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Big Sky

PORTST 15-28 SAC
IDST 7-55 UGA
WEB 10-24 MTST
NAU 21-14 NOCO

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 11-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 4-2
  
  
  Best Performance: (#12) Montana St. 24, Weber St. 10 - Bobcats break open a 7-3 game with 3 fourth-quarter touchdowns.
  
  Worst Performance: Northern Colorado 14, Northern Arizona 21 - Not nearly as bad as last week, but it's still consecutive loss #7 for the Bears.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Weber St. 10, (#12) Montana St. 24 - Not a surprising win for the Bobcats, but the lack of offense was a bit odd for a game with two defensively-challenged teams.

Southland

UCA 49-17 TXST
MCNSE 33-28 SHSU
NWST 35-16 SELA
SFA 48-13 NICH

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 15-17
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 11-5
  
  
  Best Performance: Central Arkansas 49, Texas St. 17 - The Bears thoroughly embarrass the team that just knocked off SFA.
  
  Worst Performance: Southeastern Louisiana 16, Northwestern St. 35 - The Lions were a popular preseason choice to contend in the Southland. Now they're 2-7.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Texas St. 17, Central Arkansas 49 - The Bobcats beat Stephen F. Austin, but are 0-4 against other Southland teams.

Missouri Valley

SIU 6-20 NDSU
MIZST 10-31 SDSU
YSU 39-41 ILST
UNI 30-20 INST

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 12-6
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 7-3
  
  
  Best Performance: South Dakota St. 31, Missouri St. 10 - The Jackrabbits are going through a disappointing year, but don't tell that to Kyle Minett. The senior RB is averaging 125.9 rushing ypg and has hit triple digits against every opponent except Delaware (including Nebraska).
  
  Worst Performance: Missouri St. 10, South Dakota St. 31 - Cody Kirby completes just 41% of his passes for just 167 yards and throws 2 picks.
  
  Most Surprising Result: South Dakota St. 31, Missouri St. 10 - The shootout-happy Bears are held to just 10 points by the Jackrabbit D.

OVC

SWBAP 14-40 SEMO
JAXST 37-49 EKU
TTU 13-44 MUR
EIU 31-28 TSU (OT)
UTM 28-12 AP

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 13-15
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 7-6
  
  
  Best Performance: Eastern Kentucky 49, (#2) Jacksonville St. 37 - Orlandus Harris gets 205 receiving yards and 2 TDs & averages over 50 yards-per-catch.
  
  Worst Performance: Tennessee Tech 13, Murray St. 44 - The Tigers allow Mike Harris to run for 242 yards.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#2) Jacksonville St. 37, Eastern Kentucky 49 - Marques Ivory throws for 444 yards and 3 TDs, but that was unfortunately due to the Gamecocks' constant need to play catch-up.

Patriot League

FORD 33-21 BUCK
LAF 14-24 COLG
LEH 34-17 HC

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 12-22
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 12-20
  
  
  Best Performance: Lehigh 34, Holy Cross 17 - Mountain Hawk QB Chris Lum has a 155.3 efficiency rating in Patriot League play.
  
  Worst Performance: Bucknell 21, Fordham 33 - Bison commit 9 fewer penalties than Fordham, but lose anyway.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)

Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.

I'm debating whether or not UNC's 21-14 loss to NAU is worse than Idaho State's 55-7 loss to Georgia. A loss by one td is not all that bad, especially for UNC. SEC team or not, that's a pretty poor showing for any team, even ISU.

EWURanger wrote:I'm debating whether or not UNC's 21-14 loss to NAU is worse than Idaho State's 55-7 loss to Georgia. A loss by one td is not all that bad, especially for UNC. SEC team or not, that's a pretty poor showing for any team, even ISU.

It's Georgia, dude. Most every FCS team would get creamed by Georgia.

Mvemjsunpx wrote:

EWURanger wrote:I'm debating whether or not UNC's 21-14 loss to NAU is worse than Idaho State's 55-7 loss to Georgia. A loss by one td is not all that bad, especially for UNC. SEC team or not, that's a pretty poor showing for any team, even ISU.

It's Georgia, dude. Most every FCS team would get creamed by Georgia.

