EWU 35-38 UNI PORTST 34-14 IDST
CP 21-35 ASU SDK 27-17 UCD
SAC 0-49 UW
SUU 10-55 SDKST
WEB 14-41 NDSU
nmhu 5-41 NAU NOCO 34-10 HBU
DRAKE 18-21 UND
NConf Record: 3-6 Overall: 11-10
vs. FCS: 2-4 Overall: 4-4
Best Performance: (#24) Portland St. 34, (#23) Idaho St. 14 - The Viks prove last week wasn't a fluke by holding the high-octane Bengals to just 242 yards in their own house.
Worst Performance: Southern Utah 10, (#9) South Dakota St. 55 - So much for the T-Bird defense being back… they allow 579 yards and 55 points a week after holding an FBS team without an offensive touchdown.
Most Surprising Result: (#23) Idaho St. 14, (#24) Portland St. 34 - Justin Arias will apparently be harder to replace than ISU thought. His heir, Michael Sanders, threw for only 177 yards on 39 attempts (also 2 INTs).
Southland
NOCO 34-10 HBU
SFA 7-70 TCU
LAM 31-66 BAY
UCA 8-32 OKST
fit 17-28 SELU
NWST 17-44 ULL
UIW 6-43 MCNSE
NICH 0-47 ULM
NConf Record: 1-7 Overall: 4-11
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 0-3
Best Performance: McNeese St. 43, Incarnate Word 6 - The Cowboys outrush UIW 225-12 in achieving the Southland's only DI win of the day.
Worst Performance: Houston Baptist 10, Northern Colorado 34 - They were only outgained by 3 yards, but turnovers, penalties, & poor punt coverage led to yet another lopsided loss for the Huskies.
Most Surprising Result: (#20) Southeastern Louisiana 28, (DII) Florida Tech 17 - Which is the better question to ask: How does a ranked team lose yardage by 195 to a DII? Or how does a ranked team force 9 turnovers and still beat a DII by just 11 points?
Missouri Valley
WEB 14-41 NDSU SDK 27-17 UCD
SUU 10-55 SDKST
EWU 35-38 UNI
chad 13-21 MIZST
MORG 14-67 ILST
WIU 0-44 ILL
SIU 24-27 SEMO
INST 14-38 PUR
RMU 14-21 YSU(OT)
NConf Record: 7-3 Overall: 10-10
vs. FCS: 6-1 Overall: 8-2
Best Performance: (#14) Northern Iowa 38, (#7) Eastern Washington 35 - They did catch a break with Cooper Kupp not playing after halftime, but the Panthers still did outrush the Eagles 266-26.
Worst Performance: Southern Illinois 24, Southeast Missouri St. 27 - You ain't gonna beat nobody when you lose turnovers 7-0.
Most Surprising Result: (#17) Youngstown St. 21, Robert Morris 14 (OT) - It was almost the ultimate letdown game, it seems… the Penguins nearly lose to a 1-win team from last year a week after giving Pittsburgh a scare.
Best Performance: (#5) Jacksonville St. 20, (FBS) Auburn 27 (OT) - Just like when they nearly took down another marquis program in Florida State 6 years ago, the Gamecocks lead most of the way only to succumb to some late heroics from the heavy favorite.
Worst Performance: Austin Peay 6, (FBS) Southern Mississippi 52 - The Governors are outgained 514-189 by an FBS that has been lousy in recent years.
Most Surprising Result: (#5) Jacksonville St. 20, (FBS) Auburn 27 (OT) - The Gamecocks outgained the Tigers and had two 100-yard receivers, but they ultimately couldn't get past poor redzone efficiency.
Pioneer League
wnmu 21-45 USD
DRAKE 18-21 UND SACHRT 56-3 VALPO
frank 14-41 BUT
MARIST 7-34 GTOWN cataw 35-21 DVDSN
chow 3-35 CAMP JU 17-14 newb
STET 14-57 MER
MHEAD 40-43 VMI
NConf Record: 4-6 Overall: 9-12
vs. FCS: 0-5 Overall: 2-10
Best Performance: Drake 18, North Dakota 21 - The Bulldogs hold a team that ran for over 200 on FBS Wyoming to just 25 rushing yards.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 3, Sacred Heart 56 - The Crusaders are embarrassed at home by an SHU squad that figures to be weaker than their recent NEC championship teams.
Most Surprising Result: Morehead St. 40, VMI 43 - The Eagles force 3 picks from a QB that shredded an FBS secondary last week.
