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Big Sky

UMT 28-34 EWU
WEB 38-7 CP
IDA 20-27 UCD
PORTST 20-13 SUU
IDST 17-48 NAU
NOCO 7-40 MTST

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 18-19
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 11-7
  
  
  Best Performance: (#6) Eastern Washington 34, (#4) Montana 28 - In a big national showdown, Talolo Limu-Jones grabs 11 balls for 231 yards despite missing most of the fourth quarter with an injury.
  
  Worst Performance: Idaho St. 17, Northern Arizona 48 - The Bengals commit 3 turnovers and allow 649 yards to an NAU team that was averaging just 332 coming in.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Portland St. 20, Southern Utah 13 - For the Vikings, 20 points is their lowest total in a win since 2013.

Southland

UIW 38-27 NWST
SELU 38-35 MCNSE
HBU 17-48 NICH

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 6-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 5-5
  
  
  Best Performance: (#14) Southeastern Louisiana 38, McNeese St. 35 - The Lions score 38 points in 6 redzone trips and hold on at the end to move to 3-1.
  
  Worst Performance: Houston Baptist 17, Nicholls St. 48 - 5 Colonel turnovers prevented this from being much uglier; the Huskies were outgained 650-182.
  
  Most Surprising Result: McNeese St. 35, (#14) Southeastern Louisiana 38 - Kordell Williams kept his team in the game with 17 tackles and 2 TFLs, but still… the Cowboys are 1-4.

Missouri Valley

NDSU 16-10 UND
INST 10-38 SDK
DIX 7-55 SDKST
YSU 7-34 UNI
MIZST 41-20 ILST
SIU 31-30 WIU (OT)

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 20-11
  
  vs. FCS: 1-0
  Overall: 18-2
  
  
  Best Performance: (#5) North Dakota St. 16, (#10) North Dakota 10 - This was by far the closest of the 4 DI meetings between these two rivals, but the Bison defense got the job done again.
  
  Worst Performance: Indiana St. 10, South Dakota 38 - The Sycamores put up just 205 yards and fall to 0-4 in the Dakota Dome.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Western Illinois 30, (#7) Southern Illinois 31 (OT) - The Leathernecks overcame a 20+ point deficit for the 2nd. straight week (and almost the 3rd. straight week), but the ol' two-point conversion gamble didn't pay off.

OVC

EIU 6-22 MUR
SEMO 17-28 TTU
TSU 24-22 AP

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 7-17
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 6-10
  
  
  Best Performance: Tennessee St. 24, Austin Peay 22 - The Tigers overcome 14 penalties to give Eddie George his first DI win.
  
  Worst Performance: Southeast Missouri St. 17, Tennessee Tech 28 - The Redhawks lose the second half 28-7 to a team that had been outscored 162-28 coming into the game.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Austin Peay 22, Tennessee St. 24 - Good thing for the Governors this wasn't a conference game because that's now 2 puzzling losses in a row.

AQ7

DIX 7-55 SDKST
SHSU 21-20 SFA (in Houston, TX)
UCA 42-21 ACU
JAXST 6-31 KENN
TARL 3-20 EKU

• NConf Record: 0-2
  Overall: 14-16
  
  vs. FCS: 0-2
  Overall: 8-10
  
  
  Best Performance: Central Arkansas 42, Abilene Christian 21 - Breylin Smith throws for 358 yards and 5 TDs—211 and a TD going to Lujuan Winningham—as his Bears close the game with 5 unanswered touchdowns.
  
  Worst Performance: Tarleton St. 3, Eastern Kentucky 20 - The Texan D registered 1 INT and 10 pass breakups, but they got no help from the offense.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#17) Jacksonville St. 6, (#20) Kennesaw St. 31 - Not much has gone right for the Gamecocks since they upset Florida State.

Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.

Patriot League

YALE 34-0 LEH
FORD 42-41 LAF
COR 10-21 BUCK
HARV 38-13 HC
COLG 28-21 GTOWN

• NConf Record: 1-2
  Overall: 7-20
  
  vs. FCS: 1-2
  Overall: 6-16
  
  
  Best Performance: Bucknell 21, Cornell 10 - If you win turnovers 4-0, you don't need to gain a whole lot of yards.
  
  Worst Performance: Lehigh 0, Yale 34 - We're into the second week of October and the Mountain Hawks still haven't scored a touchdown.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Holy Cross 13, Harvard 38 - Just as the Crusaders had gotten things rolling again, their quarterbacks combine to go 13/39 for 125 yards and 3 picks (a 44.9 efficiency rating).

NEC

SFPA 27-14 MORG
DSU 33-27 WAG (2OT)
DUQ 37-14 MERR
BROWN 29-36 BRY
SACHRT 17-22 HOW

• NConf Record: 2-2
  Overall: 10-18
  
  vs. FCS: 2-2
  Overall: 7-8
  
  
  Best Performance: Duquesne 37, Merrimack 14 - Jeremiah Josephs registers 5 tackles, 2 pass breakups, and 2 INTs returned for 91 yards to help the Dukes win what may have been the de facto NEC championship game.
  
  Worst Performance: Wagner 27, Delaware St. 33 (2OT) - The Seahawks suffer an embarrassing loss after failing to score in either overtime period.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Sacred Heart 17, Howard 22 - The Pioneers fall to a team that just lost to former NEC bottom-feeder Robert Morris.

