PORTST 43-26 EWU NAU 27-26 SAC
WEB 10-45 UMT
IDST 13-54 MTST UND 27-25 NOCO
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 8-15
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 2-4
Best Performance: (#11) Montana 45, Weber St. 10 - Jordan Johnson throws for 299 yards & a school-record-tying 6 touchdowns—a school-record-tying 4 of them going to Jabin Sambrano—as the Griz rout the surprisingly listless Wildcats
Worst Performance: Sacramento St. 26, Northern Arizona 27 - With a playoff bid still a realistic possibility, the Hornets give up 246 rushing yards to Zach Bauman & fail on 2 extra points in the second half.
Most Surprising Result: Eastern Washington 26, Portland St. 43 - The Eagles—another team that had a good shot at the playoffs—are outrushed 338 to minus-1 by a Viking team that was missing their top running back.
Southland
MCNSE 17-37 SFA
LAM 0-66 SHSU
SELA 29-55 UCA NWST 23-10 TXST
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 13-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 3-1
Best Performance: Northwestern St. 23, (FBS) Texas St. 10 - The Demons force 4 turnovers to overcome a mediocre 290 yards of offense.
Worst Performance: McNeese St. 17, Stephen F. Austin 37 - Cowboy QB Cody Stroud gets sacked 9 times and suffers further embarrassment by throwing a pick in his own endzone.
Most Surprising Result: Northwestern St. 23, (FBS) Texas St. 10 - This marks the 5th. straight win by the road team in this now-interdivision series.
Best Performance: (#3) North Dakota St. 27, (#2) Northern Iowa 19 - The Bison hold the potent Panther running game to just 53 yards in a key game for playoff seeding.
Worst Performance: Western Illinois 14, Youngstown St. 56 - The Leatherneck defense allows YSU to throw for 235 yards and 5 touchdowns on just 12 attempts for a garish 377 efficiency rating.
Most Surprising Result: Missouri St. 36, South Dakota St. 43 (2OT) - Bears can't make it two straight as they are torched by Austin Sumner.
Best Performance: (#25) Tennessee Tech 21, (#14) Jacksonville St. 14 - Golden Eagles don't put up many yards but do go turnover free in a big win.
Worst Performance: Austin Peay 10, Eastern Illinois 19 - The Governors nearly get two 100-yard rushers, go turnover-free, and commit just 2 penalties, but still fall to the struggling Panthers.
Most Surprising Result: (#14) Jacksonville St. 14, (#25) Tennessee Tech 21 - Thanks to this result, the OVC title is now up for grabs between 4 teams.
Patriot League
BUCK 39-13 LAF LEH 45-25 COLG
FORD 0-55 ARMY GTOWN 19-6 HC
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 19-16
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 19-15
Best Performance: Georgetown 19, Holy Cross 6 - You don't need much offense when your opponent loses 4 fumbles.
Worst Performance: Lafayette 13, Bucknell 39 - 192 yards and 7 turnovers is about as dismal as a day can get offensively.
Most Surprising Result: Georgetown 19, Holy Cross 6 - With this win, it's actually possible the Hoyas could make the playoffs without beating Lehigh.
Best Performance: Stony Brook 42, Coastal Carolina 0 - The Seawolves don't complete a pass & still outgain Coastal 446-73.
Worst Performance: Charleston Southern 7, Gardner-Webb 14 - The Bucs play better than past weeks, but still can't overcome 7 sacks and 2 picks.
Most Surprising Result: Presbyterian 20, (#23) Liberty 27 (2OT) - The Blue Hose only have 1 FCS win this season, but they have put a big scare into a couple top-25 teams with high expectations.
MEAC
MORG 12-0 DSU SCSU 31-0 HOW
NCAT 10-14 NFOLK BCOOK 34-6 NCCEN HAMP 22-5 SAV
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 15-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 8-9
Best Performance: South Carolina St. 31, Howard 0 - Bulldogs efficiently score 31 points with just 203 yards of offense.
