EWU 17-30 SDK
SAC 14-35 SUU
WESTST 7-44 IDST
WEB 17-54 USU
FTLEW 13-58 NAU
CP 23-37 UMT
UCD 14-38 MTST
NOCO 14-33 CSU
NConf Record: 4-4 Overall: 6-11
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 2-2
Best Performance: (#15) Montana 37, Cal Poly 23 - The Griz go 9/9 on third downs in the second half (not counting a game-ending kneel-down) to improve to 14-2 all-time versus the Mustangs.
Worst Performance: (#12) Sacramento St. 14, Southern Utah 35 - After a superb performance against Oregon State, Hornet QB Jeff Fleming completes just 37% of his passes for just 78 yards in Cedar City.
Most Surprising Result: (#1) Eastern Washington 17, South Dakota 30 - In two games, Bo Levi Mitchell has more than 3 times as many pass attempts (129) as his team has rushing yards (42).
Southland
UNI 34-23 SFA
LAM 8-30 USA
UCA 42-48 LATECH(OT)
SAV 6-63 SELA
NWST 3-49 LSU
NICH 7-38 WMU
NConf Record: 1-5 Overall: 7-7
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 2-1
Best Performance: (#18) Central Arkansas 42, (FBS) Louisiana Tech 48 (OT) - Nathan Dick threw for 372 yards and 4 touchdowns, but the Bears couldn't stop Lennon Creer or Quinton Patton.
Worst Performance: Lamar 8, (FBS) South Alabama 30 - A 20-0 second quarter dooms the Cardinals in this battle of recent football startups.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Missouri Valley
SFPA 3-56 NDSU
SDKST 3-56 ILL UNI 34-23 SFA
MIZST 24-28 EKU
MHEAD 21-52 ILST
JU 21-35 WIU
SIU 24-42 MISS
BUT 34-48 INST
VALPO 13-77 YSU
NConf Record: 6-3 Overall: 9-9
vs. FCS: 6-1 Overall: 9-3
Best Performance: (#4) Northern Iowa 34, (#16) Stephen F. Austin 23 - The Panthers weren't quite as productive offensively as the Lumberjacks, but a 4-0 turnover advantage made up for that.
Worst Performance: Missouri St. 24, Eastern Kentucky 28 - Bear QB Trevor Wooden showed he may have what it takes to replace Cody Kirby, but the suspect MSU defense again prevented a win.
Most Surprising Result: (#17) Southern Illinois 24, (FBS) Mississippi 42 - The Saluki offense was potent enough to pull off a big upset, but Paul McIntosh literally threw away that chance with 4 interceptions.
Best Performance: Eastern Kentucky 28, Missouri St. 24 - The Colonels stave off a late Bear surge with their running game and a timely kick return touchdown by Jeremy Caldwell.
Worst Performance: Tennessee St. 29, Jackson St. 35 - TSU picks up 4 JSU fumbles, but gets shredded by Casey Therriault.
Most Surprising Result: (#10) Jacksonville St. 17, (#23) Tennessee-Chattanooga 38 - The Gamecocks fail to show up in a big game, losing the yardage battle 508-224.
Patriot League
UNH 48-41 LEH (OT)
MARIST 14-28 BUCK
COLG 7-37 HC
LAF 13-14 GTOWN
NConf Record: 1-1 Overall: 5-4
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 5-2
Best Performance: Holy Cross 37, Colgate 7 - The Crusaders become just the second team in the last 15 games to keep Nate Eachus under 100 yards.
Worst Performance: Lafayette 13, Georgetown 14 - The Leopards had to settle for one too many field goals as they lose a tough one.
Most Surprising Result: Colgate 7, Holy Cross 37 - The Raiders went 9-1 against the Crusaders from 1997 through 2006, but have now lost 4 of the last 5.
It's funny, I think this week for the CAA you could say the best, worst, and most suprising performance was all in one game. Towson's defeat of Villanova....
Best Performance: Duquesne 22, Dayton 13 - Dukes put up 452 yards on the always-tough Flyers.
Worst Performance: St. Francis (PA) 3, (#11) North Dakota St. 56 - Well, the Red Flash did win possession time by about 15 minutes. Of course that's only because they let NDSU jet into the endzone every time they touched the ball, but still…
Most Surprising Result: Wagner 6, (#9) Richmond 21 - The Seahawks stay in the game until the fourth quarter thanks to 5 forced turnovers.
CAA
UNH 48-41 LEH (OT)
MAINE 29-35 PITT
URI 14-21 SYR
WCHEST 17-28 UD
NOVA 10-31 TOW
WAG 6-21 RICH W&M 24-7 VMI
CCSU 9-14 JMU ODU 40-17 GSU
NConf Record*: 6-2 Overall: 10-7
vs. FCS*: 5-0 Overall: 8-0
Best Performance: Rhode Island 14, (FBS) Syracuse 21 - Rams hold Syracuse to 36 rushing yards, but don't get quite enough offense to win.
Worst Performance: (#20) Villanova 10, Towson 31 - The Wildcats are humiliated by the presumed conference doormat & add to the despair by losing a couple key players to injury.