LEH 17-55 JMU
LAF 9-19 UD DUQ 26-7 BUCK UNH 26-8 COLG NOVA 14-7 FORD
MARIST 7-34 GTOWN
NConf Record: 1-5 Overall: 5-8
vs. FCS: 1-5 Overall: 4-7
Best Performance: (#16) Fordham 7, (#6) Villanova 14 - The Ram defense at least comes through as they net 6 sacks (3 by Niko Thorpe) and mostly prevent the Wildcats from turning their 400 yards into points.
Worst Performance: Lehigh 17, (#13) James Madison 55 - The Mountain Hawk defense clearly has a long way to go after giving up 618 yards here.
Most Surprising Result: Bucknell 7, Duquesne 26 - The Bison expect to contend in the Patriot League this year, so it's really not a good sign that their veteran quarterback has 0 TD passes and 4 picks after 2 games.
Best Performance: Robert Morris 14, (#17) Youngstown St. 21 (OT) - The Colonials nearly upset a playoff contender on the road despite gaining just 168 yards.
Worst Performance: Central Connecticut St. 9, Stony Brook 38 - Blue Devils allow 475 yards to a team that averaged only 273 ypg last season.
Most Surprising Result: Robert Morris 14, (#17) Youngstown St. 21 (OT) - A heroic effort by Rameses Owens as his 152 rushing yards accounts for 90% of RMU's offensive output.
CAA
NOVA 14-7 FORD
URI 7-35 ALB
CCSU 9-38 SBU UNH 26-8 COLG
LAF 9-19 UD
SFPA 20-35 TOW RICH 31-28 HAMP
LEH 17-55 JMU ELON 21-13 GWEBB (3OT)
NConf Record: 8-0 Overall: 10-9
vs. FCS: 8-0 Overall: 10-1
Best Performance: (#6) Villanova 14, (#16) Fordham 7 - This was a solid win for the Wildcats, but a 14.5 ppg output thus far has to be a concern.
Worst Performance: Rhode Island 7, Albany 35 - By committing 6 turnovers, the Rams didn't really make Albany even try here.
Most Surprising Result: (#22) Richmond 31, Hampton 28 - The Spiders have trouble with Pirate QB David Watford, but dominate the 4th. quarter to eke out a win.
Best Performance: (#3) Coastal Carolina 41, South Carolina St. 14 - The Chants finally get a strong road performance as they dominate a MEAC contender.
Worst Performance: Gardner-Webb 13, Elon 21 (3OT) - A 7-7 tie between two bad teams at the end of regulation tells you all you need to know about this garbage heap.
Most Surprising Result: Charleston Southern 16, (FBS) Troy 44 - A playoff hopeful shouldn't even lose to a weak, rebuilding Sun Belt team, much less get thumped.
SoCon
MHEAD 40-43 VMI
FUR 3-42 VT
TTU 14-34 WOFF
WCU 10-28 CIT
STET 14-57 MER
FAMU 21-58 SAM
mhu 34-44 UTC
NConf Record: 5-1 Overall: 9-5
vs. FCS*: 4-0 Overall: 7-2
Best Performance: The Citadel 28, Western Carolina 10 - The Bulldogs run for 341 and go 10/15 on the third down in a strong performance.
Worst Performance: Western Carolina 10, The Citadel 28 - Just like Idaho State, an out-of-nowhere upstart from last year lays an egg in their first test of 2015.
Most Surprising Result: (#10) Tennessee-Chattanooga 44, (DII) Mars Hill 34 - The Moc defense allows 428 yards on just 59 plays against a nondescript DII.
NOVA 14-7 FORD
URI 7-35 ALB
CCSU 9-38 SBU UNH 26-8 COLG
LAF 9-19 UD
SFPA 20-35 TOW RICH 31-28 HAMP
LEH 17-55 JMU ELON 21-13 GWEBB (3OT)
NConf Record: 8-0 Overall: 10-9
vs. FCS: 8-0 Overall: 10-1
Best Performance: (#6) Villanova 14, (#16) Fordham 7 - This was a solid win for the Wildcats, but a 14.5 ppg output thus far has to be a concern.
Worst Performance: Rhode Island 7, Albany 35 - By committing 6 turnovers, the Rams didn't really make Albany even try here.
Most Surprising Result: (#22) Richmond 31, Hampton 28 - The Spiders have trouble with Pirate QB David Watford, but dominate the 4th. quarter to eke out a win.
I would think JMU's curb stomping of Lehigh was a better performance than VU struggling to beat a FU team they blasted 50-6 last year..
