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Big Sky

PORTST 41-10 UCD
SUU 24-21 SAC (OT)
IDST 0-56 UW
WEB 6-43 MCNSE
SDK 16-22 NAU
opsu 14-47 UMT
MTST 38-52 SFA
UNI 26-7 NOCO

• NConf Record: 2-4
  Overall: 18-20
  
  vs. FCS: 1-3
  Overall: 5-5
  
  
  Best Performance: Portland St. 41, UC Davis 10 - DJ Adams runs for 208 yards and 2 touchdowns on just 14 carries for a Viking attack that averaged 11.2 ypc.
  
  Worst Performance: UC Davis 10, Portland St. 41 - The Aggies did win the turnover battle 3-1, but that wasn't nearly enough to make up for a 343-yard deficit in total offense.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#3) Montana St. 38, Stephen F. Austin 52 - The absence of DeNarius McGhee was obviously a factor—Jake Bleskin threw 4 picks—but that doesn't explain the 567 yards allowed by the Bobcat defense.

Southland

MTST 38-52 SFA
UIW 21-52 SHSU
bac 0-53 LAM
UCA 17-13 MIZST
SELU 34-31 SAM
NWST 28-52 UAB
WEB 6-43 MCNSE
lang 22-42 NICH

• NConf Record: 7-1
  Overall: 19-13
  
  vs. FCS: 5-0
  Overall: 11-3
  
  
  Best Performance: Stephen F. Austin 52, (#3) Montana St. 38 - MSU's ranking was inflated given the McGhee injury, but this is still an impressive turnaround for a Lumberjack team that was shredded by Weber State just 3 weeks ago.
  
  Worst Performance: Nicholls St. 42, (NAIA) Langston 22 - Struggling with the nondescript-NAIA Lions (NSU trailed by 9 in the second quarter) doesn't inspire confidence that the Colonels are building off their shocking FBS win. Jim Mora should be proud, though, as Hebert & Hilliard combined for 4 touchdowns.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Stephen F. Austin 52, (#3) Montana St. 38 - SFA has a recent history of softness & inconsistency, so it'll be interesting to see how they play against SELU in two weeks.

Missouri Valley

DSU 0-51 NDSU
SDK 16-22 NAU
SDKST 20-59 NEB
UNI 26-7 NOCO
UCA 17-13 MIZST
ACU 17-31 ILST
WIU 7-38 UNLV
SIU 36-19 SEMO
DUQ 17-59 YSU

• NConf Record: 5-4
  Overall: 19-16
  
  vs. FCS: 5-2
  Overall: 13-6
  
  
  Best Performance: Youngstown St. 59, Duquesne 17 - The Penguins do allow 371 passing yards to the Dukes, but a dominating run defense & a 4-0 turnover advantage still result in a blowout win.
  
  Worst Performance: Western Illinois 7, (FBS) UNLV 38 - UNLV is not an FBS team that should crush a decent FCS squad, but I do wonder about the fact the Runnin' Rebels didn't commit a single penalty.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Missouri St. 13, (#13) Central Arkansas 17 - I'm not sure what's more surprising: that the Bears held UCA to 17 points, or that there were no points scored in the second half of this game at all.

OVC

SIU 36-19 SEMO
EIU 39-43 NIU
JAXST 32-26 GSU (OT)
EKU 56-24 MHEAD
MUR 7-48 BGSU
TSU 41-21 TTU
AP 0-38 OHIO

• NConf Record: 2-4
  Overall: 17-15
  
  vs. FCS: 1-1
  Overall: 12-5
  
  
  Best Performance: (#8) Eastern Illinois 39, (FBS) Northern Illinois 43 - The defending MAC champs couldn't stop Jimmy Garoppolo, either, as he threw for 450 yards and 6 touchdowns. The Panther D couldn't—in turn—stop the Husky run game, though, as they were outrushed 367-127.
  
  Worst Performance: Southeast Missouri St. 19, Southern Illinois 36 - The Redhawks still control the overall series, but they've now lost 7 of the last 8 to the Salukis.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Jacksonville St. 32, (FBS) Georgia St. 26 (OT) - Not impressive given it was the Panthers, but at least the Gamecocks were able to officially give FCS a single-season record 14th. win over an FBS opponent.