CAA

JMU 23-21 UNH
SBU 20-27 URI (OT)
ALB 15-20 UD
ELON 20-7 RICH

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 16-14
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 16-4
  
  
  Best Performance: Elon 20, (#22) Richmond 7 - The Phoenix get a late stop at the 2 yard line to preserve their first CAA victory since 2019.
  
  Worst Performance: (#22) Richmond 7, Elon 20 - The Spiders get shut out over the final 50 minutes and are held to one score by someone other than JMU for the first time in 6 years.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#22) Richmond 7, Elon 20 - Richmond is smothered by a team they got 2 comfortable wins against in the spring.

Big South

GWEBB 17-54 MONM
NFOLK 47-44 HAMP (OT)
RMU 14-41 NCAT
JAXST 6-31 KENN
CAMP 48-31 UNA

• NConf Record: 1-1
  Overall: 12-17
  
  vs. FCS: 1-1
  Overall: 9-8
  
  
  Best Performance: (#20) Kennesaw St. 31, (#17) Jacksonville St. 6 - Owl QB Xavier Shepherd runs for 124 yards and 3 touchdowns in a statement win.
  
  Worst Performance: North Alabama 31, Campbell 48 - The Lions suffer an ACU-like fate as they allow Campbell to score 41 consecutive points.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Monmouth 54, Gardner-Webb 17 - The Hawks are looking like the anti-Youngstown in that they're underachieving out of conference, but dominating (so far) in league play.

SoCon

VMI 24-35 CIT
SAM 42-45 MER
WOFF 21-27 ETSU
WCU 17-45 UTC

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 12-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 8-6
  
  
  Best Performance: The Citadel 35, (#18) VMI 24 - Bulldog QB Jaylan Adams accounts for 302 yards of total offense (188 rush) and 2 total touchdowns as his team takes back the Silver Shako.
  
  Worst Performance: Western Carolina 17, Tennessee-Chattanooga 45 - The Catamounts start 0-5 against DI opponents for the 3rd. straight season.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#18) VMI 24, The Citadel 35 - They've played a few option teams, but still… the defending SoCon champs are allowing 291 yards-per-game on the ground and 5.6 yards-per-carry.

Pioneer League

STTHOM 24-27 USD
MARIST 27-24 VALPO (OT)
DRAKE 6-3 BUT
DVDSN 35-28 STET
DAY 38-45 MHEAD (OT)

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 11-18
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 1-17
  
  
  Best Performance: Morehead St. 45, Dayton 38 (OT) - Mark Pappas throws for a school-record 481 yards and 6 touchdowns on just 43 attempts to help put the Eagles in the PFL title discussion.
  
  Worst Performance: Butler 3, Drake 6 - Thought & prayers go out to those that had to watch this one in person.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Morehead St. 45, Dayton 38 (OT) - Morehead beats Dayton for just the 2nd. time in the last 12 meetings.

Tomorrow: Non-Playoff Folks…

I forgot that North Alabama is still in the Big South this year, so the AQ7 section is now edited.

The A-Sun website lists UNA on their schedule & standings even though they aren't actually in the league yet.

Ivy League

DART 31-7 PENN
COR 10-21 BUCK
HARV 38-13 HC
BROWN 29-36 BRY
YALE 34-0 LEH
COLUM 7-24 PRINCE

• NConf Record: 2-2
  Overall: 10-6
  
  vs. FCS: 2-2
  Overall: 10-6
  
  
  Best Performance: Harvard 38, Holy Cross 13 - The Crimson didn't dominate on the ground this time, but they did force Holy Cross's offense into 4 turnovers and just 254 total yards.
  
  Worst Performance: Cornell 10, Bucknell 21 - The Big Red lose their 6th. straight game against the Patriot League.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Harvard 38, Holy Cross 13 - We're back to the usual dynamic of "Harvard's good, but they won't get to prove it in the playoffs."

MEAC

DSU 33-27 WAG (2OT)
SFPA 27-14 MORG
SACHRT 17-22 HOW
NFOLK 47-44 HAMP (OT)
NCCEN 16-17 MVSU
BCU 35-42 SCSU

• NConf Record: 4-2
  Overall: 9-20
  
  vs. FCS: 4-2
  Overall: 6-14
  
  
  Best Performance: South Carolina St. 42, Bethune-Cookman 35 - The Bulldog offense put up 577 yards and 6 touchdowns, and it turned out every single one of those TDs was important as BCU nearly came back from a 42-7 deficit.
  
  Worst Performance: NC Central 16, Mississippi Valley St. 17 - The Eagles put up just 291 yards against the perennial SWAC-East bottom dweller.
  
  Most Surprising Result: NC Central 16, Mississippi Valley St. 17 - It's not often a team loses when they score a go-ahead TD with 25 seconds left.

SWAC

namer 0-69 TXSO
UAPB 17-27 PVAMU
AAMU 28-37 GRAM
ALST 0-28 FAMU
BCU 35-42 SCSU
NCCEN 16-17 MVSU

• NConf Record: 2-1
  Overall: 13-18
  
  vs. FCS: 1-1
  Overall: 6-8
  
  
  Best Performance: Grambling 37, Alabama A&M 28 - The Tigers did allow 4 Aqeel Glass TD passes, but they also forced 4 Aqeel Glass interceptions.
  
  Worst Performance: Alabama St. 0, Florida A&M 28 - Aside from the their win over BCU, the Hornets have a 1-point win over a DII and 2 shutout losses.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Mississippi Valley St. 17, NC Central 16 - The Delta Devils beat a MEAC team for the first time since 1981.