Predictions for Week 4 of the 2023 College Football Season + Misses from Week 3

Week 3 is in the books, and we saw some of everything. From a 61-yard winning field goal by Missouri’s Harrison Mevis to rain delays to Alabama dropping out of the top 10, we’ve seen almost everything we couldn’t expect to have happened already in a matter of weeks. Week 4 is when most teams start playing conference opponents, so this is when the going really starts to get tough, if it hasn’t already. Moreover, many teams looked like they were sleepwalking through their games but still came through with W’s. However, this upcoming week is another week that chaos could ensue.

Sonny Dykes will coach against his former team when TCU takes on SMU, and Lane Kiffin will try to become the second apprentice to take down the former Master head-to-head this season.

The biggest headline of the week is that Michigan State’s Mel Tucker is about to be terminated for cause. They looked awful against Washington, though it’s hard to be worse than rock bottom unless you’re living under a rock.

Week 3 Record: 59-15 (.797)
Record through 3 weeks: 209-42 (.833)

September 21 (1 game):

Coastal Carolina def. Georgia State, 38-31

September 22 (4 games):

Wisconsin def. Purdue, 27-24
NC State def. Virginia, 30-20
San Diego State def. Boise State, 31-24
Air Force def. San José State, 35-24

September 23 (62 games):

2) Michigan def. Rutgers, 34-20
4) Florida State def. Clemson, 38-31
16) Oklahoma def. Cincinnati, 55-17
Syracuse def. Army, 35-21
Texas A&M def. Auburn, 33-24
Troy def. Western Kentucky, 35-31
Kentucky def. Vanderbilt, 37-27
Marshall def Virginia Tech 31-25
TCU def. SMU, 41-31
Northern Illinois def. Tulsa, 33-27
Toledo def. Western Michigan, 38-21
Ball State def. Georgia Southern, 30-27
10) Oregon def. 19) Colorado, 38-24
11) Utah def. 22) UCLA, 36-31
15) Ole Miss def. 13) Alabama, 38-31
18) Duke def. UConn, 38-17
20) Miami (FL) def. Temple, 39-20
Illinois def. Florida Atlantic, 34-17
Maryland def. Michigan State, 37-15
Nebraska def. Louisiana Tech, 42-14
Louisville def. Boston College, 45-31
BYU def. Kansas, 36-27
West Virginia def. Texas Tech, 30-28
Massachusetts def. New Mexico, 33-28
Old Dominion def. Texas A&M Commerce, 46-7
Ohio def. Bowling Green, 24-14
Miami (OH) def. Delaware State, 36-14
23) Tennessee def. UTSA, 38-10
Iowa State def. Oklahoma State, 27-13
Rice def. South Florida, 35-33
Eastern Michigan def. Jacksonville State, 26-24
South Alabama def. Central Michigan, 35-21
East Carolina def. Gardner-Webb, 41-20
Liberty def. Florida International, 38-13
Wake Forest def. Georgia Tech, 36-32
12) LSU def. Arkansas, 35-31
21) Washington State def. 14) Oregon State, 37-33
25) Florida def. Charlotte, 45-14
Houston def. Sam Houston, 27-10
Colorado State def. Middle Tennessee, 34-30
Arizona def. Stanford, 35-20
Tulane def. Nicholls State, 45-7
Wyoming def. Appalachian State, 30-24
Southern Miss def. Arkansas State, 26-23
Texas State def. Nevada, 38-18
1) Georgia def. UAB, 59-7
3) Texas def. Baylor, 40-23
9) Notre Dame def. 6) Ohio State, 39-37
7) Penn State def. 24) Iowa, 28-21
Indiana def. Akron, 25-17
Missouri def. Memphis, 35-27
Minnesota def. Northwestern, 29-13
South Carolina def. Mississippi State, 34-29
Louisiana def. Buffalo, 34-27
17) North Carolina def. Pittsburgh, 35-19
Kansas State def. UCF, 37-27
James Madison def. Utah State, 38-26
UNLV def. UTEP, 37-23
5) USC def. Arizona State, 42-7
8) Washington def. California, 52-17
Fresno State def. Kent State, 41-24
Hawaii def. New Mexico State, 30-27