cwu 13-58 EWU
PORTST 19-72 NEV
CP 3-49 NDSU UCD 44-38 SJSU
sfil 7-55 SAC
IDA 13-79 FRES
westst 10-45 IDST UNA 34-30 SUU
WEB 10-41 UTAH NAU 30-10 UTEP
UNI 23-26 UMT
WIU 23-26 MTST MCNSE 17-14 NOCO
MVSU 7-35 UND
NConf Record: 8-6 Overall: 8-6
vs. FCS: 3-3 Overall: 3-3
Best Performance: UC Davis 44, (FBS) San Jose St. 38 - Jake Maier picks up where he left off last year by throwing for 446 yards and 3 touchdowns in an FBS sort-of upset.
Worst Performance: Southern Utah 30, North Alabama 34 - I think we all knew SUU would be down this year, but I don't think any of us expected them to allow 554 yards to a first-year transitional.
Most Surprising Result: Southern Utah 30, North Alabama 34 - The Even-Numbered Year Curse™ appears to be striking again for the T-Birds. Since joining the Big Sky, they are 25-12 in odd-numbered years while they are now 14-21 in even-numbered years.
Southland
swbap 7-49 HBU
ACU 27-55 BAY
SFA 6-63 MSST
kcu 7-70 LAM
UIW 30-62 UNM
UCA 27-38 TULSA
SELU 31-34 ULM
NWST 7-59 TAMU MCNSE 17-14 NOCO NICH 26-23 KU (OT)
NConf Record: 4-6 Overall: 4-6
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 1-0
Best Performance: (#18) Nicholls St. 26, (FBS) Kansas 23 (OT) - After a few near-misses the last couple years, the Colonels finally found an FBS team they could finish the job against.
Worst Performance: Incarnate Word 30, (FBS) New Mexico 62 - This wasn't a bad result considering the circumstances, but New Mexico was probably the worst FBS opponent the Southland lost to this week.
Most Surprising Result: Houston Baptist 49, (DII) Southwest Baptist 7 - The Huskies were only 3-point favorites here. Could this be a sign they're finally headed in the right direction?
Best Performance: South Dakota 24, (FBS) Kansas St. 27 - Despite losing do-everything quarterback Chris Streveler, the Coyotes are still able to put a solid Big XII program on the ropes.
Worst Performance: (#25) Youngstown St. 21, Butler 23 - The Penguins allow 16 unanswered points in the fourth quarter and fall victim to the week's biggest upset (FCS or FBS).
Most Surprising Result: (#25) Youngstown St. 21, Butler 23 - Prior to this, Youngstown had won 20 straight regular-season games against FCS competition with an average margin of about 32 points.
OVC
SEMO 21-48 ARKST
EIU 20-55 ARK
MHEAD 23-49 EKU SIU 49-10 MUR
BCU 3-34 TSU
TTU 10-34 UTC
UTM 14-51 MIZ
AP 0-45 UGA
NConf Record: 2-6 Overall: 2-7
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 2-3
Best Performance: Tennessee St. 34, Bethune-Cookman 3 - The Tigers win yardage 525-244 in a surprisingly dominant win.
Worst Performance: Murray St. 10, Southern Illinois 49 - The Racers commit 6 turnovers (3 went back for TDs) in a surprisingly ugly loss.
Most Surprising Result: Tennessee St. 34, Bethune-Cookman 3 - TSU has now won 11-straight over FCS non-conference opponents, all of them fellow HBCUs.
Pioneer League
wnmu 9-38 USD BUT 23-21 YSU
RMU 28-49 DAY GTOWN 39-14 MARIST
brev 13-34 DVDSN
staug 14-63 JU
point 7-48 STET
MHEAD 23-49 EKU
NConf Record: 6-2 Overall: 6-2
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 2-2
Best Performance: Butler 23, (#25) Youngtown St. 21 - The Bulldogs pull the upset largely thanks to an error-free performance: 0 turnovers & just 1 penalty for 0 yards.
