6) at Army (FBS Group Of Five)-(4-6)


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Sunday, November 10, 2019

RFC Scoreboard: Week of November 16, 2019

FBS Group Of Five Scores







Non-FBS Scores


NCAA Division II (courtesy of d2football.com)

NCAA Division III (courtesy of d3football.com)

NAIA (courtesy of naiasports.org)

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ICYMI: Central stuns Wartburg on a two-point conversion in overtime (NCAA Division III Featured Game)


(Video courtesy of d3football.com/Central College Athletics)

Watch as the Central College Dutch score the winning points on a two-point conversion to stun the Wartburg College Knights 57-56 in overtime Saturday afternoon!!!

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Thursday, November 07, 2019

RFC Throwback Thursday: The First College Football Game-Princeton vs. Rutgers-1869


(Video courtesy of Princeton University Athletics)

150 years ago, on November 6, 1869, the first-ever college football game was played in New Jersey, as the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) Tigers faced Rutgers University. 

On this week's edition of "RFC Throwback Thursday", we take a look back at that inaugural contest, as well as how much the game has changed since then.

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Monday, November 04, 2019

RFC Top Games: Week of November 9, 2019

Last Week: 38-25 (.603)
This Year: 492-233 (.686)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five


Tuesday, November 5

Kent State (3-5) at Toledo (5-3)

Ball State (4-4) at Western Michigan (5-4)

Wednesday, November 6

Miami (Ohio)-(4-4) at Ohio (4-4)

(Bobcats play host to the Redhawks in the "150th Anniversary Game" for college football!!! Both teams enter this key Mid-American Conference contest at 3-1 in MAC play!!! Airtime is at 8 p.m. EST on ESPN2!!!)

Thursday, November 7

Louisiana (6-2) at Coastal Carolina (4-4)

Temple (5-3) at South Florida (4-4)

Saturday, November 9

UAB (6-2) at Southern Mississippi (5-3)

(Golden Eagles play host to the Blazers in a game that could decide the Conference USA West Division championship!!! Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EST/2:30 p.m. CST on the NFL Network!!!)

Wyoming (6-2) at Boise State (7-1)

(The 4-0 Broncos play host to the 3-1 Cowboys in a key showdown for the Mountain West Conference Mountain Division title!!! Airtime is at 10:15 p.m. EST/9:15 p.m. CST/8:15 p.m. MST on ESPN!!!) 

North Texas (4-5) at Louisiana Tech (7-1)

Florida International (5-4) at Florida Atlantic (6-3)

Georgia Southern (6-2) at Troy (3-5)

Georgia State (6-2) at Louisiana-Monroe (3-5)

Liberty (6-3) at BYU (4-4)

Utah State (4-4) at Fresno State (4-4)

FCS

Saturday, November 9

San Diego (6-2) at Stetson (6-2)

(Another big Saturday of key conference battles begins with the 5-0 Toreros traveling cross country to Florida to face the 3-2 Hatters in Pioneer Football League action!!! Airtime is at 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST on ESPN+!!!)

Duquesne (6-2) at Robert Morris (6-2)

(The Dukes to do battle with the Colonials in a showdown of 4-0 teams for first place in the Northeast Conference!!!)

Kennesaw State (7-2) at Campbell (6-2)

(The 3-0 Fighting Camels play host to the 2-1 Owls in another battle for the Big South Conference championship!!! Kickoff is at 1 p.m. EST on ESPN+!!!)

Illinois State (6-3) at South Dakota State (7-2)

(The 4-1 Jackrabbits square off against the 3-2 Redbirds in another critical contest for the Missouri Valley Football Conference!!! Kickoff is at 3 p.m. EST/2 p.m. CST on ESPN+!!!)

Princeton (7-0) vs. Dartmouth (7-0)

(The "Game of the Year" in the Ivy League has arrived, as the Tigers take on the Big Green in a battle of unbeaten 4-0 teams in conference play, at Yankee Stadium in New York City!!! Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. EST on ESPNU!!!)

