Wednesday, September 03, 2025

RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of September 6, 2025 Part 2

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.


Featured games in BOLD type.

NCAA Division II

Thursday, September 4

Charleston (W. Va.) at California (Pa.)

(The Vulcans host the Golden Eagles in a critical season opener for both Super Region #1 teams!!!!!)

Ashland at Indiana (Pa.)

(The Crimson Hawks from the PSAC clash with the Golden Eagles from the GMAC in another huge season opener!!!!!)

Tiffin at Wayne State (Mich.)

Clarion (1-0) at West Virginia Wesleyan (0-1)

Arkansas-Monticello at Southeastern Oklahoma State 

Arkansas Tech at Southwestern Oklahoma State

Assumption at Kutztown

Michigan Tech (1-0) at South Dakota Mines (0-1)

Colorado Mines at West Texas A&M (0-1)

Fort Hays State (0-1) at Colorado State Pueblo (1-0)


Friday, September 5

Slippery Rock at Franklin Pierce


Saturday, September 6

Valdosta State (1-0) at Johnson C. Smith (1-0)

(The Blazers from Georgia travel to Charlotte, N.C., to take on the Golden Bulls in a battle of unbeaten teams!!!!!)

West Alabama (1-0) at Chowan (1-0)

(The Gulf South Conference Tigers will also travel to North Carolina to face the Hawks in another key non-conference clash!!!!!)

West Florida (1-0) at Kentucky Wesleyan 

Hillsdale at McKendree (0-1)

Missouri S&T (1-0) at Northeastern State (Okla.)-(1-0)

Minnesota State-Moorhead (1-0) at Southwest Minnesota State

Eastern New Mexico (0-1) at Colorado Mesa (0-1)


NCAA Division III

Thursday, September 4

Averett at North Carolina Wesleyan

Franklin and Marshall at Lebanon Valley

Carroll (Wis.) at Wisconsin-La Crosse

Marietta at Westminster (Pa.)

Kings at Wilkes

Greenville (Ill.) at Illinois College

Trinity (Tex.) at Texas Lutheran

Millsaps at Belhaven


Friday, September 5

Bridgewater State at Curry

Montclair State at Merchant Marine

Norwich at St. Lawrence

Moravian at Muhlenberg

Ursinus at Alvernia



Saturday, September 6

Grove City at Cortland

(The Red Dragons open their 2025 season hosting an up-and-coming Wolverines program!!!!!)

Alma at Wisconsin-River Falls 

(The Scots square off against the Falcons in a season opener between the MIAA and the WIAC!!!!!)

Wheaton at Mount Union

(The Purple Raiders begin their quest for their 14th national championship when they play host to the Thunder!!!!!)

Case Western Reserve at Rowan

Trine at Christopher Newport

Maryville at Hendrix

Baldwin-Wallace at Wittenberg

Albion at Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Wisconsin-Oshkosh at Linfield

DePauw at Rose-Hulman



NAIA

Saturday, September 6

Benedictine (Kan.)-(1-0) at Grand View

(The Vikings will begin their NAIA national championship defense when they take on the Ravens!!!!!)

Campbellsville (1-0) at Webber International (1-0)

Midland (0-1) at Hastings (1-0)

St. Xavier at Indiana Wesleyan (0-1)

Reinhardt (1-0) at Cumberland (Tenn.)-(0-1)

Southwestern (Kan.)-(1-0) at Tabor (1-0)

Montana Tech (1-0) at Carroll (Montana)-(1-0)


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Tuesday, September 02, 2025

RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of September 6, 2025 Part 1

Last Week: 38-16 (.704)

This Year: 38-16 (.704)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five vs. FBS Group Of Five

Saturday, September 6


Liberty (1-0) at Jacksonville State (0-1)

Fresno State (1-1) at Oregon State (0-1)

Western Kentucky (2-0) at Toledo (0-1)

San Diego State (1-0) at Washington State (1-0)

(Keep a close eye on all four of these games, featuring a combination of teams from the American Conference, Conference USA, and the future members of the new Pac-12 Conference!!!!!)

UAB (1-0) at Navy (1-0)

North Texas (1-0) at Western Michigan (0-1)

Texas State (1-0) at UTSA (0-1)

Missouri State (0-1) at Marshall (0-1)

Memphis (1-0) at Georgia State (0-1)

Tulane (1-0) at South Alabama (1-0)

Tulsa (1-0) at New Mexico State (1-0)

Sam Houston State (0-2) at Hawai'i (1-1)


FBS Group Of Five/FCS

Friday, September 5

Eastern Washington (0-1) at Boise State (0-1)

Saturday, September 6

Howard (1-0) at Temple (1-0)

Bryant (0-1) at UMass (0-1)

Northern Iowa (0-1) at Wyoming (0-1)

Sacramento State (0-1) at Nevada (0-1)

Campbell (0-1) at East Carolina (0-1)

Florida A&M (0-1) at Florida Atlantic (0-1)

Long Island (0-1) at Eastern Michigan (0-1)

Idaho State (0-2) at New Mexico (0-1)


FCS vs. FCS


Saturday, September 6


South Dakota State (1-0) at Montana State (0-1)

(The unbeaten Jackrabbits will look to stay that way when they travel west to battle the winless Bobcats!!!!!)

