Best Performance: Montana St. 26, (#11) Weber St. 21 - Bobcats run their Ogden winning streak to 6 thanks to 210 yards rushing and 4 forced turnovers.
Worst Performance: Portland St. 14, Sacramento St. 31 - Vikings lose to Sac at home for the first time since Don Read was the head coach (1985).
Most Surprising Result: (#11) Weber St. 21, Montana St. 26 - The Wildcats get 7 redzone trips and score a whopping 12 points.
Southland
TXST 16-38 SUU
SJIN 0-41 SHSU
MIZS&T 10-45 UCA
NConf Record: 2-1 Overall: 16-16
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 7-6
Best Performance: Sam Houston St. 41, (DII) St. Josephs (IN) 0 - Bearkats get the more impressive of the Southland's two playdown wins this week.
Worst Performance: (#22) Texas St. 16, Southern Utah 38 - Bobcats commit 4 turnovers while Bradley George throws for an uncharacteristically low 197 yards on 41 attempts.
Most Surprising Result: (#22) Texas St. 16, Southern Utah 38 - The Bobcats are now 0-5 all-time in Cedar City and have lost 3 straight to SUU overall.
Best Performance: (#18) Eastern Kentucky 36, (#23) Eastern Illinois 31 - The Colonels put up 416 yards in what will likely decide the OVC auto-bid.
Worst Performance: Austin Peay 23, Tennessee Tech 31 - Despite committing no turnovers & outgaining the Golden Eagles, the Governors still fall to 0-4 against FCS.
Most Surprising Result: (#20) Jacksonville St. 52, Tennessee-Martin 7 - The Gamecocks have outscored their three FCS opponents 157-30. Too bad these stellar performances won't amount to much.
HARV 28-14 LEH LAF 31-14 YALE
GTOWN 6-14 BUCK
COR 23-45 COLG
ODU 29-34 FORD HC 42-21 NE
NConf Record: 4-1 Overall: 12-11
vs. FCS: 4-1 Overall: 12-11
Best Performance: (#21) Holy Cross 42, Northeastern 21 - Dominic Randolph throws for 305 yards and 5 touchdowns on just 24 attempts (a 233.8 efficiency rating).
Worst Performance: Georgetown 6, Bucknell 14 - The Hoya defense is giving up a respectable 21.4 ppg, but that doesn't mean much when the Hoya offense can only score 7.75 ppg.
Most Surprising Result: Fordham 32, Old Dominion 29 - The Rams gain 687 yards but still need a late TD to win this one.
CAA
JMU 17-24 HOF UD 27-17 MAINE HC 42-21 NE
URI 20-28 BROWN
W&M 17-28 NOVA UNH 57-7 TOW
NConf Record: 0-2 Overall: 22-12
vs. FCS: 0-2 Overall: 16-5
Best Performance: (#2) Villanova 28, (#5) William & Mary 17 - Wildcats use superior redzone play to overcome a huge yardage deficit.
Worst Performance: Rhode Island 20, Brown 28 - Rams win the yardage battle and the turnover battle, but somehow lose to their instate rivals.
Most Surprising Result: Hofstra 24, (#7) James Madison 17 - The Pride get their first win over JMU in 10 years and the Dukes lose to a North Division team for the first time in 4 years.
Best Performance: (#15) South Carolina St. 14, (FBS) South Carolina 38 - The game was closer than the final score indicates as the Bulldogs were only outgained slightly, they only lost the turnover battle by 1, and they trailed by just 3 at the half.
Worst Performance: Winston-Salem St. 3, Howard 7 - Ram QBs combine for just 29 yards passing on 23 attempts against a fellow terrible team.
Most Surprising Result: Morgan St. 24, Bethune-Cookman 13 - The Bears have been outgained by more than 150 ypg this season, yet they're 3-1 and 3-0 against FCS.
Best Performance: (#12) Elon 19, Furman 12 - Terrell Hudgins catches 16 passes for 209 yards in this surprisingly low scoring affair.
