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Big Sky

MTST 38-36 PORTST
UMT 33-0 IDST
EWU 36-28 NAU
SAC 14-0 NOCO

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 7-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 2-2
  
  
  Best Performance: (#3) Montana St. 38, Portland St. 36 - Bobcat QB DeNarius McGhee takes advantage of a run-focused PSU defense & throws for 255 yards and 4 touchdowns on just 22 attempts.
  
  Worst Performance: Idaho St. 0, (#16) Montana 33 - This wasn't as close as the final score indicates, given that the Bengals gained just 121 yards, picked up just 5 first downs, and committed 7 turnovers.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Sacramento St. 14, Northern Colorado 0 - Thanks to a cold monsoon, the Hornets hold NoCo to just 72 yards and become the first team in I-AA/FCS history to never attempt a single pass in a game.

Southland

SHSU 45-10 SFA (in Houston, TX)
NWST 37-17 LAM
TXST 21-14 MCNSE
UCA 37-31 NICH

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 11-14
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 3-1
  
  
  Best Performance: (#11) Sam Houston St. 45, Stephen F. Austin 10 - The Bearkat defense forces Lumberjack QB Brady Attaway into a dismal 83.1 efficiency rating on 63 attempts.
  
  Worst Performance: Lamar 17, Northwestern St. 37 - J.J. Hayes caught 10 balls for 212 yards, but that wasn't nearly enough to overcome 4 Cardinal turnovers.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#15) McNeese St. 14, (FBS) Texas St. 21 - The Cowboys force 5 fumbles, but can't collect any of them as they become the third-straight Southland team to fall to Texas State.

Missouri Valley

INST 9-23 UNI
ILST 38-13 MIZST
NDSU 9-3 SIU
SDKST 35-28 YSU

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 11-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 9-4
  
  
  Best Performance: (#2) Northern Iowa 23, (#17) Indiana St. 9 - Panthers take advantage of a Shakir Bell injury & shut out Indiana State in the second half.
  
  Worst Performance: Missouri St. 13, Illinois St. 38 - Bears give up 5 unanswered touchdowns in the second half and lose rushing 316-37.
  
  Most Surprising Result: South Dakota St. 35, Youngstown St. 28 - The Jackrabbits may have finally found a quarterback as Austin Sumner throws for 345 yards and 4 touchdowns.

OVC

EKU 48-16 EIU
MUR 48-24 GSU
SEMO 3-55 TSU
AP 23-61 UTM

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 8-12
  
  vs. FCS: 1-0
  Overall: 6-4
  
  
  Best Performance: Tennessee-Martin 61, Austin Peay 23 - Skyhawk QB Derek Carr rebounds with 387 passing yards, 6 TDs, and 0 picks.
  
  Worst Performance: Southeast Missouri St. 3, Tennessee St. 55 - Less than one year removed from a playoff appearance, the Red Hawks suffer their worst I-AA/FCS loss since 1991.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Eastern Illinois 16, Eastern Kentucky 48 - This definitely hasn't been a glorious final season for Bob Spoo.

Patriot League

LEH 30-6 BUCK
COLG 26-14 MONM
FORD 20-35 PENN
HC 13-20 BROWN
GTOWN 24-10 WAG

• NConf Record: 2-2
  Overall: 15-14
  
  vs. FCS: 2-2
  Overall: 15-12
  
  
  Best Performance: (#10) Lehigh 30, Bucknell 6 - The Mountain Hawk defense gets 10 sacks & Chris Lum throws for 368 yards and 4 touchdowns, about half of that to Ryan Spadola.
  
  Worst Performance: Fordham 20, Penn 35 - Rams fall to 0-5 all-time versus Penn.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Holy Cross 13, Brown 20 - The Crusaders beat Harvard & Harvard beat the Bears, but Holy Cross just couldn't shut down the Brown passing attack the same way the Crimson did.

Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.

NEC

SFPA 14-45 RMU
DUQ 10-38 ALB
GTOWN 24-10 WAG
STNHL 7-42 BRY
CCSU 26-42 UMASS
SACHRT 34-25 COLUM
COLG 26-14 MONM

• NConf Record: 2-3
  Overall: 10-16
  
  vs. FCS: 1-2
  Overall: 7-15
  
  
  Best Performance: Albany 38, Duquesne 10 - The Great Danes unexpectedly dominate in getting long-time coach Bob Ford his 250th. win.
  
  Worst Performance: St. Francis (PA) 14, Robert Morris 45 - The Red Flash, who are just 2-15-1 against RMU all-time, suffer their worst loss to the Colonials in 10 years.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Albany 38, Duquesne 10 - Another week, another NEC favorite…

CAA

NOVA 17-47 UNH
ODU 31-23 URI
W&M 0-21 UD
RICH 28-31 TOW
MAINE 25-24 JMU (OT)

• NConf Record*: 0-0
  Overall: 21-11
  
  vs. FCS*: 0-0
  Overall: 17-2
  
  
  Best Performance: (#19) Maine 25, (#7) James Madison 24 (OT) - The Black Bears couldn't stop the run, but went turnover free & got 295 yards and 2 TDs passing from QB Warren Smith.
  
  Worst Performance: Villanova 17, (#6) New Hampshire 47 - Villanova gives up 395 yards, 3 TDs, and a 206.5 passing efficiency rating to New Hampshire QB Kevin Decker.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#19) Maine 25, (#7) James Madison 24 (OT) - A two-point gamble pays off as the Black Bears help move the CAA power center north.

