WEB 48-33 PORTST UCD 23-19 SAC EWU 45-14 IDST SUU 27-24 NAU UMT 36-10 MTST
NConf Record: 0-2 Overall: 10-17
vs. FCS: 0-2 Overall: 3-6
Best Performance: (#7) Montana 36, (#1) Montana St. 10 - The Griz outrush the 'Cats 309-79 and get two 100-yard rushers.
Worst Performance: Idaho St. 14, Eastern Washington 45 - Bengals give up 578 yards & allow 31 consecutive points to close the game.
Most Surprising Result: (#1) Montana St. 10, (#7) Montana 36 - Despite being #1, the Bobcats suffer their most lopsided home loss to the Griz since Cliff Hysell's final game in 1999.
Southland
SHSU 36-14 TXST MCNSE 45-17 LAM
NICH 14-31 SELA SFA 33-0 NWST
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 16-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-1
Best Performance: Stephen F. Austin 33, Northwestern St. 0 - Partially thanks to 8 sacks, the Lumberjacks hold the Demons to 100 yards of offense.
Worst Performance: Nicholls St. 14, Southeastern Louisiana 31 - Colonels finish winless in Southland play & fall to the Lions for just the 2nd. time since 1980.
Most Surprising Result: McNeese St. 45, Lamar 17 - The Cowboys haven't looked too good in recent weeks, but they at least manage a winning season with a big win in Beaumont.
Best Performance: (#4) Northern Iowa 23, (#14) Illinois St. 20 (OT) - Field position must win games, because that's the only thing that explains how the Panthers beat a team that outgained them 443-191 and only lost turnovers 1-0.
Worst Performance: Youngstown St. 34, Missouri St. 38 - In a hugely important game, the Penguins are outplayed by a 1-9 team.
Most Surprising Result: Youngstown St. 34, Missouri St. 38 - A plausible playoff berth fell in Youngstown's lap after they upset then-#1 NoDak State, but now the Penguins will be sitting at home for the 5th. straight season.
Best Performance: Jacksonville St. 38, Tennessee St. 16 - The Gamecocks tried to make a statement to the playoff committee here, but too many losses to other OVC contenders caused that statement to be unsurprisingly ignored.
Worst Performance: Austin Peay 7, (#23) Tennessee Tech 49 - The unfortunate Governors run into an auto-bid-hungry buzzsaw.
Most Surprising Result: Jacksonville St. 38, Tennessee St. 16 - The Gamecocks hadn't played all that great lately, so it's surprising to see them get such a convincing road win over a team that was technically in the conference title race.
Patriot League
LAF 13-37 LEH
BUCK 6-21 COLG HC 41-21 FORD
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 19-16
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 19-15
Best Performance: (#6) Lehigh 37, Georgetown 13 - The Mountain Hawks coronate themselves as the best Patriot League team in 8 years by stomping their ancient rival.
Worst Performance: Fordham 21, Holy Cross 41 - 27 unanswered points in the second half to close a 1-10 season is enough to get coach Tom Masella fired immediately after the game.
Best Performance: Central Connecticut St. 42, Bryant 21 - The Blue Devils nearly get three 100-yard rushers & force 4 turnovers.
Worst Performance: Bryant 21, Central Connecticut St. 42 - Bulldogs fall to 0-4 against CCSU & fail to improve on last year's record.
Most Surprising Result: Central Connecticut St. 42, Bryant 21 - The Blue Devils finally play at the level that was expected, but only 2 months too late to matter.
CAA
UD 26-16 NOVA
MAINE 27-30 UNH TOW 28-17 URI W&M 25-23 RICH JMU 34-17 UMASS
NConf Record*: 1-0 Overall: 25-13
vs. FCS*: 0-0 Overall: 17-2
Best Performance: (#12) New Hampshire 30, (#11) Maine 27 - The Wildcats secure a first-round bye in a turnover-rich contest.
Worst Performance: Richmond 23, William & Mary 25 - Spiders lose to W&M at home for the first time in 8 years, allow 205 yards to Jonathan Grimes in his final game, & shockingly finish winless in the CAA.
Most Surprising Result: (#11) Maine 27, (#12) New Hampshire 30 - The Black Bears have had their best season since 2002, but lose to UNH for the 8th. time in the last 9 years.
Best Performance: Stony Brook 41, (#16) Liberty 31 - Seawolves win turnovers 3-0 in a game that otherwise had no defense.
Worst Performance: Charleston Southern 14, Presbyterian 45 - The Buccaneers are outgained 516-270 and finish winless for the first time since 1994.
Most Surprising Result: (#16) Liberty 31, Stony Brook 41 - Chris Summers catches 10 passes for 240 yards, but even that wasn't enough for the Flames to avoid throwing away a good chance at the playoffs for the 5th. consecutive season.
