2023 Week Three College Football Division I-A Game Predictions To Win
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By: Evan Troxel
Week Two (technically Week Three) of Division I-A college football came and went and my predictions were very similar to the week before.
My predictions resulted in 72 wins and 13 losses for Week Two. That means that my won-lost percentage for the entire Division I-A college football season is 151 wins and 28 losses which means I am 123 games over .500. (I guess I will correct these things if they are not 100% correct in the near future). The point is that my winning percentage in Week Two was 84.7%.
Before I reveal my predictions for Week Three (which, by the way, I reserve the right to change my predictions before game time of each game), I might as well show you which teams I didn't believe in who won in Week Two and which teams let me down in Week Two because I picked them to win!
My Losing Predictions (teams I picked to win who lost): Nebraska, James Madison, Miami (FL), Southern Illinois, East Carolina, Louisiana, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Alabama, UConn, Houston, Nevada, Wisconsin
My Incorrect Predictions (teams I did not pick to win who won): Colorado, Virginia, Texas A&M, Northern Illinois, Marshall, Old Dominion, Fordham, Cincinnati, Texas, Georgia State, Rice, Idaho, Washington State
The games for Week Three in this story are listed in the same order as on the ESPN website (before ESPN changed or tweaked it due to teams being ranked higher or lower in the Top 25): https://www.espn.com/college-football/schedule
I made all of these Week Three predictions at least three weeks ago (unless I changed it sometime this week, which I completely show/indicate in this story).
(Ignore the asterisks and whatever else looks out of place. I am posting this at the last minute. I am not totally satisfied with all of these predictions yet as I am typing this on Thursday, September 14th. The only games I can be satisfied with are the Thursday games, which are today. I put every third matchup in the color green so that you don't have to try so hard to find your favorite matchup of Week Three!)
So here are my Predictions to win and lose for Week Three (all predictions written first are my initial predictions to win or lose and NOT my final prediction to win or lose):
Thursday, September 14th, 2023
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats at Miami (FL) Hurricanes: Prediction to win: Miami (FL), Prediction to lose: Bethune-Cookman
Navy Midshipmen at Memphis Tigers: Prediction to win: Memphis, Prediction to lose: Navy
Friday, September 15th, 2023
Virginia Cavaliers at Maryland Terrapins: Prediction to win: Maryland, Prediction to lose: Virginia
Army at USTA Roadrunners: Prediction to win: Army, Prediction to lose: UTSA
(Change in Prediction as of September 14th: Prediction to win: UTSA, Prediction to lose: Army, incorrect prediction Army 37, UTSA 29)
Utah State Aggies at Air Force Falcons: Prediction to win: Utah State, Prediction to lose: Air Force
*(Change in Prediction as of September 14th: Prediction to win: Air Force, Prediction to lose: Utah State, correct prediction Air Force 39, Utah State 21)
Saturday, September 16th, 2023
Game #1 on Saturday: LSU Tigers at Mississippi State: Prediction to win: LSU, Prediction to lose: Mississippi State
2: Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini: Prediction to win: Penn State, Prediction to lose: Illinois
3: Florida State Seminoles at Boston College Eagles: Prediction to win: Florida State, Prediction to lose: Boston College
4: Kansas State Wildcats at Missouri Tigers: Prediction to win: Kansas State, Prediction to lose: Missouri
5: Georgia Southern at Wisconsin Badgers: Prediction to win: Wisconsin, Prediction to lose: Georgia Southern
6: Liberty Flames at Buffalo Bulls: Prediction to win: Buffalo, Prediction to lose: Liberty
*(Change in Prediction as of September 14th: Prediction to win: Liberty, Prediction to lose: Buffalo, a correct prediction if Liberty wins)
7: Louisville Cardinals at Indiana Hoosiers: Prediction to win: Louisville, Prediction: Indiana
8: Wake Forest at Old Dominion: Prediction to win: Wake Forest, Prediction to lose: Old Dominion
9: Long Island University Ducks at Baylor Bears: Prediction to win: Baylor, Prediction to lose: Long Island University
10: Iowa State Cyclones at Ohio Bobcats: Prediction to win: Iowa State, Prediction to lose: Ohio
11: Central Connecticut at Kent State: Prediction to win: Kent State, Prediction to lose: Central Connecticut
12: North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Boise State: Prediction to win: North Dakota, Prediction to lose: Boise State
13: Weber State Wildcats at Utah Utes: Prediction to win: Utah, Prediction to lose: Weber State
14: VMI Keydets at NC State Wolfpack: Prediction to win: NC State, Prediction to lose: VMI
15: UMass Minutemen at Eastern Michigan Eagles: Prediction to win: Eastern Michigan, Prediction to lose: UMass
16: Norfolk State Spartans at Temple Owls: Prediction to win: Temple, Prediction to lose: Norfolk State
17: Indiana State Sycamores at Ball State Cardinals: Prediction to win: Ball State, Prediction to lose: Indiana State
18: Central Michigan Chippewas at Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Prediction to win: Notre Dame, Prediction to lose: Central Michigan
19: South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs: Prediction to win: Georgia, Prediction to lose: South Carolina
I wrote Georgia to win and lose! So I just wrote South Carolina to lose!
