College Football Predictions/Scoreboard



Last updated:  Monday, October 12, 2026 - thru games of October 11


PICKING GAME WINNERS
PICKING GAME WINNERS AND WITHIN 8 PTS. ON SPREAD

SEASON TO DATE:
Brian Simmons: 641 right, 171 wrong - 79% right; 37% right and within 8 pts. (300/812)


WEEK-BY-WEEK RESULTS:
WEEK 0:  52 right, 24 wrong - 68% right; 30% right and within 8 pts. (23/76)
WEEK 1: 122 right, 10 wrong - 92% right; 37% right and within 8 pts. (49/132)
WEEK 2: 114 right, 17 wrong - 87% right; 36% right and within 8 pts. (47/131)
WEEK 3: 111 right, 17 wrong - 87% right; 47% right and within 8 pts. (60/128)
WEEK 4:  95 right, 28 wrong - 77% right; 33% right and within 8 pts. (40/123)
WEEK 5:  79 right, 35 wrong - 69% right; 37% right and within 8 pts. (42/114)
WEEK 6:  68 right, 40 wrong - 63% right; 36% right and within 8 pts. (39/108)



THIS WEEK'S PICKS/SCOREBOARD



I calculate the spread for each game by taking the power ratings of the two
teams and adding in 3 points for the home team.  If the margin of victory
exceeds 42 points, take the difference between the power ratings and 42 and
divide by 2 to get my projected spread.  For example, 60 points would become 51; 
50 points would become 46, etc.  The predictions will become more accurate as the 
season progresses.

* = conference game
WEEK 7

FBS GAMES
TUESDAY OCTOBER 13 PICK FINAL SCORE
Delaware (2-3) at Middle Tennessee (2-3)* D by 4
FIU (3-2) at Jacksonville State (4-2)* J by 6

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14 PICK FINAL SCORE
Kennesaw State (1-4) at Missouri State (1-4)* K by 1
Western Kentucky (2-4) at Sam Houston (1-4)* S by 2

THURSDAY OCTOBER 15 PICK FINAL SCORE
Colorado State (2-3) at Texas State (2-3)* T by 10
East Carolina (3-2) at UAB (3-3)* E by 6
Georgia Southern (2-4) at Old Dominion (2-4)* G by 5

FRIDAY OCTOBER 16 PICK FINAL SCORE
Appalachian State (3-2) at Coastal Carolina (2-4)* C by 2
Memphis (5-1) at Tulane (2-3)* M by 8
Washington (3-3) at Purdue (3-3)* P by 7

