PORTST 14-42 CP
menlo 14-59 SAC
SUU 16-56 FRES
WEB 20-35 SFA
NAU 21-28 SDK
UMT 10-22 NDSU EWU 52-51 MTST
NOCO 7-46 UNI
SBU 3-13 UND
NConf Record: 2-5 Overall: 16-26
vs. FCS: 1-4 Overall: 8-9
Best Performance: (#2) Eastern Washington 52, (#14) Montana St. 51 - Quincy Forte runs for 190 yards and 4 touchdowns on just 17 carries to help the Eagles win another flag football game.
Worst Performance: Portland St. 14, Cal Poly 42 - In a surprisingly flat performance, the Viking defense allowed 470 rushing yards while their supposedly potent offense could only manage 286.
Most Surprising Result: Cal Poly 42, Portland St. 14 - The Mustangs put up 200 more rushing yards on the Vikings than PSU's first three opponents combined.
Southland
HBU 72-6 txcoll
UIW 0-21 ACU
WEB 20-35 SFA
mscoll 10-55 LAM MIZST 33-31 UCA
SELU 23-24 SEMO NWST 30-27 LATECH
NICH 3-77 UNT
NConf Record: 4-3 Overall: 14-23
vs. FCS: 1-2 Overall: 8-9
Best Performance: Northwestern St. 30, (FBS) Louisiana Tech 27 - Demons force 5 turnovers to get their first win over the Bulldogs since 1979.
Worst Performance: Nicholls St. 3, (FBS) North Texas 77 - Steve Axman wonders what he got himself into as his new team suffers through 3 turnovers and 10 sacks.
Most Surprising Result: (#3) Southeastern Louisiana 23, Southeast Missouri St. 24 - OK, why did SELU choose to go for two when they could've tied it at 17 with 5:18 left? And then why did they NOT go for two when they could've gone up 24-17 with 2:53 left? A game against a team like SEMO shouldn't come down to that, but still…
Best Performance: (#1) North Dakota St. 22, (#4) Montana 10 - The Griz defense didn't break, but it bent enough for Adam Keller to kick 5 field goals in a hard-fought win.
Worst Performance: (#16) Southern Illinois 13, (FBS) Purdue 35 - The playoff-caliber Salukis were never even in the game against a weak FBS.
Most Surprising Result: (#16) Southern Illinois 13, (FBS) Purdue 35 - Opportunities lost: SIU's first three possessions ended with a fumble, an interception, and a missed field goal.
OVC
SELU 23-24 SEMO
AP 7-63 EIU
uwa 34-45 JAXST
MUR 14-45 WMU
TTU 7-10 TSU EKU 49-24 UTM
NConf Record: 2-1 Overall: 12-14
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 5-7
Best Performance: Southeast Missouri St. 24, (#3) Southeastern Louisiana 23 - The Redhawks run for 224 yards and convert 56% of their third downs in a shocking upset.
Worst Performance: Austin Peay 7, Eastern Illinois 63 - The defenseless Governors are outgained 620-224 in falling victim to the Panthers' venting.
Most Surprising Result: Southeast Missouri St. 24, (#3) Southeastern Louisiana 23 - SEMO lost this contest 45-7 last year.
Pioneer League
PRINCE 29-39 USD
MARIST 6-21 DRAKE VALPO 39-30 wju
tay 3-38 BUT
RMU 7-31 DAY MHEAD 40-32 DVDSN
PENN 31-34 JU STET 37-19 birmso
NConf Record: 6-0 Overall: 12-20
vs. FCS: 3-0 Overall: 4-13
Best Performance: San Diego 39, Princeton 29 - Torero QB Keith Williams only went 10/24, but still threw for 277 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Worst Performance: Davidson 32, Morehead St. 40 - The Wildcats give up 549 yards and lose their 15th. straight game to teams that don't pretend neon-green t-shirts are football jerseys.
Most Surprising Result: San Diego 39, Princeton 29 - After narrowly beating a DII and losing handily in Jacksonville, San Diego torches the Ivy League favorites.
LEH 43-54 YALE
LAF 19-33 W&M BUCK 36-20 SACHRT
COR 12-27 COLG FORD 49-7 COLUM
HC 18-41 HARV
BROWN 3-17 GTOWN
NConf Record: 4-3 Overall: 12-12
vs. FCS: 4-3 Overall: 12-11
Best Performance: Bucknell 36, Sacred Heart 20 - R.J. Nitti throws 4 touchdown passes while Clayton Ewell registers 10 tackles and 2 INTs in a stunning Bison win.