20: Alabama Crimson Tide at South Florida Bulls: Prediction to win: Alabama, Prediction to lose: South Florida
21: San Diego State Aztecs (I-A, Mountain West: 5-3, 7-6) at Oregon State Beavers (I-A, Pac-12: 6-3, 10-3, likely 2-0): Prediction to win: Oregon State, Prediction to lose: San Diego State
22: Oklahoma Sooners at Tulsa Golden Hurricane: Prediction to win: Oklahoma, Prediction to lose: Tulsa Golden Hurricane
23: Minnesota Golden Gophers at North Carolina Tar Heels: Prediction to win: North Carolina, Prediction to lose: Minnesota
I thought about picking Minnesota to win, but decided against it.
24: Western Michigan Broncos at Iowa Hawkeyes: Prediction to win: Iowa, Prediction to lose: Western Michigan
25: Northwestern Wildcats at Duke Blue Devils: Prediction to win: Northwestern, Prediction to lose: Duke
(Change in prediction as of the morning of September 16th: Prediction to win: Duke Blue Devils, Prediction to lose: Northwestern Wildcats)
26: Virginia Tech Hokies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights: Prediction to win: Virginia Tech, Prediction to lose: Rutgers
*(Change in predictions as of the morning of September 16th: Prediction to win: Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Prediction to lose: Virginia Tech Hokies)
27: Florida International Panthers at UConn Huskies: Prediction to win: UConn, Prediction to lose: Florida International
*(Change in predictions as of the morning of September 16th: Prediction to win: Florida International Panthers, Prediction to lose: UConn Huskies)
I could not pick UConn to win this game!
28: East Carolina Pirates at Appalachian State Mountaineers: Prediction to win: East Carolina, Prediction to lose: Appalachian State
*(Change in predictions as of the morning of September 16th: Prediction to win: Appalachian State Mountaineers, Prediction to lose: East Carolina Pirates)
29: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Ohio State Buckeyes: Prediction to win: Ohio State, Prediction to lose: Western Kentucky
30: UL Monroe Warhawks at Texas A&M Aggies: Prediction to win: Texas A&M, Prediction to lose: UL Monroe
31: Tulane Green Wave at Southern Miss Golden Eagles: Prediction to win: Tulane, Prediction to lose: Southern Miss
32: Idaho Vandals (I-AA, Big Sky: 6-2, 7-5) at California Golden Bears California Golden Bears (I-A, Pac-12: 2-7, 4-8, likely 1-1): Prediction to win: California, Prediction to lose: Idaho
*(Change in predictions as of the morning of September 16th: Prediction to win: Idaho Vandals, Prediction to lose: California Golden Bears)
33: Washington Huskies at Michigan State Spartans: Prediction to win: Michigan State, Prediction to lose: Washington
*(Change in predictions as of the morning of September 16th: Prediction to win: Washington Huskies, Prediction to lose: Michigan State Spartans)
34: North Carolina Central Eagles at UCLA Bruins: Prediction to win: UCLA, Prediction to lose: North Carolina Central
35: Northern Colorado Bears at Washington State Cougars: Prediction to win: Washington State, Prediction to win: Northern Colorado
36: Georgia State Panthers at Charlotte 49ers: Prediction to win: Charlotte, Prediction to lose: Georgia State
I thought about picking Georgia State to win, but decided against it. I like Charlotte to win.
37: Villanova Wildcats at UCF Knights: Prediction to win: UCF, Prediction to lose: Villanova
38: Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators: Prediction to win: Tennessee, Prediction to lose: Florida
39: Samford Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers: Prediction to win: Auburn, Prediction to lose: Samford
40: North Texas Mean Green at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs: Prediction to win: North Texas, Prediction to lose: Louisiana Tech
(Change in predictions as of the morning of September 16th: Prediction to win: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Prediction to lose: North Texas Mean Green)
I don't like North Texas' chances to win this game!