MEAC
HOW 36-39 DSU
MORG 18-42 HAMP
NCCEN 21-31 NCAT SCSU 20-10 SAV
FAMU 16-26 BCOOK(in Orlando, FL)
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 15-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 8-9
Best Performance: Bethune-Cookman 26, Florida A&M 16 - The Wildcats win the Florida Classic thanks to 5 Rattler turnovers.
Worst Performance: Howard 36, Delaware St. 39 - The Bison end DSU's 8-game losing streak & fail to grab their first winning season in 7 years.
Most Surprising Result: Delaware St. 39, Howard 36 - The Hornets put up 39 points, more than they scored in their previous 4 games combined.
SoCon
CCU 45-21 WCU APP 28-24 ELON
FUR 32-54 UF
CIT 20-41 SCAR
GASO 21-45 BAMA
SAM 16-35 AUB WOFF 28-27 UTC
NConf Record: 0-5 Overall: 15-12
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 11-2
Best Performance: (#24) Furman 32, (FBS) Florida 54 - The Paladins threw the game away late with a couple pick-sixes, but Furman actually led the Gators 22-7 at the end of the first quarter.
Worst Performance: Western Carolina 21, Coastal Carolina 45 - The Catamounts cap off an awful season with an awful loss to a team that was playing awfully coming in.
Most Surprising Result: (#3) Georgia Southern 21, (FBS) Alabama 45 - The Eagles never really threatened to beat the #3 Tide, but they did stay in the game for a while thanks to 302 rushing yards & a kick return touchdown from Laron Scott.
* - 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.
UCD 23-19 SAC CP 41-10 USA SUU 27-24 NAU
SDK 37-38 UND
NConf Record: 3-0 Overall: 20-15
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 11-6
Best Performance: Cal Poly 41, (FBS) South Alabama 10 - The Mustangs exercise their no-postseason frustrations on the FBS-bound Jaguars.
Worst Performance: (#22) South Dakota 37, North Dakota 38 - The Coyotes give up 3 TD passes to Brent Goska in the fourth quarter as they blow a 20-point lead.
Most Surprising Result: UC Davis 23, Sacramento St. 19 - The Aggies win the Causeway Classic for the 16th. time in the last 20 years.
Ivy League
COR 48-38 PENN
BROWN 28-35 COLUM(2OT)
PRINCE 17-24 DART HARV 45-7 YALE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-14
Best Performance: (#18) Harvard 45, Yale 7 - A tailgating tragedy overshadows the most lopsided win in "The Game" since 1982.
Worst Performance: Brown 28, Columbia 35 (2OT) - Kyle Newhall-Caballero finishes his career on a horrid note by committing 5 turnovers against the winless Lions.
Most Surprising Result: Columbia 35, Brown 28 (2OT) - The Lions do avoid their first winless season in 24 years, but that wasn't nearly enough to save the coaching job of Norries Wilson.
SWAC
TXSO 6-42 UAPB AAMU 17-15 PVAMU
ALCORN 7-51 JSU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 8-11
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 2-4
Best Performance: (#21) Jackson St. 51, Alcorn St. 7 - The Tigers rack up nearly 700 yards of offense largely thanks to Casey Therriault's 539 yards and 4 TDs passing.
Worst Performance: Texas Southern 6, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 42 - The Tigers' 2-game winning streak over UAPB comes to an convincing end despite only allowing 4 pass completions.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Pioneer League
JU 14-23 USD
VALPO 22-30 DVDSN
CAMP 35-42 GSU
BUT 35-55 MHEAD
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 14-16
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 3-15
Best Performance: San Diego 23, Jacksonville 14 - The Toreros sack Josh McGregor 7 times in claiming the Pioneer League title.
Worst Performance: Butler 35, Morehead St. 55 - Bulldogs put up 522 yards & still get outgained noticeably.
Most Surprising Result: Morehead St. 55, Butler 35 - Eagle QB Zach Lewis puts up 407 yards of total offense and 4 total TDs while RB Desmond Cox puts up 276 total yards and 2 rushing TDs in a nice win.
Independents
MINOT 7-49 UTSA
CAMP 35-42 GSU
Non-Ind. Record: 2-0 Overall: 6-13
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 1-8
Best Performance: Georgia St. 42, Campbell 35 - Kelton Hill throws for 213 yards, runs for 141, and amasses 5 total touchdowns as the Panthers get the independents' only win over a team from an FCS conference.
Worst Performance: (none)
Most Surprising Result: Texas-San Antonio 49, (DII) Minot St. 7 - The Roadrunners actually defeat Minot by a bigger margin than Montana State did as they finish their revival season 4-6 (1-5 against DI).
