Week 8 - Conference by Conference Breakdown
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:44 am
Big Sky
WEB 17-3 CP
PORTST 30-59 IDST
EWU 28-46 SUU
UCD 31-45 NAU
MTST 27-24 NOCO
SAC 34-27 UND
Southland
SELU 56-21 ACU
HBU 10-27 SFA
LAM 27-63 SHSU
UCA 45-17 NWST
UIW 7-55 MCNSE
Missouri Valley
WIU 12-24 NDSU
YSU 14-19 UNI
SDKST 62-30 MIZST
SDK 21-37 ILST
SIU 45-24 INST
OVC
JAXST 30-14 EIU
UTM 21-31 EKU
SEMO 31-38 AP
Pioneer League
CAMP 23-37 BUT
DRAKE 19-14 MARIST
DAY 48-22 DVDSN
USD 63-10 JU
STET 26-29 MHEAD
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.
WEB 17-3 CP
PORTST 30-59 IDST
EWU 28-46 SUU
UCD 31-45 NAU
MTST 27-24 NOCO
SAC 34-27 UND
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 13-21
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 9-6
Best Performance: Southern Utah 46, (#8) Eastern Washington 28 - After allowing a kick-return touchdown to fall behind 21-8, the Thunderbirds outscore EWU 38-7.
Worst Performance: Portland St. 30, Idaho St. 59 - The Viks continue to get worse each week as they allow 691 total yards and 14.2 yards-per-pass-attempt.
Most Surprising Result: (#8) Eastern Washington 28, Southern Utah 46 - Gage Gubrud puts up a mere 95.4 efficiency rating, struggling for the first time since the first half against Montana.
Southland
SELU 56-21 ACU
HBU 10-27 SFA
LAM 27-63 SHSU
UCA 45-17 NWST
UIW 7-55 MCNSE
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 8-14
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 6-4
Best Performance: Southeastern Louisiana 56, Abilene Christian 21 - For 5 straight weeks, the Lions have proven they can whip bad teams with regularity. Now, they finally have another chance to prove the good teams won't always whip them.
Worst Performance: Houston Baptist 10, Stephen F. Austin 27 - The Huskies can only manage 22 rushing yards against a team that was allowing 208 ypg on the ground coming in.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Missouri Valley
WIU 12-24 NDSU
YSU 14-19 UNI
SDKST 62-30 MIZST
SDK 21-37 ILST
SIU 45-24 INST
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 20-10
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 18-4
Best Performance: (#24) Illinois St. 37, (#4) South Dakota 21 - Football metaphor (cliche?) city: the Redbirds dramatically right the ship and prevent their season from falling off a cliff.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 24, Southern Illinois 45 - The Sycs start 0-7 for the first time since 2009, the last of their perennial doormat seasons.
Most Surprising Result: (#24) Illinois St. 37, (#4) South Dakota 21 - Illinois State runs for 331 yards, more than in their previous 3 games combined.
OVC
JAXST 30-14 EIU
UTM 21-31 EKU
SEMO 31-38 AP
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 10-17
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 6-7
Best Performance: (#3) Jacksonville St. 30, Eastern Illinois 14 - The Gamecocks shut out EIU over the final 38:00 to effectively put away the Ohio Valley race.
Worst Performance: Tennessee-Martin 21, Eastern Kentucky 31 - I don't think their coach is going to get fired, but UTM's season is looking very much like Holy Cross's at this point.
Most Surprising Result: Eastern Kentucky 31, Tennessee-Martin 21 - After totaling 363 rushing yards in their first 6 games, the Colonels run for 229 on the tough Skyhawk D.
Pioneer League
CAMP 23-37 BUT
DRAKE 19-14 MARIST
DAY 48-22 DVDSN
USD 63-10 JU
STET 26-29 MHEAD
- NConf Record: 0-0
Overall: 13-19
vs. FCS: 0-0
Overall: 3-18
Best Performance: San Diego 63, Jacksonville 10 - Anthony Lawrence throws as many touchdown passes (6) as incompletions (6) as the Toreros brutally beat the Dolphins to death in their own house.
Worst Performance: Davidson 22, Dayton 48 - The Wildcats allow 4 straight touchdowns in the third quarter to turn what was a close game into an ugly one.
Most Surprising Result: Campbell 23, Butler 37 - Campbell doesn't play San Diego, so the Camels probably threw away their chance at an auto-bid here.
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.