WEB 35-34 EWU UCD 24-13 CP
NAU 0-44 SAC UMT 34-14 IDA NOCO 17-9 SUU
IDST 9-27 MTST
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 19-19
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 12-7
Best Performance: Weber St. 35, (#2) Eastern Washington 34 - Eddie Heckard netted 7 tackles, an INT, a pass breakup, and a forced fumble as his Wildcats did what they had to do to keep their season alive.
Worst Performance: Southern Utah 9, Northern Colorado 17 - The T-Birds are outrushed 251-21 in losing their 8th. straight Big Sky game.
Most Surprising Result: (#2) Eastern Washington 34, Weber St. 35 - Eric Barriere goes 19/39 for 245 yards, his lowest passing-yardage total since throwing for 176 against Cal Poly in 2019.
Southland
NICH 44-14 HBU SELU 51-14 NWST
UIW 20-28 MCNSE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 6-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-5
Best Performance: McNeese St. 28, (#16) Incarnate Word 20 - Isaiah Chambers netted 5 tackles, 4 sacks, a forced fumble, and a pass breakup as his Cowboys nominally kept their season alive.
Worst Performance: Houston Baptist 14, Nicholls St. 44 - A one-hour lightning delay just postponed the inevitable for the Huskies as they were outrushed 347-8 on their home field.
Most Surprising Result: (#16) Incarnate Word 20, McNeese St. 28 - The Cardinals, who were +7 on turnovers coming in, lose the turnover battle 4-0.
Missouri Valley
WIU 10-34 UND
MIZST 20-27 NDSU ILST 20-14 SDK UNI 26-17 SDKST
YSU 17-28 INST
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 20-11
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 18-2
Best Performance: (#20) Northern Iowa 26, (#6) South Dakota St. 17 - Panther K Matthew Cook leads all scorers by going 4/4 on field goals including 3 from 40+ and 2 from 50+.
Worst Performance: Youngstown St. 17, Indiana St. 28 - Penguin QB Jaleel McLaughlin had a good game on the ground, running for 138 yards and a TD, but he had a lousy one through the air: 13/31, 172 yards, 1 TD, 4 INTs.
Most Surprising Result: Illinois St. 20, (#15) South Dakota 14 - The Redbirds capitalize on an injury to Coyote QB Carson Camp by winning turnovers 3-0.
Best Performance: Austin Peay 47, Murray St. 6 - The Govs dominate a battle of underachievers by running for 373 yards and winning turnovers 4-0.
Worst Performance: Eastern Illinois 0, Tennessee St. 28 - The Panthers rank 4th. worst in the nation in passing efficiency (88.0).
Most Surprising Result: Murray St. 6, Austin Peay 47 - The Racers suffer their most lopsided FCS defeat since a 76-34 loss to Tennessee-Martin in 2007.
Best Performance: (#1) Sam Houston St. 42, Jacksonville St. 7 - The Bearkats score 6 unanswered touchdowns to end the game and leave no doubt as to who the best team in the "conference" is.
Worst Performance: Dixie St. 20, Stephen F. Austin 37 - The Trailblazers outrushed their opponent for the first time this season, and they still couldn't make it close.
Most Surprising Result: Jacksonville St. 7, (#1) Sam Houston St. 42 - Jax State's season was pretty much on the line here, and this was the best they could do.
Good write-up as always, Venus. I might have chosen NAU for worst performance in the Sky given the shutout and second quarter Hornet outburst, and the fact that the Jack offense was in chains until Sac put in the backups (and when the starters returned, the chains reappeared). But you probably saw that SUU game, and have more info....
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: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 11:58 am
Good write-up as always, Venus. I might have chosen NAU for worst performance in the Sky given the shutout and second quarter Hornet outburst, and the fact that the Jack offense was in chains until Sac put in the backups (and when the starters returned, the chains reappeared). But you probably saw that SUU game, and have more info....
Thanks.
I considered going with NAU, but I thought being humiliated by Sac was marginally less bad than losing at home to Northern Colorado.
Best Performance: Holy Cross 42, Colgate 10 - The Crusaders get their 2nd. straight conference blowout by running for 359 yards and allowing no offensive touchdowns.