41: Murray State Racers (I-AA, Ohio Valley: 1-4, 2-9) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (I-A, Conference USA: 4-4, 8-5): Prediction to win: Middle Tennessee, Prediction to lose: Murray State
42: Northern Illinois Huskies at Nebraska Cornhuskers: Prediction to win: Nebraska, Prediction to lose: Northern Illinois
43: Vanderbilt Commodores at UNLV Rebels: Prediction to win: Vanderbilt, Prediction to lose: UNLV
44: Miami (OH) Redhawks at Cincinnati Bearcats: Prediction to win: Cincinnati, Prediction to lose: Miami (OH)
45: South Alabama Jaguars at Oklahoma State Cowboys: Prediction to win: Oklahoma State, Prediction to lose: South Alabama
46: Tarleton State Texans at Texas Tech Red Raiders: Prediction to win: Texas Tech, Prediction to lose: Tarleton State
47: Louisiana Ragin Cajuns at UAB Blazers: Prediction to win: Louisiana, Prediction to lose: UAB
I thought about picking UAB to win, but I decided against it.
48: Prairie View A&M Panthers at SMU Mustangs: Prediction to win: SMU Mustangs, Prediction to lose: Prairie View A&M
49: Texas Southern Tigers at Rice Owls: Prediction to win: Texas Southern, Prediction to lose: Rice
(Change in predictions as of the morning of September 16th: Prediction to win: Rice, Prediction to lose: Texas Southern)
I don't really like Texas Southern's chances to win, although if they do win this will be a huge upset!
50: Duquesne Dukes at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers: Prediction to win: Coastal Carolina, Prediction to lose: Duquesne
51: Stony Brook Seawolves at Arkansas State Red Wolves: Prediction to win: Arkansas State, Prediction to lose: Stony Brook
52:James Madison Dukes at Troy Trojans: Prediction to win: Troy, Prediction to lose: James Madison
I thought about picking James Madison to win, but decided against it.
53: San Jose State Spartans at Toledo Rockets: Prediction to win: Toledo, Prediction to lose: San Jose State
54: Bowling Green Falcons at Michigan Wolverines: Prediction to win: Michigan, Prediction to lose: Bowling Green
55: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Ole Miss Rebels: Prediction to win: Ole Miss, Prediction to lose: Georgia Tech
I thought about picking Georgia Tech to win, but decided against it.
56: BYU Cougars at Arkansas Razorbacks: Prediction to win: Arkansas, Prediction to lose: BYU
57: Akron Zips at Kentucky Wildcats: Prediction to win: Kentucky, Prediction to lose: Akron
58: Syracuse Orange at Purdue Boilermakers: Prediction to win: Purdue, Prediction to lose: Syracuse
I thought about picking Syracuse to win, but decided against it.
59: Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers: Prediction to win: Pittsburgh, Prediction to lose: West Virginia
I thought about picking West Virginia to win, but decided against it.
60: Florida Atlantic Owls at Clemson Tigers: Prediction to win: Clemson, Prediction to lose: Florida Atlantic
61: Wyoming Cowboys at Texas Longhorns: Prediction to win: Texas, Prediction to lose: Wyoming
62: Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors (I-A, Mountain West: 2-6, 3-10) at Oregon Ducks (I-A, Pac-12: 7-2, 10-3, likely 2-0): Prediction to win: Oregon, Prediction to lose: Hawai’i
63: TCU Horned Frogs at Houston Cougars: Prediction to win: TCU, Prediction to lose: Houston
64: New Mexico State Aggies at New Mexico Lobos: Prediction to win: New Mexico, Prediction to lose: New Mexico State
65: Sacramento State Hornets at Stanford Cardinal: Prediction to win: Stanford, Prediction to lose: Sacramento State
66: Jackson State Tigers at Texas State Bobcats: Prediction to win: Texas State, Prediction to lose: Jackson State
*(Change in predictions as of the morning of September 16th: Prediction to win: Jackson State Tigers, Prediction to lose: Texas State Bobcats)
67: Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes (I-A, Pac-12: 1-8, 1-11, likely 0-2): Prediction to win: Colorado, Prediction to lose: Colorado State
68: Fresno State Bulldogs (I-A, Mountain West: 7-1, 10-4) at Arizona State Sun Devils (I-A, Pac-12: 2-7, 3-9, likely 1-1): Prediction to win: Fresno State, Prediction to lose: Arizona State
I thought about picking Arizona State to win, but decided against it.
69: Kansas Jayhawks at Nevada Wolf Pack: Prediction to win: Kansas, Prediction to lose: Nevada
70 games on Saturday: UTEP Miners (I-A, Conference USA: 3-5, 5-7) at Arizona Wildcats (I-A, Pac-12: 3-6, 5-7, likely 1-1): Prediction to win: Arizona, Prediction to lose: UTEP
I will post the results for Week Three in the near future! I think I am going to post my predictions for Week Four (next week) in the very near future).
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