Best Performance: Eastern Washington 53, Cal Poly 51 (3OT) - Bo Levi Mitchell throws for 436 yards and 5 TDs as the Eagles just barely outpace Cal Poly's 405 rushing yards.
Worst Performance: Idaho St. 9, Sacramento St. 24 - After allowing 10 sacks against Sac, the Bengals have given up 22 more sacks than any other team in the nation.
Most Surprising Result: Eastern Washington 53, Cal Poly 51 (3OT) - Eagles pull off the first-ever road win in this series.
Southland
SELA 20-28 SFA
NWST 17-43 SHSU
TXST 22-23 UCA
UTSA 21-24 MCNSE LAM 34-26 NICH
NConf Record: 2-0 Overall: 15-15
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 4-1
Best Performance: (#3) Sam Houston St. 43, Northwestern St. 17 - Bearkats achieve 10 regular-season wins for the first time ever.
Worst Performance: Nicholls St. 26, Lamar 34 - A prolific offensive performance by the Colonels is ruined by turnovers & poor kick coverage.
Most Surprising Result: McNeese St. 24, Texas-San Antonio 21 - Disappointing Cowboys barely avoid clinching a losing season against a weak opponent.
Missouri Valley
YSU 27-24 NDSU
SUU 21-24 UNI INST 28-20 MIZST SDKST 27-7 WIU
EIU 28-45 SIU
NConf Record: 2-0 Overall: 15-12
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 13-4
Best Performance: Youngstown St. 27, (#1) North Dakota St. 24 - Jamaine Cook runs for 147 yards & Kurt Hess completes 83% of his passes in a monstrous Penguin win.
Worst Performance: Western Illinois 7, South Dakota St. 27 - The Leathernecks actually do a decent job containing Austin Sumner, but kill themselves with 3 turnovers.
Most Surprising Result: Youngstown St. 27, (#1) North Dakota St. 24 - Just like that, the Penguins go from playoff long shot to most likely in (assuming they beat Missouri State, of course).
Best Performance: Tennessee Tech 28, (#21) Eastern Kentucky 21 - Golden Eagles hold EKU to 194 yards in yet another OVC upset.
Worst Performance: Eastern Illinois 28, Southern Illinois 45 - A 24-0 third-quarter by the Salukis caps a forgettable final season for Bob Spoo.
Most Surprising Result: Tennessee Tech 28, (#21) Eastern Kentucky 21 - The Golden Eagles are one win away from their first conference title in 36 years.
Patriot League
GTOWN 12-34 LEH BUCK 21-0 FORD
LAF 24-29 HC
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 19-16
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 19-15
Best Performance: (#6) Lehigh 34, Georgetown 12 - Mountain Hawks make a statement in the de facto Patriot League title game by outgaining the Hoyas 517-199.
Worst Performance: Fordham 0, Bucknell 21 - Rams commit 5 turnovers & fall to minus-13 on the season.
Most Surprising Result: Georgetown 12, (#6) Lehigh 34 - A performance like this means the Hoyas will need a lot of help to see their name called next Sunday.
Best performance definitely has to be Towson 56-42 over New Hampshire...that might be the most surprising result as well. You might aslo say New Hampshire had the worst performance as well....
Best Performance: Albany 41, Monmouth 24 - Danes rebound by putting up 539 yards on the Hawks.
Worst Performance: Robert Morris 17, Wagner 38 - Colonials allow 216 yards rushing and 4 TDs to Dominique Williams.
Most Surprising Result: Robert Morris 17, Wagner 38 - The Colonials have now lost as many games as they won last year.
CAA
UMASS 21-32 MAINE
RICH 10-24 UD
UNH 42-56 TOW ODU 35-31 W&M
URI 13-31 JMU
NConf Record*: 1-0 Overall: 24-13
vs. FCS*: 0-0 Overall: 17-2
Best Performance: (#12) Towson 56, (#7) New Hampshire 42 - The Tigers do give up over 600 yards, but force 4 turnovers & get 261 yards and 4 TDs on just 23 carries from Terrance West.
Worst Performance: Rhode Island 13, (#20) James Madison 31 - Rams lose their fifth straight to JMU thanks to 4 turnovers.
Most Surprising Result: William & Mary 31, (#11) Old Dominion 35 - The result of this game wasn't unexpected, but the preseason favorite Tribe have now clinched a losing record.
Big South
SBU 76-28 GWEBB CCU 45-38 CHSO
VMI 6-38 PRESBY
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-24
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-13
Best Performance: Stony Brook 76, Gardner-Webb 28 - 500+ yards and 6 forced turnovers will create a lot of points.