NOVA 14-7 FORD
URI 7-35 ALB
CCSU 9-38 SBU UNH 26-8 COLG
LAF 9-19 UD
SFPA 20-35 TOW RICH 31-28 HAMP
LEH 17-55 JMU ELON 21-13 GWEBB (3OT)
NConf Record: 8-0 Overall: 10-9
vs. FCS: 8-0 Overall: 10-1
Best Performance: (#6) Villanova 14, (#16) Fordham 7 - This was a solid win for the Wildcats, but a 14.5 ppg output thus far has to be a concern.
Worst Performance: Rhode Island 7, Albany 35 - By committing 6 turnovers, the Rams didn't really make Albany even try here.
Most Surprising Result: (#22) Richmond 31, Hampton 28 - The Spiders have trouble with Pirate QB David Watford, but dominate the 4th. quarter to eke out a win.
I would think JMU's curb stomping of Lehigh was a better performance than VU struggling to beat a FU team they blasted 50-6 last year..
Fordham did just beat an FBS (and they were #16), while Lehigh looks to be pretty average.
DSU 13-45 KENT
MORG 14-67 ILST
HOW 0-76 BC RICH 31-28 HAMP
NFOLK 10-24 ODU
NCAT 14-53 UNC
NCCEN 0-55 DUKE CCU 41-14 SCSU
FAMU 21-58 SAM BCU 56-53 GRAM
NConf Record: 1-9 Overall: 5-16
vs. FCS: 1-4 Overall: 2-5
Best Performance: Bethune-Cookman 56, Grambling 53 - The Wildcats get the MEAC's only win of the week by surviving an insane fourth quarter that had 7 touchdowns, 2 field goals, and a safety.
Worst Performance: Florida A&M 21, Samford 58 - The Rattlers allow 752 yards for the game and give up 41 unanswered points after taking a 14-10 lead.
Most Surprising Result: South Carolina St. 14, (#3) Coastal Carolina 41 - The Bulldogs only lost to CCU by 7 in 2013, but they've been outscored 71-17 by the Chants since.
Best Performance: Alcorn St. 31, Alabama St. 14 - The Braves reestablish themselves as the SWAC favorites with anothern dominating win over ASU.
Worst Performance: Mississippi Valley St. 13, Southern 50 - The Delta Devils were only outgained by 9 yards here.
Most Surprising Result: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 29, (DII) Morehouse 27 (3OT) - Another game that was 7-7 at the end of regulation.
Independents
maryvl 28-21 ETSU
Non-Ind. Record: 0-1 Overall: 0-2
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 0-1
Best Performance: (none)
Worst Performance: East Tennessee St. 21, (DIII) Maryville (TN) 28 - The Buccaneers' future contest with Montana State has the potential to be real ugly.
DSU 13-45 KENT
MORG 14-67 ILST
HOW 0-76 BC RICH 31-28 HAMP
NFOLK 10-24 ODU
NCAT 14-53 UNC
NCCEN 0-55 DUKE CCU 41-14 SCSU
FAMU 21-58 SAM BCU 56-53 GRAM
NConf Record: 1-9 Overall: 5-16
vs. FCS: 1-4 Overall: 2-5
Best Performance: Bethune-Cookman 56, Grambling 53 - The Wildcats get the MEAC's only win of the week by surviving an insane fourth quarter that had 7 touchdowns, 2 field goals, and a safety.
Worst Performance: Florida A&M 21, Samford 58 - The Rattlers allow 752 yards for the game and give up 41 unanswered points after taking a 14-10 lead.
Most Surprising Result: South Carolina St. 14, (#3) Coastal Carolina 41 - The Bulldogs only lost to CCU by 7 in 2013, but they've been outscored 71-17 by the Chants since.
As far as worst MEAC performance I don't think anything can top BC 76, Howard 0 considering:
-41-0 after 1 quarter.
-62-0 at the half.
-76-0 after 3+ quarters (they basically only played 3+ quarters as each 2nd half qtr was only 10 min long).
-Maine, a mid pack CAA team, only lost to BC 21-3 the week before.
Mvemjsunpx wrote:Worst Performance: East Tennessee St. 21, (DIII) Maryville (TN) 28 - The Buccaneers' future contest with Montana State has the potential to be real ugly.
Not that it really matters, but does anyone know how Maryville rates WRT Mount Union?
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.
Mvemjsunpx wrote:Worst Performance: East Tennessee St. 21, (DIII) Maryville (TN) 28 - The Buccaneers' future contest with Montana State has the potential to be real ugly.
Not that it really matters, but does anyone know how Maryville rates WRT Mount Union?
Per Ncaa, Mt. Union is #2, Maryville ORV in the latest poll.
Well in fairness to ETSU they are 1st year football with 2? Recruit classes. So basically almost their entire team is true fr and rFr. Basically a Fr team. They should only be playing Pioneer, Div II and Div III. Definitely shouldn't be full scholly (well unless its MEAC)..
