2023 Week 3 College Football Predictions

We head to week 3 of the college football season! Use our data driven college football predictions to find the upsets, statement wins and results this week that’ll shape the 2023-24 College Football Playoff.

Week 3 College Football Storylines

  • Many teams start conference play this week. Who’s going to be upset?
  • Michigan State tries to focus on football after another scandal that has taken down HC Mel Tucker?
  • How does Colorado handle being a big favorite for the first time in the Coach Prime era?
  • Does USF stand any chance against a Alabama team coming off of a loss?
  • Florida hosts rival Tennessee in a game that could start to warm Billy Napier’s seat
  • Who does Matt Rhule choose to QB the Cornhuskers this week after a debacle at Colorado?

Week 3 College Football Predictions

Thursday

RANKTEAMWIN%SCORE
107Navy30.4%19
53Memphis69.6%36

Friday

RANKTEAMWIN%SCORE
86Virginia39.2%18
51Maryland60.8%27




88Army39.9%23
56UTSA60.1%32




90Utah St43.4%21
67Air Force56.6%27

Saturday

RANKTEAMWIN%SCORE
48Iowa St57.3%27
72Ohio42.7%21




15Kansas St69.5%38
50Missouri30.5%22




46Wake Forest71.8%37
116Old Dominion28.2%19




1Florida St94.9%44
81Boston College5.1%6




89Liberty59.7%31
112Buffalo40.3%23




87Indiana28.0%17
27Louisville72.0%35




14LSU59.4%32
29Mississippi St40.6%24




79Georgia Southern31.0%20
28Wisconsin69.0%36




11Penn St73.2%33
60Illinois26.8%14




129UMass40.3%22
121Eastern Michigan59.7%30




130Central Michigan0.1%6
18Notre Dame99.9%49




99East Carolina35.7%25
55Appalachian St64.3%37




110FIU50.4%27
111UConn49.6%26




133Western Michigan0.1%3
37Iowa99.9%38




6Alabama97.6%54
119USF2.4%14




31South Carolina30.9%23
3Georgia69.1%38




83San Diego St25.4%17
23Oregon St74.6%37




9Oklahoma89.7%47
102Tulsa10.3%14




74Virginia Tech45.4%20
66Rutgers54.6%24




54Minnesota33.3%19
20North Carolina66.7%33




93Northwestern17.1%10
13Duke82.9%37




34Tulane73.8%36
100Southern Miss26.2%17




109UL-Monroe12.7%13
19Texas A&M87.3%45




69Western Kentucky25.3%19
16Ohio St74.7%39




7Washington83.0%45
78Michigan St17.0%17




85Georgia St64.2%36
124Charlotte35.8%24




77James Madison48.9%24
73Troy51.1%25




114Miami OH29.1%14
49Cincinnati70.9%31




5Tennessee67.2%39
35Florida32.8%25




57South Alabama41.7%25
39Oklahoma St58.3%32




101Northern Illinois42.7%24
82Nebraska57.3%31




92San Jose St46.8%25
76Toledo53.2%28




104Louisiana51.2%26
106UAB48.8%25




122North Texas46.2%31
105Louisiana Tech53.8%35




95Vanderbilt51.3%29
98UNLV48.7%28




62BYU42.8%26
40Arkansas57.2%32




127Akron13.2%9
32Kentucky86.8%40




33Pittsburgh63.4%35
68West Virginia36.6%24




47Syracuse58.9%30
80Purdue41.1%22




65Georgia Tech24.1%15
10Ole Miss75.9%37




123Bowling Green2.6%6
8Michigan97.4%46




58Wyoming20.2%15
4Texas79.8%40




45TCU59.6%38
71Houston40.4%30




108Hawaii14.0%12
21Oregon86.0%42




97Florida Atlantic20.6%16
22Clemson79.4%40




126New Mexico St44.4%20
117New Mexico55.6%24




103Colorado St24.9%15
38Colorado75.1%36




42Kansas77.4%37
120Nevada22.6%14




75Fresno St43.9%27
59Arizona St56.1%32




128UTEP17.1%14
44Arizona82.9%41

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