SUU 10-34 EWU MTST 34-16 WEB
IDST 30-39 NAU
CP 14-21 UMT(OT) UCD 34-18 NOCO SAC 31-7 UND
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 18-22
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-7
Best Performance: (#4) Eastern Washington 34, Southern Utah 10 - The Eagles give the surprising T-Birds a reality check largely thanks to 11 catches for 168 yards by freshman WR Cooper Kupp.
Worst Performance: Northern Colorado 18, UC Davis 34 - The supposedly talented Bear defense has given up 1020 yards and 74 points the last two weeks to the likes of UC Davis & Idaho State.
Most Surprising Result: Northern Colorado 18, UC Davis 34 - The Bears did win 4 of their final 5 last season, but they are 2-23 outside of that (including two DII losses) under Earnest Collins.
Southland
NICH 41-55 SFA
UCA 26-24 LAM
SELU 37-22 NWST
SHSU 23-31 MCNSE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 25-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 14-5
Best Performance: (#9) McNeese St. 31, (#2) Sam Houston St. 23 - The vulnerable Cowboy run defense holds the unstoppable Bearkat offense to 84 yards rushing.
Worst Performance: Nicholls St. 41, Stephen F. Austin 55 - The Colonels still lose despite tying their series-high for points scored against SFA.
Most Surprising Result: (#9) McNeese St. 31, (#2) Sam Houston St. 23 - Hard to believe that blowout loss to UNI was only 3 weeks ago.
Best Performance: (#1) North Dakota St. 31, Southern Illinois 10 - The Bison overcome a bad start by outrushing the Salukis 331-46.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 14, Illinois St. 55 - Sycs lose yardage 475-174 against a 2-4 team.
Most Surprising Result: (#11) Northern Iowa 31, South Dakota 38 (2OT) - The free-falling Panthers give up 38 points (28 in regulation) to a team that hadn't scored more than 17 coming in.
Best Performance: (#24) Tennessee St. 29, Tennessee-Martin 15 - The Tigers win a penalty-ridden battle of backup quarterbacks by getting 16 points from their defense & special teams.
Worst Performance: Austin Peay 3, Murray St. 31 - Governors held to 196 yards by a team not known for defense.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Pioneer League
MHEAD 42-28 VALPO
DRAKE 14-24 BUT
USD 38-45 DAY(2OT) MARIST 42-21 DVDSN JU 52-45 CAMP
crngml 21-54 MER
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 14-24
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 3-16
Best Performance: Dayton 45, San Diego 38 (2OT) - Will Bardo throws for 225 and 2 TDs and runs for 136 and 2 TDs in a hectic Flyer win.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 28, Morehead St. 42 - The Crusaders led at the half, then remembered who they were.
GTOWN 24-45 LEH
LAF 16-35 HARV BUCK 17-14 DART FORD 52-31 YALE COLG 28-24 HC
NConf Record: 2-1 Overall: 17-20
vs. FCS: 2-1 Overall: 16-19
Best Performance: (#8) Fordham 52, Yale 31 - Sam Ajala overwhelms the Bulldog defense with 10 catches for 282 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Worst Performance: Holy Cross 24, Colgate 28 - The Crusaders lose to Colgate at home for the first time in 8 years.
Most Surprising Result: Bucknell 17, Dartmouth 14 - The Bison hold Dartmouth to 76 rushing yards.
NEC
DUQ 21-20 RMU SACHRT 56-28 BRY
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 15-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-15
Best Performance: Sacred Heart 56, Bryant 28 - The offense has done most of the work for the Pioneers this season, but Troy Moore did rack up 6 TFLs, 3 sacks, and a forced fumble in Smithfield.
Worst Performance: Bryant 28, Sacred Heart 56 - The Bulldogs have now lost 3 in a row after a promising start.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
CAA
NOVA 28-29 UNH
W&M 20-34 MAINE
RICH 10-12 URI TOW 44-17 ALB
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 24-16
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 22-7
Best Performance: (#25) New Hampshire 29, (#12) Villanova 28 - A late 2-point gamble pays off in a must-win game for the Wildcats.
