Week 9 - Conference by Conference Breakdown
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:59 am
Big Sky
IDST 13-36 PORTST
MTST 31-20 SAC
WEBER 42-14 NAU
UMT 41-20 NCOL
Southland
TXST 62-21 SFA
SELA 21-28 UCA
SHSU 16-24 NWST
NICH 38-35 MCNSE
Missouri Valley
SIU 23-17 MIZST
NDSU 25-7 ILST
SDKST 49-9 INST
UNI 21-20 YSU
OVC
TSU 20-27 SEMO (OT)
EIU 7-20 EKU
JAXST 30-31 UTM
TTU 28-31 AP
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.
IDST 13-36 PORTST
MTST 31-20 SAC
WEBER 42-14 NAU
UMT 41-20 NCOL
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 13-17
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 5-4
Best Performance: (#16) Weber St. 42, (#15) Northern Arizona 14 - Cameron Higgins throws for 334 yards and 4 TDs while Trevyn Smith runs for 103 yards and 2 TDs as the Wildcats erase any doubts.
Worst Performance: Idaho St. 13, Portland St. 36 - Only managing 13 points against the Viking defense makes a winless season look exponentially more likely.
Most Surprising Result: Sacramento St. 20, Montana St. 31 - I guess the calendars in Sacramento don't go past September.
Southland
TXST 62-21 SFA
SELA 21-28 UCA
SHSU 16-24 NWST
NICH 38-35 MCNSE
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 19-14
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 10-5
Best Performance: Texas St. 62, Stephen F. Austin 21 - QB Bradley George contributes 405 yards and 4 TDs to the Bobcats' 678 yard and 8 TD total.
Worst Performance: Stephen F. Austin 21, Texas St. 62 - This loss to Texas State was even worse than the one by the winless 2007 Lumberjacks.
Most Surprising Result: Nicholls St. 38, (#11) McNeese St. 35 - Colonels get their first win of the season against the preseason Southland favorites.
Missouri Valley
SIU 23-17 MIZST
NDSU 25-7 ILST
SDKST 49-9 INST
UNI 21-20 YSU
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 11-18
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 9-7
Best Performance: North Dakota St. 25, Illinois St. 7 - Bison run for 413 yards, which was nearly triple Illinois State's total offense.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 9, South Dakota St. 49 - Sycamore QB Ryan Roberts had a whopping 25 carries… for minus-8 yards.
Most Surprising Result: (#14) Southern Illinois 23, Missouri St. 17 - After the Bears scored 10 points in the last 5 minutes to tie the game, Saluki QB Chris Dieker threw a 51 yard TD pass to Marc Cheatham as time expired to help the Salukis overcome 5 turnovers.
OVC
TSU 20-27 SEMO (OT)
EIU 7-20 EKU
JAXST 30-31 UTM
TTU 28-31 AP
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 13-15
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 8-5
Best Performance: Tennessee-Martin 31, (#21) Jacksonville St. 30 - Skyhawks proving 2006 wasn't a fluke.
Worst Performance: Tennessee Tech 28, Austin Peay 31 - The Golden Eagles have now dropped 4 straight OVC games after starting 2-0.
Most Surprising Result: (#19) Tennessee St. 20, Southeast Missouri St. 27 (OT) - Tigers lose to the one team that had trouble with Indiana State.
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.