UMT 26-36 EWU
SUU 21-42 SAC
CP 28-30 IDST
UCD 21-23 NAU
PORTST 22-29 MTST WEB 24-12 UND
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 17-26
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 8-9
Best Performance: Idaho St. 30, (#21) Cal Poly 28 - Despite being outgained & losing turnovers, the Bengals turned Cal Poly's greatest weapon against them; ISU went 3/3 on fourth down while the 'Stangs went 1/5.
Worst Performance: North Dakota 12, Weber St. 24 - The No-Nicks actually had a 100-yard rusher for once, but the Keaton Studsrud experiment didn't go any better than last week.
Most Surprising Result: (#25) Northern Arizona 23, UC Davis 21 - Not being able to score a touchdown in the redzone against a defense like UC Davis's isn't a good sign for a probable playoff team.
Southland
NWST 34-10 ACU SHSU 40-19 UIW
LAM 41-44 UCA(OT)
HBU 7-76 SELU SFA 31-16 MCNSE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-23
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 8-9
Best Performance: Stephen F. Austin 31, (#6) McNeese St. 16 - Zach Conque completes 91% of his passes as the Lumberjacks more than offset an ineffective performance by Gus Johnson.
Worst Performance: Houston Baptist 7, (#14) Southeastern Louisiana 76 - I don't think I've ever seen a team get outgained by 726 yards before.
Most Surprising Result: (#6) McNeese St. 16, Stephen F. Austin 31 - The Cowboys don't usually play like this at home until the playoffs.
Best Performance: (#19) Northern Iowa 23, (#1) North Dakota St. 3 - The usual Bison script is flipped as the desperate Panthers outrush them 213-43.
Worst Performance: South Dakota 29, Western Illinois 44 - The Coyotes allow Trenton Norvell to throw for 287 yards and 5 touchdowns on just 28 attempts as they all but clinch last place.
Most Surprising Result: (#17) Indiana St. 17, (#22) South Dakota St. 32 - Sycamores look decidedly uncompetitive in a crucial home matchup.
Best Performance: (#4) Jacksonville St. 20, (#16) Eastern Kentucky 6 - Gamecocks win rushing 357-100 in a game where redzone defense ruled.
Worst Performance: Southeast Missouri St. 26, Tennessee Tech 27 - If Austin Peay wasn't still on their schedule, it would be looking like a 6-game losing streak to end the season for the Redhawks.
Most Surprising Result: Tennessee St. 31, Austin Peay 27 - The Tigers did end their 5-game skid, but needing to rally from an 11-point deficit against the awful Governors isn't much different than a loss.
Pioneer League
MHEAD 28-49 USD
BUT 3-17 VALPO DRAKE 34-30 DAY JU 56-0 DVDSN
mizbap 7-66 CAMP
MARIST 14-22 STET
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 15-21
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-14
Best Performance: Drake 34, Dayton 30 - The Bulldogs suddenly find a running game as they take out Jacksonville's biggest threat.
Worst Performance: Butler 3, Valparaiso 17 - Butler becomes the first DI team to fail to score a touchdown against Valpo since 1998.
Most Surprising Result: Valparaiso 17, Butler 3 - The Crusaders beat a Pioneer League team other than Campbell for the first time in 6 years.
Best Performance: (#9) Fordham 30, Bucknell 27 (OT) - The Rams clinch the Patriot League auto-bid in a battle of backup quarterbacks.
Worst Performance: Lehigh 20, Holy Cross 27 - The Mountain Hawks lose whatever momentum they had against the reeling Crusaders.
Most Surprising Result: Colgate 16, Lafayette 19 - After scoring the first 16 points, the Raiders give up 19 straight points to end the game.
NEC
BRY 20-17 DUQ WAG 20-0 RMU SACHRT 35-27 CCSU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 18-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 11-16
Best Performance: (#23) Bryant 20, Duquesne 17 - The Bulldogs outrush the Dukes 245-96 in a game where nobody scored in the second half.