Worst Performance: Marist 14, Georgetown 39 - Allowing 369 passing yards and 4 touchdowns to a QB from Georgetown is not a good way to start a season.
Most Surprising Result: Butler 23, (#25) Youngtown St. 21 - Butler gets their first win of the I-AA/FCS era against a current MVFC team.
I would disagree with Southern Utah being worst performance, or even a surprise. North Alabama is good, and a close loss to them -- even at home -- is nowhere near as bad as getting hammered 79-13 by a G5.
slulionsfan wrote:I would disagree with Southern Utah being worst performance, or even a surprise. North Alabama is good, and a close loss to them -- even at home -- is nowhere near as bad as getting hammered 79-13 by a G5.
Didn't UNA give McNeese a good game a few years ago, as a DII?
slulionsfan wrote:I would disagree with Southern Utah being worst performance, or even a surprise. North Alabama is good, and a close loss to them -- even at home -- is nowhere near as bad as getting hammered 79-13 by a G5.
Didn't UNA give McNeese a good game a few years ago, as a DII?
slulionsfan wrote:I would disagree with Southern Utah being worst performance, or even a surprise. North Alabama is good, and a close loss to them -- even at home -- is nowhere near as bad as getting hammered 79-13 by a G5.
UNA was only 5-5 last year. I know they've typically been better than that, but still…
(and the 72-19 loss was really the worst G5 loss since Nevada is a bit worse than Fresno)
Worst Performance: Southern Utah 30, North Alabama 34 - I think we all knew SUU would be down this year, but I don't think any of us expected them to allow 554 yards to a first-year transitional.
Most Surprising Result: Southern Utah 30, North Alabama 34 - The Even-Numbered Year Curse™ appears to be striking again for the T-Birds. Since joining the Big Sky, they are 25-12 in odd-numbered years while they are now 14-21 in even-numbered years.[/list]
I thought about this one yesterday when someone posted that it was a surprise. It was not a surprise to me. You have to understand that North Alabama has been a top program in Division II for a long time. If they'd have played Southern Utah at any time while they were Division II I'd have circled the game as one where a FCS team could lose to a Division II team. I've said for years that there is little difference between the very top of Division II and the top of FCS. It's not like FCS vs. FBS. Remember, as recently as 2014 the Division II champ beat a FCS semifinalist by 47-21 and it wasn't really that close. Also that wasn't the first time that a I-AA/FCS semifinalist got destroyed by a Division II playoff team.
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And say things as they really are
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slulionsfan wrote:I would disagree with Southern Utah being worst performance, or even a surprise. North Alabama is good, and a close loss to them -- even at home -- is nowhere near as bad as getting hammered 79-13 by a G5.
UNA was only 5-5 last year. I know they've typically been better than that, but still…
(and the 72-19 loss was really the worst G5 loss since Nevada is a bit worse than Fresno)
We played Southern Utah two years ago and also played them in 2014, and I know a great deal about North Alabama because I'm in Florence, AL pretty regularly for work. Based on what I know of each, I expected North Alabama to have as good or better talent. I suppose it's a mild upset being a road game for UNA, and it's hard to adjust to the altitude, but hardly surprising in my view. But I get it if you're not familiar with UNA.
Mvemjsunpx wrote:
UNA was only 5-5 last year. I know they've typically been better than that, but still…
(and the 72-19 loss was really the worst G5 loss since Nevada is a bit worse than Fresno)
We played Southern Utah two years ago and also played them in 2014, and I know a great deal about North Alabama because I'm in Florence, AL pretty regularly for work. Based on what I know of each, I expected North Alabama to have as good or better talent. I suppose it's a mild upset being a road game for UNA, and it's hard to adjust to the altitude, but hardly surprising in my view. But I get it if you're not familiar with UNA.
I watched the last quarter or so of the SELA game...thought you guys had it. Too bad, nothing like knocking off a slum belt program.