New Hampshire (5-3) at James Madison (8-1)

(The undefeated 4-0 Dukes do battle with the once-beaten 3-1 Wildcats in another key conference contest, this time in the Colonial Athletic Association [CAA]!!!)

UT-Martin (6-3) at Austin Peay (6-3)

(The 4-1 Skyhawks hit the road to face the 3-1 Governors, with the winner moving one step closer to clinching the Ohio Valley Conference championship!!! Airtime is at 4 p.m. EST/3 p.m. CST on ESPN+!!!)

Lafayette (2-7) at Holy Cross (5-4)

Richmond (5-4) at Villanova (6-3)

VMI (4-5) at Furman (6-3)

Eastern Kentucky (5-4) at Southeast Missouri State (6-3)

Jackson State (4-5) at Alabama A&M (5-4)

Alcorn State (6-2) at Grambling State (4-4)

Wofford (5-3) at Mercer (4-5)

Chattanooga (4-5) at Samford (4-5)

Southeastern Louisiana (5-3) at Central Arkansas (7-2)

Sam Houston State (5-4) at Abilene Christian (5-4)

North Dakota (5-3) at Weber State (7-2)

NCAA Division II

Saturday, November 9


Grand Valley State (8-1) at Ferris State (9-0)

(Last year's national runner-up Bulldogs play host to the Lakers with the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference [GLIAC] championship on the line!!!)

Virginia Union (7-2) at Virginia State (7-2)

(The Trojans take on the visiting Panthers in a key CIAA contest!!!)

Albany State (Ga.)-(6-3) vs. Fort Valley State (6-3)

(The Golden Rams face off vs. the Wildcats in the Fountain City Classic from Columbus, Ga., with the winner advancing to the SIAC championship game!!! Kickoff is at 2 p.m. EST on ESPN3!!!)

Southern Arkansas (7-2) at Henderson State (8-1)

(The Reddies play host to the Muleriders in a game with potential playoff implications out of the Great American Conference [GAC]!!!)

Northwest Missouri State (8-1) at Fort Hays State (7-2)

(The Bearcats hit the road to take on the Tigers in another key contest with postseason implications, this time in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association [MIAA]!!!)

Truman State (8-1) at Indianapolis (7-1)

(The Greyhounds go up against the Bulldogs in a battle of 5-1 teams in the Great Lakes Valley Conference [GLVC]!!!)

West Florida (7-1) at Valdosta State (8-0)

(Finally, the defending national champion Blazers play host to the Argonauts with the winner winning the Gulf South Conference championship!!!)

New Haven (5-3) at Assumption (6-2)

Miles (7-2) at Tuskegee (5-4)

Augustana (S.D.)-(7-2) at Winona State (7-2)

Minnesota State (9-0) at Sioux Falls (7-2)

Dixie State (7-2) at Colorado Mines (9-0)

Missouri S&T (6-3) at Lindenwood (6-3)

West Georgia (6-3) at Delta State (5-3)

Ashland (6-3) at Findlay (6-3)

Hillsdale (6-3) at Tiffin (7-1)

NCAA Division III

Saturday, November 9


Bridgewater State (Mass.)-(5-3) at Framingham State (6-2)

(The Rams play host to the Bears with the winner taking home the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference [MASCAC] championship!!!)

Randolph-Macon (7-1) at Bridgewater (Va.)-(8-0)

(The Old Dominion Athletic Conference [ODAC] championship will be on the line when the Eagles play host to the Yellow Jackets in a battle of unbeaten at 6-0 in league action!!!)

Wartburg (8-0) at Central (7-1)

(The Knights clash with the Dutch for the American Rivers Conference championship!!!)

Birmingham-Southern (6-2) at Trinity (Tex.)-(6-2)

(The Tigers take on the visiting Panthers from Alabama, with the winner capturing at least a share of the Southern Athletic Association title!!!)

