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Big Sky

UMT 23-21 PORTST
WEB 16-13 IDST
MTST 7-34 NAU
EWU 35-28 NOCO

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 11-10
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 4-1
  
  
  Best Performance: Northern Arizona 34, (#9) Montana St. 7 - The Bobcats had been an offensive juggernaut this season, but the 'Jack defense holds them to 123 yards.
  
  Worst Performance: (#9) Montana St. 7, Northern Arizona 34 - A wonderful first half for the Bobcats: they were outgained 336-19 and had just 1 first down compared to NAU's 21.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Weber St. 16, Idaho St. 13 - The Wildcats somehow beat the Bengals for the 24th. time in the last 26 meetings despite a terrible performance from QB Cameron Higgins.

Southland

NICH 47-45 TXST (4OT)
UCA 7-30 SFA
SELA 7-57 SHSU
MCNSE 10-32 LSU

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 15-17
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 11-5
  
  
  Best Performance: Sam Houston St. 57, Southeastern Louisiana 7 - Bearkats blow out the team that just blew out Texas State.
  
  Worst Performance: Southeastern Louisiana 7, Sam Houston St. 57 - Lions complete just one-third of their passes & are outrushed 277-53.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Texas St. 45, Nicholls St. 47 (4OT) - In addition to being a shocking upset, this game had 8 more points in the overtime periods than it did in regulation.

Missouri Valley

UNI 19-14 SDK
NDSU 24-34 ILST
YSU 38-40 WIU
SDKST 31-10 SIU
MIZST 35-38 INST (OT)

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 12-6
  
  vs. FCS: 1-0
  Overall: 7-3
  
  
  Best Performance: South Dakota St. 31, (#17) Southern Illinois 10 - Kyle Minett runs for 144 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Jackrabbits finally seem to be pointed in the right direction.
  
  Worst Performance: Missouri St 35, Indiana St. 38 (OT) - Though it wasn't as bad as the Murray debacle, the Bear D still gets shredded (508 yards).
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#15) North Dakota St. 24, Illinois St. 34 - The Bison were the best MVFC team out of conference, but are tied for last in conference.

OVC

TSU 0-24 JAXST
EIU 20-34 TTU
EKU 7-10 UTM
SEMO 41-24 AP

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 11-15
  
  vs. FCS: 1-0
  Overall: 7-6
  
  
  Best Performance: (#3) Jacksonville St. 24, Tennessee St. 0 - Gamecocks hold the Tigers to 65 passing yards and a 49.8 efficiency rating.
  
  Worst Performance: Eastern Illinois 20, Tennessee Tech 34 - With a shocking 0-7 record, could 24th.-year veteran coach Bob Spoo actually be in danger of losing his job?
  
  Most Surprising Result: Tennessee-Martin 10, Eastern Kentucky 7 - After 20 straight losses, the Skyhawks beat EKU for the first time ever.

Patriot League

LEH 21-19 HARV
SBU 21-28 LAF
COLG 44-3 COR
FORD 6-7 YALE
HC 19-27 DART
BUCK 24-21 GTOWN

• NConf Record: 3-2
  Overall: 12-21
  
  vs. FCS: 3-2
  Overall: 12-19
  
  
  Best Performance: Lehigh 21, Harvard 19 - The Mountain Hawks lose the rushing battle 215-25 and fail to score any points in three out of four quarters, but still manage to knock off a solid team.
  
  Worst Performance: Georgetown 21, Bucknell 24 - After a Cinderella start (at least by Georgetown standards), the Hoyas have now lost 3 in a row.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Georgetown 21, Bucknell 24 - Explain this one: Georgetown has played 4 conference games, but no other Patriot team has played more than 1. In fact, every Patriot League game thus far has involved the Hoyas.

Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.

NEC

WAG 22-14 SFPA
SACHRT 17-37 DUQ
ALB 0-38 RMU
BRY 12-21 MONM

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 12-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 9-11
  
  
  Best Performance: Robert Morris 38, Albany 0 - The Colonials score 5 unanswered touchdowns in the first half & allow just 132 yards for the game.
  
  Worst Performance: St. Francis (PA) 14, Wagner 22 - Red Flash commit 4 turnovers and fall to 3-17 all-time versus the Seahawks.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Albany 0, Robert Morris 38 - Great Danes suffer their worst-ever NEC loss.

CAA

NOVA 48-18 MAINE
RICH 11-10 UMASS
URI 17-24 UD
UNH 28-14 JMU

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 19-10
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 17-3
  
  
  Best Performance: (#16) New Hampshire 28, (#7) James Madison 14 - The Wildcat defense gets the job done again, holding the dangerous Dukes to just 118 yards rushing.
  
  Worst Performance: Maine 18, (#6) Villanova 48 - The usually defense-minded Black Bears give up 559 yards to the Szczur-less Wildcats.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#8) Massachusetts 10, (#20) Richmond 11 - The Minutemen looked suspect the last few weeks, but I still didn't think they would lose to a Richmond team devoid of healthy quarterbacks.

Big South

SBU 21-28 LAF
LIB 41-7 VMI
GWEBB 35-25 CHSO
CCU 35-7 PRESBY

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 10-21
  
  vs. FCS: 0-1
  Overall: 3-14
  
  
  Best Performance: (#19) Liberty 41, VMI 7 - Flames move to 5-0 against VMI under Danny Rocco.
  