Worst Performance: VMI 6, Presbyterian 38 - Keydets thoroughly thumped by a 2-7 team.
Most Surprising Result: Coastal Carolina 45, Charleston Southern 38 - What happened to the Chanticleers? After a strong start, they've had 3 bad losses and 2 close wins over lousy teams.
Best Performance: (#20) Norfolk St. 47, Morgan St. 14 - The Spartans clinch their first MEAC title in dominating fashion.
Worst Performance: Savannah St. 3, Bethune-Cookman 59 - The Tigers allow Wildcat QB David Blackwell to throw for 147 yards on just 10 attempts, run for 203 yards on just 6 carries, & amass 5 total touchdowns.
Best Performance: (#4) Georgia Southern 31, (#9) Wofford 10 - The Eagles rebound from 2 suspect performances, crush the Terriers, & clinch the SoCon.
Worst Performance: (#17) Furman 34, Elon 41 - The Paladins allow Thomas Wilson—who was leading the nation in interceptions coming in—to go turnover free & put up a 217.8 efficiency rating.
Most Surprising Result: (#4) Georgia Southern 31, (#9) Wofford 10 - This is Georgia Southern's 9th. SoCon title in 19 years, but their first since 2004.
* - 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.
UND 14-7 UCD EWU 53-51 CP (3OT)
SUU 21-34 UNI
MS&T 14-48 SDK
NConf Record: 1-2 Overall: 17-15
vs. FCS: 0-2 Overall: 9-6
Best Performance: North Dakota 14, UC Davis 7 - The Sioux don't get much offense, but still manage their first win over Davis as DI opponents.
Worst Performance: UC Davis 7, North Dakota 14 - The Aggies only manage 153 passing yards against a team that was in the bottom 10 in pass defense coming in.
Most Surprising Result: North Dakota 14, UC Davis 7 - After going 8-3 a year ago, NoDak can reverse that record with a win over South Dakota this week.
Ivy League
COLUM 41-62 COR
PENN 20-37 HARV DART 21-16 BROWN YALE 33-24 PRINCE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-14
Best Performance: Dartmouth 21, Brown 16 - The Big Green didn't do a whole lot on offense & they gave up a kick return touchdown, but they were still able to turn a 2-0 turnover advantage into a big upset.
Worst Performance: Columbia 41, Cornell 62 - The Lions put up a season-high in points but still lose convincingly thanks to a monster performance by Big Red QB Jeff Mathews.
Most Surprising Result: Brown 16, Dartmouth 21 - Bears lose to Dartmouth for just the 3rd. time in 13 years.
Best Performance: (#21) Jackson St. 34, Alabama A&M 6 - Casey Therriault throws for 428 yards and 4 touchdowns & doesn't turn the ball over.
Worst Performance: Alcorn St. 14, Prairie View A&M 40 - The Braves commit 12 more penalties and 124 more penalty yards than the Panthers.
Most Surprising Result: (#23) Alabama St. 23, Southern 26 - Hornets give up a last-second touchdown & blow their golden opportunity to regain control of the SWAC-East.
Pioneer League
MARIST 7-13 USD
DAY 14-37 DRAKE
CAMP 31-34 VALPO
BUT 24-34 JU
MHEAD 24-28 DVDSN
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 3-14
Best Performance: Drake 37, Dayton 14 - Mike Piatkowski throws 4 TD passes while the Bulldog defense forces 4 interceptions.
Worst Performance: Campbell 31, Valparaiso 34 - Camels get two 100-yard rushers but still lose to the horrid Crusaders.
Most Surprising Result: Valparaiso 34, Campbell 31 - The Crusaders prevent the losing streak from reaching 30 as Dale Carlson gets his first win.
Independents
UTSA 21-24 MCNSE
GSU 23-30 UWA
Non-Ind. Record: 0-2 Overall: 4-13
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 0-8
Best Performance: (none)
Worst Performance: Georgia St. 23, (DII) West Alabama 30 - The Panthers outgain a good DII team on the road, but lose the ball 5 times.
Most Surprising Result: Texas-San Antonio 21, McNeese St. 24 - The Roadrunners almost got a win over a non-football conference opponent, but 4 turnovers made that just too big a hurdle.
Most Surprising Result: McNeese St. 24, Texas-San Antonio 21 - The crippled and injured Cowboys barely avoid clinching a losing season against a weak opponent.
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Most Surprising Result: McNeese St. 24, Texas-San Antonio 21 - The crippled and injured Cowboys barely avoid clinching a losing season against a weak opponent.
Fixed your post. But we know you really dislike the Cowboys.
