IDA 44-36 EWU UCD 31-13 CP
NAU 30-31 SAC
IDST 20-28 UMT
PORTST 22-38 MTST WEB 28-21 NOCO
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 18-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 12-7
Best Performance: (#4) Idaho 44, (#19) Eastern Washington 36 - Vandal RB Anthony Woods runs for 183 yards and 5 touchdowns & teammate Nick Romano adds another 129 rushing yards to more than compensate for a surprisingly quiet passing game.
Worst Performance: Cal Poly 13, (#21) UC Davis 31 - The weak Mustang offense allows Aggie LB Nick Eaton to put up 3 tackles-for-loss, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, and a pass breakup.
Most Surprising Result: Northern Arizona 30, (#8) Sacramento St. 31 - The Lumberjacks have looked surprisingly decent the last two weeks, but alas, they're still a 1-4 team with a really bad loss.
Southland
TAMUC 27-56 SFA LAM 21-19 HCU TARL 14-13 SELU EIU 19-10 NWST NICH 31-10 MCNSE
NConf Record: 0-3 Overall: 6-24
vs. FCS: 0-3 Overall: 2-14
Best Performance: Nicholls St. 31, McNeese St. 10 - The Colonels force 4 turnovers—2 of them accounted for by DB Tyler Morton—as they pick up their first win of the season.
Worst Performance: Houston Christian 19, Lamar 21 - Jalyx Hunt's 10 tackles, 3 TFLs, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery weren't enough to prevent a bad home loss for the Huskies.
Most Surprising Result: Southeastern Louisiana 13, Tarleton St. 14 - The Lions start 0-5 for the first time since 1985, the last year before they dropped football (they brought the program back in 2003).
Missouri Valley
SDK 24-19 NDSU
UND 21-42 SDKST
YSU 41-44 UNI
MIZST 20-33 SIU
INST 28-30 MUR
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 20-16
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 18-6
Best Performance: South Dakota 24, (#2) North Dakota St. 19 - The Coyotes build a 21-3 lead and upset NDSU despite only being able to run 38 offensive plays.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 28, Murray St. 30 - Plez Lawrence's 203 rushing yards and 3 TDs were apparently not enough to beat the conference newbie from the Ohio Valley.
Most Surprising Result: (#2) North Dakota St. 19, South Dakota 24 - The Bison had won the previous 6 meetings with SoDak by an average score of 45-17.
UAC
UTU 20-41 CSU UCA 29-27 SUU
ACU 31-45 UNT
TAMUC 27-56 SFA TARL 14-13 SELU EKU 32-22 UNA AP 52-10 LIND
NConf Record: 3-2 Overall: 16-20
vs. FCS: 3-0 Overall: 14-10
Best Performance: (#25) Central Arkansas 29, Southern Utah 27 - ShunDerrick Powell only had 115 yards on the ground this time, but it was well earned against a tough SUU defense that is only allowing 77.8 rushing ypg and 2.6 yards-per-carry.
Worst Performance: Southern Utah 27, (#25) Central Arkansas 29 - The Thunderbird offense, on the other hand, has struggled this season—they're putting up just 304.6 total ypg and 4.9 yards-per-play.
Most Surprising Result: Utah Tech 20, (FBS) Colorado St. 41 - It's been difficult to figure out the Trailblazers: 3 ugly, ugly losses, but also a surprising road win (NAU) and making an FBS matchup a legitimate game into the fourth quarter.
Pioneer
swmn 15-16 VALPO
PRESBY 17-27 BUT STTHOM 20-14 DAY
STET 24-34 MARIST
USD 33-55 DVDSN DRAKE 16-9 MHEAD
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 12-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 1-14
Best Performance: Davidson 55, San Diego 33 - The Wildcats reprise their video-game-like ground attack from the late-2010s as they run for 449 yards and 7 touchdowns on just 41 carries.
Worst Performance: Morehead St. 9, Drake 16 - The Eagles lose their 8th. straight PFL game.
Most Surprising Result: San Diego 33, Davidson 55 - The Toreros have now lost to Davidson 3 times this decade after only losing to them a total of 2 times before that.
LEH 7-49 MONM
BUCK 22-56 LAF COLG 35-25 COR HARV 38-28 HC
FORD 24-28 GTOWN
NConf Record: 1-2 Overall: 13-15
vs. FCS: 1-2 Overall: 12-11
Best Performance: Georgetown 28, Fordham 24 - The Hoyas overcome 3 interceptions and hold Fordham to 189 yards passing, the Rams' lowest total against an FCS opponent since 2019.
Worst Performance: Lehigh 7, Monmouth 49 - The Mountain Hawks allow 619 yards and lose for the 12th. time in their last 14 games.
Most Surprising Result: Georgetown 28, Fordham 24 - Just when you thought Georgetown was ready to fall into oblivion (yet again) after their 2-0 start, they show they still have some fight in them.
NEC
DUQ 31-28 LIU
WAG 3-52 RUT SFPA 15-10 SHILL
CCSU 20-42 BROWN MERR 17-7 SACHRT
NConf Record: 0-2 Overall: 4-19
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 1-11
Best Performance: Duquesne 31, Long Island 28 - The Dukes pull out a tough road win despite allowing two 70+ yard TD runs to the Sharks.
