NAU 28-10 CP
SUU 27-54 SAC
UCD 3-41 WEB
EWU 48-41 UMT
IDST 42-43 NOCO
MTST 49-21 UND
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 12-21
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 8-6
Best Performance: (#23) Weber St. 41, UC Davis 3 - The Wildcats register 13 tackles-for-loss from 14 different defenders in an overwhelming win.
Worst Performance: Southern Utah 27, Sacramento St. 54 - The supposedly stout Thunderbird defense allows UNLV transfer QB Kevin Thomson to account for 7 total touchdowns.
Most Surprising Result: Northern Arizona 28, Cal Poly 10 - The Lumberjacks, who just sort-of-fired their coach and were allowing 356.5 rushing ypg, hold an option team under 200 rushing yards on the road.
Southland
SFA 20-10 ACU
NICH 17-66 SHSU
LAM 21-49 SELU
HBU 12-27 MCNSE
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 8-14
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 6-4
Best Performance: (#3) Sam Houston St. 66, Nicholls St. 17 - The Bearkats amass 619 yards and could effectively put the Southland away in September with a win over Central Arkansas next week.
Worst Performance: Lamar 21, Southeastern Louisiana 49 - The Cardinals lose their 7th. straight conference game in embarrassing fashion.
Most Surprising Result: Nicholls St. 17, (#3) Sam Houston St. 66 - We know the Colonels can play FBS teams tough, but they're still a long way from winning the Southland.
Missouri Valley
RMU 0-56 NDSU
ILST 34-9 MIZST
WIU 52-10 CCU
SIU 31-44 MEM
- NConf Record: 2-1
Overall: 20-9
vs. FCS: 1-0
Overall: 18-3
Best Performance: (#19) Western Illinois 52, (FBS) Coastal Carolina 10 - Sean McGuire throws for 276 yards and 3 TDs on just 19 attempts for the dominant Leathernecks.
Worst Performance: Missouri St. 9, (#14) Illinois St. 34 - If you take away the third quarter, the Bears win 9-6!
Most Surprising Result: (#19) Western Illinois 52, (FBS) Coastal Carolina 10 - I don't think there's any way the full-FCS Chanticleers from 2+ years ago would've lost to WIU like this.
OVC
SEMO 16-19 EIU
LIB 10-31 JAXST
TTU 21-24 EKU
AP 27-7 MUR
TSU 16-31 UTM
- NConf Record: 1-0
Overall: 10-16
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 6-7
Best Performance: (#5) Jacksonville St. 31, (FBS) Liberty 10 - The Gamecocks get their 33rd. straight regular-season win over teams not in the Power-5.
Worst Performance: Murray St. 7, Austin Peay 27 - The Racers gain just 88 yards against a team that allowed more than 500 ypg last season.
Most Surprising Result: Austin Peay 27, Murray St. 7 - The Governors hold a DI team to single-digits for the first time since 2003.
Pioneer League
BUT 17-38 USD
VALPO 13-38 DRAKE
JU 44-37 MARIST
CAMP 49-21 STET
DAY 28-34 MHEAD
- NConf Record: 5-6
Overall: 12-18
vs. FCS: 1-6
Overall: 2-17
Best Performance: Morehead St. 34, Dayton 28 - Lawson Page throws for 309 yards and 4 touchdowns to help the Eagles make the Pioneer League race look unusually murky.
Worst Performance: Stetson 21, Campbell 49 - The Hatters make it easy for Campbell by giving them 5 turnovers and 2 pick-sixes.
Most Surprising Result: Valparaiso 13, Drake 38 - The Crusaders fall back to their old ways by gaining just 57 yards in the second half.
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.