EWU 35-33 UNLV (2OT)
PORTST 35-49 HAW CP 28-17 USD UCD 19-17 TULSA SAC 19-7 DIX
simfra 0-68 IDA UND 35-14 IDST
SUU 14-41 ASU
WEB 17-40 UTAH SHSU 42-16 NAU UMT 13-7 UW
MTST 16-19 WYO
NOCO 7-35 CU
NConf Record: 6-7 Overall: 6-8
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 2-2
Best Performance: (#9) Montana 13, (FBS) Washington 7 - The Griz pull a big upset by forcing 3 INTs and holding UDub to just 1 offensive play of 20+ yards.
Worst Performance: Idaho St. 14, (#8) North Dakota 35 - Tyler Vander Waal throws 3 picks, and the Bengals suffer their worst loss to North Dakota since 1966.
Most Surprising Result: (#9) Montana 13, (FBS) Washington 7 - Montana becomes the 5th. FCS team to upset a ranked FBS. Only 1 of the previous 4 went on to win the national championship, however (2007 App State).
Southland
HBU 17-27 UNM
UIW 41-44 YSU(OT) SELU 49-28 UNA
NWST 14-44 UNT uwf 42-36 MCNSE
NICH 17-42 MEM
NConf Record: 1-5 Overall: 1-5
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 1-1
Best Performance: (#15) Southeastern Louisiana 49, North Alabama 28 - The Lions win rushing 232-54 and close the game on a 29-7 run.
Worst Performance: McNeese St. 36, (DII) West Florida 42 - Cody Orgeron threw for 367 yards and 2 TDs, but he was outdueled by Argonaut QB Austin Reed—380 yards and 4 TDs on just 36 attempts.
Most Surprising Result: McNeese St. 36, (DII) West Florida 42 - Given the Southland's long-standing affinity for inexplicable DII choke-jobs, maybe scheduling the defending DII champion wasn't the best idea.
Missouri Valley
UND 35-14 IDST
ALB 6-28 NDSU
SDK 14-17 KU SDKST 42-23 CSU
UNI 10-16 ISU
MIZST 16-23 OKST
BUT 7-49 ILST
WIU 21-31 BALL SIU 47-21 SEMO
UIW 41-44 YSU(OT)
NConf Record: 6-4 Overall: 7-4
vs. FCS: 5-0 Overall: 6-0
Best Performance: (#3) South Dakota St. 42, (FBS) Colorado St. 23 - Not only did the Jackrabbits humiliate an FBS squad on their home field, they made it so the result wasn't even in doubt at any point in the second half.
Worst Performance: South Dakota 14, (FBS) Kansas 17 - It's gotta be humiliating to lose to an FBS program that's so bad their fans actually stormed the field after an FCS win.
Most Surprising Result: (#8) North Dakota 35, Idaho St. 14 - After inexplicably losing 3 of the last 4 in this series, the Fighting Hawks finally get the Bengal off their back.
OVC
SIU 47-21 SEMO
EIU 0-46 SCAR
MVSU 0-35 MUR
TSU 10-16 GRAM(in Canton, OH)
TTU 14-52 SAM
UTM 21-59 WKU AP 30-20 UTC
NConf Record: 2-5 Overall: 2-6
vs. FCS: 2-3 Overall: 2-4
Best Performance: (#20) Austin Peay 30, (#18) Tennessee-Chattanooga 20 - The Governors double-up Chattanooga in total yardage on the Mocs' home field.
Worst Performance: Tennessee Tech 14, Samford 52 - The Golden Eagles are outscored 35-0 over the final 24 minutes.
Most Surprising Result: (#20) Austin Peay 30, (#18) Tennessee-Chattanooga 20 - Recently a doormat, this was Austin Peay's 7th. top-25 win in the past 3 seasons.
AQ7
SAC 19-7 DIX
ACU 9-56 SMU
TARL 10-20 SFA SHSU 42-16 NAU
UCA 21-40 ARKST UAB 31-0 JAXST (in Montgomery, AL) EKU 31-28 WCU
NConf Record: 2-4 Overall: 2-4
vs. FCS: 2-1 Overall: 2-1
Best Performance: (#1) Sam Houston St. 42, Northern Arizona 16 - The defending champs rack up 560 yards despite having to play at 7,000,000 ft. or whatever Flagstaff's elevation is.
Worst Performance: Tarleton St. 10, Stephen F. Austin 20 - Since moving up, the Texans have an FBS win (NMSU) but still no FCS wins aside from one over fellow transitional Dixie State.