Worst Performance: Richmond 10, Rhode Island 12 - The Spiders are averaging just 97 rushing yards per game, "good" for 109th. out of 122 teams nationally.
Most Surprising Result: Richmond 10, Rhode Island 12 - Richmond's defense has kept its opponent out of the endzone 3 times this season, yet the Spiders are just 1-2 in those games.
Big South
CCU 55-52 LIB (2OT)
CHSO 10-43 CU
VMI 35-49 PRESBY
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 20-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 13-7
Best Performance: (#6) Coastal Carolina 55, Liberty 52 (2OT) - The Chanticleer defense gives up 615 yards, but they come away with the win thanks to some special teams miscues by Liberty.
Worst Performance: VMI 35, Presbyterian 49 - The Keydets don't bolt from the Big South until next year, but 7 straight conference losses makes it appear as if they've already left.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
MEAC
HAMP 27-17 NFOLK DSU 12-7 NCAT MORG 34-22 NCCEN HOW 21-10 FAMU
SAV 21-48 BCU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 12-27
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-15
Best Performance: Delaware St. 12, North Carolina A&T 7 - The Hornets hold the suddenly anemic Aggies to just 9 first downs as they move to a surprising 3-1 in conference.
Worst Performance: Florida A&M 10, Howard 21 - The Rattlers lose 3 in a row to Howard for the first time ever.
Most Surprising Result: Morgan St. 34, NC Central 22 - Like DSU, the Bears have followed a bad non-conference with a surprisingly good start in MEAC play.
SoCon
WOFF 21-17 WCU UTC 20-9 ELON
APP 10-27 FUR
NConf Record*: 1-0 Overall: 13-18
vs. FCS*: 0-0 Overall: 4-8
Best Performance: Furman 27, (FBS) Appalachian St. 10 - Paladins force 5 turnovers out of the rattled Mountaineers.
Worst Performance: Elon 9, Tennessee-Chattanooga 20 - The Phoenix fall to 10-20 since Pete Lembo's departure.
Most Surprising Result: Furman 27, (FBS) Appalachian St. 10 - Did Gary Wilkins's 98-yard interception return TD exorcise some of the "Miracle on the Mountain" demons?
* - 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).
PENN 21-7 COLUM
COR 23-48 MONM BUCK 17-14 DART
LAF 16-35 HARV PRINCE 39-17 BROWN FORD 52-31 YALE
NConf Record: 1-3 Overall: 13-11
vs. FCS: 1-3 Overall: 13-11
Best Performance: Princeton 39, Brown 17 - After trailing 17-0, the Tigers rattle off 6 unanswered touchdowns & move to 4-1.
Worst Performance: Cornell 23, Monmouth 48 - Big Red fall to 1-4 after losing the second half 31-7.
Most Surprising Result: Dartmouth 14, Bucknell 17 - Dartmouth passes off the "sudden lousy game" disease—inherited from Yale, who got it from Cal Poly—to the Bison.
SWAC
ALCORN 20-13 TXSO
MVSU 14-51 PVAMU SU 29-21 UAPB
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 3-17
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 1-8
Best Performance: Prairie View A&M 51, Mississippi Valley St. 14 - The SWAC saw three wins over the conference dregs this week (or four if you count JSU over Grambling), but only the Panthers got a blowout.
Worst Performance: Mississippi Valley St. 14, Prairie View A&M 51 - Delta Devils have now lost 5 of 6 to Prairie View.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Independents
UIW 6-40 ACU
COR 23-48 MONM
Non-Ind. Record*: 1-0 Overall: 15-13
vs. FCS*: 1-0 Overall: 7-10
Best Performance: Monmouth 48, Cornell 23 - Brandon Hill throws for 313 and 4 TDs a week after a virtually nonexistent outing.
Worst Performance: Incarnate Word 6, Abilene Christian 40 - The Cardinals lose 5 turnovers to create 27 Wildcat points.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
* - Old Dominion is a first-year transitional, so I'm counting them as FBS and not counting them as an FCS Independent.