Texas Lutheran (7-1) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (8-0)

(The defending national champion Crusaders do battle with the Bulldogs, with the American Southwest Conference champion still to be decided!!! Both teams are 7-0 in ASC action!!!)

Linfield (6-1) at Whitworth (5-2)

(Finally, the "Game of the Year" is here in the Northwest Conference, as the Wildcats face off against the Pirates!!!)

Denison (7-1) at Ohio Wesleyan (6-2)

Stevenson (6-2) at Wilkes (7-1)

Olivet (7-1) at Alma (5-3)

John Carroll (7-1) at Heidelberg (6-2)

Illinois Wesleyan (5-3) at North Central (6-2)

Chicago (4-3) at Illinois College (5-2)

Averett (6-2) at Brevard (5-2)

NAIA

Saturday, November 9


Kansas Wesleyan (9-0) at Sterling (7-1)

(The undefeated Coyotes hit the road to take on the Warriors for the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference [KCAC] crown!!!)

Benedictine (Kan.)-(7-2) at Baker (7-2)

(The Ravens face the Wildcats, with the winner claiming at least a share of the Heart of America Athletic Conference [HAAC] South Division championship!!!)

Montana Western (6-2) at College of Idaho (8-0)

(The 'Yotes take on the Bulldogs with a chance to clinch the Frontier Conference championship outright with a win!!!)

Montana Tech (6-2) at Carroll (Mont.)-(5-3)

Waldorf (6-3) at Valley City State (7-2)

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Sunday, November 03, 2019

RFC Scoreboard: Week of November 9, 2019







Non-FBS Scores


NCAA Division II (courtesy of d2football.com)

NCAA Division III (courtesy of d3football.com)

NAIA (courtesy of naiasports.org)

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RFC Featured Game Recaps: Week of November 2, 2019

Editor's Note: For the rest of the 2019 regular season and the entire postseason-a recap of some of our featured games will be available on the RFC blog. As the title implies, it will be a brief look back at some of the top games in college football at every level, except for the Power Five conferences (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 12 and SEC), as always. 

FBS Group Of Five


Florida Atlantic downs Western Kentucky (FAU Owl Access)

#24 Memphis upsets #15 SMU (CBS Sports)
FCS


Holy Cross holds off Lehigh (College Sports Journal)

Dartmouth downs Harvard on Hail Mary (Boston Herald)

Northern Iowa knocks off Illinois State (Waterloo-Cedar Falls [Iowa] Courier)

Austin Peay stuns Eastern Kentucky in overtime (Clarksville Online [Tenn.])

North Carolina A&T holds off South Carolina State (HBCU Gameday)

Monmouth (N.J.) routs Kennesaw State (Asbury Park [N.J.] Press)

UT-Martin outlasts Jacksonville State (Fox Sports/Associated Press)

San Diego stomps Drake (University of San Diego Athletics)

NCAA Division II

Kutztown downs West Chester to win the PSAC East (Kutztown University Athletics)


Lindenwood upsets #8 Indianapolis (Lindenwood University Athletics) 

Lenoir-Rhyne downs Wingate in SAC showdown (Hickory [N.C.] Record)

Savannah State stomps Fort Valley State (Savannah State University Athletics)

Ouachita Baptist beats Southern Arkansas (Ouachita Baptist University Athletics)

Texas A&M-Commerce tops West Texas A&M (Commerce [Tex.] Journal)

NCAA Division III

Top 25 Round-Up (d3football.com)

National Round-Up (d3football.com)

Union (N.Y.) stuns Ithaca (unionathletics.com) 

Western New England downs Endicott (Western New England University Athletics)

Hanover remains unbeaten in the HCAC (Hanover College Athletics)

Wisconsin-Oshkosh knocks off Wisconsin-Platteville (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Athletics)

Aurora edges Benedictine (Ill.)-(Aurora University Athletics)


NAIA



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Saturday, November 02, 2019

ICYMI: Dartmouth downs Harvard on Hail Mary to remain undefeated in Ivy League action


(Video courtesy of Dartmouth University Athletics)

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