SATURDAY OCTOBER 17 PICK FINAL SCORE
Akron (1-5) at Miami(OH) (3-3)* M by 16
Alabama (5-1) at Tennessee (5-1)* A by 10
Arizona State (3-2) at Texas Tech (5-0)* T by 21
Arkansas (2-4) at Vanderbilt (3-3)* V by 5
Arkansas State (2-4) at Southern Mississippi (1-4)* A by 2
Auburn (3-2) at Georgia (6-0)* G by 22
Ball State (1-5) at Bowling Green (2-4)* BG by 8
Charlotte (0-6) at Temple (2-4)* T by 22
Cincinnati (4-1) at West Virginia (3-3)* C by 2
Florida (4-2) at Texas (4-1)* T by 15
Florida Atlantic (4-1) at Army (3-2)* A by 3
Florida State (3-3) at Miami(FL) (5-0)* M by 25
Fresno State (4-2) at San Diego State (2-4)* F by 10
Georgia State (4-1) at James Madison (6-0)* J by 17
Georgia Tech (2-3) at Virginia Tech (4-2)* V by 5
Kansas (2-3) at Kansas State (3-2)* KSU by 7
Kent State (2-4) at South Florida (4-2) S by 20
Kentucky (5-1) at Oklahoma (3-2)* O by 2
Louisiana Tech (3-2) at UL-Monroe (0-5)* LT by 20
Louisville (3-3) at Syracuse (2-3)* L by 9
Massachusetts (4-2) at Buffalo (3-3)* B by 6
Mississippi State (4-1) at LSU (4-2)* L by 11
Missouri (5-1) at Mississippi (4-1)* MS by 4
Navy (2-3) at UTSA (5-1)* U by 16
Nebraska (5-1) at Oregon (3-2)* O by 8
Nevada (2-3) at North Dakota State (5-1)* NDS by 18
New Mexico (4-1) at Hawaii (1-5)* N by 23
North Carolina (3-2) at Duke (4-1)* D by 4
Northern Illinois (0-5) at Wyoming (3-3)* W by 11
Northwestern (4-1) at Michigan State (2-4)* N by 12
Notre Dame (6-0) at BYU (5-0) N by 10
Ohio (4-2) at Sacramento State (1-5)* O by 21
Ohio State (5-1) at Indiana (6-0)* O by 3
Oklahoma State (4-1) at Houston (5-1)* H by 8
Penn State (3-3) at Michigan (3-2)* M by 6
Pittsburgh (5-1) at Boston College (2-3)* P by 16
Rutgers (1-4) at Maryland (2-4)* M by 10
San Jose State (3-3) at UTEP (1-5)* S by 10
TCU (2-3) at Baylor (4-1)* B by 11
Toledo (4-2) at Eastern Michigan (4-3)* T by 5
Troy (3-2) at Louisiana (4-2)* L by 5
Tulsa (3-3) at Rice (1-5)* T by 3
UNLV (4-2) at Air Force (4-1)* U by 3
Utah (5-0) at Colorado (2-3)* U by 18
Virginia (4-2) at SMU (4-1)* S by 7
Wake Forest (5-1) at California (3-3)* W by 14
Washington State (1-5) at Oregon State (4-2)* O by 23
Western Michigan (4-2) at Central Michigan (3-3)* W by 10
Wisconsin (4-1) at UCLA (5-0)* U by 12

FBS game winners: 0/59


FBS vs. FCS GAMES
SATURDAY OCTOBER 17 PICK FINAL SCORE
Charleston Southern (3-3) at Clemson (3-2) Clem by 43
Citadel (2-4) at Texas A&M (3-3) T by 47
Elon (4-3) at Stanford (2-4) S by 30

FBS vs. FCS game winners: 0/3


FCS GAMES
FRIDAY OCTOBER 16 PICK FINAL SCORE
Columbia (3-1) at Pennsylvania (2-2)* P by 10