Big South

PRESBY 24-42 SBU
LIB 35-3 GWEBB
VMI 10-34 CCU

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 8-22
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 4-11
  
  
  Best Performance: Stony Brook 42, Presbyterian 24 - New Seawolf QB Kyle Essington throws for 292 yards and 4 TDs on just 27 attempts.
  
  Worst Performance: Gardner-Webb 3, Liberty 35 - Since beating FBS Akron last year, the Bulldogs are just 3-11.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)

MEAC

NFOLK 38-21 DSU
SAV 17-44 MORG
PRINCE 23-28 HAMP
BCOOK 3-22 NCAT
NCCEN 38-49 SCSU
HOW 29-28 FAMU

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 13-17
  
  vs. FCS: 1-0
  Overall: 7-8
  
  
  Best Performance: North Carolina A&T 22, Bethune-Cookman 3 - The Aggies hold the once-mighty Bethune-Cookman offense to a putrid 108 yards.
  
  Worst Performance: Savannah St. 17, Morgan St. 44 - In a pathetic defensive display, the Tigers give up 44 points to a team that was averaging 9.2 and 430 yards to a team that was averaging 190.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Florida A&M 28, Howard 29 - The Rattlers pull a Chattanooga & allow 17 points in the final minute-&-a-half. On the other hand, it's surprising FAMU was even in position to blow a lead with just 185 yards of offense and 5 turnovers.

SoCon

ELON 38-31 WCU
SAM 26-21 FUR
WOFF 43-14 CIT
UTC 27-28 GSU

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 12-7
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 9-1
  
  
  Best Performance: Samford 26, Furman 21 - The Bulldogs force 3 picks off Chris Forcier in replacing Furman as the SoCon dark horse.
  
  Worst Performance: Western Carolina 31, Elon 38 - Catamounts lose their 6th. straight versus the Phoenix.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Furman 21, Samford 26 - The Paladins lose to Samford for the first time since 1969.

* - I know UMass is still technically in the CAA this year, but I'm counting them as FBS and as a non-conference opponent for CAA teams.


Tomorrow: non-playoff conferences & independents.

Great West

HUM 23-17 UCD
UCO 25-44 CP
MTWEST 9-42 UND
SUU 19-24 SDK

• NConf Record: 2-1
  Overall: 12-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 6-3
  
  
  Best Performance: (#18) South Dakota 24, (#22) Southern Utah 19 - The Coyotes win the ground battle 247-11 in a key Great West win.
  
  Worst Performance: UC Davis 17, (DII) Humboldt St. 23 - The Aggies won their last four DII meetings with the Lumberjacks in blowout fashion, but suffer an embarrassing loss in their first contest as inter-division opponents.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Cal Poly 44, (DII) Central Oklahoma 25 - The Mustangs finished with a fairly easy win, but they actually trailed a 1-4 DII team by 9 at the half.

Ivy League

FORD 20-35 PENN
SACHRT 34-25 COLUM
HARV 41-31 COR
HC 13-20 BROWN
DART 0-30 YALE
PRINCE 23-28 HAMP

• NConf Record: 2-2
  Overall: 9-11
  
  vs. FCS: 2-2
  Overall: 9-11
  
  
  Best Performance: Brown 20, Holy Cross 13 - The Bears have now won 4 of the last 7 over the Crusaders after winning none of the previous 11.
  
  Worst Performance: Dartmouth 0, Yale 30 - This time, the Big Green couldn't even get anything out of Nick Schwieger as he was held to 39 yards on 16 carries.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Dartmouth 0, Yale 30 - Dartmouth was supposed to make a big jump this year, but they're now 1-3 and 0-2 in the Ivy.

SWAC

ALST 43-29 TXSO
PVAMU 23-20 SU
MVSU 14-37 AAMU
UAPB 10-48 JSU

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 6-9
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 2-4
  
  
  Best Performance: Jackson St. 48, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 10 - Tigers average 8.5 yards-per-play, convert 70% of their third downs, and take advantage of lousy punting by Pine Bluff en route to a rout.
  
  Worst Performance: Mississippi Valley St. 14, Alabama A&M 37 - Delta Devils lose to AAMU for the 15th. time in the last 16 meetings.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)

Pioneer League

USD 55-14 VALPO
MARIST 13-9 DVDSN
BUT 23-38 CAMP
DAY 26-34 JU
DRAKE 41-26 MHEAD

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 14-15
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 3-14
  
  
  Best Performance: Campbell 38, Butler 23 - The Camels give up a lot of passing yards, but outrush the Bulldogs 247-79.
  
  Worst Performance: Valparaiso 14, San Diego 55 - Crusaders give up 603 yards as they lose to San Diego for the 8th. consecutive time.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Campbell 38, Butler 23 - The Fighting Camels win their second in a row over Butler.

Independents

USA 30-27 UTSA (2OT)
MUR 48-24 GSU

• Non-Ind. Record: 0-2
  Overall: 3-8
  
  vs. FCS: 0-1
  Overall: 0-5
  
  
  Best Performance: Texas-San Antonio 27, (FBS) South Alabama 30 (2OT) - The Roadrunners outgained the "FBS" Jaguars, but had to settle for a field goal at an inopportune time.
  
  Worst Performance: Georgia St. 24, Murray St. 48 - The Panthers went 5-2 against FCS last year, but have yet to win a DI game in 2011.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)