Best Performance: (#9) Idaho 24, (#2) Montana St. 21 - In part due to their dominance of time of possession, the Vandals hold the Bobcats to a season-low (by far) 128 rushing yards.
Worst Performance: (#25) UC Davis 21, Northern Arizona 38 - The Aggies outgained NAU 476-289, but that was ruined by 4 turnovers—one of those was a fumble returned 90 yards for a TD by George Steele.
Most Surprising Result: (#25) UC Davis 21, Northern Arizona 38 - Davis gets star RB Lan Larison back, he runs for 101 yards, and they still lose to NAU by 17?
Southland
TAMUC 13-17 HCU UIW 17-7 LAM SEMO 35-31 NICH
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 7-25
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 3-15
Best Performance: (#8) Incarnate Word 17, Lamar 7 - Two missed field goals made this game closer than it should've been, but the Cardinals are still 7-1 heading into their de facto conference-title bout with Nicholls State.
Worst Performance: Texas A&M-Commerce 13, Houston Christian 17 - The Lions lose to a league foe they beat 31-3 last year.
Best Performance: (#1) South Dakota St. 37, (#4) South Dakota 3 - The Jackrabbits outgain their top-5 rival 473-183 in the biggest statement win of the FCS season thus far.
Worst Performance: Western Illinois 0, (#11) Southern Illinois 63 - I don't care who you're playing; losing by 63 points at home is an unforgivable humiliation.
Most Surprising Result: (#11) North Dakota 36, Indiana St. 33 (OT) - I guess getting the NDSU monkey off their back was all the Fighting Hawks cared about because they've played terrible the last 2 weeks.
UAC
EKU 34-30 UTU
ACU 14-52 SUU TARL 25-23 UCA
UNA 39-49 AP
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 19-21
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 17-11
Best Performance: Tarleton St. 25, (#18) Central Arkansas 23 - The Texans move to 6-3 after getting 156 yards and 2 TDs on the ground from Kayvon Britten and a late two-point conversion stop by the defense.
Worst Performance: Abilene Christian 14, Southern Utah 52 - The Wildcats allow 308 yards rushing to an SUU team that was averaging just 98.4 ypg coming in.
Most Surprising Result: Southern Utah 52, Abilene Christian 14 - The T-Birds get their most lopsided DI win in 8 years.
Best Performance: St. Thomas 49, Marist 14 - The narrow 379-342 yardage advantage for the Tommies in this contest was misleading because they won yards-per-play 7.6-4.3.
Worst Performance: Marist 14, St. Thomas 49 - The Red Foxes run for just 52 yards, and they're averaging just 107.5 rushing ypg on the season.
Most Surprising Result: Marist 14, St. Thomas 49 - Marist was 4-1 in PFL play coming in, but it seems safe to say they're out of title contention now.
Best Performance: Holy Cross 49, Fordham 47 - With Matthew Sluka surprisingly absent, Joe Pesansky steps in and throws for 337 yards and 3 TDs on just 33 attempts in a key Patriot League win for the Crusaders.
Worst Performance: Colgate 34, Bucknell 49 - The Raiders follow a 3-game winning streak with allowing 593 yards to Bucknell of all teams.
Most Surprising Result: Bucknell 49, Colgate 34 - The Bison break 40 points for the first time in 6 years, and they break 30 for the first time since the Spring '21 opener.
NEC
MERR 21-28 SFPA
SHILL 17-28 WAG LIU 24-23 CCSU DUQ 27-0 SACHRT
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 5-22
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 2-14
Best Performance: Duquesne 27, Sacred Heart 0 - The Dukes outgain SFPA 436-179 and send them to their 5th. straight loss.
Worst Performance: Sacred Heart 0, Duquesne 27 - The Red Flash are averaging 10.9 points-per-game in their 7 losses, and they've failed to hit 20 in any of them.
Most Surprising Result: Long Island 24, Central Connecticut St. 23 - The Sharks pitch a second-half shutout to get their 2nd. win of the season.
CAA
SBU 13-48 NOVA ALB 37-21 MAINE
UNH 28-34 URI(OT) UD 51-13 TOW
CAMP 13-44 RICH
NCAT 24-26 HAMP
MONM 28-31 W&M
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 20-24
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 20-11
Best Performance: (#5) Delaware 51, Towson 13 - Zach Marker goes 16/18 for 307 yards and 2 TDs to help the Hens thrash the Tigers.
Worst Performance: Campbell 13, Richmond 44 - The Camels only trailed by 3 after three quarters, but a pick-six on the first play of the fourth began an epic downward spiral.
Most Surprising Result: Rhode Island 34, New Hampshire 28 (OT) - The Rams finally step up in a game against a fellow playoff contender.
Best Performance: Gardner-Webb 38, (#14) Tennessee-Martin 34 - After blowing an 11-point second-half lead, the Bulldogs cap off a 16-play, 90-yard drive with a 10-yard TD run by QB Jaylen King with 13 seconds left.