Most Surprising Result: (#10) Jacksonville St. 0, (FBS) UAB 31 - The Gamecocks lose yardage 517-156 against an FBS they should've been at least somewhat competitive with.
NOVA 47-3 LEH
LAF 14-35 AF
BUCK 0-21 SACHRT
COLG 0-51 BC
FORD 7-52 NEB HC 38-28 UCONN
NConf Record: 1-5 Overall: 1-5
vs. FCS: 0-2 Overall: 0-2
Best Performance: Holy Cross 38, (FBS) Connecticut 28 - The Crusaders get their first I-A/FBS win in 19 years thanks to 4 forced turnovers and a 100-yard rushing game from QB Matthew Sluka.
Worst Performance: Bucknell 0, Sacred Heart 21 - The Bison are outgained 455-143 in losing their 11th. straight non-conference game.
Most Surprising Result: Holy Cross 38, (FBS) Connecticut 28 - Not only did the Cross get a big FBS win this week, they scored 14 more points than the rest of the Patriot League combined.
NEC
SFPA 15-35 EMU
DUQ 3-45 TCU
LIU 10-48 FIU
WAG 7-69 BUFF
anselm 23-55 MERR
BRY 21-45 URI soct 28-21 CCSU
BUCK 0-21 SACHRT
NConf Record: 2-6 Overall: 2-6
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 1-1
Best Performance: Sacred Heart 21, Bucknell 0 - Julius Chestnut ran for 170 and a TD while the Pioneer defense held Bucknell without a single 20+ yard play.
Worst Performance: Central Connecticut St. 21, (DII) Southern Connecticut St. 28 - The 2019 NEC champs fall to a DII that hasn't had a winning record in 5 years.
Most Surprising Result: Central Connecticut St. 21, (DII) Southern Connecticut St. 28 - The Blue Devils somehow found a way to lose a game where they ran 36 more plays than their opponent and held them to 4 rushing yards.
CAA
NOVA 47-3 LEH
ALB 6-28 NDSU UNH 27-21 SBU UD 34-24 MAINE
BRY 21-45 URI TOW 31-0 MORG
HOW 14-38 RICH
W&M 0-43 UVA
MHEAD 10-68 JMU WOFF 24-22 ELON
NConf Record: 5-3 Overall: 5-3
vs. FCS: 5-2 Overall: 5-2
Best Performance: (#5) Delaware 34, Maine 24 - The Hens allowed 24 unanswered points over the final 9:00 of the first half, but they pitched a shutout over the other 51:00.
Worst Performance: Elon 22, Wofford 24 - The Phoenix lose their 6th. straight contest on a blocked field goal in the final seconds.
Most Surprising Result: (#16) Villanova 47, Lehigh 3 - The Wildcats get their most lopsided win over Lehigh since 1927 (they didn't play again until 2004 ).
Big South
MONM 15-50 MTSU
vuu 28-42 HAMP
NCAT 18-29 FUR
GWEBB 25-30 GASO
CAMP 7-48 LIB
rein 25-35 KENN SELU 49-28 UNA
NConf Record: 2-5 Overall: 2-5
vs. FCS: 0-2 Overall: 0-2
Best Performance: Gardner-Webb 25, (FBS) Georgia Southern 30 - Bailey Fisher threw for 315 yards and 3 TDs (164 and a TD to T.J. Luther), but it wasn't quite enough for the Bulldogs to pull an out-of-nowhere upset.
Worst Performance: Hampton 42 (DII) Virginia Union 28 - Not a strong performance by the Pirates, but it was still better than the 36-17 loss they suffered against the Panthers 2 years ago.
Most Surprising Result: Gardner-Webb 25, (FBS) Georgia Southern 30 - It seems like it's become routine for Gardner-Webb to have an unexpectedly strong performance early in the season. Those performances haven't really meant anything for them long term, though. Will that change?
SoCon
DVDSN 24-45 VMI EKU 31-28 WCU
NCAT 18-29 FUR WOFF 24-22 ELON
CIT 14-52 CCU
point 0-69 MER
TTU 14-52 SAM ETSU 23-3 VANDY AP 30-20 UTC
NConf Record: 6-3 Overall: 6-3
vs. FCS: 4-2 Overall: 4-2
Best Performance: East Tennessee St. 23, (FBS) Vanderbilt 3 - Stephen Scott put up 10 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 pass breakup, and a 27-yard fumble-return touchdown that effectively iced the game with 8:26 to go.
Worst Performance: Western Carolina 28, Eastern Kentucky 31 - The Catamounts lose for the 11th. time in their last 12 games.
Most Surprising Result: East Tennessee St. 23, (FBS) Vanderbilt 3 - The Buccaneers lost to Vandy 38-0 less than 2 years ago.
