SAC 31-52 EWU
UMT 45-33 PORTST
UND 24-48 UCD
CP 34-38 IDST
NOCO 20-48 NAU
WEB 25-17 MTST
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 12-21
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 8-6
Best Performance: (#20) Weber St. 25, Montana St. 17 - Trey Tuttle goes 4/4 on field goals to help the Wildcats dominate MSU on special teams.
Worst Performance: North Dakota 24, UC Davis 48 - The decimated Fighting Hawk defense allows Jake Maier to go 33/38 for 415 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Most Surprising Result: Northern Colorado 20, Northern Arizona 48 - After averaging a gaudy 10.5 yards-per-play against Idaho State, the Bears average just 4.5 ypp in the Walkup Skydome.
Southland
MCNSE 35-0 SFA
NICH 41-14 LAM
ACU 45-20 UIW
SHSU 30-41 UCA
SELU 49-20 NWST
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 8-14
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 6-4
Best Performance: (#11) Central Arkansas 41, (#3) Sam Houston St. 30 - The Bear defense stymies Jeremiah Briscoe by getting 2 interceptions and 11 pass breakups.
Worst Performance: Incarnate Word 20, Abilene Christian 45 - UIW falls to 1-3 against ACU since they both joined the Southland—all 3 losses were by at least 3 touchdowns.
Most Surprising Result: Northwestern St. 20, Southeastern Louisiana 49 - The Demons did finally end their losing streak last week, but they're still nowhere near turning a corner.
Missouri Valley
MIZST 11-38 NDSU
INST 13-24 ILST
SDK 38-33 WIU
UNI 24-17 SIU
SDKST 7-19 YSU
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 20-9
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 18-3
Best Performance: (#10) South Dakota 38, (#13) Western Illinois 33 - Sure, the Coyotes almost blew a 32-point lead, but a playoff-caliber win is still a playoff-caliber win.
Worst Performance: Missouri St. 11, (#2) North Dakota St. 38 - Not an awful loss, but the Bears were the only Missouri Valley team to get handled this week.
Most Surprising Result: (#6) Youngstown St. 19, (#4) South Dakota St. 7 - It's not surprising that the Penguins won, but dominating time-of-possession by better than a 3:1 margin is still pretty damn impressive.
OVC
EKU 10-29 SEMO
MUR 10-55 UL
EIU 19-16 TSU (2OT)
JAXST 34-7 TTU
UTM 0-7 AP
- NConf Record: 0-1
Overall: 10-17
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 6-7
Best Performance: Austin Peay 7, (#18) Tennessee-Martin 0 - After allowing 47 points-per-game last season, the Governors are giving up 15.4 ppg this year (& just 6.7 ppg against FCS competition).
Worst Performance: Eastern Kentucky 10, Southeast Missouri St. 29 - The Colonels are outrushed 299-11 and lose to SEMO for the first time since 2010.
Most Surprising Result: (#18) Tennessee-Martin 0, Austin Peay 7 - The Skyhawks lose to Austin Peay for the first time since 2007.
Pioneer League
BUT 17-38 USD
VALPO 13-38 DRAKE
JU 44-37 MARIST
CAMP 49-21 STET
DAY 28-34 MHEAD
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 12-18
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 2-17
Best Performance: San Diego 23, Dayton 7 - The Toreros take advantage of Dayton's QB woes and become clear favorites to repeat as PFL champs.
Worst Performance: Morehead St. 0, Campbell 38 - Eagles lose rushing 460-35 in an embarrassing defeat.
Most Surprising Result: Morehead St. 0, Campbell 38 - The Eagles did somehow beat Dayton, but they've been outscored 165-30 in their other 3 FCS-ish games.
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.