MTST 50-55 EWU UNI 34-20 CP
UCD 27-47 HAW
SAC 14-32 WEB
IDST 0-52 BSU
NOCO 3-30 SUU
NAU 13-77 UA
UMT 21-31 LIB
UND 9-34 NDSU
NConf Record: 0-6 Overall: 11-16
vs. FCS: 0-3 Overall: 4-7
Best Performance: (#14) Eastern Washington 55, (#11) Montana St. 50 - The Eags were nearly doubled in time of possession, but that matters little when your offense averages nearly 12 yards-per-play.
Worst Performance: Northern Colorado 3, Southern Utah 30 - The Bears commit 5 turnovers as even winning a single conference game now looks like a tough road for them.
Most Surprising Result: (#17) Cal Poly 20, (#9) Northern Iowa 34 - The 'Stangs forget to show up for the first quarter and blow a chance to cement a top-tier non-conference resume.
Southland
HBU 21-49 ACU MCNSE 28-14 SFA LAM 49-46 SHSU
NICH 10-20 UIW
SELU 14-35 OHIO
NWST 13-62 MSST
NConf Record: 0-2 Overall: 4-13
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 0-3
Best Performance: Lamar 49, (#3) Sam Houston St. 46 - Kade Harrington puts up 313 total yards and 3 total TDs in a dominant performance for the Cardinal offense.
Worst Performance: Nicholls St. 10, Incarnate Word 20 - Largely thanks to 4 picks, the Colonels lose their 20th. consecutive game.
Most Surprising Result: (#3) Sam Houston St. 46, Lamar 49 - A listless defensive effort should plummet the Bearkats in the rankings.
Missouri Valley
UND 9-34 NDSU
DRAKE 0-52 SDK UNI 34-20 CP
MIZST 7-70 ARST ILST 34-31 EIU (OT)
WIU 27-34 CCU
SEMO 28-29 INST
SFPA 3-48 YSU
NConf Record: 6-2 Overall: 16-12
vs. FCS: 6-1 Overall: 14-3
Best Performance: (#9) Northern Iowa 34, (#17) Cal Poly 20 - Panther QB Aaron Bailey accounts for 3 total touchdowns in leading a surprisingly good performance for his offense.
Worst Performance: Missouri St. 7, (FBS) Arkansas St. 70 - The Bears allow a 92% completion percentage as they're embarrassed by a Sun Belt team.
Most Surprising Result: (#9) Northern Iowa 34, (#17) Cal Poly 20 - In a display of the change in UNI's offensive style, Aaron Bailey has nearly twice as many rushing yards on the season as any of his teammates.
OVC
SEMO 28-29 INST ILST 34-31 EIU (OT)
TSU 13-48 JAXST
MUR 20-52 WMU
MER 22-29 TTU
AP 7-47 VANDY
NConf Record: 1-4 Overall: 8-15
vs. FCS: 1-2 Overall: 6-5
Best Performance: (#1) Jacksonville St. 48, Tennessee St. 13 - Gamecocks win rushing 349-24 in a thorough evisceration.
Worst Performance: Tennessee St. 13, (#1) Jacksonville St. 48 - The Tigers fall to 2-9 against JSU in suffering the most lopsided defeat in the history of the series.
Most Surprising Result: Tennessee Tech 29, Mercer 22 - I don't know what I was more surprised by: that the Golden Eagles won, or that they were actually favored in the point spread.
Best Performance: Dayton 24, Duquesne 13 - Connor Kacsor carries the ball 40 times for 244 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Flyers knock off an NEC contender.
Worst Performance: Drake 0, South Dakota 52 - After nearly stunning North Dakota in Grand Forks, the Bulldogs get spanked by last year's MVFC basement.
Most Surprising Result: Marist 34, Sacred Heart 27 - After scoring 7 points combined against two Patriot League teams, the Red Foxes explode for 504 yards against the two-time defending NEC champions.
PENN 21-42 LEH PRINCE 40-7 LAF BUCK 19-14 COR YALE 29-28 COLG
COLUM 24-44 FORD
HC 26-29 TOW DART 31-10 GTOWN
NConf Record: 3-4 Overall: 8-12
vs. FCS: 3-4 Overall: 7-11
Best Performance: Lehigh 42, Penn 21 - Micco Brisker runs for 114 yards while QB Nick Shafnisky adds 100 rushing yards to his 250 passing yards and 5 total TDs in a surprisingly easy win for the Mountain Hawks.
Worst Performance: Lafayette 7, Princeton 40 - The Leopards are embarrassed at home and have yet to score double digits in a game this year.
Most Surprising Result: Lafayette 7, Princeton 40 - Did I mention Lafayette was actually favored to win this contest?
Best Performance: Bryant 20, Brown 16 - The Bulldogs win turnovers 5-0 in saving the NEC from having a truly awful day.