Most Surprising Result: Towson 31, (#20) Villanova 10 - Tigers beat a CAA opponent without "Island" in their name for the first time in 4 years.
Best Performance: (#24) Liberty 38, Robert Morris 7 - Flames sack Jeff Sinclair 4 times & hold him to a lousy 58.2 efficiency rating.
Worst Performance: VMI 7, (#5) William & Mary 24 - Keydets do a decent job containing Jonathan Grimes & Michael Paulus, but don't do as well against Keith McBride.
Most Surprising Result: Stony Brook 7, (FBS) Buffalo 35 - After giving away a win at UTEP, the Seawolves fail to show up against a MAC bottom-feeder.
MEAC
SHAW 27-31 DSU
MORG 13-58 BGSU HOW 30-27 MHOUSE
FAMU 17-23 HAMP
NFOLK 12-55 WVU
NCAT 6-58 APP
CENTST 3-42 NCCEN
SAV 6-63 SELA SCSU 26-18 BCOOK
NConf Record: 3-4 Overall: 9-9
vs. FCS: 0-2 Overall: 3-3
Best Performance: South Carolina St. 26, (#25) Bethune-Cookman 18 - Despite being outgained by 186 yards, the Bulldogs find a way to win a turnover & penalty-ridden contest.
Worst Performance: Savannah St. 6, Southeastern Louisiana 63 - Tigers convert 7% of their third downs compared to SELA's 70%.
Most Surprising Result: Norfolk St. 12, (FBS) West Virginia 55 - The final score obviously surprised no-one, but the Spartans actually led the Big East-favorite Mountaineers 12-10 at the half.
Best Performance: (#23) Tennessee-Chattanooga 38, (#10) Jacksonville St. 17 - Mocs end a 4-game losing streak to JSU in surprisingly lopsided fashion.
Worst Performance: The Citadel 6, Furman 16 - The Bulldogs fall to 4-13 against the Paladins since 1995.
Most Surprising Result: (#7) Wofford 27, (FBS) Clemson 35 - Based on Wofford's two games, Clemson should only be 15 points better than Presbyterian. I think we all know that's silly, but it's still interesting to think about.
* - I know UMass is still technically in the CAA this year, but I'm counting them as FBS and as a non-conference opponent for CAA teams.
UCD 14-38 MTST
CP 23-37 UMT
SAC 14-35 SUU
UND 14-44 ID
EWU 17-30 SDK
NConf Record: 2-3 Overall: 3-7
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 3-3
Best Performance: Southern Utah 35, (#11) Sacramento St. 14 - The T-Birds put in a surprisingly dominating performance and beat a Big Sky team for the first time since 2004.
Worst Performance: UC Davis 14, (#6) Montana St. 38 - Aggies outgained 507-296 by a team they beat 45-0 in the previous meeting.
Most Surprising Result: South Dakota 30, (#1) Eastern Washington 17 - The Coyotes expose the defending national champs by outrushing them 198-11.
Best Performance: Alabama St. 7, (FBS) Eastern Michigan 14 - Hornets lose the rushing battle 336 to minus-13, but still nearly pull off an FBS upset.
Worst Performance: Alabama A&M 6, Southern 21 - The Bulldogs allow a 184.9 passing efficiency rating & end Southern's 6-game conference losing streak.
Most Surprising Result: Prairie View A&M 37, Texas Southern 34 - Panthers get a nice rebound despite losing turnovers & being nearly doubled in yardage.
Pioneer League
WNMU 10-30 USD
GVU 21-28 DRAKE(OT)
VALPO 13-77 YSU
BUT 34-48 INST DUQ 22-13 DAY
MARIST 14-28 BUCK
LENRHY 10-28 DVDSN
APPRNT 0-76 CAMP
JU 21-35 WIU
MHEAD 21-52 ILST
NConf Record: 4-6 Overall: 9-11
vs. FCS: 0-6 Overall: 2-10
Best Performance: Davidson 28, (DII) Lenoir-Rhyne 10 - Jonathan Carkhuff throws for 324 yards and 3 TDs as the Wildcats avenge last year's blowout in Hickory.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 13, Youngstown St. 77 - Trailing 63-6 at the half against last year's MVFC basement team doesn't really show that the Crusaders are improving under second-year head coach Dale Carlson.
Most Surprising Result: Davidson 28, (DII) Lenoir-Rhyne 10 - Davidson gets their first win over the Bears since 2008.
Independents
MCMUR 24-21 UTSA ODU 40-17 GSU
Non-Ind. Record: 0-2 Overall: 2-2
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 0-1
Best Performance: (none) - The Panthers beat down their patsy by slightly more than UTSA, so they get best performance this week.
Worst Performance: Texas-San Antonio 21, (DIII) McMurry 24 - The Roadrunners win yardage & turnovers, but lose net punt average by about 30 yards-per-punt.
Most Surprising Result: Texas-San Antonio 21, (DIII) McMurry 24 - Good thing UTSA doesn't play Stephen F. Austin, because this game would make them a 79-point underdog.
VMI staying as close as they did to W&M cannot be the worst performance in the Big South. I was very surprised they were that close especially after their first week loss to Delaware St.
