UMT 16-35 EWU NOCO 56-49 PORTST (OT) CP 59-47 SAC SUU 52-27 IDST
WEB 19-27 UND
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 17-19
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-4
Best Performance: (#3) Eastern Washington 35, (#16) Montana 16 - Cooper Kupp catches 3 touchdown passes—and nearly throws another—as the Eagles keep rolling.
Worst Performance: Idaho St. 27, Southern Utah 52 - The Bengals give up 610 yards and 52 points to a team that was near the bottom of the Big Sky in those categories.
Most Surprising Result: Portland St. 49, Northern Colorado 56 (OT) - The Vikings allow 29 points in the third quarter alone and are now dead last in the Big Sky in scoring defense after being 2nd. a year ago.
Southland
TXSO 17-66 SHSU HBU 24-17 LAM SFA 42-19 UIW UCA 45-10 SELU
ACU 14-33 MCNSE NICH 31-14 NWST
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 7-15
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 2-3
Best Performance: (#19) Central Arkansas 45, Southeastern Louisiana 10 - The Bears completely smother the Lions, outgaining them 495-161 and nearly doubling them in offensive plays (89-45).
Worst Performance: Lamar 17, Houston Baptist 24 - Life without Kade Harrington is turning into a nightmare for the Cardinals as they become the first DI team to score less than 20 against Houston Baptist… ever.
Most Surprising Result: Houston Baptist 24, Lamar 17 - This was also HBU's first-ever road win against a DI opponent.
Best Performance: Illinois St. 38, (#7) South Dakota St. 21 - La'Darius Newbold didn't register any tackles, but he did get a 92-yard pick-six to put the game away late in the fourth quarter.
Worst Performance: (#7) South Dakota St. 21, Illinois St. 38 - Taryn Christion did throw for 430 yards, but he barely completed 50% of his passes and had more picks (3) than touchdowns (2).
Most Surprising Result: (#7) South Dakota St. 21, Illinois St. 38 - The Jackrabbits are averaging just 21 points-per-game in their last 3 contests after scoring 45 ppg in their first 5.
Best Performance: (#2) Jacksonville St. 47, (#23) Eastern Illinois 14 - The Gamecocks outrush EIU 312-56, leaving Tennessee-Martin as their only remaining obstacle to a 3rd. straight OVC title.
Worst Performance: Austin Peay 21, Southeast Missouri St. 41 - Another bad loss for the Governors. On the plus side, they do have a DB named "James Bond."
Most Surprising Result: Murray St. 38, (#25) Tennessee St. 31 - KD Humphries throws for 398 yards and 5 TDs on just 35 attempts to help the Racers pull off their 2nd. straight upset.
Pioneer League
CAMP 21-33 DRAKE BUT 23-12 VALPO
STET 10-21 DAY USD 27-3 MARIST JU 35-17 DVDSN
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 15-17
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 2-17
Best Performance: San Diego 27, Marist 3 - The Toreros dominate yet another Pioneer opponent as they all but put away the conference-title race.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 12, Butler 23 - The Crusaders lose rushing 275-33 and fall to Butler for the 8th. time in the last 9 meetings
Most Surprising Result: Campbell 21, Drake 33 - The Camels lose 3 consecutive conference games (in the same season) for the first time since they went winless in 2012.
FORD 37-58 LEH
GTOWN 3-17 LAF
BUCK 28-49 CHSO
HC 8-26 COLG
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 14-20
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 13-17
Best Performance: Lehigh 58, Fordham 37 - The final score doesn't indicate the level of Lehigh's dominance here as they led 51-9 halfway through the third quarter.
Worst Performance: Georgetown 3, Lafayette 17 - The Hoyas put up just 173 yards against a team that hadn't won a Patriot League game in 2 years.
Most Surprising Result: Georgetown 3, Lafayette 17 - The scholarship disadvantages may really be taking their toll as Georgetown has now lost 7 straight conference games.
Best Performance: St. Francis (PA) 38, Sacred Heart 17 - Kamron Lewis helps the Red Flash break a 17-17 tie by catching 3 touchdown passes in an 11-minute span in the second half.
Worst Performance: Central Connecticut St. 6, Robert Morris 19 - Blue Devils commit 4 turnovers and fall to 0-6 against FCS.
Most Surprising Result: Robert Morris 19, Central Connecticut St. 6 - The Colonial defense helps out their dreadful offense by scoring 9 of their 19 points.