Worst Performance: Sacred Heart 7, Merrimack 17 - The Pioneers somehow lose a game in which their opponent went 0/8 passing with an INT.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
CAA
NOVA 10-31 ALB TOW 54-51 UNH (OT)
SBU 28-56 MAINE
BRY 26-49 URI
LEH 7-49 MONM HAMP 31-14 RICH NCAT 28-26 NFOLK
CAMP 48-49 NCCEN(OT)
W&M 6-14 ELON
NConf Record: 3-1 Overall: 17-21
vs. FCS: 3-1 Overall: 17-8
Best Performance: Albany 31, (#16) Villanova 10 - AJ Simon, Ori Jean-Charles, and Anton Juncaj combine for 7 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, and 2 pass breakups in a dominant defensive performance for the Danes.
Worst Performance: Richmond 14, Hampton 31 - The Spiders continue their strong case for most disappointing team in FCS by getting outrushed 241-30 by the school picked last in the CAA preseason poll.
Most Surprising Result: (#14) New Hampshire 51, Towson 54 (OT) - The Wildcats are now in an 0-2 hole in CAA play, and they're allowing 30.4 points-per-game and 425.6 yards-per-game overall on the season.
Big South/OVC
AP 52-10 LIND EIU 19-10 NWST HOW 35-10 RMU
BRY 26-49 URI
KENN 10-13 CHSO
TSU 10-20 UTM
NConf Record: 2-3 Overall: 19-21
vs. FCS: 1-3 Overall: 14-11
Best Performance: (#22) Tennessee-Martin 20, Tennessee St. 10 - The Skyhawks have now won 3 in a row over Tennessee State for the first time ever.
Worst Performance: Robert Morris 10, Howard 35 - The Colonials get thumped at home by a MEAC also-ran.
Most Surprising Result: Charleston Southern 13, ("FBS") Kennesaw St. 10 - The Bucs send Kennesaw off to FBS with their first loss to CSU in 7 years.
SoCon
UTC 23-13 WOFF WCU 49-14 CIT
ETSU 28-42 SAM
VMI 3-38 MER
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 7-7
Best Performance: Mercer 38, VMI 3 - Devron Harper puts up 262 all-purpose yards and 2 total touchdowns to help the Bears get a dominant win.
Worst Performance: VMI 3, Mercer 38 - The Keydets have been held under 20 points in 10 of their last 11 games.
DART 23-20 PENN (OT) COLG 35-25 COR HARV 38-28 HC
CCSU 20-42 BROWN
MORG 3-45 YALE
COLUM 7-10 PRINCE
NConf Record: 3-1 Overall: 11-5
vs. FCS: 3-1 Overall: 11-5
Best Performance: Harvard 38, (#6) Holy Cross 28 - DB AJ Lopez gets a forced fumble, a pass deflection, and a pick-six in a huge win for the Crimson & the Ivy League.
Worst Performance: Cornell 25, Colgate 35 - The 2-0 Big Red give up 35 points to an 0-4 team that had only scored 32 total on the season.
Most Surprising Result: Harvard 38, (#6) Holy Cross 28 - Harvard did allow Matthew Sluka to put up some big numbers (325 passing yards on 26 attempts, 4 TD passes, 83 rushing yards), but they also forced 3 picks off of him and won turnovers 5-0 overall.
Best Performance: (#15) NC Central 49, Campbell 48 (OT) - Davius Richard puts up 351 yards of total offense and 5 total touchdowns (4 rushing) to help the Eagles come back from a 21-point deficit.
Worst Performance: Morgan St. 3, Yale 45 - The Bears are outgained 521-204 by the most disappointing team in the Ivy League (thus far).
Most Surprising Result: Morgan St. 3, Yale 45 - Morgan had a fringe claim to rank in the top-25 coming in, but that's definitely gone now.
Best Performance: Alabama A&M 58, (DII) Tuskegee 3 - Quincy Casey throws for 296 yards and 4 TDs on just 27 attempts as AAMU dominates their in-state sort-of rivals.
Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0, Southern 27 - Somewhat surprisingly, this is the first time the Golden Lions have been shut out in 7 years.
Most Surprising Result: Alabama A&M 58, (DII) Tuskegee 3 - The Bulldogs beat Tuskegee by the biggest margin in the history of this series.
kalm wrote: ↑Tue Oct 03, 2023 5:17 am
The SLC is 2-14 OOC vs. FCS?
Woof!
Both wins are by UIW, too.
I know. Lance ranted about the SLC on the podcast.
I’ll point out that UIW is ranked around 7 in nearly every poll. It’s likely UIW will run the table and may threaten a top 4 seed as they’ll be vying for a spot with some very good teams will finish 9-2.
The cards are 21 in Massey and their best win will be against ACU (currently at 45).
I know. Lance ranted about the SLC on the podcast.
I’ll point out that UIW is ranked around 7 in nearly every poll. It’s likely UIW will run the table and may threaten a top 4 seed as they’ll be vying for a spot with some very good teams will finish 9-2.
The cards are 21 in Massey and their best win will be against ACU (currently at 45).
Their best win could end up being Nicholls. Nicholls went 0-3 out-of-conference against Sac and 2 FBS teams, and they host SEMO later.