SFPA 19-21 LEH
LAF 6-35 SACHRT W&M 14-7 BUCK
HC 17-24 COLG
FORD 10-34 CHAR GTOWN 39-14 MARIST
NConf Record: 2-3 Overall: 2-3
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 2-2
Best Performance: Lehigh 21, St. Francis (PA) 19 - The Mountain Hawks finally win a game with defense as they register 10 tackles-for-loss.
Worst Performance: Lafayette 6, Sacred Heart 35 - The Leopards run for 117 yards, exactly triple their average from last year, and they still get blown out.
Most Surprising Result: Georgetown 39, Marist 14 - All 5 of Georgetown's wins from the past 3 years are non-conference wins
Best Performance: Sacred Heart 35, Lafayette 6 - The Pioneers run for 261 yards and win their 4th. straight over Lafayette.
Worst Performance: Robert Morris 28, Dayton 49 - The Colonials score 4 offensive TDs—nearly half of last season's total—convert 72% of their third downs, and go perfect in the redzone, but they still lose by 21.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
CAA
NOVA 19-17 TEMP
ALB 7-33 PITT
SBU 0-38 AF
UNH 7-35 MAINE URI 21-19 UD TOW 36-10 MORG
RICH 13-42 UVA W&M 14-7 BUCK
JMU 13-24 NCSU
ELON 14-34 USF
NConf Record: 3-5 Overall: 3-5
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 2-0
Best Performance: (#19) Villanova 19, (FBS) Temple 17 - With Zach Bednarczyk back, the Wildcats put up 400+ yards of offense for the first time since before he got hurt.
Worst Performance: (#7) New Hampshire 7, Maine 35 - A promising season for the Wildcats derails in August as they get blown out by an unranked conference opponent and also lose starting QB Trevor Knight to an apparently serious injury.
Most Surprising Result: (#15) Delaware 19, Rhode Island 21 - Unlike UNH, the Hens don't have a QB-injury excuse to explain this one.
Best Performance: Gardner-Webb 52, (DII) Limestone 17 - I guess this one will have to do for "Best" this week.
Worst Performance: Monmouth 17, (FBS) Eastern Michigan 52 - EMU isn't as awful as they used to be, but this still isn't a promising opener for the Hawks.
Most Surprising Result: (#5) Kennesaw St. 20, (FBS) Georgia St. 24 - The Owls couldn't close the deal against a weak FBS because they allowed 2 TDs in the final minute of the first half & another TD in the final minute of the second half.
SoCon
VMI 3-66 TOL
newbry 26-33 WCU
FUR 7-48 CLEM
CIT 21-28 WOFF
MER 14-66 MEM
short 9-66 SAM
mhu 7-28 ETSU
TTU 10-34 UTC
NConf Record: 4-3 Overall: 4-3
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 1-0
Best Performance: (#10) Wofford 28, The Citadel 21 - The Terriers blow a 21-0 lead just so they can do what they do best: win a one-score game.
SFPA 19-21 LEH
LAF 6-35 SACHRT W&M 14-7 BUCK
HC 17-24 COLG
FORD 10-34 CHAR GTOWN 39-14 MARIST
NConf Record: 2-3 Overall: 2-3
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 2-2
Best Performance: Lehigh 21, St. Francis (PA) 19 - The Mountain Hawks finally win a game with defense as they register 10 tackles-for-loss.
Worst Performance: Lafayette 6, Sacred Heart 35 - The Leopards run for 117 yards, exactly triple their average from last year, and they still get blown out.
Most Surprising Result: Georgetown 39, Marist 14 - All 5 of Georgetown's wins from the past 3 years are non-conference wins
Best Performance: Sacred Heart 35, Lafayette 6 - The Pioneers run for 261 yards and win their 4th. straight over Lafayette.