SATURDAY OCTOBER 17 PICK FINAL SCORE
Abilene Christian (3-4) at North Alabama (4-2)* A by 3
Alabama State (3-3) at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-2)* Even - ASU
Albany (3-3) at Stony Brook (4-2)* S by 8
Alcorn State (4-3) at Prairie View A&M (2-5)* P by 8
Austin Peay (5-2) at West Georgia (1-5)* A by 21
Bethune-Cookman (3-3) at Mississippi Valley State (3-4)* B by 5
Brown (2-2) at Princeton (3-1)* P by 9
Bryant (4-2) at Maine (1-5)* B by 5
Cal Poly (4-3) at Northern Colorado (2-5)* C by 4
Central Arkansas (2-4) at Tarleton State (6-0)* T by 21
Central Connecticut (2-3) at Mercyhurst (1-5)* C by 10
Chicago State (1-5) at North Carolina A&T (2-5) N by 27
Dayton (4-1) at Butler (5-1)* B by 5
Duquesne (1-4) at Stonehill (2-4)* S by 12
East Texas A&M (2-4) at Houston Christian (3-3)* H by 2
Eastern Kentucky (2-4) at Tennessee Tech (5-1) T by 17
Florida A&M (2-4) at Jackson State (5-1)* J by 15
Gardner-Webb (2-5) at Tennessee-Martin (2-4)* T by 1
Georgetown (1-4) at Colgate (4-2)* C by 27
Grambling State (4-2) at Alabama A&M (5-2)* A by 7
Hampton (1-5) at Sacred Heart (2-4)* S by 18
Holy Cross (2-4) at Harvard (4-0) Har by 19
Idaho (1-5) at Montana (5-2)* M by 17
Idaho State (4-2) at Weber State (4-3)* I by 5
Illinois State (4-2) at Southern Illinois (3-4)* I by 3
Lafayette (1-4) at Bucknell (1-5)* L by 1
Lamar (5-1) at Southeastern Louisiana (3-3)* L by 7
Lehigh (6-0) at Cornell (2-2) L by 14
Lindenwood (1-4) at Eastern Illinois (2-4)* E by 9
Long Island (2-5) at Wagner (1-5)* L by 7
Marist (3-3) at Drake (2-4)* D by 4
McNeese (2-4) at Northwestern State (0-6)* M by 23
Mercer (5-2) at Samford (1-5)* M by 13
Merrimack (2-4) at Dartmouth (1-3) D by 12
Monmouth (4-2) at New Hampshire (2-5)* M by 10
Montana State (5-1) at Eastern Washington (2-5)* M by 16
Morehead State (1-5) at Davidson (2-5)* D by 4
Morehouse (NR) at Howard (2-4) H by 31
Morgan State (5-1) at Tennessee State (1-5) M by 7
New Haven (1-5) at Robert Morris (3-3)* R by 14
Northern Iowa (3-2) at Youngstown State (5-2)* Y by 16
Portland State (2-4) at Northern Arizona (5-2)* N by 22
Presbyterian (3-3) at Stetson (1-5)* P by 12
Rhode Island (3-3) at Yale (3-1) Y by 13
South Dakota (5-2) at Murray State (1-5)* S by 32
South Dakota State (5-1) at North Dakota (5-2)* S by 7
Stephen F. Austin (6-0) at Nicholls (2-4)* S by 27
Towson (0-7) at Campbell (5-1)* C by 20
UC-Davis (4-2) at Southern Utah (2-4)* U by 2
UT-Rio Grande Valley (3-3) at Incarnate Word (2-4)* Even - U
Valparaiso (3-3) at San Diego (2-4)* S by 7
Villanova (2-4) at Fordham (2-5)* F by 1
VMI (0-6) at Wofford (4-3)* W by 36
West Alabama (NR) at West Florida (3-2) WF by 21
Western Illinois (3-3) at Southeast Missouri State (3-3)* S by 9

FCS game winners: 0/56
Total game winners: 0/118 0.0%
Correct winner and within 8 points or less: 0/118 0.0%


LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

WEEK 6

FBS GAMES
TUESDAY OCTOBER 6 PICK FINAL SCORE
Southern Mississippi (1-3) at Troy (2-2)* T by 14 T 55-34

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 7 PICK FINAL SCORE
Jacksonville State (3-2) at Kennesaw State (1-3)* J by 1 J 27-26
New Mexico State (2-3) at FIU (2-2)* F by 5 F 22-3

THURSDAY OCTOBER 8 PICK FINAL SCORE
Missouri State (1-3) at Western Kentucky (1-4)* M by 4 W 34-13
Sam Houston (1-3) at Liberty (4-1)* L by 18 L 35-3
South Alabama (3-2) at Arkansas State (2-3)* A by 4 S 56-49
South Florida (4-1) at UTSA (4-1)* U by 10 U 31-24

FRIDAY OCTOBER 9 PICK FINAL SCORE
Florida State (3-2) at Louisville (2-3)* L by 2 L 44-20
Iowa (4-1) at Washington (3-2)* I by 5 I 41-24
Iowa State (3-2) at BYU (4-0)* B by 20 B 24-10
Washington State (1-4) at Utah State (1-4)* U by 7 U 17-16
Wyoming (2-3) at San Jose State (3-2)* S by 10 W 16-13(ot)

