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Big Sky

NAU 52-30 IDST
NCOL 10-17 WEBER
SAC 7-43 UMT
EWU 34-17 MTST

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 13-17
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 5-4
  
  
  Best Performance: (#8) Montana 43, Sacramento St. 7 - QB Cole Bergquist completes 89% of his passes, throws for 290 yards, amasses 5 total touchdowns, puts up a crazy 287.2 efficiency rating, and leads his team in rushing as the Grizzlies dominate.
  
  Worst Performance: Sacramento St. 7, (#8) Montana 43 - The Hornets fail to show up for the second straight game & fall to 0-14 all-time against the Griz.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Eastern Washington 34, Montana St. 17 - Despite an unremarkable offensive performance, the Eagles show they haven't packed it in quite yet.

Southland

UCA 31-24 TXST
MCNSE 28-17 SHSU
NWST 21-26 SELA
SFA 50-39 NICH

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 19-14
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 10-5
  
  
  Best Performance: (#12) McNeese St. 28, Sam Houston St. 17 - Todd Pendland runs for 194 yards and 3 TDs while the Cowboy D rebounds.
  
  Worst Performance: Nicholls St. 39, Stephen F. Austin 50 - The Colonels give up 2 interception return TDs in the final 4 minutes to blow a game they led by as much as 19.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Sam Houston St. 17, (#12) McNeese St. 28 - The potent Bearkat offense only manages 269 yards at home against a defense that was giving up 393 coming in.

Missouri Valley

CPOLY 42-28 SDKST
NDSU 13-23 UNI
MIZST 34-28 ILST
INST 0-56 WIU
SIU 33-0 YSU

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 11-18
  
  vs. FCS: 0-1
  Overall: 9-7
  
  
  Best Performance: (#16) Southern Illinois 33, Youngstown St. 0 - The Salukis prove the Penguins' problems weren't just a home/road thing.
  
  Worst Performance: Indiana St. 0, (#15) Western Illinois 56 - The Sycamores are dead last in scoring, dead last in points allowed, and they're losing by an average of 42 ppg.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Youngstown St. 0, (#16) Southern Illinois 33 - The Penguins have been one of the best programs in I-AA/FCS since JIm Tressel's arrival in the late eighties. Is what we're seeing this season a brutal end to that run?

OVC

SEMO 21-24 EIU
MUR 21-31 JAXST
AP 34-37 TSU
UTM 35-7 TTU

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 13-15
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 8-5
  
  
  Best Performance: Tennessee-Martin 35, Tennessee Tech 7 - The Skyhawks get 2 non-offensive touchdowns & hold TTU to 171 yards.
  
  Worst Performance: Tennessee Tech 7, Tennessee-Martin 35 - The Golden Eagles now have a minus-15 turnover margin.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Austin Peay 34, (#22) Tennessee St. 37 - Despite allowing 377 rushing yards, the winless Governors nearly pull off a huge upset.

Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.

Patriot League

LEHIGH 24-27 HARV
LAF 35-21 LIB
COLG 38-22 COR
YALE 10-12 FORD
HC 44-26 DART
BUCK 27-24 GTOWN

• NConf Record: 4-1
  Overall: 18-15
  
  vs. FCS: 4-1
  Overall: 18-15
  
  
  Best Performance: Lafayette 35, (#14) Liberty 21 - The Leopards score on a blocked punt & take advantage of other Flames miscues to get their first big win of the season.
  
  Worst Performance: Georgetown 24, Bucknell 27 - Sadly enough, this was probably Georgetown's best performance of the season.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Lafayette 35, (#14) Liberty 21 - The Patriot League doesn't look quite so bad anymore.

CAA

HOF 40-41 MAINE (2OT)
RICH 30-15 UMASS
UNH 33-21 NE
NOVA 44-7 URI
W&M 27-3 UD

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 25-17
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 23-5
  
  
  Best Performance: William & Mary 27, Delaware 3 - The Tribe outgain the Hens 456-145 and force QB Rob Schoenhoft into a lousy 51.2 efficiency rating.
  
  Worst Performance: Rhode Island 7, (#7) Villanova 44 - Rams fall to 0-4 in CAA play after being outgained by about 300 yards.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#10) Massachusetts 15, (#9) Richmond 30 - The Minutemen lose their chance at a CAA title & possibly QB Liam Coen.

MEAC

NCAT 7-42 DSU
MORG 31-30 HOW (2OT)
NFOLK 17-35 HAMP
FAMU 52-49 SU

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 11-13
  
  vs. FCS: 1-0
  Overall: 8-8
  
  
  Best Performance: (#25) Hampton 35, Norfolk St. 17 - Pirate QB Herbert Bynes throws 3 touchdown passes & amasses a 233.8 efficiency rating to help defeat a preseason contender.
  
  Worst Performance: North Carolina A&T 7, Delaware St. 42 - After a competitive start, the Aggies cost head coach Lee Fobbs his job after scoring no more than 7 points in 4 of their last 5 games.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Norfolk St. 17, (#25) Hampton 35 - After last year's promising result & fairly high expectations for 2008, the Spartans have instead floundered to a 2-5 start with NC A&T their lone DI win.

SoCon

CIT 20-34 FUR
WCU 14-42 WOFF
APPST 37-36 GSU
ELON 42-7 UTC

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 18-13
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 12-4
  
  
  Best Performance: (#18) Furman 34, The Citadel 20 - QB Jordan Sorrells completes 74% of his passes for 253 yards and 3 TDs as the Paladins move to 6-2.
  
  Worst Performance: Tennessee-Chattanooga 7, (#3) Elon 42 - The Mocs get even more pathetic as the Phoenix outgain them 453-125.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#2) Appalachian St. 37, Georgia Southern 36 - Armanti Edwards's 157 rushing yards and 5 total TDs narrowly save the Mountaineers from another upset at the hands of the Eagles.