  Worst Performance: Presbyterian 7, Coastal Carolina 35 - The Blue Hose still have just 1 Big South win since joining the conference, and that one didn't even count in the standings.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Stony Brook 21, Lafayette 28 - Seawolves hand Lafayette their first win of the season in what was surprisingly the first-ever meeting between these two schools.

MEAC

NCAT 26-31 DSU
NFOLK 6-7 HAMP
NCCEN 17-20 GSU (OT)
BCOOK 14-0 SCSU
SAVST 0-31 FAMU

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 7-19
  
  vs. FCS: 0-1
  Overall: 1-10
  
  
  Best Performance: (#23) Bethune-Cookman 14, (#10) South Carolina St. - The Wildcats are held to just 14 points after leading FCS in scoring, but still beat the MEAC favorite anyway.
  
  Worst Performance: North Carolina A&T 26, Delaware St. 31 - Alonzo Lee appeared to be turning the Aggies around last season, but an 0-7 start this year means he could be heading toward the fate of his predecessor.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#10) South Carolina St. 0, (#23) Bethune-Cookman 14 - 4 Bulldog turnovers bring about the end of a 21-game MEAC winning streak.

SoCon

CIT 10-39 APPST
WCU 14-45 WOFF
FUR 27-10 SAM
GASO 27-35 UTC

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 15-10
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 11-2
  
  
  Best Performance: Tennessee-Chattanooga 35, (#21) Georgia Southern 27 - Mocs achieve a top-25 ranking for the first time since 1997.
  
  Worst Performance: Samford 10, Furman 27 - The Bulldogs win the yardage battle, but lose turnovers 3-1 and get outscored 17-0 in the second half.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Samford 10, Furman 27 - Another disappointing year for the Bulldogs as they are now out of the playoff race and likely to finish 4-7.

Tomorrow: Non-playoff conferences.

Great West

CP 7-20 SUU
UNI 19-14 SDK

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 10-14
  
  vs. FCS: 0-1
  Overall: 5-7
  
  
  Best Performance: Southern Utah 20, (#13) Cal Poly 7 - Thunderbird QB Brad Sorenson completes 82% of his passes and averages 11.5 yards-per-attempt in this nice upset.
  
  Worst Performance: (#13) Cal Poly 7, Southern Utah 20 - A mystifying performance by the Mustang offense: 376 yards, just 1 turnover, just 3 penalties, 52% on third down… but only 7 points.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Southern Utah 20, (#13) Cal Poly 7 - T-Birds end a 9-game losing streak against the 'Stangs.

Ivy League

COLUM 13-27 PENN
COLG 44-3 COR
HC 19-27 DART
LEH 21-19 HARV
FORD 6-7 YALE
BROWN 17-13 PRINCE

• NConf Record: 2-2
  Overall: 14-10
  
  vs. FCS: 2-2
  Overall: 14-10
  
  
  Best Performance: (#25) Penn 27, Columbia 13 - Quakers outrush the Lions 281-44.
  
  Worst Performance: Cornell 3, Colgate 44 - Big Red outrushed by 408 yards & nearly give up a 300-yard day to Nate Eachus.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Harvard 19, Lehigh 21 - Crimson win the yardage & turnover battles, but can't overcome a lousy third quarter.

SWAC

LINCMO 12-45 PVAMU
AAMU 14-21 UAPB
ALCORN 28-38 GRAM
SU 45-49 JSU

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 7-9
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 2-2
  
  
  Best Performance: Grambling 38, Alcorn St. 28 - The normally stout Tiger defense gives up 483 yards and allows 70% on third down, but 202 yards and 4 TDs rushing from Frank Warren make the difference.
  
  Worst Performance: Alabama A&M 14, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 21 - Not too often that you get two 100-yard rushers & lose.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Southern 45, Jackson St. 49 - The Jaguars put up their highest scoring game of the season, but can't overcome 317 yards and 5 TDs from the nation's most prolific passer.

Pioneer League

JU 86-7 VALPO
DAY 33-13 BUT
USD 14-10 MARIST
DRAKE 14-12 CAMP
DVDSN 17-10 MHEAD

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 10-18
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 4-14
  
  
  Best Performance: Dayton 33, Butler 13 - Flyers make it clear the Bulldogs won't be stealing the conference from them again.
  
  Worst Performance: Valparaiso 7, Jacksonville 86 - OK Valpo, here's the deal: I'm going to give you the controls to the morphine machine, then I'm going to leave the room. Whatever happens, happens…
  
  Most Surprising Result: San Diego 14, Marist 10 - The Toreros get just their second win of the season, but move to 6-0 against the Red Foxes.

Independents

USA 26-0 LAM
NCCEN 17-20 GSU (OT)

• Non-Ind. Record: 1-1
  Overall: 11-9
  
  vs. FCS: 1-0
  Overall: 8-7
  
  
  Best Performance: Georgia St. 20, NC Central 17 (OT) - A surprisingly close win is still enough to get the Eagles' coach fired.
  
  Worst Performance: Lamar 0, (Uncl.) South Alabama 26 - Usually prolific Andre Bevil throws for just 105 yards in a bad Cardinal loss.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)

Mvemjsunpx wrote: Most Surprising Result: Southern 45, Jackson St. 49 - The Jaguars put up their highest scoring game of the season, but can't overcome 317 yards and 5 TDs from the nation's most prolific passer.[/list]

This game had three potential game winning TDs in the final 30 seconds. Jackson State scored on a 2 yard run. Southern scored on a 73 yard pass. Then Jackson scored on a 29 yard pass.