RFC Throwback Thursday: North Dakota State at North Dakota-1984

(Courtesy of WDAY Fargo, North Dakota)

This week's installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday" turns the clock back to 1984. That was when the then-defending NCAA Division II national champion North Dakota State University Bison traveled down the road to Grand Forks, N.D. to do battle with the University of North Dakota. NDSU outlasted UND 14-3 on a late October day that was filled with freezing rain, sleet, and snow, among other conditions. The Bison eventually fell to Troy State (now Troy University) in the D-II national championship game on December 8. North Dakota State finished the 1984 season at 11-2 overall.

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 17, 2020

Last Week: 11-4 (.733)

This Year: 68-21 (.764)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

NOTE: This schedule is subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please follow RFC on Twitter @realfootball for updates of any rescheduled games, postponements, or cancellations. Postponed or canceled games are marked with the "strikethrough" icon below. Additionally, any postponed or canceled games will not count toward the overall record of games predicted for that week. Also, the final scores of any games played on Thursday and/or Friday will be indicated here in this post.

FBS Group Of Five/FCS

Wednesday, October 14

Coastal Carolina (3-0) at Louisiana (3-0)

(Ragin' Cajuns do battle with the visiting Chanticleers in a battle of unbeaten squads in the Sun Belt Conference!!! Airtime is at 7:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. CDT on ESPN!!!)

Thursday, October 15

Georgia State (1-1) at Arkansas State (2-2)

Friday, October 16

SMU (4-0) at Tulane (2-2)

BYU (4-0) at Houston (1-0)

(A battle of unbeaten Cougars will square off in Texas!!! Airtime is at 9:30 p.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. CDT/7:30 p.m. MDT on ESPN!!!)

Saturday, October 17

Army (4-1) at UTSA (3-2)

(The Black Knights march down into the Alamodome to do battle with the Roadrunners!!! Airtime is at 1:30 p.m. EDT/12:30 p.m. on the CBS Sports Network!!!)

Marshall (3-0) at Louisiana Tech (3-1)

(The Thundering Herd will also head south, as they do battle with the Bulldogs in a key Conference USA clash!!! Airtime is at 6 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. CDT, also on the CBS Sports Network!!!)

Cincinnati (3-0) at Tulsa (1-1)

Navy (2-2) at East Carolina (1-2)

UCF (2-1) at Memphis (1-1)

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

Southern Mississippi (1-3) at UTEP (3-2)

Texas State (1-4) at South Alabama (1-2)

Eastern Kentucky (FCS)-(1-3) at Troy (2-1)

Other FCS Games

Jacksonville State (1-1) at North Alabama (0-1)

Angelo State (NCAA Division II)-(1-0) at Stephen F. Austin (1-3)

West Texas A&M (NCAA Division II)-(1-2) at Abilene Christian (0-2)

Central Arkansas (2-3) at Missouri State (0-2)

NCAA Division II/NCAA Division III/NAIA

Saturday, October 17

Southwestern (Kan.)-(2-0) at Kansas Wesleyan (3-0)

(Coyotes to clash with the Moundbuilders in a battle of unbeaten teams in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference [KCAC]!!!)

Concordia (Neb.)-(4-0) at Northwestern (Iowa)-(2-1)

(The Red Raiders play host to the upstart, unbeaten Bulldogs in a game with championship implications in the Great Plains Athletic Conference [GPAC]!!!)

Valley City State (3-1) at Waldorf (4-1)

(The Warriors welcome the visiting Vikings from North Dakota in a contest that could have an impact on the North Star Athletic Association [NSAA] championship race!!!)

Doane (2-2) at Dordt (3-1)

McPherson (3-2) at Ottawa (Kan.)-(1-0)

Southeastern (3-1) at Ave Maria (2-1)

Culver-Stockton (1-1) at Grand View (3-0)

Colorado Mesa (NCAA Division II)-(1-0) at Black Hills State (0-1)

South Dakota Mines (NCAA Division II)-(1-0) at Chadron State (NCAA Division II)-(0-1)

Bluffton (NCAA Division III) at Trine (NCAA Division III)-(2-0)

Adrian (NCAA Division III)-(0-1) at Manchester (NCAA Division III)-(0-1)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: Utah State at Idaho-1997

(Video courtesy of KIVI [?] Boise, Idaho)

On this week's installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday", we turn the clock back to October 25, 1997. That was when the University of Idaho Vandals played host to the Utah State University Aggies in the now-defunct Big West Conference. Pay attention to the beginning of this broadcast, and you'll see a brief cameo appearance from legendary NFL and Green Bay Packers great Jerry Kramer, a former Vandal who was drafted in the fourth round of the 1958 draft. 