Worst Performance: Robert Morris 13, Tennessee Tech 38 - The Colonials commit 6 turnovers (3 were returned for touchdowns) and lose their 8th. straight conference game.
Most Surprising Result: (#14) Tennessee-Martin 34, Gardner-Webb 38 - The Skyhawk playoff resume suddenly looks kinda thin now that they're no longer undefeated against FCS and have no real good wins.
SoCon
UTC 24-23 VMI MER 45-38 WCU
ETSU 8-16 FUR
CIT 7-37 SAM
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 7-7
Best Performance: Mercer 45, (#10) Western Carolina 38 - The Bears force 6 turnovers (2 for TDs) and put themselves right back in playoff contention.
Worst Performance: The Citadel 7, Samford 37 - The Bulldogs are 0-8 and have allowed more points in each game than they've scored in any of them.
Most Surprising Result: (#17) Tennessee-Chattanooga 24, VMI 23 - The Mocs dodge a bullet as the Keydets missed a PAT that would've tied things in the fourth quarter.
BROWN 30-26 PENN PRINCE 14-3 COR
DART 9-17 HARV
COLUM 7-35 YALE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 15-9
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 15-9
Best Performance: Brown 30, Penn 26 - Isaiah Reed registers 2 INTs and 2 pass breakups to help the Bears cripple Penn's Ivy League title hopes.
Worst Performance: Columbia 7, Yale 35 - The Lions fall to 0-5 when allowing points.
Most Surprising Result: Penn 26, Brown 30 - The Quakers are throwing for 306 yards-per-game, but they are averaging just 95 ypg on the ground and just 3.5 yards-per-carry.
MEAC
HOW 17-10 DSU MORG 32-28 NFOLK
SCSU 28-62 NCCEN
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 13-22
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 9-11
Best Performance: (#13) NC Central 62, South Carolina St. 28 - Davius Richard throws for 352 yards and 5 TDs as the Eagles score 14 more points than they ever have against SCSU before.
Worst Performance: Delaware St. 10, Howard 17 - The Hornets scored 44 points in their loss to CCSU, but they've only mustered a total of 43 points in their other 5 games against DI competition.
Best Performance: (#16) Florida A&M 45, Prairie View A&M 7 - The Rattlers win passing efficiency 179.0-58.8 as they convincingly prove who the best A&M in FCS is.
Worst Performance: Mississippi Valley St. 3, Alcorn St. 24 - Ty'Jarian Williams completed 18 passes in 26 attempts, but for just 65 yards and an INT.
Most Surprising Result: Southern 23, Texas Southern 17 (OT) - The Jaguars lost yardage 443-201 and first downs 26-11, but they forced 3 turnovers and won penalties 16-7 to avoid an embarrassing upset.
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Mvemjsunpx wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 3:44 amIvy League
BROWN 30-26 PENN PRINCE 14-3 COR
DART 9-17 HARV
COLUM 7-`
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 15-9
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 15-9
Best Performance: Brown 30, Penn 26 - Isaiah Reed registers 2 INTs and 2 pass breakups to help the Bears cripple Penn's Ivy League title hopes.
Worst Performance: Columbia 7, Yale 35 - The Lions fall to 0-5 when allowing points.
Most Surprising Result: Penn 26, Brown 30 - The Quakers are throwing for 306 yards-per-game, but they are averaging just 95 ypg on the ground and just 3.5 yards-per-carry.
MEAC
HOW 17-10 DSU MORG 32-28 NFOLK
SCSU 28-62 NCCEN
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 13-22
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 9-11
Best Performance: (#13) NC Central 62, South Carolina St. 28 - Davius Richard throws for 352 yards and 5 TDs as the Eagles score 14 more points than they ever have against SCSU before.
Worst Performance: Delaware St. 10, Howard 17 - The Hornets scored 44 points in their loss to CCSU, but they've only mustered a total of 43 points in their other 5 games against DI competition.
Best Performance: (#16) Florida A&M 45, Prairie View A&M 7 - The Rattlers win passing efficiency 179.0-58.8 as they convincingly prove who the best A&M in FCS is.
Worst Performance: Mississippi Valley St. 3, Alcorn St. 24 - Ty'Jarian Williams completed 18 passes in 26 attempts, but for just 65 yards and an INT.
Most Surprising Result: Southern 23, Texas Southern 17 (OT) - The Jaguars lost yardage 443-201 and first downs 26-11, but they forced 3 turnovers and won penalties 16-7 to avoid an embarrassing upset.
Davius Richard 352 yds has to be a obvious CAREER HIGH the Eagles established dominance over SCSU from the start.Buddy Pough is on his way out of Orangeburg and they are looking at Chennis Berry at D2 Benedict College as his successor.