Worst Performance: Robert Morris 28, Dayton 49 - The Colonials score 4 offensive TDs—nearly half of last season's total—convert 72% of their third downs, and go perfect in the redzone, but they still lose by 21.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
CAA
NOVA 19-17 TEMP
ALB 7-33 PITT
SBU 0-38 AF
UNH 7-35 MAINE URI 21-19 UD TOW 36-10 MORG
RICH 13-42 UVA W&M 14-7 BUCK
JMU 13-24 NCSU
ELON 14-34 USF
NConf Record: 3-5 Overall: 3-5
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 2-0
Best Performance: (#19) Villanova 19, (FBS) Temple 17 - With Zach Bednarczyk back, the Wildcats put up 400+ yards of offense for the first time since before he got hurt.
Worst Performance: (#7) New Hampshire 7, Maine 35 - A promising season for the Wildcats derails in August as they get blown out by an unranked conference opponent and also lose starting QB Trevor Knight to an apparently serious injury.
Most Surprising Result: (#15) Delaware 19, Rhode Island 21 - Unlike UNH, the Hens don't have a QB-injury excuse to explain this one.
Best Performance: Gardner-Webb 52, (DII) Limestone 17 - I guess this one will have to do for "Best" this week.
Worst Performance: Monmouth 17, (FBS) Eastern Michigan 52 - EMU isn't as awful as they used to be, but this still isn't a promising opener for the Hawks.
Most Surprising Result: (#5) Kennesaw St. 20, (FBS) Georgia St. 24 - The Owls couldn't close the deal against a weak FBS because they allowed 2 TDs in the final minute of the first half & another TD in the final minute of the second half.
SoCon
VMI 3-66 TOL
newbry 26-33 WCU
FUR 7-48 CLEM
CIT 21-28 WOFF
MER 14-66 MEM
short 9-66 SAM
mhu 7-28 ETSU
TTU 10-34 UTC
NConf Record: 4-3 Overall: 4-3
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 1-0
Best Performance: (#10) Wofford 28, The Citadel 21 - The Terriers blow a 21-0 lead just so they can do what they do best: win a one-score game.
DSU 10-48 BUFF TOW 36-10 MORG
HOW 32-38 OHIO
vsu 13-34 NFOLK NCAT 28-23 ECU
NCCEN 24-40 PVAMU(in Atlanta, GA)
SCSU 6-37 GASO
SAV 0-52 UAB
fvsu 7-41 FAMU
BCU 3-34 TSU
NConf Record: 3-7 Overall: 4-7
vs. FCS: 0-3 Overall: 1-3
Best Performance: (#14) North Carolina A&T 28, (FBS) East Carolina 23 - The Aggies have been outgained by 184 yards-per-game thus far, but they've still been able to pull two upsets thank to a 7-1 turnover advantage and 2 non-offensive touchdowns.
Worst Performance: Morgan St. 10, Towson 36 - Good redzone D was the only thing preventing a massacre here as the Bears went 0/3 on fourth down and were outgained 401-170.
Most Surprising Result: NC Central 24, Prairie View A&M 40 - The Eagles become the first MEAC team to lose a MEAC/SWAC Challenge by more than 10 points.
Best Performance: Prairie View A&M 40, NC Central 24 - Prairie View becomes the first SWAC school other than Southern to win the MEAC/SWAC Challenge.
Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 30, (DII) Morehouse 34 - The Golden Lions allow two 100-yard rushers in becoming the only FCS team to suffer a play-down loss in Week 1.
Most Surprising Result: Texas Southern 26, (DII) Texas-Permian Basin 16 - The Tigers struggle to hold off a DII that lost to Lamar 72-6 last season.
Independents
shaw 10-38 HAMP UNA 34-30 SUU
Non-Ind. Record: 2-0 Overall: 2-0
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 1-0
Best Performance: North Alabama 34, Southern Utah 30 - Christian Lopez puts up 455 yards of total offense and 4 total touchdowns as the Lions make a big splash in their FCS debut.
Worst Performance: (none)
Most Surprising Result: North Alabama 34, Southern Utah 30 - Looking at their schedule, a 10-1 season for UNA is not far fetched.