I was going to say, I'm surprised ISU managed to hold them to less than 70...

Mvemjsunpx wrote:

EWURanger wrote:I'm debating whether or not UNC's 21-14 loss to NAU is worse than Idaho State's 55-7 loss to Georgia. A loss by one td is not all that bad, especially for UNC. SEC team or not, that's a pretty poor showing for any team, even ISU.

It's Georgia, dude. Most every FCS team would get creamed by Georgia.

Maybe so, but it's still by far the worst performance, no? Hypothetically speaking, if ISU had played UGA tough and kept the game close or even won it, would that not have qualified for best performance? So why is the opposite not true?

Grizalltheway wrote:

Mvemjsunpx wrote:
It's Georgia, dude. Most every FCS team would get creamed by Georgia.

I was going to say, I'm surprised ISU managed to hold them to less than 70...

They didn't. UGA had put up the 55 with almost a full quarter left to play. The coach just called off the dogs, so to speak.

EWURanger wrote:

Mvemjsunpx wrote:
It's Georgia, dude. Most every FCS team would get creamed by Georgia.

Maybe so, but it's still by far the worst performance, no? Hypothetically speaking, if ISU had played UGA tough and kept the game close or even won it, would that not have qualified for best performance? So why is the opposite not true?

Because the caliber of the opponent matters. Playing Georgia close would mean that Idaho State should be ranked #1 or something. ISU is bad, but I doubt, say, the 30th. ranked team in FCS would have done much better.

Losing to a borderline top-25 FCS team at home is worse than getting blown-out by a decent SEC team.

NEC

BRY 48-10 SFPA
CCSU 24-42 RMU
MONM 20-31 WAG
ALB 35-23 SACHRT

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 13-13
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 10-12
  
  
  Best Performance: Robert Morris 42, Central Connecticut St. 24 - The Colonials get 177 yards rushing from Myles Russ in clinching their—and the NEC's—first playoff berth.
  
  Worst Performance: Sacred Heart 23, Albany 35 - Dale Fink puts up 414 passing yards, but also throws 3 picks.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Wagner 31, Monmouth 20 - This win by the Seahawks ends a 6-game winning streak by the road team in this series.

CAA

W&M 13-3 UNH
MAINE 24-39 UMASS
NOVA 14-17 URI
TOW 0-48 UD
JMU 10-13 RICH (OT)

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 19-11
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 17-3
  
  
  Best Performance: (#4) William & Mary 13, (#8) New Hampshire 3 - Tribe knock off the hot Wildcats despite just 30 passing yards.
  
  Worst Performance: (#3) Villanova 14, Rhode Island 17 - The Wildcat D holds URI to 3 points, but 2 non-offensive touchdowns make the difference.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Rhode Island 17, (#3) Villanova 14 - At 3-3, the Rams have clinched their best A-10/CAA season since 2003.

Big South

CCU 31-3 VMI
GWEBB 14-40 LIB
CHSO 21-49 UK
SBU 37-7 PRESBY

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 10-23
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 3-14
  
  
  Best Performance: (#14) Liberty 40, Gardner-Webb 14 - Flames averaging 42.2 ppg since their low-scoring loss to James Madison.
  
  Worst Performance: VMI 3, Coastal Carolina 31 - The Keydets get held to 199 yards & rank in the bottom-10 nationally in total offense.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)

MEAC

NCCEN 7-29 DSU
BCOOK 23-18 HAMP
MORG 23-37 NFOLK
FAMU 22-19 NCAT (OT)
HOW 14-54 SCSU
SAV 9-57 ODU

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 8-22
  
  vs. FCS: 0-1
  Overall: 1-13
  
  
  Best Performance: (#10) Bethune-Cookman 23, Hampton 18 - The Wildcats are held to an uncharacteristic 248 yards, but win the turnover battle 5-0.
  
  Worst Performance: NC Central 7, Delaware St. 29 - Eagles outgained 416-134 by a 1-7 team.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Florida A&M 22, North Carolina A&T 19 (OT) - Solid Rattlers nearly lose to a 1-8 team.

