SAC 28-31 EWU
PORTST 25-37 CP WEB 24-22 SUU
UCD 7-21 NAU
IDST 14-52 NOCO
UMT 34-40 UND
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 17-16
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-3
Best Performance: (#1) Eastern Washington 31, Sacramento St. 28 - Eastern's jostling of quarterbacks made the headlines, but it was the Eagle D holding Sac under 300 yards that led to the win.
Worst Performance: Idaho St. 14, Northern Colorado 52 - Really, Idaho State… really? When you make Seth Lobato look like Matt Barkley… really?
Most Surprising Result: Southern Utah 22, Weber St. 24 - The post-Montana hangover makes an unexpected cameo as the T-Birds follow a win in Washington-Grizzly Stadium with a loss to a winless team.
Southland
NICH 10-44 SFA
MCNSE 10-45 SHSU
LAM 14-24 UCA
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-3
Best Performance: (#6) Sam Houston St. 45, McNeese St. 10 - In resounding fashion, the Bearkats beat McNeese at home for the first time since 2004.
Worst Performance: Nicholls St. 10, Stephen F. Austin 44 - Yeah, the Colonels are still terrible, but they do have Bobby Hebert's son playing QB for them. So there's that…
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Missouri Valley
NDSU 54-0 SDK (in Sioux Falls, SD)
SDKST 6-27 UNI MIZST 24-17 ILST INST 23-7 WIU SIU 38-21 YSU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 18-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 12-3
Best Performance: Northern Iowa 27, (#20) South Dakota St. 6 - Despite their struggles, the Panthers move to 6-1 against the Jackrabbits as DI opponents.
Worst Performance: (#11) Illinois St. 17, Missouri St. 24 - Redbirds give up 2 safeties in an embarrassing loss.
Most Surprising Result: Missouri St. 24, (#11) Illinois St. 17 - The Bears hold ISU to 78 rushing yards and overcome 3 turnovers in a stunning upset.
OVC
UTM 27-17 SEMO
TSU 28-31 JAXST(OT) EKU 42-28 TTU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 11-3
Best Performance: Jacksonville St. 31, (#17) Tennessee St. 28 (OT) - Griffin Thomas comes up big with a 44-yard field goal in overtime in a virtual must-win for the Gamecocks.
Worst Performance: Southeast Missouri St. 17, Tennessee-Martin 27 - Redhawks fall to 3-13 against DI competition since their 2010 OVC title season.
Most Surprising Result: (#17) Tennessee St. 28, Jacksonville St. 31 (OT) - Two missed field goals cost the Tigers dearly in their quest for a perfection.
Patriot League
BUCK 19-42 LEH
HC 13-30 LAF
GTOWN 36-57 COLG
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 17-16
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 16-15
Best Performance: Colgate 57, Georgetown 36 - Gavin McCarney continues his strong run by racking up 510 yards of total offense and 5 total touchdowns.
Worst Performance: Georgetown 36, Colgate 57 - Last year, the Hoyas rode a strong defense to an eye-opening 8-3 season. This year, they're giving up 707 yards to an unranked conference foe.
Whoever the FG kicker for Tenn St is needs to be fired combo knocking them from the unbeaten ranks and the Def Co- ordinator for G-town needs to fired as well 707 yds Bubba Smith is rolling over in his grave somewhere!!!!
Best Performance: Bryant 27, Monmouth 24 - Bulldog QB Mike Westerhaus throws for 316 yards and 2 touchdowns in stunning the Hawks.
Worst Performance: Monmouth 24, Bryant 27 - Despite this being Bryant's weakest team since moving up, the Hawks still lose to them for the first time.
Most Surprising Result: Bryant 27, Monmouth 24 - With two straight wins following an 0-6 start, the Bulldogs appear to be finally playing as expected.
CAA
NOVA 49-24 GSU UNH 28-21 MAINE
URI 24-47 UD ODU 31-20 TOW
JMU 29-35 RICH
NConf Record*: 1-0 Overall: 21-14
vs. FCS*: 0-0 Overall: 16-4
Best Performance: Richmond 35, (#2) James Madison 29 - Michael Strauss throws for 271 yards and 4 TDs against a JMU defense that was giving up just 10.6 ppg to FCS opponents.
Worst Performance: Rhode Island 24, (#25) Delaware 47 - Despite scoring more than 10 points for the first time this year, the Rams still get drilled.