SATURDAY OCTOBER 10 PICK FINAL SCORE
Air Force (3-1) at Northern Illinois (0-4)* A by 9 A 28-7
Arizona (4-1) at West Virginia (3-2)* A by 8 A 52-31
Ball State (1-4) at Northwestern (3-1) N by 39 N 45-14
Boise State (4-1) at Fresno State (4-1)* B by 7 B 38-31
Buffalo (2-3) at Toledo (4-1)* T by 26 B 23-8
Central Michigan (3-2) at Ohio (3-2)* O by 4 O 31-14
Charlotte (0-5) at North Texas (3-2)* N by 27 N 50-10
Coastal Carolina (1-4) at Marshall (3-2)* M by 5 C 27-21
Connecticut (2-3) at Temple (2-3) T by 4 C 34-20
Duke (4-0) at Georgia Tech (1-3)* D by 8 G 28-25
Eastern Michigan (3-3) at Akron (1-4)* E by 6 E 25-23
Georgia (5-0) at Alabama (5-0)* A by 5 G 20-17
Hawaii (1-4) at Arizona State (2-2) A by 23 A 30-12
Houston (4-1) at Kansas State (3-1)* Even - H H 35-16
Illinois (2-3) at Michigan State (2-3)* M by 2 I 38-37(ot)
Indiana (5-0) at Nebraska (5-0)* I by 3 I 20-17
James Madison (5-0) at Georgia Southern (2-3)* J by 16 J 27-24
Kansas (2-2) at Utah (4-0)* U by 19 U 41-24
Kent State (2-3) at Western Michigan (3-2)* W by 18 W 38-7
Louisiana (4-1) at Louisiana Tech (2-2)* ULL by 1 LT 32-31
LSU (4-1) at Kentucky (4-1)* L by 8 K 35-34(ot)
Maryland (2-3) at Ohio State (4-1)* O by 37 O 45-16
Miami(OH) (2-3) at Massachusetts (4-1)* Mia by 9 Mia 20-19
Minnesota (4-1) at Purdue (2-3)* M by 4 P 41-13
Mississippi (3-1) at Vanderbilt (3-2)* M by 7 M 52-17
Nevada (1-3) at UTEP (1-4)* N by 4 N 30-13
North Carolina (2-2) at Pittsburgh (5-0)* P by 12 N 21-17
North Dakota State (5-0) at UNLV (3-2)* N by 2 U 13-7
Old Dominion (1-4) at Appalachian State (3-1)* A by 13 O 10-3
Rice (1-4) at East Carolina (2-2) E by 11 E 28-12
Sacramento State (1-4) at Bowling Green (1-4)* B by 15 B 38-10
San Diego State (2-3) at Oregon State (3-2)* O by 12 O 66-14
South Carolina (2-3) at Florida (4-1)* F by 14 S 38-19
Southern California (5-1) at Penn State (3-2)* Even - P S 31-23
Stanford (2-3) at Notre Dame (5-0) N by 42 N 58-7
Syracuse (2-2) at Virginia (3-2)* V by 10 V 28-25
Tennessee (4-1) at Arkansas (2-3)* T by 18 T 24-17
Texas (4-0) vs. Oklahoma (2-2)* (at Dallas) T by 18 O 27-24
Texas A&M (3-2) at Missouri (4-1)* M by 5 M 27-6
Tulane (2-2) at Army (2-2)* A by 7 A 20-17
Tulsa (3-2) at Navy (1-3)* N by 2 N 34-26
UAB (3-2) at Memphis (4-1)* M by 20 M 38-13
UCF (3-2) at Oklahoma State (3-1)* O by 10 O 42-28
UCLA (4-0) at Oregon (3-1)* O by 10 U 17-15
Virginia Tech (4-1) at California (2-3)* V by 8 C 25-20
Wake Forest (4-1) at NC State (3-2)* W by 1 W 38-14

FBS game winners: 38/58


FCS GAMES
FRIDAY OCTOBER 9 PICK FINAL SCORE
Columbia (2-1) at Marist (3-2) M by 4 C 41-28
Florida A&M (1-4) at Alabama State (3-2)* A by 21 F 28-27

