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Big Sky

IDST 3-38 PORTST
MTST 64-61 SAC (OT)
EWU 35-24 WEB
NAU 26-23 SUU
UMT 30-7 NOCO

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 11-10
  
  vs. FCS: 1-0
  Overall: 4-1
  
  
  Best Performance: (#16) Eastern Washington 35, Weber St. 24 - With Taiwan Jones out, Eagle QB Bo Levi Mitchell finally puts up a solid performance with 337 yards and 4 TDs.
  
  Worst Performance: Idaho St. 3, Portland St. 38 - Bengals outgained 531-195 by a Viking team that was picked 8th. in the Big Sky.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Sacramento St. 61, (#10) Montana St. 64 (OT) - After not scoring 50+ points in a game since 2003, the Hornets score 51 points in the second half against the Bobcats… and still lose.

Southland

SHSU 38-10 LAM
MCNSE 24-7 NWST

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 15-16
  
  vs. FCS: 1-0
  Overall: 11-5
  
  
  Best Performance: Sam Houston St. 38, Lamar 10 - Tim Flanders runs for 153 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Bearkats win their second straight.
  
  Worst Performance: Northwestern St. 7, McNeese St. 24 - Demons lose #6 in a row against McNeese.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Sam Houston St. 38, Lamar 10 - These two teams seem to be going in opposite directions compared to the first few weeks.

Missouri Valley

WIU 28-16 NDSU
SDKST 14-24 UNI
YSU 25-35 MIZST
SIU 38-17 ILST
QUIN 22-56 INST

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 11-5
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 6-2
  
  
  Best Performance: (#24) Southern Illinois 38, (#23) Illinois St. 17 - Salukis surging back to usual form thanks to a 342-69 ground advantage.
  
  Worst Performance: (#13) North Dakota St. 16, Western Illinois 28 - Too many field goals… that's probably what the Bison are thinking after this one.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Western Illinois 28, (#13) North Dakota St. 16 - The road team has won all 4 meetings in this series.

OVC

SEMO 28-13 EIU
MUR 34-40 JAXST
KYST 7-58 EKU
NCAT 7-37 TSU (in Indianapolis, IN)
UTM 27-24 TTU

• NConf Record: 2-0
  Overall: 10-15
  
  vs. FCS: 1-0
  Overall: 6-6
  
  
  Best Performance: Southeast Missouri St. 28, Eastern Illinois 13 - Redhawks start 4-1 for the first time since 1978.
  
  Worst Performance: Tennessee Tech 24, Tennessee-Martin 27 - Golden Eagles lose to a Skyhawk team coming off a demoralizing blowout.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#4) Jacksonville St. 40, Murray St. 34 - The Gamecocks are becoming the ultimate "play to their opponent's level" team. Despite a wide range of opponent caliber, they have won each of their 5 games by just 1 score.

Patriot League

HARV 35-10 LAF
COR 21-12 BUCK
GTOWN 3-34 COLG
FORD 31-36 HC

• NConf Record: 0-2
  Overall: 7-16
  
  vs. FCS: 0-2
  Overall: 7-14
  
  
  Best Performance: Colgate 34, Georgetown 3 - Raiders rebound from some early-season struggles & put the Hoyas back in their place thanks to 44 carries for 214 yards and 4 TDs from RB Nate Eachus.
  
  Worst Performance: Bucknell 12, Cornell 21 - The Patriot vs. Ivy basement battle doesn't go the right way for the Bison.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Georgetown 3, Colgate 34 - After a relatively hot start, the Hoyas revert to their old ways. Will they fold, or can they rebound & prove they've turned a corner?

Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.

Venus (following SH) - PSU , I have to point out, was picked 8th pre-season because no one knew anything about Burton and the team, and they assumed it would continue its losing ways. A pretty stupid assumption. After Davis and ISU I think we can assume it's at least average.

frinq wrote:Venus (following SH) - PSU , I have to point out, was picked 8th pre-season because no one knew anything about Burton and the team, and they assumed it would continue its losing ways. A pretty stupid assumption. After Davis and ISU I think we can assume it's at least average.