Worst Performance: Sacred Heart 27, Marist 34 - RJ Noel had one of the best passing games of his career (277 yds., 4 TDs, 28 att.), but that couldn't overcome an awful performance by the Pioneer defense.
Most Surprising Result: Sacred Heart 27, Marist 34 - A bad loss for SHU punctuates a day where supposed NEC contenders went 0-2 against the Pioneer League
CAA
UD 21-28 NOVA
UNH 6-31 SBU
MAINE 7-38 TULANE HARV 41-10 URI
HC 26-29 TOW
VMI 10-42 RICH
W&M 29-35 UVA
ALB 28-42 JMU NCAT 14-7 ELON
NConf Record: 2-4 Overall: 12-13
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 12-3
Best Performance: Stony Brook 31, (#13) New Hampshire 6 - Stacey Bedell runs for 193 yards and a touchdown while Victor Ochi racks up 11 tackles and 3 sacks in a stunning Seawolf win.
Worst Performance: (#13) New Hampshire 6, Stony Brook 31 - The supposedly potent Wildcats are averaging just 283 ypg thus far.
Most Surprising Result: (#13) New Hampshire 6, Stony Brook 31 - Two relatively weak opponents are coming to Durham at just the right time for UNH.
Best Performance: (#15) Liberty 31, (#8) Montana 21 - The Flame running game was uncharacteristically shut down, but Liberty still managed two 100-yard receivers and 7 sacks in what should be a big win come playoff selection time.
Worst Performance: Gardner-Webb 13, (DII) Virginia Union 9 - The Bulldogs only put up 138 yards against a lower-division defense.
Most Surprising Result: Monmouth 31, Wagner 16 - The Hawks find some offense and register their 4th. straight win over their former conference rivals.
SoCon
VMI 10-42 RICH
WCU 10-55 UT FUR 16-15 UCF
WOFF 38-41 ID
CIT 13-48 GASO
MER 22-29 TTU UTC 31-21 SAM
NConf Record: 1-5 Overall: 10-10
vs. FCS*: 0-2 Overall: 7-4
Best Performance: (#10) Tennessee-Chattanooga 31, Samford 21 - The Mocs knock off a team that had looked quite good the first two weeks thanks to QB Jacob Huesman's 150 rushing yards and 3 total touchdowns.
Worst Performance: VMI 10, Richmond 42 - The Keydets flip the script with bad results: they ran for 202 yards, but QB Al Cobb had a horrid day with just 172 yards and 4 picks.
Most Surprising Result: Furman 16, (FBS) Central Florida 15 - The Paladins become the third-straight team to smother UCF in netting FCS's only win over FBS in the past 2 weeks.
PENN 21-42 LEH
COLUM 24-44 FORD BUCK 19-14 COR DART 31-10 GTOWN HARV 41-10 URI BRY 20-16 BROWN YALE 29-28 COLG PRINCE 40-7 LAF
NConf Record: 4-4 Overall: 4-4
vs. FCS: 4-4 Overall: 4-4
Best Performance: Princeton 40, Lafayette 7 - The Tigers outrush the favored Leopards 308-58.
Worst Performance: Penn 21, Lehigh 42 - The Quakers' first game since 1991 without Al Bagnoli doesn't go well as they lose to Lehigh for the 12th. time in the last 16 meetings.
Most Surprising Result: Princeton 40, Lafayette 7 - Princeton is now 41-4-3 all-time against Lafayette.
MEAC
chow 31-30 DSU
uvl 0-61 MORG HAMP 37-19 HOW
NFOLK 7-45 MARSH NCAT 14-7 ELON
NCCEN 14-39 FIU
FAMU 0-36 SCSU
SAV 9-52 AKR
lane 3-7 BCU
NConf Record: 3-4 Overall: 8-20
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 3-5
Best Performance: Hampton 37, Howard 19 - The Pirates don't let being at-home-in-name-only deter them as they easily dispatch the Bison.
Worst Performance: Delaware St. 30, (DII) Chowan 31 - One wonders if the Hornets will ever be favored again as they're nearly doubled in yardage by a mediocre DII.
Most Surprising Result: Bethune-Cookman 7, (DII) Lane 3 - Was there some sort of strange weather event here? The Wildcats were 47-point favorites.
Best Performance: Grambling 34, Alabama St. 10 - Johnathan Williams throws for 296 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Tigers dominate the Hornets in Montgomery.
Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 20, Texas Southern 24 - Golden Lions lose at home in what might've been the battle for last place in the West.
Most Surprising Result: Alabama St. 10, Grambling 34 - The Hornets' 4-game winning streak over Grambling—only their second multi-win stretch in the series—comes to a decisive end.
Independents
ETSU 7-47 CHSO
Non-Ind. Record: 0-1 Overall: 0-3
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 0-2
Best Performance: (none)
Worst Performance: East Tennessee St. 7, Charleston Southern 47 - The Bucs did manage their first post-revival win against the spread here, so that's something…