Pioneer League

HARV 42-20 USD
indpls 14-31 DRAKE
DART 30-23 BUT
DVDSN 22-35 jcsu
berry 0-43 MER
warn 16-69 JU
bsc 49-34 STET
EKU 56-24 MHEAD

• NConf Record: 3-5
  Overall: 13-24
  
  vs. FCS: 0-3
  Overall: 3-16
  
  
  Best Performance: Drake 31, (DII) Indianapolis 14 - Yes, this was seriously the best performance in the Pioneer League this week (I actually picked Drake to lose).
  
  Worst Performance: Stetson 34, (DIII) Birmingham Southern 49 - The Hatters finally see where they're at against an opponent that had played a game prior to 2013.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Drake 31, (DII) Indianapolis 14 - So, which lucky playoff team will win the PFL-auto-bid matchup lottery?

Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.

Patriot League

LEH 29-28 PRINCE
LAF 21-27 PENN
BUCK 13-45 COR
YALE 39-22 COLG
COLUM 7-52 FORD
MONM 21-14 HC
GTOWN 7-45 BROWN

• NConf Record: 2-5
  Overall: 10-14
  
  vs. FCS: 2-5
  Overall: 9-13
  
  
  Best Performance: (#21) Fordham 52, Columbia 7 - Michael Nebrich completes 84% of his passes and puts up 432 yards of total offense in another impressive performance for the Rams.
  
  Worst Performance: Bucknell 13, Cornell 45 - The Bison, who've had gaudy turnover-margin stats in recent years, lose five fumbles in Ithaca.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Holy Cross 14, Monmouth 21 - The Crusaders run for just 55 yards against a weak Monmouth team just a week after running for over 400 yards on CCSU.

NEC

lincpa 7-38 SFPA
DUQ 17-59 YSU
WAG 9-49 UD
CCSU 20-17 ALB
chow 35-78 SACHRT

• NConf Record: 3-2
  Overall: 11-13
  
  vs. FCS: 1-2
  Overall: 7-10
  
  
  Best Performance: Central Connecticut St. 20, Albany 17 - The Blue Devils get their first win over an A-10/CAA team since moving up to DI in the '90s.
  
  Worst Performance: Wagner 9, Delaware 49 - Seahawks allow a 357 passing efficiency rating.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Central Connecticut St. 20, Albany 17 - CCSU has now won 3 out of 5 over Albany for the first time in series history

CAA

SBU 6-35 NOVA
CCSU 20-17 ALB
MAINE 21-35 NW
WAG 9-49 UD
TOW 35-17 NCCEN
LIB 21-30 RICH
URI 0-20 W&M
CHAR 7-34 JMU

• NConf Record: 4-2
  Overall: 19-13
  
  vs. FCS: 4-1
  Overall: 17-5
  
  
  Best Performance: (#20) Villanova 35, (#16) Stony Brook 6 - It may have been injury assisted, but the Wildcats still get brutal revenge for last year's playoff loss.
  
  Worst Performance: Albany 17, Central Connecticut St. 20 - A team joining a better conference doesn't magically make that team better.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Maine 21, (FBS) Northwestern 35 - The Black Bears were never in striking distance, but to avoid a blowout against Northwestern is a good result for any FCS team.

Big South

VMI 0-49 UVA
LIB 21-30 RICH
GWEBB 3-0 WOFF
HAMP 17-50 CCU
CHSO 20-12 NFOLK

• NConf Record: 3-2
  Overall: 15-8
  
  vs. FCS: 3-1
  Overall: 12-3
  
  
  Best Performance: Gardner-Webb 3, (#10) Wofford 0 - The stifling Bulldog run defense gets it done again, holding the option-based Terriers to 149 total yards.
  
  Worst Performance: Liberty 21, (#23) Richmond 30 - Pretty good day for the Big South when this is the worst result.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Gardner-Webb 3, (#10) Wofford 0 - The Bulldogs haven't scored a touchdown since August, yet are 3-0 against FCS and (deservedly) in the top-25.

MEAC

DSU 0-51 NDSU
MORG 17-58 WKU
HAMP 17-50 CCU
CHSO 20-12 NFOLK
TOW 35-17 NCCEN
SCSU 59-6 ben
SAV 7-77 MIAMI
FAMU 0-76 OSU
BCU 6-54 FSU

• NConf Record: 1-8
  Overall: 12-27
  
  vs. FCS: 0-4
  Overall: 5-15
  
  
  Best Performance: South Carolina St. 59, (DII) Benedict 6 - Bulldogs dominate their nearby, lower-division rivals thanks in part to a 4-0 turnover advantage.
  