The visiting Aggies cruised to a convincing 63-17 win over the Vandals en route to winning the BWC championship, as well as the right to advance to the first-ever Humanitarian Bowl at the end of the 1997 season. Utah State fell to Cincinnati 35-19 in the inaugural game on December 29.

As for Idaho, the Vandals found themselves sitting at home at 5-6 overall to finish the 1997 season, despite sharing the Big West Conference crown at 4-1 in league play. The Idaho program did go undefeated in its only three bowl appearances (3-0) before leaving the FBS and returning to the FCS and Big Sky Conference in 2018.

Both Idaho and Utah State would change conferences multiple times, with the Vandals having two stints in the Sun Belt Conference from 2001 to 2004 and 2014 to 2017, while the Aggies were members of that same league for two seasons (2003-2004) before both teams joined the now-defunct Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 2005. Both programs remained in the WAC until the end of the 2012 season, with the Vandals eventually returning to the Sun Belt Conference by the 2014 season, while the Aggies joined the Mountain West Conference. 

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 10, 2020 (REVISED)

Last Week: 12-3 (.800)

This Year: 57-17 (.770)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

NOTE: This schedule is subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please follow RFC on Twitter @realfootball for updates of any rescheduled games, postponements, or cancellations. Postponed or canceled games are marked with the "strikethrough" icon below. Additionally, any postponed or canceled games will not count toward the overall record of games predicted for that week. Also, the final scores of any games played on Thursday and/or Friday will be indicated here in this post.

NOTE: Last updated at 3:02 a.m. EDT on Friday, October 9, 2020.

FBS Group Of Five/FCS

Thursday, October 8

Houston 49, Tulane 31

Saturday, October 10

Coastal Carolina (3-0) at Louisiana (3-0)

(Ragin' Cajuns do battle with the visiting Chanticleers in a battle of unbeaten squads in the Sun Belt Conference!!! Airtime is at noon EDT on ESPN2!!!)

(Game moved to Wednesday, October 14, 2020, due to the imminent threat of Hurricane Delta. Airtime is at 7:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. CDT on ESPN!!!)

UTSA (3-1) at BYU (3-0)

(Cougars play host to the Roadrunners in another nationally-televised home game!!! Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT/1:30 p.m. MDT on ESPN2!!!)

UTEP (3-1) at Louisiana Tech (2-1)

(Bulldogs play host to the upstart Miners in a critical Conference USA contest!!! Airtime is at 7:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. CDT/5:30 p.m. MDT on ESPN2!!!)

Temple at Navy (1-2)

East Carolina (0-2) at South Florida (1-2)

Central Arkansas (FCS)-(2-2) at Arkansas State (1-2)

Florida Atlantic (1-0) at Southern Mississippi (1-3)

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

Mercer (FCS) at Jacksonville State (FCS)-(0-1)

Texas State (1-3) at Troy (1-1)

NCAA Division II/NCAA Division III/NAIA

Saturday, October 10

Keiser (3-0) at Southeastern (Fla.)-(3-0)

(Seahawks hit the road to face the Fire in a battle for first place in the Mid-South Conference Sun Division!!!)

Grand View (2-0) at Central Methodist (2-1)

McPherson (3-1) at Southwestern (Kan.)-(1-0)

Chadron State (NCAA Division II) at Colorado Mesa (NCAA Division II)

Black Hills State (NCAA Division II) at South Dakota Mines (NCAA Division II)

Manchester (NCAA Division III) at Trine (NCAA Division III)-(1-0)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: Fresno State at Toledo-2008

(Video courtesy of ESPNU)

This week's installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday" turns the clock back to September 20, 2008. That was when the then No. 25 Fresno State University Bulldogs traveled to Toledo, Ohio to take the University of Toledo Rockets in what turned out to be one of the greatest college football games of all time. The Bulldogs edged the Rockets 55-54 in double overtime en route to a final record of 7-6 overall, losing to Colorado State in the New Mexico Bowl three months later, on December 20. As for Toledo, the Rockets struggled to a disappointing 3-9 season after losing the high-scoring heartbreaker to Fresno State. 

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 3, 2020

Last Week: 20-2 (.909)

This Year: 45-14 (.763)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

NOTE: This schedule is subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please follow RFC on Twitter @realfootball for updates of any rescheduled games, postponements, or cancellations. Postponed or canceled games are marked with the "strikethrough" icon below. Additionally, any postponed or canceled games will not count toward the overall record of games predicted for that week. Also, the final scores of any games played on Thursday and/or Friday will be indicated here in this post.

FBS Group Of Five/FCS

Friday, October 2

Louisiana Tech (2-0) at BYU (2-0)

(Cougars play host to the Conference USA Bulldogs in the lone Friday night contest this week!!! Airtime is at 9 p.m. EDT/8 p.m. CDT/7 p.m. MDT on ESPN2!!!)

