PORTST 46-53 EWU
UCD 17-27 SAC
IDST 10-38 WEB IDA 60-53 NAU (OT)
UMT 14-48 MTST CP 28-21 NOCO
SUU 18-36 UND
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 22-26
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 14-8
Best Performance: (#8) Montana St. 48, (#3) Montana 14 - The Bobcats outrush the Griz 382-46 in an inexplicable beatdown.
Worst Performance: Northern Arizona 53, Idaho 60 (OT) - The Lumberjack "defense" allows Mason Petrino—of all people—to put up 556 yards of total offense and 7 total touchdowns.
Most Surprising Result: (#3) Montana 14, (#8) Montana St. 48 - This was the most lopsided Griz loss in the Brawl since 1966 (38-0) and the most lopsided loss for either team in this rivalry since 1999 (49-3).
Southland
ACU 7-45 MSST
HBU 14-37 SHSU MCNSE 27-3 LAM UCA 52-35 UIW NICH 28-27 SELU SFA 32-20 NWST
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 14-19
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 9-3
Best Performance: (#23) Nicholls St. 28, (#21) Southeastern Louisiana 27 - Dai'Jean Dixon catches 9 passes for 190 yards and 3 touchdowns—including a go-ahead 57-yarder with 1:30 left—to help clinch the Southland auto for the Colonels.
Worst Performance: Northwestern St. 20, Stephen F. Austin 32 - The Demons lose rushing 232-56 to an SFA team that was averaging just 98 ypg on the ground coming in.
Most Surprising Result: Northwestern St. 20, Stephen F. Austin 32 - The Demons had won 3 of 4 after a horrible 0-7 start, so it's surprising that they lost to a Lumberjack squad that hadn't really turned around their own slow start.
Best Performance: South Dakota 24, (#5) South Dakota St. 21 - Thanks to 4 fumble recoveries, the Coyotes beat the Jackrabbits for the first time as DI opponents.
Worst Performance: Missouri St. 24, Indiana St. 51 - The Bears finish 1-10 after allowing Dominique Dafney to run for 244 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Most Surprising Result: (#7) Illinois St. 3, Youngstown St. 21 - With starting QB Brady Davis now out for the season, his Redbird replacements were so bad that they put up a negative efficiency rating (3/16, 30 yds., 3 INTs).
OVC
MUR 24-31 SEMO EKU 29-23 JAXST TSU 37-27 TTU
UTM 7-50 UK
EIU 7-35 AP
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 16-20
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 13-10
Best Performance: Eastern Kentucky 29, Jacksonville St. 23 - The Colonels win rushing 203-80 and beat JSU for the first time since 2012.
Worst Performance: Tennessee Tech 27, Tennessee St. 37 - The Golden Eagles blow a 20-0 lead and end up the clear losers of the battle for the Sgt. York trophy.
Most Surprising Result: Tennessee St. 37, Tennessee Tech 27 - The Tigers only won 3 games all year, but 2 of them were comeback wins over TN rivals Tennessee Tech & Austin Peay.
Pioneer League
MARIST 26-14 VALPO
BUT 38-51 DAY DRAKE 31-28 DVDSN USD 47-28 JU STET 31-16 MHEAD
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-21
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-17
Best Performance: Drake 31, Davidson 28 - The Bulldogs clinch a winning season for the 15th. time in the past 16 years.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 14, Marist 26 - This is the 6th. straight season that the Crusaders have had double-digit losses with someone other than Dave Cecchini as the head coach.
Most Surprising Result: Stetson 31, Morehead St. 16 - The Hatters have now posted back-to-back winning seasons. Their last winning season before that came in 1951 (they didn't have football from 1957-2012, of course, but still…).
Best Performance: Holy Cross 24, Georgetown 0 - Domenic Cozier runs for 161 yards and 2 TDs to help the Crusaders clinch their first playoff berth since 2009. Cozier ran for 100+ yards in 5 out of 6 Patriot League games, and he ran for 150+ yards in 4 out of 6.
Worst Performance: Bucknell 14, Fordham 31 - The Bison fall to Fordham for the 7th. straight time.
