UND 20-35 EWU UMT 45-20 UCD
PORTST 24-51 IDST CP 24-21 SUU
UNI 17-29 WEB
NAU 31-49 MTST
IDA 24-27 NOCO
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 22-25
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 14-8
Best Performance: (#18) Montana 45, (#4) UC Davis 20 - Behind 3 forced turnovers and 5 Dalton Sneed touchdown passes, the Griz build an insurmountable 38-7 lead.
Worst Performance: Idaho 24, Northern Colorado 27 - Idaho is who we thought they were…
Most Surprising Result: (#4) UC Davis 20, (#18) Montana 45 - After losing rushing by just 88 against the vaunted NDSU attack, the Aggies come home & lose rushing 260-60 to a Montana team not exactly known for running the ball.
Southland
TXSO 31-68 HBU SFA 24-17 LAM
ACU 24-31 UIW SELU 44-27 NWST SHSU 28-17 MCNSE
NICH 3-24 TXST
NConf Record: 1-1 Overall: 14-17
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 9-3
Best Performance: Incarnate Word 31, Abilene Christian 24 - The Cardinals regain some of last year's form by forcing 3 picks and amassing 89 INT-return yards.
Worst Performance: Lamar 17, Stephen F. Austin 24 - Lamar scores just 1 offensive touchdown against a team that was allowing 46.5 ppg coming in.
Most Surprising Result: Abilene Christian 24, Incarnate Word 31 - After beating McNeese & playing UCA tough, the Wildcats lay an egg against their biggest rival.
Missouri Valley
UNI 17-29 WEB
RMU 10-45 YSU
NConf Record: 1-1 Overall: 21-18
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 20-10
Best Performance: (#22) Youngstown St. 45, Robert Morris 10 - After allowing a 97-yard touchdown drive (with an 80-yard run by Alijah Jackson) in the first quarter, the Penguins give up only 116 yards the rest of the way.
Worst Performance: (#9) Northern Iowa 17, (#5) Weber St. 29 - The final margin wasn't too bad, but the Panthers did trail 27-3 in the second quarter.
Best Performance: Austin Peay 52, (#11) Jacksonville St. 33 - Kentel Williams runs for 173 yards and 2 TDs while QB JaVaughn Craig puts up 5 total TDs in the Governors' first-ever conference win over Jacksonville State.
Worst Performance: Eastern Illinois 29, Tennessee Tech 40 - The Panthers lose to TTU for the first time in 8 years despite going a ridiculous 7/9 on fourth down.
Most Surprising Result: (#11) Jacksonville St. 33, Austin Peay 52 - The Gamecocks are 3-0 at home with a couple nice wins, but they've been outscored by 20 ppg in 2 road losses.
Best Performance: Drake 41, Marist 17 - Ian Corwin throws for 255 yards and 4 touchdowns to help the Bulldogs move to 8-0 all-time versus Marist.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 13, (DII) U. Charleston 19 - The Crusaders put up just 121 yards and finish winless against non-DI opponents.
Most Surprising Result: Marist 17, Drake 41 - The Red Foxes scored 26 points in their win over Stetson, but they've scored just 27 total points in their 3 losses.
After scoring only 44 points total in their first three games (with 38 of those coming against a DII team), and not scoring a touchdown in two games, Idaho State scored 41 points in the first half alone against Portland State. That to me is pretty surprising.
Best Performance: Wagner 24, Long Island 14 - Tevaughn Grant puts up 9 tackles, 4 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, and a forced fumble to help the Seahawks win their 3rd. straight NEC game.
Worst Performance: Long Island 14, Wagner 24 - The Shark defense has been relatively respectable, but their offense is averaging just 200 yards-per-game and 9 points-per-game on the season.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
CAA
MAINE 17-33 NOVA
W&M 31-39 ALB
DUQ 6-23 UNH SBU 31-27 URI
UD 14-17 PITT
TOW 0-38 UF
RICH 16-23 FORD JMU 45-10 ELON
NConf Record: 1-3 Overall: 22-17
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 22-5
Best Performance: (#2) James Madison 45, (#24) Elon 10 - The Dukes win rushing 336-33 and allow 0 tackles-for-loss.