Worst Performance: Bucknell 21, Georgetown 29 - The Bison allow Georgetown to get their first 200-yard rushing performance in 14 games.
Most Surprising Result: Lehigh 28, Fordham 35 - The Mountain Hawks, who hadn't scored a touchdown on the season coming in, put up 567 yards and 28 points… and they still found a way to lose.
NEC
BRY 31-10 WAG LIU 30-13 CCSU 13
DUQ 13-31 SACHRT
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-20
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 7-10
Best Performance: Sacred Heart 31, Duquesne 13 - Malik Grant runs for 186 yards and 2 TDs in a stunningly dominant win for the Pioneers.
Worst Performance: Central Connecticut St. 13, Long Island 30 - The Blue Devils lose 5 straight for the first time since 2016-17.
Most Surprising Result: Central Connecticut St. 13, Long Island 30 - It's one thing to have a disappointing season, but this is absolute rock bottom.
CAA
URI 0-44 NOVA MAINE 19-16 ALB
RICH 14-27 SBU JMU 22-10 UD
TOW 14-40 W&M
UNH 10-24 ELON
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 16-5
Best Performance: (#5) Villanova 44, (#18) Rhode Island 0 - The Wildcats outgain Rhody 511-165 and hold them to a 56.0 efficiency rating.
Worst Performance: Richmond 14, Stony Brook 27 - The Spiders commit 6 turnovers, just 1 less than they had on the season coming in.
Most Surprising Result: Albany 16, Maine 19 - The Danes fall to 0-7 with 5 of those losses coming by one score.
Best Performance: Hampton 30, North Carolina A&T 9 - The Pirates end a 3-game losing streak to NC A&T with a strong defensive effort that included 5 sacks and 2 INTs.
Worst Performance: Charleston Southern 22, North Alabama 45 - 50 of this games 67 points were scored in the fourth quarter.
Most Surprising Result: North Carolina A&T 9, Hampton 30 - The Aggies lose 4 games in a season for the first time since 2013.
SoCon
ETSU 17-13 FUR WCU 45-31 CIT
WOFF 14-45 MER UTC 55-13 SAM
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 12-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 8-6
Best Performance: Tennessee-Chattanooga 55, Samford 13 - The Mocs hold Samford to 200 yards, their lowest total against a non-FBS opponent in at least 10 years (Samford's website stats only go back to 2012).
Worst Performance: The Citadel 31, Western Carolina 45 - The triple-option Bulldogs run for a season-low 177 yards against a team that was allowing 227 rushing ypg coming in.
Most Surprising Result: Western Carolina 45, The Citadel 31 - The Catamounts are 2-10 in their last 12 SoCon games; both wins came against The Citadel.
Pioneer League
STET 2-0 DRAKE (forfeit)
DAY 28-45 VALP DVDSN 49-35 BUT MHEAD 27-24 MARIST USD 69-28 PRESBY
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 11-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 1-17
Best Performance: Morehead St. 27, Marist 24 - Mark Pappas throws for 396 yards and 3 TDs (0 INTs on 52 attempts) in a big PFL win for the Eagles.
Worst Performance: Presbyterian 28, San Diego 69 - I know Kevin Kelley's system leads to high-scoring games, but it's still really bad to allow the worst San Diego team in years to tie a school record for points.
Is this the first of the COVID-related forfeits? In the past, such games have simply been postponed or outright cancelled. Did someone decree that such games would result in a forfeit now?
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'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.
BROWN 49-45 COR COLUM 19-0 DART
PENN 28-42 YALE
HARV 16-18 PRINCE(5OT)
NConf Record: 3-1 Overall: 17-7
vs. FCS: 3-0 Overall: 17-6
Best Performance: Columbia 19, (#25) Dartmouth 0 - The Lions pull off an ESPNU prime-time stunner and shut out Dartmouth for the first time since 1947.
Worst Performance: Cornell 45, Brown 49 - Cornell's defense forced 4 turnovers and still gave up 49 points.
Most Surprising Result: (#25) Dartmouth 0, Columbia 19 - The Big Green goes 0/3 on fourth down and gets shut out for the first time in 10 years.
