Week 6 - Conference by Conference Breakdown
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 12:10 am
Big Sky
EWU 41-38 UCD
UMT 39-31 IDST
CP 14-20 SUU
ILST 16-37 NAU
PORTST 22-30 MTST
NOCO 38-48 UND
Southland
UCA 27-7 HBU
MCNSE 13-7 ACU
SFA 16-27 SHSU (in Houston, TX)
UIW 30-49 SELU
NWST 10-14 NICH
Missouri Valley
YSU 28-31 SDK
SIU 14-49 SDKST
WIU 38-29 UNI
ILST 16-37 NAU
NDSU 52-0 INST
OVC
TTU 23-24 EIU
TSU 45-21 EKU
MUR 13-10 UTM
JAXST 34-14 AP
Pioneer League
DAY 20-10 DRAKE
COLUM 41-17 MARIST
VALPO 10-49 CAMP
DVDSN 21-35 JU
BROWN 13-17 STET
BUT 44-6 MHEAD
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.
EWU 41-38 UCD
UMT 39-31 IDST
CP 14-20 SUU
ILST 16-37 NAU
PORTST 22-30 MTST
NOCO 38-48 UND
- NConf Record: 1-0
Overall: 13-21
vs. FCS: 1-0
Overall: 9-6
Best Performance: Northern Arizona 37, (#11) Illinois St. 16 - Case Cookus & Jake Kolbe each threw the ball 45 times, but Cookus had 380 yards and 3 touchdowns while Kolbe had 223 yards and 3 interceptions.
Worst Performance: Northern Colorado 38, North Dakota 48 - The Bears give up 48 points again, this time to an injury-plagued opponent in freefall.
Most Surprising Result: North Dakota 48, Northern Colorado 38 - The Fighting Hawks, who were last in the Big Sky in run defense coming in, hold UNC to just 18 yards on the ground.
Southland
UCA 27-7 HBU
MCNSE 13-7 ACU
SFA 16-27 SHSU (in Houston, TX)
UIW 30-49 SELU
NWST 10-14 NICH
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 8-14
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 6-4
Best Performance: (#9) Sam Houston St. 27, Stephen F. Austin 16 - The Bearkats get back on track with a surprisingly defensive victory.
Worst Performance: Incarnate Word 30, Southeastern Louisiana 49 - Good special teams kept this from being a blowout, but the Cardinals were still outrushed 353-74.
Most Surprising Result: Nicholls St. 14, Northwestern St. 10 - Injured starting QB Chase Fourcade comes out of the bullpen to lead the Colonels on a game-winning 4th. quarter drive.
Missouri Valley
YSU 28-31 SDK
SIU 14-49 SDKST
WIU 38-29 UNI
ILST 16-37 NAU
NDSU 52-0 INST
- NConf Record: 0-1
Overall: 20-10
vs. FCS: 0-1
Overall: 18-4
Best Performance: (#7) South Dakota 31, (#3) Youngstown St. 28 - Shamar Jackson catches 11 passes for 229 yards and a TD as the Coyotes get yet another big win.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 0, (#2) North Dakota St. 52 - The Sycamores commit 6 turnovers to make an easy Bison win even easier.
Most Surprising Result: Southern Illinois 14, (#8) South Dakota St. 49 - Even including FBS games, this was SIU's most lopsided loss since the 2003 playoffs.
OVC
TTU 23-24 EIU
TSU 45-21 EKU
MUR 13-10 UTM
JAXST 34-14 AP
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 10-17
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 6-7
Best Performance: (#4) Jacksonville St. 34, Austin Peay 14 - The Gamecocks score 14 more points than Austin Peay's first 3 FCS opponents combined.
Worst Performance: (#25) Tennessee-Martin 10, Murray St. 13 - The Skyhawk defense had 11 tackles-for-loss and 3 forced turnovers… and it was all for naught.
Most Surprising Result: Murray St. 13, (#25) Tennessee-Martin 10 - The Racers beat Martin for just the second time in the last 13 years.
Pioneer League
DAY 20-10 DRAKE
COLUM 41-17 MARIST
VALPO 10-49 CAMP
DVDSN 21-35 JU
BROWN 13-17 STET
BUT 44-6 MHEAD
- NConf Record: 1-1
Overall: 13-19
vs. FCS: 1-1
Overall: 3-18
Best Performance: Stetson 17, Brown 13 - The Hatters end a 9-game losing streak and hold an opponent under 20 points for the first time in more than a year.
Worst Performance: Morehead St. 6, Butler 44 - Since throwing 4 TD passes against Dayton a couple weeks ago, Eagle QB Lawson Page has yet to throw another one.
Most Surprising Result: Stetson 17, Brown 13 - Maybe Stetson should play Brown every week, because they're 2-0 against them and winless against all their other FCS non-conference opponents
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.