Most Surprising Result: Bucknell 14, Fordham 31 - Bucknell's 2-game winning streak comes to an end in a game that had 67 combined rushing yards.
NEC
SFPA 35-21 DSU CCSU 43-10 DUQ
SACHRT 14-16 RMU MERR 24-10 LIU BRY 14-10 WAG
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 15-23
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 12-17
Best Performance: (#18) Central Connecticut St. 43, Duquesne 10 - The Blue Devils don't let up despite this game meaning far less than we all thought it would a few weeks ago.
Worst Performance: Long Island 10, Merrimack 24 - The Sharks finish 0-10 and lose to former NE-10 rival Merrimack for the first time since 2013.
but Most Surprising Result: Merrimack 24, Long Island 10 - Sure, they didn't beat anyone remotely good, but the Warriors still posted a winning record in their first transitional season.
CAA
UD 33-55 NOVA ALB 31-26 SBU
MAINE 10-28 UNH JMU 55-21 URI ELON 25-23 TOW W&M 21-15 RICH (OT)
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 26-20
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 26-6
Best Performance: Elon 25, (#19) Towson 23 - The Phoenix defense registers 4 sacks and 4 turnovers to partially salvage a disappointing season.
Worst Performance: Delaware 33, (#10) Villanova 55 - This was Delaware's 8th. straight loss to Villanova, and their 4th. straight loss to Nova by 20+ points.
Most Surprising Result: (#19) Towson 23, Elon 25 - The Tom Flacco era ends with a whimper as the Tigers blow both a 15-point second-half lead and a playoff spot against a losing team.
Best Performance: Charleston Southern 41, Campbell 31 - The change of offensive schemes eventually pays off as the Bucs finish the season winning 6 of 8.
Worst Performance: Gardner-Webb 14, (#16) Kennesaw St. 42 - The Bulldogs lose rushing 322-39 and fall to 0-5 against the Owls.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
SoCon
WCU 3-66 BAMA
UTC 24-31 VMI
point 7-64 FUR WOFF 31-11 CIT
MER 7-56 UNC
SAM 0-52 AUB
ETSU 0-38 VANDY
NConf Record: 1-4 Overall: 12-22
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 7-11
Best Performance: (#14) Wofford 31, The Citadel 11 - The Terriers get their 8th. straight FCS win by stopping The Citadel on fourth down 5 times and allowing just 3 points in 3 redzone trips.
Worst Performance: Tennessee-Chattanooga 24, VMI 31 - The Mocs still ended VMI's 4-game losing streak despite VMI gaining a season-low (against FCS) 264 yards.
Most Surprising Result: ACC/SEC Beatdown Week - I know these kind of games are traditional for the SoCon's final week of the season, but we usually see at least one competitive one. These 4 contests were decided by an average of 50.5 points and a minimum of 38.
PORTST 46-53 EWU
UCD 17-27 SAC
IDST 10-38 WEB IDA 60-53 NAU (OT)
UMT 14-48 MTST CP 28-21 NOCO
SUU 18-36 UND
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 22-26
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 14-8
Best Performance: (#8) Montana St. 48, (#3) Montana 14 - The Bobcats outrush the Griz 382-46 in an inexplicable beatdown.
Worst Performance: Northern Arizona 53, Idaho 60 (OT) - The Lumberjack "defense" allows Mason Petrino—of all people—to put up 556 yards of total offense and 7 total touchdowns.
Most Surprising Result: (#3) Montana 14, (#8) Montana St. 48 - This was the most lopsided Griz loss in the Brawl since 1966 (38-0) and the most lopsided loss for either team in this rivalry since 1999 (49-3).
Southland
ACU 7-45 MSST
HBU 14-37 SHSU MCNSE 27-3 LAM UCA 52-35 UIW NICH 28-27 SELU SFA 32-20 NWST
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 14-19
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 9-3
Best Performance: (#23) Nicholls St. 28, (#21) Southeastern Louisiana 27 - Dai'Jean Dixon catches 9 passes for 190 yards and 3 touchdowns—including a go-ahead 57-yarder with 1:30 left—to help clinch the Southland auto for the Colonels.
