Conference by Conference Breakdown (2015) - Week 12
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:59 am
Big Sky
PORTST 34-31 EWU
UND 45-21 CP
UCD 35-21 SAC
NAU 41-49 SUU
IDST 14-35 WEB
UMT 54-35 MTST
ACU 36-40 NOCO
Southland
UIW 30-3 HBU
ACU 36-40 NOCO
MCNSE 20-14 LAM
SHSU 42-13 UCA
NICH 27-24 SELU
SFA 17-33 NWST
Missouri Valley
MIZST 0-55 NDSU
SIU 28-49 UNI
SDK 0-46 ILST
SDKST 24-30 WIU (2OT)
YSU 24-27 INST
OVC
UTM 28-25 SEMO
EKU 7-21 EIU
MUR 20-42 JAXST
TSU 24-30 TTU
Pioneer League
BUT 27-28 USD
DAY 17-27 DRAKE
MHEAD 20-17 MARIST
VALPO 13-58 JU
DVDSN 20-17 STET
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.
PORTST 34-31 EWU
UND 45-21 CP
UCD 35-21 SAC
NAU 41-49 SUU
IDST 14-35 WEB
UMT 54-35 MTST
ACU 36-40 NOCO
- NConf Record: 1-0
Overall: 16-17
vs. FCS: 1-0
Overall: 6-7
Best Performance: (#20) Southern Utah 49, (#24) Northern Arizona 41 - The T-Birds did allow 606 yards, but they also gained 607 yards and won the turnover battle 4-1 in what was almost certainly a must-win for the postseason.
Worst Performance: Sacramento St. 21, UC Davis 35 - The Hornets are shredded by Aggie QB C.J. Spencer and fall to 19-44 in the Causeway.
Most Surprising Result: North Dakota 45, Cal Poly 21 - What's more surprising: that NoDak dominated Cal Poly on the road, or that it still wasn't enough for a playoff berth?
Southland
UIW 30-3 HBU
ACU 36-40 NOCO
MCNSE 20-14 LAM
SHSU 42-13 UCA
NICH 27-24 SELU
SFA 17-33 NWST
- NConf Record: 0-1
Overall: 7-16
vs. FCS: 0-1
Overall: 0-4
Best Performance: (#10) Sam Houston St. 42, Central Arkansas 13 - The Bearkats put the Southland at-large question to rest early as they dominate the Bears.
Worst Performance: Houston Baptist 3, Incarnate Word 30 - At least the Huskies beat Nicholls last year. This season, they went winless against DI, lost every game by double digits, and lost all but one by at least 21.
Most Surprising Result: Northwestern St. 33, Stephen F. Austin 17 - The Demon defense makes Zach Conque look real bad as Northwestern State finishes the season winning 4 of 6.
Missouri Valley
MIZST 0-55 NDSU
SIU 28-49 UNI
SDK 0-46 ILST
SDKST 24-30 WIU (2OT)
YSU 24-27 INST
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 18-12
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 16-3
Best Performance: Western Illinois 30, (#5) South Dakota St. 24 (2OT) - The Leathernecks get 12 tackles-for-loss and take advantage of poor Jackrabbit special teams in a win that turned out to be even bigger than originally thought.
Worst Performance: South Dakota 0, (#6) Illinois St. 46 - Not the way Joe Glenn wanted to close out his career.
Most Surprising Result: Western Illinois 30, (#5) South Dakota St. 24 (2OT) - Not only did WIU deny SDSU a seed, they also picked up an unlikely playoff bid themselves.
OVC
UTM 28-25 SEMO
EKU 7-21 EIU
MUR 20-42 JAXST
TSU 24-30 TTU
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 10-18
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 8-5
Best Performance: Eastern Illinois 21, (#23) Eastern Kentucky 7 - You could debate about how deserving they were of an at-large nationally, but 7 forced turnovers and only 193 allowed yards made the Panthers the clear best choice from the Ohio Valley.
Worst Performance: Tennessee St. 24, Tennessee Tech 30 - The Tigers lose their last 5 games to teams without "Peay" in their name.
Most Surprising Result: Tennessee Tech 30, Tennessee St. 24 - The Golden Eagles lose to TSU for just the 3rd. time in the last 12 meetings.
Pioneer League
BUT 27-28 USD
DAY 17-27 DRAKE
MHEAD 20-17 MARIST
VALPO 13-58 JU
DVDSN 20-17 STET
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 19-14
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 5-12
Best Performance: Drake 27, Dayton 17 - The Bulldogs finish 5-0 at home by getting 6 sacks and taking advantage of Dayton's lack of need for this win.
Worst Performance: Stetson 17, Davidson 20 - If you can't even beat Davidson, you deserve last place.
Most Surprising Result: Davidson 20, Stetson 17 - So… the Wildcats plan all along was to break the conference losing streak record and then start winning again? Right? Right???

Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.