SoCon

WCU 17-31 FUR
ELON 27-16 CIT
APP 14-21 GASO (OT)
WOFF 10-3 SAM
UTC 24-62 AUB

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 15-11
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 11-2
  
  
  Best Performance: Georgia Southern 21, (#1) Appalachian St. 14 (OT) - Eagles make DeAndre Presley mortal in a must-win upset.
  
  Worst Performance: The Citadel 16, Elon 27 - Not only did the Bulldogs score points this week, they actually led in the fourth quarter. They still lost, but progress is progress…
  
  Most Surprising Result: Georgia Southern 21, (#1) Appalachian St. 14 (OT) - Random side note: all 5 touchdowns in this game were 4 yards or less.

Tomorrow: Non-playoff conferences.

Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:

Grizalltheway wrote:
I was going to say, I'm surprised ISU managed to hold them to less than 70...

They didn't. UGA had put up the 55 with almost a full quarter left to play. The coach just called off the dogs, so to speak.

Which is what I said would happen in response to those who were looking for 70s. UGA COULD have run up triple digits, but Mark Richt isn't like that. Besides, why would he risk his starters beyond a certain point and therefore risk blowing the rest of the season?

Great West

DIX 0-52 SUU
UCD 35-16 UND
CP 38-24 SDK

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 14-15
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 8-7
  
  
  Best Performance: (#19) Cal Poly 38, South Dakota 24 - Mark Rodgers runs for 235 yards and 2 TDs on just 15 carries in helping the Mustangs regain their playoff-caliber form.
  
  Worst Performance: North Dakota 16, UC Davis 35 - "Fighting" Sioux allow Randy Wright to put up a 193.7 efficiency rating as they finish winless in the Great West.
  
  Most Surprising Result: South Dakota 24, (#19) Cal Poly 38 - The Coyotes went 1-1 against FBS this season, but are just 2-5 against FCS.

Ivy League

DART 28-10 COR
COLUM 7-23 HARV
YALE 27-24 BROWN
PENN 52-10 PRINCE

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 14-10
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 14-10
  
  
  Best Performance: Yale 27, Brown 24 - Chris Smith gets 2 kick return touchdowns in the second quarter.
  
  Worst Performance: Princeton 10, (#18) Penn 52 - Tigers outgained 600-170.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Columbia 7, Harvard 23 - The Lions surprisingly began the season 3-1, but have now lost 4 straight.

SWAC

MVSU 20-49 UAPB
TXSO 54-7 SU
CONCAL 0-35 GRAM
JSU 30-32 ALST
ALCORN 41-24 AAMU

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 9-9
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 3-2
  
  
  Best Performance: Alabama St. 32, Jackson St. 30 - Devin Dominguez throws 3 picks, but also throws 4 touchdowns on just 23 attempts for the Hornets.
  
  Worst Performance: Southern 7, Texas Southern 54 - Jags outgained 499-134 as they suffer consecutive losses to TSU for the first time in 20 years.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Alabama St. 32, Jackson St. 30 - ASU's 14 penalties for 91 yards pale in comparison to JSU's 17 penalties for 143 yards.

Pioneer League

MHEAD 0-34 USD
JU 24-16 BUT
DRAKE 25-31 DAY
DVDSN 28-21 MARIST
VALP 14-56 CAMP

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 10-18
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 4-14
  
  
  Best Performance: Dayton 31, Drake 25 - Flyers move to 23-4 all-time against Drake.
  
  Worst Performance: Valparaiso 14, Campbell 56 - Crusaders outrushed 416-66 as they continue to set new standards for awfulness.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Marist 21, Davidson 28 - Red Foxes commit 5 turnovers in a surprising loss.

Independents

SAV 9-57 ODU
LAM 17-23 GSU

• Non-Ind. Record: 1-0
  Overall: 13-11
  
  vs. FCS: 1-0
  Overall: 10-8
  
  
  Best Performance: Old Dominion 57, Savannah St. 9 - Monarchs put up 50 points in the first half alone against the hapless Tigers.
  
  Worst Performance: Lamar 17, Georgia St. 23 - Cardinals lose their 5th. straight FCS game since upsetting Southeastern Louisiana.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)

I guess Northwestern State has not really won a game yet, because we get everyones worst performance