Worst Performance: Richmond 16, Fordham 23 - It's now been more than a year since the Spiders scored 30+ points against a scholarship opponent.
Most Surprising Result: (#20) Delaware 14, (FBS) Pittsburgh 17 - The Hens were the more disciplined outfit—they won turnovers 2-0 and penalties 13-3—but a 443-170 disadvantage in yardage was too much to overcome.
Big South
rein 7-31 KENN(called in 3Q) CAMP 34-27 MER
PRESBY 21-41 UNA
NConf Record: 2-0 Overall: 13-19
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 9-11
Best Performance: Campbell 34, Mercer 27 - The Camels start 3-1 for the 3rd. time in the past 4 seasons.
Worst Performance: Presbyterian 21, North Alabama 41 - The Blue Hose start 0-4 for the first time in 9 years.
Most Surprising Result: Campbell 34, Mercer 27 - Campbell true-freshman QB Hajj-Malik Williams is averaging 250.5 yards-of-total-offense-per-game and has a 162.7 efficiency rating.
SoCon
WOFF 51-36 VMI
ETSU 10-17 FUR CAMP 34-27 MER
CIT 55-61 SAM(4OT)
WCU 36-60 UTC
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 11-16
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 7-10
Best Performance: Samford 61, (#25) The Citadel 55 (4OT) - Samford moves to 2-0 in SoCon play in a game so even that the two teams finished with the same yardage total (462).
Worst Performance: Mercer 27, Campbell 34 - The Bears lose 3-straight FCS games for the first time in 4 years.
Most Surprising Result: Mercer 27, Campbell 34 - Mercer still loses despite cracking 300 rushing yards for the first time since 2013, their (modern) inaugural season.
Best Performance: (#17) North Carolina A&T 37, Delaware St. 0 - Jah-Maine Martin runs for 4 touchdowns and 108 yards, which was 8 more yards than DSU had in total offense.
Worst Performance: Morgan St. 17, NC Central 27 - The Bears allow 330 rushing yards to a team that only had 338 total rushing yards against DI competition coming in.
Most Surprising Result: Morgan St. 17, NC Central 27 - It wasn't all bad for Morgan: Rico Kennedy had 3 tackles-for-loss and is on pace for 26 TFLs on the season.
Best Performance: Prairie View A&M 42, Grambling 36 - The Panthers triple Grambling in rushing yardage, mostly thanks to Dawonya Tucker's 263 yards and 2 TDs.
Worst Performance: Jackson St. 25, (DII) Kentucky St. 33 - The Tigers are outrushed 353-85 by an unranked DII squad.
Most Surprising Result: (DII) Kentucky St. 33, Jackson St. 25 - The Thoroughbreds are 2-0 against FCS this year despite the fact that they're currently on a 12-game losing streak against DII competition.
Best Performance: (#17) North Carolina A&T 37, Delaware St. 0 - Jah-Maine Martin runs for 4 touchdowns and 108 yards, which was 8 more yards than DSU had in total offense.
Worst Performance: Morgan St. 17, NC Central 27 - The Bears allow 330 rushing yards to a team that only had 338 total rushing yards against DI competition coming in.
Most Surprising Result: Morgan St. 17, NC Central 27 - It wasn't all bad for Morgan: Rico Kennedy had 3 tackles-for-loss and is on pace for 26 TFLs on the season.
Best Performance: Prairie View A&M 42, Grambling 36 - The Panthers triple Grambling in rushing yardage, mostly thanks to Dawonya Tucker's 263 yards and 2 TDs.
Worst Performance: Jackson St. 25, (DII) Kentucky St. 33 - The Tigers are outrushed 353-85 by an unranked DII squad.
Most Surprising Result: (DII) Kentucky St. 33, Jackson St. 25 - The Thoroughbreds are 2-0 against FCS this year despite the fact that they're currently on a 12-game losing streak against DII competition.