SuperHornet wrote:
Not that it really matters, but does anyone know how Maryville rates WRT Mount Union?
Per Ncaa, Mt. Union is #2, Maryville ORV in the latest poll.
I'm guessing they're a bit weaker than Mt. Union. DIII football seems to work like DI women's basketball in that the top-tier teams slaughter most everyone else.
Most Surprising Result: (#20) Southeastern Louisiana 28, (DII) Florida Tech 17 - Which is the better question to ask: How does a ranked team lose yardage by 195 to a DII? Or how does a ranked team force 9 turnovers and still beat a DII by just 11 points?
I would've put that as the Southland's worst performance. It's not just that it was a D-II. It is a D-II that just started its program in 2013 and finished 3-4 in its conference last year. Yes it is probably the toughest D-II conference (Gulf South) but, still, Florida Tech is a brand new program and there's no reason to believe it's a playoff caliber D-II team. My bet is Florida Tech finishes with a losing record in the Gulf South again this year. I think their most likely conference record by the time the season is over is 2-5. Very unlikely they'll beat North Alabama, Delta State, Valdosta State, or West Georgia. They somehow beat West Alabama by one point last year but I doubt that happens again. The conference games I see them as having a reasonable chance to win in Gulf South Play are Shorter and Mississippi College.
At this point of the season it's looking like Southeastern Louisiana has serious problems with its passing game. Last week against Northwestern State the Lions were able to run the ball very effectively. But against Florida Tech they averaged 3.0 yards per carry. BTW Newberry rushed for 318 yards at 7.4 yards per carry against Florida Tech the week before Florida Tech played Southeastern Louisiana.
Well, I believe that I must tell the truth
And say things as they really are
But if I told the truth and nothing but the truth
Could I ever be a star? Deep Purple: No One Came
Most Surprising Result: (#20) Southeastern Louisiana 28, (DII) Florida Tech 17 - Which is the better question to ask: How does a ranked team lose yardage by 195 to a DII? Or how does a ranked team force 9 turnovers and still beat a DII by just 11 points?
I would've put that as the Southland's worst performance. It's not just that it was a D-II. It is a D-II that just started its program in 2013 and finished 3-4 in its conference last year. Yes it is probably the toughest D-II conference (Gulf South) but, still, Florida Tech is a brand new program and there's no reason to believe it's a playoff caliber D-II team. My bet is Florida Tech finishes with a losing record in the Gulf South again this year. I think their most likely conference record by the time the season is over is 2-5. Very unlikely they'll beat North Alabama, Delta State, Valdosta State, or West Georgia. They somehow beat West Alabama by one point last year but I doubt that happens again. The conference games I see them as having a reasonable chance to win in Gulf South Play are Shorter and Mississippi College.
At this point of the season it's looking like Southeastern Louisiana has serious problems with its passing game. Last week against Northwestern State the Lions were able to run the ball very effectively. But against Florida Tech they averaged 3.0 yards per carry. BTW Newberry rushed for 318 yards at 7.4 yards per carry against Florida Tech the week before Florida Tech played Southeastern Louisiana.
I dunno. Losing to NoCo by 24 at home is pretty damn bad.
Still, you're clearly right that SELU has some issues.
Mvemjsunpx wrote:
Most Surprising Result: Charleston Southern 16, (FBS) Troy 44 - A playoff hopeful shouldn't even lose to a weak, rebuilding Sun Belt team, much less get thumped.[/list]
On the surface this may be true. However, Charleston Southern has had a significant number of players suspended for the first two games. Nothing significant that I've heard of. Just disciplinary.
Those players will return this week (tonight). I expect to see the CSU Buccaneers get things rolling tonight and it will continue to grow as we approach the conference schedule.
Peaking and showing your best performance is not the goal in the first two weeks. An FBS win would have been nice for conference and FCS bragging rights, but in the big picture it doesn't really matter all that much.
TribeFanInNC wrote:
Per Ncaa, Mt. Union is #2, Maryville ORV in the latest poll.
I'm guessing they're a bit weaker than Mt. Union. DIII football seems to work like DI women's basketball in that the top-tier teams slaughter most everyone else.
Gotta be careful with that WRT D-I girls hoops. Remember Harvard?
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.
Mvemjsunpx wrote:
I'm guessing they're a bit weaker than Mt. Union. DIII football seems to work like DI women's basketball in that the top-tier teams slaughter most everyone else.
Gotta be careful with that WRT D-I girls hoops. Remember Harvard?
Stanford lost their 2 best players to injuries just before the tournament, so that upset was a bit of an aberration (not to mention 17 years ago).
