SAC 52-28 EWU WEB 42-7 PORTST
NAU 27-56 UCD
CP 31-40 IDST IDA 30-23 UMT MTST 37-14 NOCO
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 18-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 13-5
Best Performance: Idaho 30, (#3) Montana 23 - Hayden Hatten catches 9 balls for 149 yards and 2 TDs to help the Vandals win the battle for the Little Brown Stein for the first time since 1999 (the two teams didn't play from 2004-17).
Worst Performance: Northern Arizona 27, UC Davis 56 - The disappointing Lumberjacks give up 678 yards on defense and fall behind 49-6 before getting anything going on the other side of the ball.
Most Surprising Result: (#3) Montana 23, Idaho 30 - With road contests against Sac, Weber, and the Bobcats coming up, this was not a game the Griz could afford to lose.
Southland
NWST 37-10 HCU TAMUC 40-15 MCNSE UIW 49-14 NICH
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 9-20
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-10
Best Performance: Texas A&M-Commerce 40, McNeese St. 15 - The transitional Lions outscore McNeese 20-0 in the fourth quarter to firmly establish themselves as one of the better teams in the Southland.
Worst Performance: Houston Christian 10, Northwestern St. 37 - The Husky defense allows 561 yards while their offense is kept out of the endzone.
Most Surprising Result: Houston Christian 10, Northwestern St. 37 - Every FCS game involving the Huskies has been won by the road team.
Best Performance: (#2) South Dakota St. 23, (#1) North Dakota St. 21 - The Jackrabbits come back from 14 down at the half to beat NDSU for the 3rd. straight time and stake a clear claim for the #1 ranking.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 42, Youngstown St. 48 - Cade Chambers and Justin Dinka put up big numbers for the Sycamores, but it wasn't enough to overcome Jaleel McLaughlin's 200-yard game on the ground.
Most Surprising Result: (#1) North Dakota St. 21, (#2) South Dakota St. 23 - In the last 7 seasons, the Bison have allowed 200+ rushing yards 5 times—4 of those came against SDSU.
OVC
LIND 37-34 EIU (2OT)
MUR 17-52 AP TSU 30-14 TTU
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 10-17
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 9-8
Best Performance: Lindenwood 37, Eastern Illinois 34 (2OT) - Cade Brister has another big game with 381 yards of total offense and 4 total touchdowns, one of those being the game-winning pass to Kobe Smith.
Worst Performance: Tennessee Tech 14, Tennessee St. 30 - Prior to their last 3 drives, the Golden Eagles had only 159 yards and trailed 30-0 against a 1-4 team.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
AQ8
UTU 14-41 UNI
SUU 18-21 ACU
TARL 24-41 SFA UCA 51-24 KENN JAXST 47-31 UNA
MUR 17-52 AP SHSU 25-17 EKU
NConf Record: 1-3 Overall: 19-22
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 13-10
Best Performance: Central Arkansas 51, Kennesaw St. 24 - The Bears throw for 347 and also outrush the option-based Owls in a statement win.
Worst Performance: Utah Tech 14, Northern Iowa 41 - The Blazers' DI losing streak reaches 18 games and shows no signs of ending anytime soon.
Most Surprising Result: (#23) Eastern Kentucky 17, ("FBS") Sam Houston St. 25 - The Colonels played well against their MAC opponents, but their FCS performances have looked no better than average.
Bison defense has a big hole to fill. Could not stop the bunnies in either half. Penalties helped the defense in the first half, Jacks were more disciplined in the 2nd half.
LEH 15-19 COR
BUCK 9-29 YALE
COLG 17-42 ARMY
SBU 14-45 FORD
NConf Record: 1-3 Overall: 11-21
vs. FCS: 1-2 Overall: 10-16
Best Performance: (#22) Fordham 45, Stony Brook 14 - James Conway puts up 15 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss, 1 sack, and 1 pass breakup in what was easily Fordham's best defensive performance of the season.
Worst Performance: Lehigh 15, Cornell 19 - Gaige Garcia ran for 162 yards and a TD, but his touchdown was Lehigh's only one in 7 redzone trips.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
NEC
SFPA 57-7 LIU
WAG 17-54 MERR
SHILL 27-40 SACHRT
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 8-21
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-12
Best Performance: Sacred Heart 40, Stonehill 27 - Marquez McCray throws for 405 yards on just 30 attempts as the Pioneers continue to regroup from their lousy start to the season.
Worst Performance: Long Island 7, St. Francis (PA) 57 - The Sharks fall to 4-26 since they began DI football in 2019 (2-24 if you ignore Spring '21).