Tomorrow: Great West, Ivy League, Big South, & SWAC

Coach Brown reports that Liam Coen is day-to-day with the injury to his non-throwing arm...

Hand-offs will be the issue, which will be worked out in practice this week...

Great West

IONA 24-55 UCD
CPOLY 42-28 SDKST
WWU 32-42 UND

• NConf Record: 3-0
  Overall: 17-12
  
  vs. FCS: 2-0
  Overall: 8-10
  
  
  Best Performance: (#5) Cal Poly 42, (#21) South Dakota St. 28 - Slotback Jono Grayson runs for 124 yards and 2 TDs on just 8 carries as the Mustangs dominate the ground game.
  
  Worst Performance: North Dakota 42, (DII) Western Washington 32 - Like Eastern Washington, the Sioux gave up a ton of passing yards to QB Adam Perry, but Josh Murray's 219 yards rushing and 2 TDs kept the Vikings at bay.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)

Ivy League

COLUM 10-15 PENN
COLG 38-22 COR
HC 44-26 DART
LEHIGH 24-27 HARV
YALE 10-12 FORD
BROWN 31-10 PRINCE

• NConf Record: 1-3
  Overall: 10-14
  
  vs. FCS: 1-3
  Overall: 10-14
  
  
  Best Performance: Brown 31, Princeton 10 - The Bears move to 2-0 in the Ivy as their defense holds Princeton to 197 yards.
  
  Worst Performance: Princeton 10, Brown 31 - Though they still lead the all-time series by 27 games, the Tigers have now lost 3 of their last 4 against Brown.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Yale 10, Fordham 12 - The Bulldog offense looks anemic once again as Fordham holds them to 182 yards.

Big South

CHSO 19-20 SB
LAF 35-21 LIB
PRESBY 21-47 GWEBB
NCCEN 10-35 CCU

• NConf Record: 1-1
  Overall: 18-18
  
  vs. FCS: 1-1
  Overall: 11-13
  
  
  Best Performance: Gardner-Webb 47, Presbyterian 21 - The Runnin' Bulldogs live up to their name, running for 321 yards.
  
  Worst Performance: Presbyterian 21, Gardner-Webb 47 - The Blue Hose commit 6 turnovers, including 4 interceptions from QB Brandon Miley.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#14) Liberty 21, Lafayette 35 - The Flames have 2 playoff conference wins & they're still the favorites to win the Big South, but this unexpected loss may end up costing them the top 16 poll/computer average ranking they need for a provisional auto-bid.

SWAC

JSU 30-14 TXSO
PVAMU 15-0 APB
ALST 7-27 GRAM
FAMU 52-49 SU
ALCORN 13-20 AAMU
SAVST 20-22 MVSU

• NConf Record: 1-1
  Overall: 10-22
  
  vs. FCS: 1-1
  Overall: 1-12
  
  
  Best Performance: Grambling 27, Alabama St. 7 - Alabama State is just the latest victim of a Tiger defense that has given up just 200 ypg and 7.4 ppg in SWAC play.
  
  Worst Performance: Texas Southern 14, Jackson St. 30 - The eternally dismal Tigers give up 511 yards at home to a team that was averaging just 275.5 coming in.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Mississippi Valley St. 22, Savannah St. 20 - Yeah, it's just Savannah State, but this is the SWAC's first DI non-conference win of the season.

Tomorrow: Independents & the artists formerly known as mid-majors.

Good work, as always!! Enjoy the read.

Pioneer League

CAMP 0-45 DRAKE
BUT 48-21 VALPO
DAY 41-22 DVDSN
JVILLE 40-9 MHEAD

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 16-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 5-5
  
  
  Best Performance: Dayton 41, Davidson 22 - This game wasn't as close as the final score indicates; the Flyers led 41-0 with about 12 minutes left.
  
  Worst Performance: Morehead St. 9, Jacksonville 40 - Eagles outgained 484-176 at home.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Jacksonville 40, Morehead St. 9 - The Dolphins have looked like a completely different team since the bye week largely thanks to the performance of QB Josh McGregor, who has amassed a 218.3 efficiency rating over that two-game span (including 6 TD passes in this game).

NEC

WAG 17-13 SFPA
RM 7-20 BRY
DUQ 23-35 CCSU
ALB 26-21 SACHRT

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 14-15
  
  vs. FCS: 0-1
  Overall: 12-14
  
  
  Best Performance: Albany 26, Sacred Heart 21 - Dave McCarty runs for 207 yards & a TD as the Great Danes dominate the running game.
  
  Worst Performance: St. Francis (PA) 13, Wagner 17 - The Red Flash gain only 149 yards & blow a 4th. quarter lead to stay winless.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Sacred Heart 21, Albany 26 - By playing Albany tough, the Pioneers prove their 6-0 start wasn't a complete fraud.

Independents

IONA 24-55 UCD
RM 7-20 BRY
NCCEN 10-35 CCU
SAVST 20-22 MVSU

• Non-Ind Record: 1-3
  Overall: 12-22
  
  vs. FCS: 1-3
  Overall: 5-20
  
  
  Best Performance: Bryant 20, Robert Morris 7 - The Bulldogs rebound from the horrible Marist loss by holding Robert Morris to minus-20 yards rushing.
  
  Worst Performance: Savannah St. 20, Mississippi Valley St. 22 - 16 penalties for a whopping 185 yards cost the Tigers against the lousy Delta Devils.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Savannah St. 20, Mississippi Valley St. 22 - After scoring a go-ahead TD with 36 seconds remaining, the Tigers snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by allowing MVSU to score the game-winner with just 5 seconds left.

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