SATURDAY OCTOBER 10 PICK FINAL SCORE
American International (NR) at Central Connecticut (1-3) C by 42 C 51-14
Arkansas Baptist (NR) at Alcorn State (3-3) AS by 56 AS 63-7
Bethune-Cookman (3-2) at Alabama A&M (4-2)* A by 4 A 55-17
Bryant (4-1) at Brown (1-2) Brown by 1 Brown 28-13
Bucknell (1-4) at Georgetown (0-4)* G by 2 G 21-14
Cal Poly (3-3) at Idaho State (4-1)* I by 16 C 25-24
Central Arkansas (2-3) at Abilene Christian (2-4)* A by 14 A 20-14
Dartmouth (1-2) at Yale (2-1)* Y by 5 Y 28-7
Davidson (2-4) at Presbyterian (2-3)* P by 19 P 38-21
Drake (2-3) at Valparaiso (2-3)* D by 8 V 21-13
East Tennessee State (4-2) at Citadel (2-3)* E by 11 E 34-16
Eastern Illinois (1-4) at Gardner-Webb (2-4)* G by 17 E 21-7
Franklin Pierce (NR) at Delaware State (3-3) D by 17 D 34-0
Furman (2-4) at Tennessee Tech (4-1)* T by 14 T 20-15
Harvard (3-0) at Cornell (2-1)* H by 4 H 41-29
Howard (2-3) at Pennsylvania (1-2) P by 19 P 24-20
Idaho (1-4) at Weber State (3-3)* I by 4 W 38-27
Incarnate Word (2-3) at Lamar (4-1)* L by 16 L 38-35
Jackson State (5-0) at Grambling State (3-2)* J by 5 G 45-38
Long Island (1-5) at Duquesne (1-3)* D by 1 L 17-14
Mississippi Valley State (2-4) at Texas Southern (1-4)* T by 13 M 38-34
Montana (5-1) at Northern Arizona (4-2)* M by 3 N 49-44
Morehead State (1-4) at Dayton (3-1)* D by 32 D 56-28
New Hampshire (2-4) at North Carolina A&T (1-5)* NH by 3 NCAT 30-27(ot)
North Dakota (5-1) at Northern Iowa (2-2)* ND by 9 NI 24-17
Northeastern State (NR) at West Florida (3-2) cancelled cancelled
Northern Colorado (2-4) at Eastern Washington (1-5)* E by 5 E 31-22
Princeton (2-1) at Wagner (1-4) P by 20 P 28-13
Richmond (5-1) at Fordham (1-5)* R by 6 F 20-14
Robert Morris (3-2) at Morgan State (4-1) M by 6 M 28-27
Samford (1-4) at Chattanooga (3-3)* C by 11 C 19-3
San Diego (2-3) at Butler (4-1)* S by 1 B 41-10
South Carolina State (5-1) at Charleston Southern (2-3) S by 4 C 49-39
Southeast Missouri State (2-3) at Lindenwood (1-3)* S by 4 S 38-27
Southeastern Louisiana (3-2) at UT-Rio Grande Valley (2-3)* U by 2 U 13-3
Southern (2-4) at Prairie View A&M (2-4)* P by 21 S 28-14
Southern Illinois (3-3) at South Dakota (4-2)* SD by 14 SD 31-10
Stetson (1-4) at St. Thomas (4-2)* ST by 27 ST 64-21
Stonehill (1-4) at Sacred Heart (2-3) SH by 11 Sto 28-7
Stony Brook (3-2) at Towson (0-6)* S by 9 S 31-24
Tarleton State (5-0) at Austin Peay (5-1)* A by 4 T 40-32
Tennessee-Martin (1-4) at Tennessee State (1-4)* TM by 9 TM 42-28
Utah Tech (0-6) at Portland State (1-4)* P by 11 P 30-14
Virginia-Lynchburg (NR) at Norfolk State (3-3) N by 49 N 62-0
West Georgia (1-4) at Eastern Kentucky (1-4)* E by 8 E 30-20
Western Carolina (3-3) at Mercer (4-2)* M by 7 M 17-14
William & Mary (2-4) at North Carolina Central (2-4) N by 3 W 17-14
Wofford (3-3) at Elon (4-2) E by 1 W 16-0
Youngstown State (4-2) at Indiana State (2-4)* Y by 20 Y 57-24

FCS game winners: 30/50
Total game winners: 68/108 63.0%
Correct winner and within 8 points or less: 39/108 36.1%