Week 5 - Conference by Conference Breakdown
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 3:57 am
Big Sky
EWU 37-14 UCD
SAC 24-44 IDST
WEB 28-31 SUU
CP 35-38 NAU
NOCO 13-38 UMT
UND 18-29 MTST
Southland
ACU 59-14 HBU
SELU 63-7 UIW
SHSU 42-10 LAM
NICH 18-52 UCA
atu 7-61 MCNSE
Missouri Valley
TTU 7-50 UNI
AP 6-55 ILST
WIU 17-34 SIU
LIB 19-38 INST
OVC
EIU 19-34 OHIO
JAXST 52-28 MUR
FAMU 7-27 TSU
TTU 7-50 UNI
SEMO 31-27 UTM
AP 6-55 ILST
Pioneer League
JU 35-7 BUT
USD 20-16 MARIST
DVDSN 17-56 PRINCE
VALPO 24-34 CAMP
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.
EWU 37-14 UCD
SAC 24-44 IDST
WEB 28-31 SUU
CP 35-38 NAU
NOCO 13-38 UMT
UND 18-29 MTST
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 16-26
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 8-9
Best Performance: Idaho St. 44, Sacramento St. 24 - The Bengals rack up 639 yards on a porous Sacramento State defense.
Worst Performance: Sacramento St. 24, Idaho St. 44 - DeAndre Carter's 14 catches for 158 yards and 3 touchdowns are wasted by a Hornet team that suddenly has no momentum.
Most Surprising Result: Idaho St. 44, Sacramento St. 24 - This was Idaho State's first Big Sky win over a team not named "Northern Colorado" since 2009.
Southland
ACU 59-14 HBU
SELU 63-7 UIW
SHSU 42-10 LAM
NICH 18-52 UCA
atu 7-61 MCNSE
- NConf Record: 1-0
Overall: 15-23
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 8-9
Best Performance: Sam Houston St. 42, Lamar 10 - Bearkats seemingly get back on track thanks to 7 Cardinal fumbles (3 lost).
Worst Performance: Houston Baptist 14, Abilene Christian 59 - Giving up 659 yards to a transitional means the Huskies are miles away from really competing in the Southland.
Most Surprising Result: Lamar 10, Sam Houston St. 42 - The Cardinals are now 0-5 against SHSU since restarting football and have been outscored 216-30 in those contests.
Missouri Valley
TTU 7-50 UNI
AP 6-55 ILST
WIU 17-34 SIU
LIB 19-38 INST
- NConf Record: 3-0
Overall: 28-11
vs. FCS: 3-0
Overall: 23-1
Best Performance: Indiana St. 38, (#22) Liberty 19 - The out-of-nowhere surge by the Sycamores continues with a convincing win over a solid Flames team.
Worst Performance: Western Illinois 17, (#17) Southern Illinois 34 - The Leathernecks average just 19.8 net yards-per-kickoff in a universally mediocre performance.
Most Surprising Result: Indiana St. 38, (#22) Liberty 19 - Mike Perish's yards-per-attempt numbers aren't great, but he's still throwing for 295 ypg and has no picks.
OVC
EIU 19-34 OHIO
JAXST 52-28 MUR
FAMU 7-27 TSU
TTU 7-50 UNI
SEMO 31-27 UTM
AP 6-55 ILST
- NConf Record: 1-3
Overall: 13-17
vs. FCS: 1-2
Overall: 6-9
Best Performance: Southeast Missouri St. 31, Tennessee-Martin 27 - The Redhawks ride last week's momentum as they edge out the competitive Skyhawks.
Worst Performance: Tennessee Tech 7, (#10) Northern Iowa 50 - This one was far uglier than the score: the Golden Eagles lost turnovers 3-0 and only managed 92 yards, 84 of which came on one play.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Pioneer League
JU 35-7 BUT
USD 20-16 MARIST
DVDSN 17-56 PRINCE
VALPO 24-34 CAMP
- NConf Record: 0-1
Overall: 12-21
vs. FCS: 0-1
Overall: 4-14
Best Performance: Jacksonville 35, Butler 7 - Dolphins put up 611 yards on the road… I swear there's been an unusually high number of 600+ yard games in DI this year.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 24, Campbell 34 - The Crusaders outgained Campbell by 128 yards, but 3 interceptions sealed yet another loss.
Most Surprising Result: Butler 7, Jacksonville 35 - I have no idea why the Bulldogs were favored in the point spread here, but I didn't expect a blowout either.
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.