Most Surprising Result: St. Francis (PA) 57, Long Island 7 - It wasn't a surprise they won, of course, but the Red Flash are now 3-0 in NEC play with an average winning margin of 32 points-per-game.
CAA
HAMP 38-37 ALB (OT)
SBU 14-45 FORD UNH 14-0 DART
MONM 28-38 MAINE
ELON 10-17 URI
NOVA 10-20 RICH
NConf Record: 1-1 Overall: 22-15
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 19-5
Best Performance: (#25t) Rhode Island 17, (#14) Elon 10 - The Rams shut down the Elon offense and turn the CAA title race into an even bigger mess.
Worst Performance: Monmouth 28, Maine 38 - The Hawks allow 2 touchdowns in the first 3 minutes of the second half and fall to a 1-4 team.
Most Surprising Result: Monmouth 28, Maine 38 - Monmouth held Lehigh and Georgetown to single digits, but they've allowed more than 30 points to each of their other 5 FCS opponents.
Best Performance: Gardner-Webb 20, (FBS) Liberty 21 - The Bulldogs held their former conference foes to just 315 yards, but 3 interceptions—one thrown on a trick play—ultimately did them in.
Worst Performance: Bryant 23, Charleston Southern 24 - Bryant won yardage 445-301 and didn't turn it over, yet they still found a way to blow it against the winless Bucs.
Most Surprising Result: Gardner-Webb 20, (FBS) Liberty 21 - Gardner-Webb has played 2 FBS teams close, but they're still just 1-2 against FCS competition.
SoCon
WCU 40-47 FUR
CIT 16-31 WOFF
ETSU 33-55 MER
VMI 13-41 UTC
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 13-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 11-4
Best Performance: (#12) Mercer 55, East Tennessee St. 33 - Fred Payton throws for 383 yards and 5 touchdowns on just 35 attempts in yet another lopsided Bear victory.
Worst Performance: The Citadel 16, Wofford 31 - The Bulldogs allowed 31 unanswered points to the winless Terriers before getting 9 meaningless points in the fourth quarter.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Pioneer League
PRESBY 3-28 USD
DRAKE 14-26 STTHOM BUT 26-25 VALPO DAY 24-7 MARIST
MHEAD 26-28 DVDSN
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 1-17
Best Performance: Butler 26, Valparaiso 25 - The Bulldogs allowed a 99-yard TD run to Aaron Dawson to fall behind by 12 in the fourth quarter and still managed to pull out a win.
Worst Performance: Marist 7, Dayton 24 - The Red Foxes commit 3 turnovers and put up just 19 rushing yards.
Most Surprising Result: Davidson 28, Morehead St. 26 - Davidson is probably still the PFL favorite because St. Thomas is ineligible, but this performance makes their front-runner status a bit murkier.
COLUM 14-34 PENN
LEH 15-19 COR UNH 14-0 DART HARV 41-25 HOW
BUCK 9-29 YALE
BROWN 19-35 PRINCE
NConf Record: 3-1 Overall: 19-5
vs. FCS: 3-1 Overall: 19-5
Best Performance: Penn 34, Columbia 14 - Quaker CB Kendren Smith earns national defensive player of the week honors with 5 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 INT, and 1 pass breakup.
Worst Performance: Columbia 14, Penn 34 - The Lions dominated their weak non-conference competition, but they're now 0-2 in Ivy play with an average losing margin of 19.
Most Surprising Result: Dartmouth 0, New Hampshire 14 - The Big Green are held below 200 yards for the first time since 2011 and shut out by New Hampshire for the first time in the history of this rivalry.
Best Performance: NC Central 59, Morgan St. 20 - The Eagles rebound from the Campbell debacle largely thanks to Davius Richard's 283 yards of total offense and 6 total touchdowns.
Worst Performance: Norfolk St. 7, Delaware St. 28 - The Spartans fall to 0-3 at home and start 1-6 for the first time since 2016.
Most Surprising Result: Delaware St. 28, Norfolk St. 7 - The Hornets start 4-2 for the first time in 10 years.
Best Performance: Southern 21, Alcorn St. 17 - Despite that strange shutout loss to Texas Southern, the Jags have firmly established themselves as the favorites to win the SWAC-West.
Worst Performance: Mississippi Valley St. 9, Alabama St. 24 - A fully normal season for the Delta Devils: 0-7 and being outscored 34-9 on average.
Most Surprising Result: (#8t) Jackson St. 48, Bethune-Cookman 8 - The Tigers channel the ghost of Herman Cain by scoring exactly 9 points in each of the last three quarters (they had 3 safeties).