Worst Performance: Wofford 21, Georgia Southern 26 - The Terriers lose 4 of their first 5 for the first time since moving up to DI in the mid-90's.
Most Surprising Result: (#10) Appalachian St. 30, The Citadel 27 (OT) - Armanti Edwards amasses 407 yards of total offense to overcome a bad day for the Mountaineer run defense.
Tomorrow: Great West, Ivy League, Big South, & SWAC
SUUTbird wrote:Once again Mvem a great read, keep it up, and i cant wait to see how SUU does this week
Thanks, again.
Southern Utah had a good performance, but there's tough competition this week with CP's win over South Dakota State & UC Davis's shockingly close game with Boise.
UCD 16-34 BSU
SDKST 14-21 CPOLY
TXST 16-38 SUU
SDK 12-27 UND
NConf Record: 2-1 Overall: 9-11
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 6-4
Best Performance: UC Davis 16, (FBS #5) Boise St. 34 - Aggies hold the mighty Broncos to their lowest rushing total of the season.
Worst Performance: South Dakota 12, North Dakota 27 - Funny side note: South Dakota has a running back named Isaac Newton. Let the physics+football jokes commence.
Most Surprising Result: Southern Utah 38, Texas St. 16 - Akeem Anifowoshe returned a fumble 99 yards for a touchdown in the 2nd. quarter to help turn this game into a rout.
Ivy League
COR 23-45 COLG PENN 30-24 DART HARV 28-14 LEH
URI 20-28 BROWN LAF 31-14 YALE COLUM 38-0 PRINCE
NConf Record: 2-2 Overall: 6-10
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 6-10
Best Performance: Columbia 38, Princeton 0 - The Lions beat Princeton for just the 14th. time in 79 tries.
Worst Performance: Princeton 0, Columbia 38 - Tiger QB Tommy Wornham did run for 99 yards, but he only completed a woeful 31% of his passes for just 135 yards & a pick (a 56.5 efficiency rating).
Most Surprising Result: Columbia 38, Princeton 0 - This was Columbia's most lopsided win in 37 years.
Best Performance: Gardner-Webb 27, VMI 23 - Stan Doolittle throws for 300 yards and the Bulldogs win the turnover battle 4-1.
Worst Performance: Presbyterian 14, Stony Brook 52 - Blue Hose go 0-9 on third down, get outgained 610-240, and commit 7 turnovers.
Most Surprising Result: Charleston Southern 47, Savannah St. 10 - The Buccaneers move to 6-0 all-time against the Tigers following the most lopsided win in the series.
SWAC
GRAM 32-35 PVAMU(in Dallas, TX)
SU 14-22 JSU AAMU 35-15 TUSK (in Indianapolis, IN)
TXCOL 6-61 MVSU
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 11-13
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 6-4
Best Performance: Prairie View A&M 35, Grambling 32 - The Panthers beat Grambling for the first time since 1986.
Worst Performance: Southern 14, Jackson St. 22 - The normally potent Jags are outgained 482-266.
Most Surprising Result: Jackson St. 22, Southern 14 - Trae Rutland throws for 236 yards and runs for 127 yards for the Tigers.
Tomorrow: Independents & the artists formerly known as mid-majors.
Best Performance: Albany 27, St. Francis (PA) 6 - Great Danes move to 11-0 all-time vs. the Red Flash thanks to 170 yards and 2 TDs from RB David McCarty.
Worst Performance: Robert Morris 20, Duquesne 34 - The Colonials spot Duquesne a 27-0 lead before getting into the game.
Most Surprising Result: St. Francis (PA) 6, Albany 27 - Sadly enough for the Red Flash, this was the third closest meeting in the series.
Independents
ODU 29-34 FORD
NCCEN 17-23 NCAT(2OT)
SAVST 10-47 CHSO
Non-Ind Record: 0-3 Overall: 4-11
vs. FCS: 0-3 Overall: 1-9
Best Performance: Old Dominion 29, Fordham 34 - Even though the Monarchs failed to play any defense at all, they still almost won.
It ain't gonna be pretty in Bisonville next week.