CAA
ELON 3-27 ALB
SBU 14-43 UNH
TOW 6-20 UD MAINE 35-28 W&M
URI 7-84 JMU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 20-16
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 17-5
Best Performance: New Hampshire 43, (#22) Stony Brook 14 - The Wildcat offense actually didn't do much, but they didn't have to because Quinlen Dean & Prince Smith each nabbed 2 interceptions and Casey DeAndrade had a 91-yard kick return.
Worst Performance: Rhode Island 7, (#8) James Madison 84 - Not only did the Rams allow 628 yards and 3 non-offensive touchdowns, but check out QB Jordan Vazzano's stat line: 4/25 for 12 yards and 5 INTs, which is a minus-20 efficiency rating.
Most Surprising Result: (#22) Stony Brook 14, New Hampshire 43 - The Seawolves have looked pretty damn good most of the season, but man have their losses been ugly.
Best Performance: Kennesaw St. 49, Monmouth 17 - The Owls win rushing 482-53 and finish with 11 runners in double figures.
Worst Performance: Monmouth 17, Kennesaw St. 49 - The Hawks went 4-0 out of conference against FCS including wins over the top-2 Patriot League teams, but they're now 0-4 in the Big South.
Most Surprising Result: Gardner-Webb 20, Liberty 23 (OT) - The defense finally showed up in this one, but the Bulldogs still found a way to lose by getting a field goal blocked in overtime.
SoCon
FUR 24-10 VMI UTC 38-25 WCU
MER 21-31 WOFF
ETSU 10-45 CIT
SAM 41-56 MSST
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 15-8
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-1
Best Performance: (#20) Samford 41, (FBS) Mississippi St. 56 - Karel Hamilton catches 14 passes for 213 yards and 2 TDs as the SoCon Bulldogs make the SEC Bulldogs sweat.
Worst Performance: VMI 10, Furman 24 - Al Cobb can only throw for 139 yards against a weak pass D as the Keydets fall for the 3rd. straight time.
Most Surprising Result: Furman 24, VMI 10 - In the last 2 games, Reese Hannon has thrown for 558 yards and 6 TDs on just 45 attempts.
UMT 16-35 EWU NOCO 56-49 PORTST (OT) CP 59-47 SAC SUU 52-27 IDST
WEB 19-27 UND
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 17-19
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-4
Best Performance: (#3) Eastern Washington 35, (#16) Montana 16 - Cooper Kupp catches 3 touchdown passes—and nearly throws another—as the Eagles keep rolling.
Worst Performance: Idaho St. 27, Southern Utah 52 - The Bengals give up 610 yards and 52 points to a team that was near the bottom of the Big Sky in those categories.
Most Surprising Result: Portland St. 49, Northern Colorado 56 (OT) - The Vikings allow 29 points in the third quarter alone and are now dead last in the Big Sky in scoring defense after being 2nd. a year ago.
Southland
TXSO 17-66 SHSU HBU 24-17 LAM SFA 42-19 UIW UCA 45-10 SELU
ACU 14-33 MCNSE NICH 31-14 NWST
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 7-15
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 2-3
Best Performance: (#19) Central Arkansas 45, Southeastern Louisiana 10 - The Bears completely smother the Lions, outgaining them 495-161 and nearly doubling them in offensive plays (89-45).
Worst Performance: Lamar 17, Houston Baptist 24 - Life without Kade Harrington is turning into a nightmare for the Cardinals as they become the first DI team to score less than 20 against Houston Baptist… ever.
Most Surprising Result: Houston Baptist 24, Lamar 17 - This was also HBU's first-ever road win against a DI opponent.
Best Performance: Illinois St. 38, (#7) South Dakota St. 21 - La'Darius Newbold didn't register any tackles, but he did get a 92-yard pick-six to put the game away late in the fourth quarter.
Worst Performance: (#7) South Dakota St. 21, Illinois St. 38 - Taryn Christion did throw for 430 yards, but he barely completed 50% of his passes and had more picks (3) than touchdowns (2).
Most Surprising Result: (#7) South Dakota St. 21, Illinois St. 38 - The Jackrabbits are averaging just 21 points-per-game in their last 3 contests after scoring 45 ppg in their first 5.
Best Performance: (#2) Jacksonville St. 47, (#23) Eastern Illinois 14 - The Gamecocks outrush EIU 312-56, leaving Tennessee-Martin as their only remaining obstacle to a 3rd. straight OVC title.