Worst Performance: Lehigh 43, Yale 54 - Mountain Hawks give up 683 yards, throw 3 interceptions, and blow a 21-point lead in their first Ivy-League loss in 5 years.
Most Surprising Result: Bucknell 36, Sacred Heart 20 - The Bison didn't even score a single point against the Pioneers last year.
Best Performance: Duquesne 30, Monmouth 21 - The Dukes get two 100-yard receivers as they beat Monmouth at home for the first time since their inaugural meeting in the 2003 ECAC Bowl.
Worst Performance: Robert Morris 7, Dayton 31 - Colonials turn the ball over 4 times in losing their 12th. straight against Dayton.
Most Surprising Result: Sacred Heart 20, Bucknell 36 - The Pioneers led the nation in turnover margin last season, but they're at minus-2 so far this year.
CAA
JMU 31-49 NOVA ALB 37-20 URI
SBU 3-13 UND
MAINE 10-40 BC
NCCEN 20-31 TOW UNH 29-26 RICH
LAF 19-33 W&M
CHAR 13-20 ELON
NConf Record: 3-2 Overall: 18-17
vs. FCS: 2-1 Overall: 16-6
Best Performance: (#7) New Hampshire 29, (#17) Richmond 26 - Wildcat QB Sean Goldrich had 3 touchdown runs, but it was RB Nico Steriti that provided the game-deciding score with 19 seconds left.
Worst Performance: Stony Brook 3, North Dakota 13 - The Seawolves allow 145 yards and still lose by double digits.
Most Surprising Result: Stony Brook 3, North Dakota 13 - It made sense that SBU's offensive production would slip after moving to the CAA last year, but they're now averaging about half the points and about 100 ypg less than even their 2013 totals.
Best Performance: (#24) Liberty 38, Bryant 21 - The Flame offense scores 5 touchdowns against a team that had allowed only 4 on the season coming in.
Worst Performance: Monmouth 21, Duquesne 30 - Hawks run for only 38 yards in a tough loss.
Most Surprising Result: Gardner-Webb 43, Wofford 36 - The Bulldogs won this game 3-0 last year.
MEAC
DSU 0-59 TEMP
HOW 35-38 MORG(in East Rutherford, NJ)
miles 30-34 HAMP
NFOLK 7-36 BUFF
chow 0-59 NCAT
NCCEN 20-31 TOW
FUR 7-17 SCSU CCU 48-3 FAMU
BCU 7-41 UCF
NConf Record: 3-5 Overall: 11-28
vs. FCS: 1-2 Overall: 4-14
Best Performance: South Carolina St. 17, (#21) Furman 7 - The Bulldogs take advantage of Furman's injury issues and exact revenge for last year's playoff loss.
Worst Performance: Norfolk St. 7, (FBS) Buffalo 36 - The Spartans are thumped by an FBS that lost to Army & nearly lost to Duquesne.
Most Surprising Result: Hampton 34, (DII) Miles 30 - The Pirates lose yardage & turnovers in dodging a DII bullet.
SoCon
VMI 21-63 SAM
FUR 7-17 SCSU
WOFF 36-43 GWEBB
CIT 18-20 CHSO
avemar 21-42 MER
NConf Record: 1-3 Overall: 9-14
vs. FCS*: 0-3 Overall: 4-7
Best Performance: Samford 63, VMI 21 - Bulldog RBs Denzel Williams & Krondis Larry combine for 306 yards on just 26 carries.
Worst Performance: VMI 21, Samford 63 - The Keydets still haven't beaten a SoCon opponent since 2002.
Most Surprising Result: Samford 63, VMI 21 - Bulldog QB Michael Eubank amassed 5 total touchdowns despite putting up just 109 yards of total offense.
VMI 21-63 SAM
FUR 7-17 SCSU
WOFF 36-43 GWEBB
CIT 18-20 CHSO
avemar 21-42 MER
NConf Record: 1-3 Overall: 9-14
vs. FCS*: 0-3 Overall: 4-7
Best Performance: Samford 63, VMI 21 - Bulldog RBs Denzel Williams & Krondis Larry combine for 306 yards on just 26 carries.