  Worst Performance: Hampton 17, (#15) Coastal Carolina 50 - The Pirates allow 8 different Chanticleers to gain at least 20 rushing yards.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)

SoCon

mhc 23-30 WCU
APP 31-21 ELON
GWEBB 3-0 WOFF
CIT 58-59 ODU
SELU 34-31 SAM

• NConf Record*: 1-4
  Overall: 8-14
  
  vs. FCS*: 0-2
  Overall: 3-7
  
  
  Best Performance: The Citadel 58, (FBS) Old Dominion 59 - Ben Dupree & Darien Robinson combine for 489 yards of total offense and 8 total touchdowns in taking advantage of ODU's usual cluelessness against the option.
  
  Worst Performance: Western Carolina 30, (DII) Mars Hill 23 - Three long, fourth-quarter TD passes from Troy Mitchell help avoid a bad, bad loss.
  
  Most Surprising Result: The Citadel 58, (FBS) Old Dominion 59 - "The Citadel - playing just well enough to lose, each & every week."

* - I know App State & Georgia Southern are still technically in the SoCon this year, but I'm counting them as FBS and as a non-conference opponent for SoCon teams (same idea as Georgia State last season & UMass the year before).


Tomorrow: Ivy, SWAC & Indies.

Mvemjsunpx wrote:
CAA

SBU 6-35 NOVA
CCSU 20-17 ALB
MAINE 21-35 NW
WAG 9-49 UD
TOW 35-17 NCCEN
LIB 21-30 RICH
URI 0-20 W&M
CHAR 7-34 JMU

• NConf Record: 4-2
  Overall: 19-13
  
  vs. FCS: 4-1
  Overall: 17-5
  
  
  Best Performance: (#20) Villanova 35, (#16) Stony Brook 6 - It may have been injury assisted, but the Wildcats still get brutal revenge for last year's playoff loss.
  
  Worst Performance: Albany 17, Central Connecticut St. 20 - A team joining a better conference doesn't magically make that team better.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Maine 21, (FBS) Northwestern 35 - The Black Bears were never in striking distance, but to avoid a blowout against Northwestern is a good result for any FCS team.

Couldn't have said it better myself. We've gone backwards from last year. We're a CAA team in name only this year. Gonna be a long season.

Ivy League

LAF 21-27 PENN
COLUM 7-52 FORD
BUCK 13-45 COR
DART 30-23 BUT
HARV 42-20 USD
GTOWN 7-45 BROWN
YALE 39-22 COLG
LEH 29-28 PRINCE

• NConf Record: 6-2
  Overall: 6-2
  
  vs. FCS: 6-2
  Overall: 6-2
  
  
  Best Performance: Yale 39, Colgate 22 - In his first game action of the season, Tyler Varga carries the ball 39 times for 236 yards to single-handedly outrush the normally unstoppable Raider ground attack.
  
  Worst Performance: Columbia 7, (#21) Fordham 52 - The Lions suffer their worst-ever loss to their intracity rivals.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Yale 39, Colgate 22 - The Bulldogs did allow a bit of yards to Gavin McCarney in his return from injury, but shut down everyone else.

SWAC

AAMU 26-28 PVAMU
ALCORN 21-16 UAPB
GRAM 21-52 ALST
SU 17-7 MVSU
TXSO 7-35 JSU

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 1-16
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 0-7
  
  
  Best Performance: Alcorn St. 21, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 16 - Braves lose yardage & turnovers, but still stun ASU thanks to a 13-5 penalty advantage.
  
  Worst Performance: Alabama A&M 26, Prairie View A&M 28 - Special teams cost the Bulldogs as they miss 2 PATs and average a pathetic 33.4 yards-per-kickoff (27.8 net).
  
  Most Surprising Result: Alcorn St. 21, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 16 - Odd stat: there were 9 fumbles in this game, but only 1 was lost.

Independents

ACU 17-31 ILST
UIW 21-52 SHSU
MONM 21-14 HC
CHAR 7-34 JMU

• Non-Ind. Record*: 1-3
  Overall: 8-8
  
  vs. FCS*: 1-3
  Overall: 2-8
  
  
  Best Performance: Monmouth 21, Holy Cross 14 - Julian Hayes & K.B. Asante both go over 100 yards rushing in an unexpected victory.
  
  Worst Performance: Abilene Christian 17, Illinois St. 31 - John David Baker kept his error-free stats going in Normal, but he couldn't avoid 5 sacks.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Monmouth 21, Holy Cross 14 - Hawks end their 6-game losing streak against Patriot League opponents.

* - Old Dominion is a first-year transitional, so I'm counting them as FBS and not counting them as an FCS Independent.