MEAC
SCSU 13-7 DSU NCCEN 28-17 MORG NFOLK 45-31 HOW
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 11-22
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 6-16
Best Performance: Norfolk St. 45, Howard 31 - Juwan Carter completes 89.7% of his passes for 332 yards and a TD as the Spartans move to 5-2.
Worst Performance: Morgan St. 17, NC Central 28 - The Bears start 0-7 for the first time since they started 0-10 in both 1990 & 1991.
Best Performance: Prairie View A&M 48, Southern 21 - The Panthers win yardage 504-250 and beat Southern for just the 2nd. time in the past 8 meetings.
Worst Performance: Southern 21, Prairie View A&M 48 - The Jaguars have a losing record after 7 games for the first time since 2012, also their last losing season overall.
Most Surprising Result: Mississippi Valley St. 28, Florida A&M 31 - Keonte Daniels put up 11 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, and 1 INT (37 yds.), but his Delta Devils couldn't quite pull off a big SWAC upset.
Mvemjsunpx wrote: ↑Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:24 pmBig Sky
WEB 35-34 EWU UCD 24-13 CP
NAU 0-44 SAC UMT 34-14 IDA NOCO 17-9 SUU
IDST 9-27 MTST
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 19-19
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 12-7
Best Performance: Weber St. 35, (#2) Eastern Washington 34 - Eddie Heckard netted 7 tackles, an INT, a pass breakup, and a forced fumble as his Wildcats did what they had to do to keep their season alive.
Worst Performance: Southern Utah 9, Northern Colorado 17 - The T-Birds are outrushed 251-21 in losing their 8th. straight Big Sky game.
Most Surprising Result: (#2) Eastern Washington 34, Weber St. 35 - Eric Barriere goes 19/39 for 245 yards, his lowest passing-yardage total since throwing for 176 against Cal Poly in 2019.
Southland
NICH 44-14 HBU SELU 51-14 NWST
UIW 20-28 MCNSE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 6-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-5
Best Performance: McNeese St. 28, (#16) Incarnate Word 20 - Isaiah Chambers netted 5 tackles, 4 sacks, a forced fumble, and a pass breakup as his Cowboys nominally kept their season alive.
Worst Performance: Houston Baptist 14, Nicholls St. 44 - A one-hour lightning delay just postponed the inevitable for the Huskies as they were outrushed 347-8 on their home field.
Most Surprising Result: (#16) Incarnate Word 20, McNeese St. 28 - The Cardinals, who were +7 on turnovers coming in, lose the turnover battle 4-0.
Missouri Valley
WIU 10-34 UND
MIZST 20-27 NDSU ILST 20-14 SDK UNI 26-17 SDKST
YSU 17-28 INST
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 20-11
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 18-2
Best Performance: (#20) Northern Iowa 26, (#6) South Dakota St. 17 - Panther K Matthew Cook leads all scorers by going 4/4 on field goals including 3 from 40+ and 2 from 50+.
Worst Performance: Youngstown St. 17, Indiana St. 28 - Penguin QB Jaleel McLaughlin had a good game on the ground, running for 138 yards and a TD, but he had a lousy one through the air: 13/31, 172 yards, 1 TD, 4 INTs.
Most Surprising Result: Illinois St. 20, (#15) South Dakota 14 - The Redbirds capitalize on an injury to Coyote QB Carson Camp by winning turnovers 3-0.
Best Performance: Austin Peay 47, Murray St. 6 - The Govs dominate a battle of underachievers by running for 373 yards and winning turnovers 4-0.
Worst Performance: Eastern Illinois 0, Tennessee St. 28 - The Panthers rank 4th. worst in the nation in passing efficiency (88.0).
Most Surprising Result: Murray St. 6, Austin Peay 47 - The Racers suffer their most lopsided FCS defeat since a 76-34 loss to Tennessee-Martin in 2007.
Best Performance: (#1) Sam Houston St. 42, Jacksonville St. 7 - The Bearkats score 6 unanswered touchdowns to end the game and leave no doubt as to who the best team in the "conference" is.
Worst Performance: Dixie St. 20, Stephen F. Austin 37 - The Trailblazers outrushed their opponent for the first time this season, and they still couldn't make it close.
Most Surprising Result: Jacksonville St. 7, (#1) Sam Houston St. 42 - Jax State's season was pretty much on the line here, and this was the best they could do.