Worst Performance: NC Central 6, Bethune-Cookman 34 - Eagles give up 525 yards and remain winless in the MEAC.
Most Surprising Result: MEAC Championship Race - In 2 weeks, Norfolk State plays Morgan State in a game that is poised to decide the MEAC title. Who saw that coming at the beginning of the season?
SoCon
GASO 17-24 APP
ELON 28-48 WOFF
VMI 14-41 CIT
WCU 24-52 SAM FUR 14-7 UTC
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 15-7
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 11-1
Best Performance: (#5) Appalachian St. 24, (#1) Georgia Southern 17 - The Mountaineers hold the high-flying Eagles to just 201 yards.
Worst Performance: Western Carolina 24, Samford 52 - Another week, another firing for the Catamounts as defensive coordinator Matt Pawlowski is shown the door following this loss.
Most Surprising Result: (#5) Appalachian St. 24, (#1) Georgia Southern 17 - Since replacing DeAndre Presley as App's starting QB, Jamal Jackson has put up a superb 166.3 efficiency rating in 3 starts.
* - 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.
Best Performance: Cal Poly 27, (#17) South Dakota 24 - Mustangs take advantage of an injured Dante Warren & dominate the second half to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Worst Performance: UC Davis 3, Southern Utah 34 - Aggies lose #3 in a row against the Thunderbirds in helpless fashion. They had only lost 3 total games to SUU before this streak.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Ivy League
YALE 16-13 COLUM
DART 10-41 HARV
PENN 0-6 BROWN COR 24-7 PRINCE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-14
Best Performance: Brown 6, Penn 0 - The Bears end Penn's 18-game Ivy winning streak despite scoring just single digits against the Quakers for the third-straight year.
Worst Performance: Princeton 7, Cornell 24 - Tigers have now lost 14 of 15.
Most Surprising Result: Cornell 24, Princeton 7 - The Big Red achieve 3 wins for the first time in 3 years.
SWAC
JSU 44-14 PVAMU (in Shreveport, LA) GRAM 27-20 UAPB
ALCORN 14-30 SU
ALST 19-20 AAMU(in Birmingham, AL)
TXSO 9-12 MVSU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 8-9
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 2-4
Best Performance: Alabama A&M 20, (#16) Alabama St. 19 - Kaderius Lacey runs for 189 yards as the Bulldogs win for the 11th. time in the last 13 meetings with ASU.
Worst Performance: Texas Southern 9, Mississippi Valley St. 12 - The Tigers end MVSU's losing streak at 19 in a game where both teams combined for 266 yards.
Most Surprising Result: (#16) Alabama St. 19, Alabama A&M 20 - 2 missed field goals cost the Hornets a chance at all-but-securing the SWAC East.
Pioneer League
DAY 49-10 VALPO DRAKE 23-13 MARIST CAMP 26-20 DVDSN (3OT)
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 3-14
Best Performance: Drake 23, Marist 13 - Bulldogs win turnovers 4-0 as they remain undefeated against Marist.
Worst Performance: Davidson 20, Campbell 26 (3OT) - Wildcats win turnovers by 2 but can't overcome a 28% performance on third & fourth down combined.
Most Surprising Result: Campbell 26, Davidson 20 (3OT) - The Camels get their first-ever win over Davidson, but it was surprisingly close given their drubbing of San Diego last week.
Independents
GSU 14-17 UTSA(OT)
Non-Ind. Record: 0-0 Overall: 4-10
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 0-7
Best Performance: Texas-San Antonio 17, Georgia St. 14 (OT) - The Roadrunners get their first DI win as a revived program largely thanks to 3 field goals from Sean Ianno.
Worst Performance: Georgia St. 14, Texas-San Antonio 17 (OT) - Christian Benvenuto earns "Goat of the Week" status by going 0/4 on field goals in a close, low-scoring game.
Most Surprising Result: Georgia St. 14, Texas-San Antonio 17 (OT) - After getting their first DI win of the season last week, the Panthers let UTSA do the same to them.