Best Performance: Presbyterian 84, (NAIA) St. Andrews 43 - I'm not sure this was really the best team performance in the Pioneer, but Blue Hose QB Ren Hefley did get more ESPN attention than the Montana upset with his 538 yards and an FCS-record 10 touchdown passes.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 10, (NAIA) Indiana Wesleyan 28 - Teryn Berry throws 4 picks in an ugly, ugly loss.
Most Surprising Result: Valparaiso 10, (NAIA) Indiana Wesleyan 28 - This team beat San Diego in April?
You sure that FCS record isn't a full D-I or even NCAA record? Anyone in NAIA or NCCAA match or beat that?
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.
SuperHornet wrote: ↑Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:22 am
You sure that FCS record isn't a full D-I or even NCAA record? Anyone in NAIA or NCCAA match or beat that?
David Klinger threw for 11 TD passes against Eastern Washington in 1990. Former FCS record of 9 was shared by Willie Totten of Mississippi Valley State and Drew Hubel of Portland State.
bow 24-32 DSU TOW 31-0 MORG
HOW 14-38 RICH
NFOLK 10-49 TOL
SCSU 41-42 AAMU
NConf Record: 1-4 Overall: 2-4
vs. FCS: 0-3 Overall: 1-3
Best Performance: Delaware St. 32, (DII) Bowie St. 24 - The Hornets force 6 turnovers and burst out to an early 19-0 lead against the 2-time defending CIAA champs.
Worst Performance: Morgan St. 0, Towson 31 - The Bears have lost the last 4 Battles for Greater Baltimore by a combined score of 119-13.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
SWAC
PVAMU 40-17 TXSO
lane 16-34 UAPB
TSU 10-16 GRAM(in Canton, OH)
SU 3-55 TROY JSU 7-6 FAMU (in Miami Gardens, FL)
BCU 28-37 UTEP
miles 13-14 ALST(OT)
SCSU 41-42 AAMU
MVSU 0-35 MUR
NConf Record: 4-3 Overall: 4-4
vs. FCS: 2-1 Overall: 2-2
Best Performance: Alabama A&M 42, South Carolina St. 41 - Aqeel Glass throws for 426 yards and 4 touchdowns (0 INTs) as his Bulldogs win this battle of preseason favorites.
Worst Performance: Texas Southern 17, Prairie View A&M 40 - The Tigers lose to their Labor Day Classic rivals for the 7th. straight time.
Most Surprising Result: Jackson St. 7, Florida A&M 6 - Deion Sanders improves to 5-3 as a head coach in a game that put football back several decades.
OL FU wrote: ↑Wed Sep 08, 2021 4:01 pm
I guess I need to start paying attention
I didn't know until saturday that NC A&T and Hampton were in the Big South
OK I will crawl back in my hole again
Yeah, there were a lot of weird conference moves this offseason. Hampton actually joined the Big South in 2019 after going independent for a year, though.
OL FU wrote: ↑Wed Sep 08, 2021 4:01 pm
I guess I need to start paying attention
I didn't know until saturday that NC A&T and Hampton were in the Big South
OK I will crawl back in my hole again
Yeah, there were a lot of weird conference moves this offseason. Hampton actually joined the Big South in 2019 after going independent for a year, though.
The MEAC essentially managed themselves out of a FB conference. They might be able to add Chicago State if they need an Oly member though.
Mvemjsunpx wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:36 pm
The Hens allowed 24 unanswered points over the final 9:00 of the first half, but they pitched a shutout over the other 51:00.
Drove down to DE on Thursday evening and had to wait until I got close enough for 94.7 FM to flip over from a DC station to a DE station. Guess which 9 minutes I listened to on the radio. I didn't turn it back on after halftime.
34-0 Hens while 89 isn't listening. I may be banned from watching this year.
Mvemjsunpx wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:36 pm
The Hens allowed 24 unanswered points over the final 9:00 of the first half, but they pitched a shutout over the other 51:00.
Drove down to DE on Thursday evening and had to wait until I got close enough for 94.7 FM to flip over from a DC station to a DE station. Guess which 9 minutes I listened to on the radio. I didn't turn it back on after halftime.
34-0 Hens while 89 isn't listening. I may be banned from watching this year.
89Hen wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 11:03 am
Drove down to DE on Thursday evening and had to wait until I got close enough for 94.7 FM to flip over from a DC station to a DE station. Guess which 9 minutes I listened to on the radio. I didn't turn it back on after halftime.
34-0 Hens while 89 isn't listening. I may be banned from watching this year.