Worst Performance: Robert Morris 0, Wagner 20 - The post-Walton era in Moon Township continues to struggle as the Colonials gain just 132 yards against an unimpressive opponent.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
CAA
TOW 14-42 NOVA UD 31-28 ALB JMU 27-24 SBU
RICH 20-33 MAINE UNH 41-14 URI
ELON 7-17 W&M
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 25-21
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 22-10
Best Performance: Maine 33, (#8) Richmond 20 - The Black Bears score a season-high in points against one of the toughest opponents they've faced.
Worst Performance: (#8) Richmond 20, Maine 33 - Not having their starting QB finally gets to the Spiders as seen with Michael Rocco's 4 picks.
Most Surprising Result: (#8) Richmond 20, Maine 33 - This is only the 2nd. time in 25 meetings that Richmond has allowed 30+ points to Maine.
Big South
MONM 24-34 LIB CCU 59-34 CHAR
GWEBB 14-44 CHSO
PRESBY 0-48 MISS
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 26-11
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 17-5
Best Performance: Liberty 34, Monmouth 24 - The Flames keep pace with Coastal Carolina in a solid performance on both sides of the ball.
Worst Performance: Gardner-Webb 14, Charleston Southern 44 - Bulldog quarterbacks throw 4 INTs in yet another terrible road performance.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
MEAC
BCU 13-7 NFOLK
MORG 0-45 NCAT
HAMP 13-47 NCCEN HOW 51-21 SAV SCSU 34-17 FAMU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 12-30
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-16
Best Performance: North Carolina A&T 45, Morgan St. 0 - Kwashaun Quick throws for 249 yards and 4 TDs on just 29 attempts as the Aggies dominate a relatively solid MEAC squad.
Worst Performance: Savannah St. 21, Howard 51 - The Tigers allow 607 yards at home to a team with 1 DI win.
Most Surprising Result: Norfolk St. 7, (#20) Bethune-Cookman 13 - I gather from their past scores & from watching part of this game that the Spartans just make everyone that plays in their games (including themselves) look comically inept.
SoCon
FUR 35-42 CIT(OT)
WCU 20-34 SAM
WOFF 13-31 UTC
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-20
vs. FCS*: 0-0 Overall: 6-10
Best Performance: (#13) Tennessee-Chattanooga 31, Wofford 13 - With relative ease, the Mocs clinch their first SoCon title and first playoff appearance in 30 years.
Worst Performance: Furman 35, The Citadel 42 (OT) - The 'Dins finally find some offense, but lose the defense in suffering their 8th. defeat.
Best Performance: North Carolina A&T 45, Morgan St. 0 - Kwashaun Quick throws for 249 yards and 4 TDs on just 29 attempts as the Aggies dominate a relatively solid MEAC squad.
UMT 26-36 EWU
SUU 21-42 SAC
CP 28-30 IDST
UCD 21-23 NAU
PORTST 22-29 MTST WEB 24-12 UND
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 17-26
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 8-9
Best Performance: Idaho St. 30, (#21) Cal Poly 28 - Despite being outgained & losing turnovers, the Bengals turned Cal Poly's greatest weapon against them; ISU went 3/3 on fourth down while the 'Stangs went 1/5.
Worst Performance: North Dakota 12, Weber St. 24 - The No-Nicks actually had a 100-yard rusher for once, but the Keaton Studsrud experiment didn't go any better than last week.
Most Surprising Result: (#25) Northern Arizona 23, UC Davis 21 - Not being able to score a touchdown in the redzone against a defense like UC Davis's isn't a good sign for a probable playoff team.
Southland
NWST 34-10 ACU SHSU 40-19 UIW
LAM 41-44 UCA(OT)
HBU 7-76 SELU SFA 31-16 MCNSE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-23
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 8-9
Best Performance: Stephen F. Austin 31, (#6) McNeese St. 16 - Zach Conque completes 91% of his passes as the Lumberjacks more than offset an ineffective performance by Gus Johnson.
Worst Performance: Houston Baptist 7, (#14) Southeastern Louisiana 76 - I don't think I've ever seen a team get outgained by 726 yards before.
Most Surprising Result: (#6) McNeese St. 16, Stephen F. Austin 31 - The Cowboys don't usually play like this at home until the playoffs.