Saturday, October 3

UTSA (3-0) at UAB (2-1)

(Blazers play host to the Roadrunners in a key Conference USA clash!! Airtime is at 12:30 p.m. EDT/11:30 a.m. CDT on Stadium!!!)

Memphis (1-0) at SMU (3-0)

(Mustangs look to remain undefeated against the Tigers, who have been sidelined Sept. 5 due to COVID-19. Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT on ESPN2!!!)

Navy (1-1) at Air Force

(Midshipmen go west into Colorado to face the Falcons in the first "Commander-In-Chief's Trophy" contest!!! Airtime is at 6 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. CDT/4 p.m. MDT on the CBS Sports Network!!!)

Central Arkansas (FCS)-(2-1) at North Dakota State (FCS)

(Three-time defending national champion Bison play host to the Southland Conference Bears in the only game of the fall season!!! Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT on ESPN+!!!)

Arkansas State (1-1) at Coastal Carolina (2-0)

South Florida (1-1) at Cincinnati (2-0)

East Carolina (0-1) at Georgia State (0-1)

North Alabama (FCS) at Liberty (2-0)

NCAA Division II/NCAA Division III/NAIA

Saturday, October 3

Benedictine (Kan.)-(2-0) at Grand View (1-0)

(Vikings play host to the Ravens in a battle of division leaders in the Heart of America Athletic Conference!!!)

Southwestern (Kan.)-(1-0) at Bethel (Kan.)-(3-0)

(Threshers play host to the Moundbuilders in a battle of unbeaten teams in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference!!!)

West Texas A&M (NCAA Division II)-(1-1) at Stephen F. Austin (FCS)-(0-3)

Trine (NCAA Division III) at Adrian (NCAA Division III)

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

Webber International (1-2) at Southeastern (Fla.)-(3-0)

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Rivals set to meet in 2020

Rivals set to meet in 2020: The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy are getting in gear for a November meet-up with the Secretaries' Cup on the line.



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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of September 26, 2020 (REVISED)

Last Week: 10-7 (.588)

This Year: 25-12 (.676)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

NOTE: This schedule is subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please follow RFC on Twitter @realfootball for updates of any rescheduled games, postponements, or cancellations. Postponed or canceled games are marked with the "strikethrough" icon below. Additionally, any postponed or canceled games will not count toward the overall record of games predicted for that week. Also, the final scores of any games played on Thursday and/or Friday will be indicated here in this post.

FBS Group Of Five/FCS

Thursday, September 24

UAB 42, South Alabama 10

Friday, September 25

Middle Tennessee State (0-2) at UTSA (2-0)

Saturday, September 26

Army (2-0) at Cincinnati (1-0)

(Bearcats look to remain unbeaten against the Black Knights in an unlikely early-season battle of unbeaten teams!!! Airtime is at 3:30 p.m. EDT on ESPN!!!)

Troy (1-0) at BYU (1-0)

(Cougars play host to the Sun Belt Conference Trojans in another battle of undefeated teams!!! Airtime is at 10:15 p.m. EDT/9:15 p.m. CDT/8:15 p.m. MDT on ESPN!!!)

Georgia Southern (1-0) at Louisiana (2-0)

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

Florida International at Liberty (1-0)

Tulsa (0-1) at Arkansas State (1-1)

UCF (1-0) at East Carolina  

UTEP (2-1) at Louisiana-Monroe (0-2)

South Florida (1-1) at Florida Atlantic 

North Texas (1-1) at Houston

Tulane (1-1) at Southern Mississippi (0-2)

Stephen F. Austin (FCS)-(0-2) at SMU (2-0)

Houston Baptist (FCS)-(0-2) at Louisiana Tech (1-0)

Eastern Kentucky (FCS)-(0-2) at The Citadel (FCS)-(0-2)

Missouri State (FCS)-(0-1) at Central Arkansas (FCS)-(1-1)

NCAA Division II/NCAA Division III/NAIA

Thursday, September 24

Grand View 35, Evangel 13

Saturday, September 26

Valley City State (2-0) at Dickinson State (2-0)

(Blue Hawks play host to the Vikings in a battle of unbeaten teams in the North Star Athletic Association!!!)

Culver-Stockton (1-0) at Benedictine (Kan.)-(1-0)

Graceland (0-1) at Missouri Valley

Keiser (2-0) at St. Thomas (Fla.)-(0-1)

Presentation (0-2) at Waldorf (1-1)

Doane (1-1) at Hastings (1-1)

Peru State at Baker

West Texas A&M (NCAA Division II)-(1-0) at Angelo State (NCAA Division II)

Judson (NAIA) at Trine (NCAA Division III)

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