Average probably means 7th. or 8th. in the Big Sky this year. The league is pretty deep.

NEC

RMU 35-14 SFPA
MONM 44-17 DUQ
ALB 23-20 YALE
BRY 21-29 WAG
CCSU 24-14 SACHRT

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 11-12
  
  vs. FCS: 1-0
  Overall: 8-11
  
  
  Best Performance: Monmouth 44, Duquesne 17 - Hawks get 2 pick-sixes & pick up their first win with this surprising blowout.
  
  Worst Performance: Duquesne 17, Monmouth 44 - Dukes throw 6 interceptions on just 27 pass attempts.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Monmouth 44, Duquesne 17 - The Hawks get their fourth straight win over Duquesne.

CAA

UNH 13-16 MAINE (OT)
BROWN 24-27 URI (OT)
UMASS 27-14 TOW
CCU 19-41 RICH
NOVA 24-31 W&M
UD 13-10 JMU

• NConf Record: 2-0
  Overall: 19-10
  
  vs. FCS: 2-0
  Overall: 17-3
  
  
  Best Performance: (#7) William & Mary 31, (#1) Villanova 24 - The Wildcats got a couple TDs late to make things look closer, but this game was comfortably controlled by the Tribe.
  
  Worst Performance: (#14) New Hampshire 13, Maine 16 (OT) - It is true that most every game involving Maine looks ugly, but it's still surprising to see an established veteran QB like R.J. Toman throw 3 picks in a key conference game.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Rhode Island 27, Brown 24 (OT) - The series is still lopsided in Brown's favor, but the Rams have now won 7 of the last 10.

Big South

GWEBB 7-14 ODU
PRESBY 13-24 VMI
SAV 14-52 LIB
CCU 19-41 RICH

• NConf Record: 1-2
  Overall: 10-20
  
  vs. FCS: 1-2
  Overall: 3-13
  
  
  Best Performance: (#25) Liberty 52, Savannah St. 14 - Blowing out Savannah State isn't anything special, but it was still the best performance in the Big South this week.
  
  Worst Performance: Presbyterian 13, VMI 24 - Blue Hose lose their 10th. straight game against Big South competition.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)

MEAC

HAMP 20-14 DSU
BCOOK 69-32 MORG
LINCPA 14-28 HOW
NCAT 7-37 TSU (in Indianapolis, IN)
SCSU 19-0 FAMU

• NConf Record: 1-1
  Overall: 7-17
  
  vs. FCS: 0-1
  Overall: 1-8
  
  
  Best Performance: (#9) South Carolina St. 19, Florida A&M 0 - The Bulldog D holds the usually potent Rattlers to 106 yards and a 22.1 passing efficiency rating.
  
  Worst Performance: North Carolina A&T 7, Tennessee St. 37 - Aggies give up 379 rushing yards & give away their 4-game winning streak over the Tigers.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Bethune-Cookman 69, Morgan St. 32 - After scoring just 15.8 ppg a year ago, the Wildcats currently lead the nation at 50.5 ppg.

SoCon

SAM 19-24 ELON
FUR 17-38 WOFF
WCU 24-13 CIT

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 14-10
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 10-2
  
  
  Best Performance: Wofford 38, (#18) Furman 17 - Eric Breitenstein runs for 230 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Terriers reestablish themselves as a SoCon threat.
  
  Worst Performance: The Citadel 13, Western Carolina 24 - After 5 straight wins, the Bulldogs have now lost 2 in a row to the Catamounts.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#18) Furman 17, Wofford 38 - After giving up 400 rushing yards to Wofford, the Paladins are now third-worst in the nation in run defense.

Tomorrow: Non-playoff conferences.

Good to see Eric Breitenstein and WC stepping up.