Worst Performance: Austin Peay 21, Southeast Missouri St. 41 - Another bad loss for the Governors. On the plus side, they do have a DB named "James Bond."
Most Surprising Result: Murray St. 38, (#25) Tennessee St. 31 - KD Humphries throws for 398 yards and 5 TDs on just 35 attempts to help the Racers pull off their 2nd. straight upset.
Pioneer League
CAMP 21-33 DRAKE BUT 23-12 VALPO
STET 10-21 DAY USD 27-3 MARIST JU 35-17 DVDSN
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 15-17
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 2-17
Best Performance: San Diego 27, Marist 3 - The Toreros dominate yet another Pioneer opponent as they all but put away the conference-title race.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 12, Butler 23 - The Crusaders lose rushing 275-33 and fall to Butler for the 8th. time in the last 9 meetings
Most Surprising Result: Campbell 21, Drake 33 - The Camels lose 3 consecutive conference games (in the same season) for the first time since they went winless in 2012.
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.
TSU QB Ronald Butler played equally well in defeat throwing for a career high 329 and rushing for a career high 109 yds but costly fumbles and 4th qtr lapses by the defense cost the Tigers a victory.
BROWN 14-21 PENN YALE 31-23 COLUM PRINCE 56-7 COR HARV 23-21 DART
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 12-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 12-12
Best Performance: Princeton 56, Cornell 7 - The Tigers gain 645 yards and pull off the most lopsided result this series has seen since 1935.
Worst Performance: Cornell 7, Princeton 56 - The Big Red suffer their worst loss of any kind in 13 years.
Most Surprising Result: Columbia 23, Yale 31 - What's more embarrassing: that the Lions went down to a bad Yale team, or that 23 points was their highest scoring output of the season?
MEAC
SCSU 26-28 HAMP
MORG 14-27 NFOLK
FAMU 17-42 NCAT
HOW 27-31 SAV
DSU 10-41 BCU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 4-25
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 0-9
Best Performance: Hampton 28, South Carolina St. 26 - Rashawn Proctor & Twarn Mixson each go over 100 yards receiving as the Pirates get their best win of the season.
Worst Performance: Delaware St. 10, Bethune-Cookman 41 - The Hornets fall to 0-8 and are being outgained by 214 yards-per-game on the year.
Most Surprising Result: South Carolina St. 26, Hampton 28 - Bizarre scheduling: it's now November and SC State has only played one home game this season.
Best Performance: Southern 41, Alcorn St. 33 - The Jags survive Lenorris Footman's monster day largely thanks to a 4-0 turnover advantage.
Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0, (#21) Grambling 70 - The freefalling Golden Lions allow Devante Kincaid to get twice as many TD passes as incompletions.
Mvemjsunpx wrote:Worst Performance: Rhode Island 7, (#8) James Madison 84 - Not only did the Rams allow 628 yards and 3 non-offensive touchdowns, but check out QB Jordan Vazzano's stat line: 4/25 for 12 yards and 5 INTs, which is a minus-20 efficiency rating.
I don't pay attention to polls until Nov (still haven't looked at them yet all season) but on the JMU board I have seen folks say JMU is #5 and #7 in the 2 major polls (Coaches & STATS I think).
JMU Football:
4 Years FBS: 40-11 (.784). Highest winning percentage & least losses of all of G5 2022-2025.
Sun Belt East Champions: 2022, 2023, 2025
Sun Belt Champions: 2025
Top 25 ranked: 2022, 2023, 2025
CFP: 2025
Mvemjsunpx wrote:Worst Performance: Rhode Island 7, (#8) James Madison 84 - Not only did the Rams allow 628 yards and 3 non-offensive touchdowns, but check out QB Jordan Vazzano's stat line: 4/25 for 12 yards and 5 INTs, which is a minus-20 efficiency rating.
I don't pay attention to polls until Nov (still haven't looked at them yet all season) but on the JMU board I have seen folks say JMU is #5 and #7 in the 2 major polls (Coaches & STATS I think).
BDKJMU wrote:
I don't pay attention to polls until Nov (still haven't looked at them yet all season) but on the JMU board I have seen folks say JMU is #5 and #7 in the 2 major polls (Coaches & STATS I think).
JMU Football:
4 Years FBS: 40-11 (.784). Highest winning percentage & least losses of all of G5 2022-2025.
Sun Belt East Champions: 2022, 2023, 2025
Sun Belt Champions: 2025
Top 25 ranked: 2022, 2023, 2025
CFP: 2025