Best Performance: (#19) Northern Iowa 23, (#1) North Dakota St. 3 - The usual Bison script is flipped as the desperate Panthers outrush them 213-43.
Worst Performance: South Dakota 29, Western Illinois 44 - The Coyotes allow Trenton Norvell to throw for 287 yards and 5 touchdowns on just 28 attempts as they all but clinch last place.
Most Surprising Result: (#17) Indiana St. 17, (#22) South Dakota St. 32 - Sycamores look decidedly uncompetitive in a crucial home matchup.
Best Performance: (#4) Jacksonville St. 20, (#16) Eastern Kentucky 6 - Gamecocks win rushing 357-100 in a game where redzone defense ruled.
Worst Performance: Southeast Missouri St. 26, Tennessee Tech 27 - If Austin Peay wasn't still on their schedule, it would be looking like a 6-game losing streak to end the season for the Redhawks.
Most Surprising Result: Tennessee St. 31, Austin Peay 27 - The Tigers did end their 5-game skid, but needing to rally from an 11-point deficit against the awful Governors isn't much different than a loss.
Pioneer League
MHEAD 28-49 USD
BUT 3-17 VALPO DRAKE 34-30 DAY JU 56-0 DVDSN
mizbap 7-66 CAMP
MARIST 14-22 STET
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 15-21
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-14
Best Performance: Drake 34, Dayton 30 - The Bulldogs suddenly find a running game as they take out Jacksonville's biggest threat.
Worst Performance: Butler 3, Valparaiso 17 - Butler becomes the first DI team to fail to score a touchdown against Valpo since 1998.
Most Surprising Result: Valparaiso 17, Butler 3 - The Crusaders beat a Pioneer League team other than Campbell for the first time in 6 years.
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.
Tennessee St finally discovered a passing game German threw for 395 yds!!!!!!
Best Performance: North Carolina A&T 45, Morgan St. 0 - Kwashaun Quick throws for 249 yards and 4 TDs on just 29 attempts as the Aggies dominate a relatively solid MEAC squad.
DART 42-7 COR
COLUM 0-45 HARV YALE 45-42 BROWN
PENN 17-22 PRINCE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 11-13
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-13
Best Performance: Yale 45, Brown 42 - Not much defense from the Bulldogs again, but it's still tough to lose when you get a 200-yard rusher (Tyler Varga) and convert 77% of your third downs.
Worst Performance: Cornell 7, Dartmouth 42 - Not only was this Cornell's 6th. straight loss to Dartmouth, it was the most lopsided result in the series since 1981.
Best Performance: Alcorn St. 41, Alabama A&M 14 - Braves outrush AAMU 248-16 and win turnovers 4-0 in another dominant victory.
Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 23, Prairie View A&M 51 - Golden Lions are outgained 644-313 at home by a team with a slightly better record.
Most Surprising Result: Prairie View A&M 51, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 23 - The Panthers were supposed to be good offensively, but scoring at least 48 points in 4 of their last 5 games is still impressive.
DART 42-7 COR
COLUM 0-45 HARV YALE 45-42 BROWN
PENN 17-22 PRINCE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 11-13
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-13
Best Performance: Yale 45, Brown 42 - Not much defense from the Bulldogs again, but it's still tough to lose when you get a 200-yard rusher (Tyler Varga) and convert 77% of your third downs.
Worst Performance: Cornell 7, Dartmouth 42 - Not only was this Cornell's 6th. straight loss to Dartmouth, it was the most lopsided result in the series since 1981.
Best Performance: Alcorn St. 41, Alabama A&M 14 - Braves outrush AAMU 248-16 and win turnovers 4-0 in another dominant victory.
Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 23, Prairie View A&M 51 - Golden Lions are outgained 644-313 at home by a team with a slightly better record.
Most Surprising Result: Prairie View A&M 51, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 23 - The Panthers were supposed to be good offensively, but scoring at least 48 points in 4 of their last 5 games is still impressive.
What happened to the Golden Lions I thought they were on their way to becoming an established powerhouse in the SWAC!!!!