Sacred Heart (1-0) at Lehigh (1-0)

Eastern Illinois (1-0) at Illinois State (1-0)

UAlbany (0-1) at Delaware State (0-1)

North Dakota State (1-0) at Tennessee State (1-0)

Presbyterian (1-0) at Furman (1-0)

St. Thomas (Minn.)-(1-0) at Idaho (0-1)

Richmond (0-1) at Wofford (0-1)


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Thursday, August 28, 2025

RFC Weekly Predictions: THE 2025 DEBUT Part 3

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.


Featured games in BOLD type.

NCAA Division II

Thursday, August 28


Bemidji State at Michigan Tech

(The NSIC Beavers hit the road to face the GLIAC Huskies in the season opener for both teams!!!!!)

Pittsburg State at Ferris State

(The defending national champion Bulldogs begin their quest for another national championship when they go up against the Gorillas in Kansas!!!!!)

Central Missouri at Delta State

Colorado Mesa at Central Washington

Edinboro at East Stroudsburg 

Minnesota State-Moorhead at Northern Michigan

Nebraska-Kearney at Wayne State (Nebraska)

Northeastern State at Saginaw Valley State

Northwest Missouri State at Minnesota State

West Texas A&M at Western Colorado

Wheeling at Clarion


Friday, August 29

Lenoir-Rhyne at West Florida

(The Bears from North Carolina travel to the Florida Panhandle to face the Argonauts in a critical season opener for both teams!!!!!)

NAIA

Thursday, August 28

Texas Wesleyan at Lindsey Wilson

(The upstart Rams travel to Kentucky to face the Blue Raiders in the season opener for both teams!!!!!)

Olivet Nazarene at Taylor

Cumberlands (Ky.) at Union Commonwealth

Judson at Mayville State

William Penn at William Woods

Point at Faulkner

Valley City State at Dickinson State

Nelson at MidAmerica Nazarene

INTERDIVISIONAL GAMES

Thursday, August 28

Indianapolis (NCAA Division II) at Marian (NAIA)

(The Knights play host to the Greyhounds in yet another big season opener!!!!!)


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Tuesday, August 26, 2025

RFC Weekly Predictions: THE 2025 DEBUT Part 2

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.


Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five/FCS

Saturday, August 30

Central Connecticut State at UConn

(The Huskies host the Blue Devils in a battle between a bowl winner (Wasabi Fenway) and an FCS playoff participant from 2024!!!!!)

Holy Cross at Northern Illinois

(Another team of Huskies hopes to get their 2025 season off on the right foot when they clash with the FCS Crusaders!!!!!)

Eastern Michigan at Texas State

(The Bobcats battle the Mid-American Conference Eagles to begin their Sun Belt Conference swan song!!!!!)

Georgia Southern at Fresno State (0-1)

(The Eagles fly west into California to face the Bulldogs in a critical non-conference clash!!!!!)

Idaho at Washington State

(The Cougars clash with the Vandals in a late-night showdown in the Inland Northwest!!!!!)

Chattanooga at Memphis

Weber State at James Madison

Southeast Missouri State at Arkansas State

Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana Tech

FCS vs. FCS

Thursday, August 28

Mercyhurst at Youngstown State

Dayton at Eastern Illinois

Lindenwood at St. Thomas (Minn.)

Towson at Norfolk State

Alcorn State at Northwestern State

Friday, August 29

Campbell at Rhode Island

Monmouth (N.J.) at Colgate

New Haven at Marist

Saturday, August 30

Richmond at Lehigh

(The Mountain Hawks square off against the Spiders in a showdown that serves as a rematch of a first-round FCS playoff game and the Patriot League debut for the visitors from Virginia!!!!!)

Eastern Washington at Incarnate Word (0-1)

Sacramento State at South Dakota State 

(The Southland Conference Cardinals and the Missouri Valley Football Conference Jackrabbits host a pair of respective opponents from the Big Sky Conference in the season opener for all four squads!!!!!)

Hampton at Jackson State

North Carolina A&T at Tennessee State

New Hampshire at North Carolina Central

Howard vs. Florida A&M

(Orange Blossom Classic at Miami Gardens, Fla.)


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