Worst Performance: Northwestern St. 20, Stephen F. Austin 32 - The Demons lose rushing 232-56 to an SFA team that was averaging just 98 ypg on the ground coming in.
Most Surprising Result: Northwestern St. 20, Stephen F. Austin 32 - The Demons had won 3 of 4 after a horrible 0-7 start, so it's surprising that they lost to a Lumberjack squad that hadn't really turned around their own slow start.
Best Performance: South Dakota 24, (#5) South Dakota St. 21 - Thanks to 4 fumble recoveries, the Coyotes beat the Jackrabbits for the first time as DI opponents.
Worst Performance: Missouri St. 24, Indiana St. 51 - The Bears finish 1-10 after allowing Dominique Dafney to run for 244 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Most Surprising Result: (#7) Illinois St. 3, Youngstown St. 21 - With starting QB Brady Davis now out for the season, his Redbird replacements were so bad that they put up a negative efficiency rating (3/16, 30 yds., 3 INTs).
OVC
MUR 24-31 SEMO EKU 29-23 JAXST TSU 37-27 TTU
UTM 7-50 UK
EIU 7-35 AP
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 16-20
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 13-10
Best Performance: Eastern Kentucky 29, Jacksonville St. 23 - The Colonels win rushing 203-80 and beat JSU for the first time since 2012.
Worst Performance: Tennessee Tech 27, Tennessee St. 37 - The Golden Eagles blow a 20-0 lead and end up the clear losers of the battle for the Sgt. York trophy.
Most Surprising Result: Tennessee St. 37, Tennessee Tech 27 - The Tigers only won 3 games all year, but 2 of them were comeback wins over TN rivals Tennessee Tech & Austin Peay.
Pioneer League
MARIST 26-14 VALPO
BUT 38-51 DAY DRAKE 31-28 DVDSN USD 47-28 JU STET 31-16 MHEAD
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-21
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-17
Best Performance: Drake 31, Davidson 28 - The Bulldogs clinch a winning season for the 15th. time in the past 16 years.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 14, Marist 26 - This is the 6th. straight season that the Crusaders have had double-digit losses with someone other than Dave Cecchini as the head coach.
Most Surprising Result: Stetson 31, Morehead St. 16 - The Hatters have now posted back-to-back winning seasons. Their last winning season before that came in 1951 (they didn't have football from 1957-2012, of course, but still…).
PRINCE 28-7 PENN
COLUM 9-35 COR DART 29-23 BROWN
HARV 43-50 YALE(2OT)
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 15-9
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 15-9
Best Performance: Princeton 28, Penn 7 - It wasn't enough to save their season, conference-title-wise, but the Tigers did close they year scoring 28 unanswered points.
Worst Performance: Columbia 9, Cornell 35 - Though they did beat Harvard in the middle of that stretch, the Lions' last 4 losses came by an average of 30 ppg.
Most Surprising Result: (#22) Dartmouth 29, Brown 23 - Maybe it's good the Big Green aren't in the playoffs because losing to Cornell and needing a fourth-quarter comeback to beat Brown doesn't exactly qualify as "peaking at the right time."
Best Performance: Bethune-Cookman 31, (#12) Florida A&M 27 - The Wildcats have now beaten FAMU 9 straight times, and they've still won less then half the games in the series.
Worst Performance: Morgan St. 15, Howard 20 - The Bears lose to a team that had dropped 7 consecutive games by an average of 33.4 ppg.
Most Surprising Result: Morgan St. 15, Howard 20 - Hard to believe Morgan beat North Carolina A&T 2 weeks ago…
SWAC
TXSO 13-45 UAPB
MVSU 13-30 AAMU ALCORN 41-6 JSU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 15-24
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-12
Best Performance: Alcorn St. 41, Jackson St. 6 - The Braves hold the recently hot Tigers to 146 yards and force 4 turnovers.
Worst Performance: Texas Southern 13, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 45 - Texas Southern finishes winless for the first time since 2007.