Most Surprising Result: (#2) James Madison 29, Richmond 35 - Who would've thought a defensive team like James Madison could gain 526 yards & lose?
Best Performance: Coastal Carolina 34, VMI 7 - The Chants move to 8-2 all-time versus VMI thanks to a 331-16 rushing yard advantage.
Worst Performance: Presbyterian 21, Charleston Southern 31 - Blue Hose lose the rushing battle despite having two 100-yard rushers.
Most Surprising Result: Liberty 21, (DII) Concord 13 - The Flames outgain Concord 406-177 and commit only 1 turnover, yet somehow win by just 8.
MEAC
NCAT 0-24 DSU
MORG 20-21 HOW
HAMP 20-37 NCCEN
EDWAT 35-42 SAV SCSU 27-20 FAMU (OT)
NFOLK 3-48 BCOOK
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 11-20
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-8
Best Performance: South Carolina St. 27, Florida A&M 20 (OT) - The Bulldogs return things to normal & beat FAMU for the 9th. time in 10 years.
Worst Performance: North Carolina A&T 0, Delaware St. 24 - The Aggies lose to DSU for the 7th. time in the last 8 meetings (not counting a 2009 scheduling-snafu forfeit).
Most Surprising Result: Norfolk St. 3, Bethune-Cookman 48 - Not a shocking result in the here & now, but it's still a little surprising that the defending MEAC champs are 0-5 in conference & in last place.
SoCon
WOFF 38-28 APP
WCU 31-42 ELON GASO 38-17 FUR
SAM 13-20 UTC
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 13-8
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 8-2
Best Performance: (#8) Wofford 38, (#13) Appalachian St. 28 - App State's run defense has been suspect for years & the Terriers take advantage with 393 yards on the ground.
Worst Performance: Western Carolina 31, Elon 42 - The Catamounts lose their 23rd. straight game to teams not named "Mars Hill."
Most Surprising Result: Tennessee-Chattanooga 20, Samford 13 - The Mocs have now won 3 straight & are now poised to perhaps challenge for the SoCon title.
* - I know Georgia State is still technically in the CAA this year, but I'm counting them as FBS and as a non-conference opponent for CAA teams (same as UMass last season).
Tomorrow: what's left of the non-playoff conferences.
DART 21-16 COLUM
COR 14-21 BROWN
PENN 13-27 YALE
HARV 34-39 PRINCE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-10
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 14-10
Best Performance: Princeton 39, (#22) Harvard 34 - Trailing 34-10 in the fourth quarter, the Tigers pull off a crazy rally by throwing 4 touchdown passes in the final 12 minutes—the game winner coming from backup QB Quinn Epperly with 13 seconds left.
Worst Performance: Penn 13, Yale 27 - The Quakers trail the all-time series by double digits, but this was just their 6th. loss to Yale in the last 21 meetings.
Most Surprising Result: (#22) Harvard 34, Princeton 39 - It's hard to blame the Crimson offense for this epic collapse, seeing as they produced three 100-yard receivers and 634 total yards.
Best Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 50, Southern 21 - Benjamin Anderson puts up 371 yards of total offense—leading his team in passing & rushing—in an easy win over the fading Jaguars.
Worst Performance: Alcorn St. 37, Prairie View A&M 52 - The Braves did score two non-offensive touchdowns, but that still wasn't nearly enough to overcome PVAMU's 535 yards of offense.
Most Surprising Result: Alcorn St. 37, Prairie View A&M 52 - Alcorn loses their 6th. straight to Prairie View after only losing 3 times in the previous 29 meetings.
Pioneer League
MARIST 27-34 DRAKE(OT)
MHEAD 35-39 BUT
VALPO 0-45 DAY DVDSN 28-21 CAMP USD 24-7 JU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 9-21
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 3-18
Best Performance: San Diego 24, Jacksonville 7 - The Toreros take advantage of an early injury to Kade Bell & force his replacement into just 186 yards passing on 44 attempts.
Worst Performance: Campbell 21, Davidson 28 - The Camels did rally for 3 unanswered touchdowns in the fourth, but couldn't overcome getting carved up by winless Davidson's passing game.
Most Surprising Result: Jacksonville 7, San Diego 24 - Dolphins suffer their first home loss in over 3 years.