Worst Performance: VMI 21, Samford 63 - The Keydets still haven't beaten a SoCon opponent since 2002.
Most Surprising Result: Samford 63, VMI 21 - Bulldog QB Michael Eubank amassed 5 total touchdowns despite putting up just 109 yards of total offense.
Interesting you chose not to go with Furman for worst performance...the Paladins got only 61 yards rushing the whole game, and lost to an inferior MEAC team that has yet to prove themselves (destroyed by Clemson, beat bad by Coastal Carolina). That'd be my pick.
As for VMI, I can't say it was an incredibly surprising result. Our defense was bad coming in, and with that awful 8-hour road trip to Homewood AL, you kinda had to expect they'd put up big points.
The score was 49-0 Samford at halftime. How many of your yards and points were scored after Samford brought in the backups? Looks like Samford's backup QB was playing for the start of the second half.
SC State was bad, but you guys got a true a**-kicking.
Pwns wrote:The score was 49-0 Samford at halftime. How many of your yards and points were scored after Samford brought in the backups? Looks like Samford's backup QB was playing for the start of the second half.
SC State was bad, but you guys got a true a**-kicking.
True, but how can we call it surprising? Certainly disappointing, and I don't think anyone expected Samford would put up 63 but....honestly, did anyone expect Furman to not only lose to SC State but get dominated by them on the defensive side of the ball?
Pwns wrote:The score was 49-0 Samford at halftime. How many of your yards and points were scored after Samford brought in the backups? Looks like Samford's backup QB was playing for the start of the second half.
SC State was bad, but you guys got a true a**-kicking.
True, but how can we call it surprising? Certainly disappointing, and I don't think anyone expected Samford would put up 63 but....honestly, did anyone expect Furman to not only lose to SC State but get dominated by them on the defensive side of the ball?
I wasn't surprised. Furman lost their QB. That's a massive blow for any team. And Furman lost to the worst team in the Big South last week. (BTW, I think Big South is kicking SoCon a** again this year, 4-1 so far with GWU @ Citadel on deck)
Pwns wrote:The score was 49-0 Samford at halftime. How many of your yards and points were scored after Samford brought in the backups? Looks like Samford's backup QB was playing for the start of the second half.
SC State was bad, but you guys got a true a**-kicking.
True, but how can we call it surprising? Certainly disappointing, and I don't think anyone expected Samford would put up 63 but....honestly, did anyone expect Furman to not only lose to SC State but get dominated by them on the defensive side of the ball?
Samford isn't supposed to be as good as last year so yes, this type of massacre was pretty surprising.
And the Furman loss didn't surprise me at all. They've had no offense at all since Hannon went down.
Mvemjsunpx wrote:Worst Performance: Portland St. 14, Cal Poly 42 - In a surprisingly flat performance, the Viking defense allowed 470 rushing yards while their supposedly potent offense could only manage 286.
Most Surprising Result: Cal Poly 42, Portland St. 14 - The Mustangs put up 200 more rushing yards on the Vikings than PSU's first three opponents combined.[/list]
I was throwing up so much during the game I thought I was drunk. Then I realized I hadn't been drinking.
PENN 31-34 JU FORD 49-7 COLUM
COR 12-27 COLG
CCSU 25-35 DART
HC 18-41 HARV
BROWN 3-17 GTOWN
LEH 43-54 YALE
PRINCE 29-39 USD
NConf Record: 3-5 Overall: 3-5
vs. FCS: 3-5 Overall: 3-5
Best Performance: Harvard 41, Holy Cross 18 - Andrew Casten runs for 153 yards and 3 TDs with the latter two falling in the midst of a 27-0 Crimson finish.
Worst Performance: Brown 3, Georgetown 17 - Giving up 427 yards to Georgetown is horrible no matter how many new starters you have to break in.
Most Surprising Result: Princeton 29, San Diego 39 - So much for going undefeated… the Tigers lose their opener for the 8th. consecutive season.
Best Performance: Grambling 40, Jackson St. 35 - Grambling weathers an onslaught of passing yards by winning turnovers 5-0.
Worst Performance: Alabama A&M 23, Texas Southern 45 - Bulldogs allow 470 yards & commit 4 turnovers in falling to 9-3 against Texas Southern.
Most Surprising Result: Jackson St. 35, Grambling 40 - After athletic department turmoil in Grambling cost them a chance to play this game for real last year, you'd think JSU would've been itching to crush GSU here.