For those outside the loop, Breitenstein got away from Appalachian (he is a Watauga County 'local') when he signed with the Ankle Biters --- fine young man and excellent student-athlete.

It's funny/sad to see Bethune-Cookman put up big points with Southern's former OC, while the Jags struggle to score.

Great West

UCD 14-13 SJSU
CP 17-38 FRES
NAU 26-23 SUU
UND 17-27 SDK

• NConf Record: 1-2
  Overall: 10-13
  
  vs. FCS: 0-1
  Overall: 5-6
  
  
  Best Performance: UC Davis 14, (FBS) San Jose St. 13 - The Aggies don't do much on offense, but they manage a 2-0 turnover advantage & some solid redzone D in knocking off a WAC team.
  
  Worst Performance: North Dakota 17, South Dakota 27 - Sioux lose to South Dakota for just the second time in the last 15 meetings.
  
  Most Surprising Result: UC Davis 14, (FBS) San Jose St. 13 - Sure, San Jose is a bad FBS team, but Davis was playing mediocre even by FCS standards prior to this contest.

Ivy League

DART 28-35 PENN (OT)
PRINCE 14-42 COLUM
COR 21-12 BUCK
HARV 35-10 LAF
BROWN 24-27 URI (OT)
ALB 23-20 YALE

• NConf Record: 2-2
  Overall: 10-6
  
  vs. FCS: 2-2
  Overall: 10-6
  
  
  Best Performance: Harvard 35, Lafayette 10 - Gino Gordon runs for 170 yards on just 12 carries to help the Crimson offense rebound from a terrible performance.
  
  Worst Performance: Princeton 14, Columbia 42 - The Tiger D allows 528 yards to the Lions.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Columbia 42, Princeton 14 - These two have been playing each other since the 1870s, but this is the first time Columbia has ever won consecutive games against Princeton.

SWAC

UAPB 41-23 SU
TXSO 21-7 ALST
GRAM 25-22 AAMU
PVAMU 34-13 MVSU
ALCORN 16-49 MSST

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 6-9
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 2-2
  
  
  Best Performance: Texas Southern 21, Alabama St. 7 - The Tiger offense commits 4 turnovers, but the Tiger defense bails them out by forcing 5 turnovers of their own and holding the Hornets to 149 yards.
  
  Worst Performance: Alabama St. 7, Texas Southern 21 - The Hornets did throw a 67-yard TD pass, but still completed just 3/16 passes with 4 INTs.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Texas Southern 21, Alabama St. 7 - Tigers beat ASU for just the second time since a Hornet forfeit in 2001.

Pioneer League

MARIST 0-42 DRAKE
CAMP 27-10 BUT
VALPO 14-48 DAY
USD 28-35 JU
MHEAD 10-37 GSU

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 10-18
  
  vs. FCS: 0-1
  Overall: 4-14
  
  
  Best Performance: Campbell 27, Butler 10 - Third-year Camels run for 270 yards against the defending Pioneer champs
  
  Worst Performance: Marist 0, Drake 42 - Red Foxes accumulate a pathetic 77 yards in an unexpectedly poor performance.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Butler 10, Campbell 27 - Instead of midnight, Butler's Cinderella carriage turned back into a pumpkin at 9:30.

Independents

SHSU 38-10 LAM
GWEBB 7-14 ODU
MHEAD 10-37 GSU

• Non-Ind. Record: 2-1
  Overall: 8-7
  
  vs. FCS: 2-1
  Overall: 6-6
  
  
  Best Performance: Old Dominion 14, Gardner-Webb 7 - Thomas DeMarco struggles mightily, but the defense picks up 5 sacks to keep the Monarchs in the win column.
  
  Worst Performance: Lamar 10, Sam Houston St. 38 - Andre Bevil returns to throwing for a bunch of yards, but the Cardinal running game and defense don't show up.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Lamar 10, Sam Houston St. 38 - Cardinals not playing anything like the team that knocked off SELA and nearly upset McNeese.