Best Performance: (#3) Montana 21, Northern Arizona 16 - Griz beat the 'Jacks for the 10th. straight time.
Worst Performance: (#19) Montana St. 13, Northern Colorado 16 - The Bobcats return to the Kramer-esque pattern of inexplicably losing to bad teams.
Most Surprising Result: Northern Colorado 16, (#19) Montana St. 13 - The Bears break their 19 game conference losing streak, dating back to their Great West days in 2004.
Southland
SHSU 45-17 SFA
NICH 42-49 UCA (OT) TXST 20-17 NWST
SELA 17-45 MCNSE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 13-17
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-7
Best Performance: Central Arkansas 49, (#18) Nicholls State 42 (OT) - Bear QB Nathan Brown throws for 338 yards & 4 TD's to knock Nicholls out of the playoff hunt.
Worst Performance: Stephen F. Austin 17, Sam Houston St. 45 - Of all the teams FCS fans thought might go winless this season, the Lumberjacks probably weren't one of them. Yet, Northwestern State (on the road) is their only remaining realistic chance of a win.
Most Surprising Result: Central Arkansas 49, (#18) Nicholls State 42 (OT) - Bears another transitional team wishing they'd waited to be good until they were playoff-eligible.
Gateway
YSU 13-14 UNI
INDST 7-63 MIZST WIU 27-14 ILST
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 20-11
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 13-5
Best Performance: (#19) Western Illinois 24, Illinois St. 13 - 241 yards & 3 TD's rushing for Leatherneck RB Herb Donaldson.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 7, Missouri St. 63 - The Sycamores have failed to be blown out only three times this season.
Most Surprising Result: (#1) Northern Iowa 14, (#20) Youngstown St. 13 - The Panther running game finally gets shut down, but they still manage to hold off the desperate Penguins.
Best Performance: Eastern Illinois 38, Tennessee St. 35 - Two 100-yard rushers for the Panthers.
Worst Performance: Southeast Missouri St. 20, Tennessee-Martin 55 - Sure, the Skyhawks are better than their record, but the Redhawks had just as many FCS wins coming into this game.
Most Surprising Result: (#17) Eastern Kentucky 46, Murray St. 35 - The Colonels got everything they could handle from their much weaker in-state rivals.
Best Performance: (#22) Georgia Southern 21, (#25) The Citadel 17 - Two TD runs by QB Jayson Foster—one an 80-yarder—allow the Eagles to stun the Bulldogs in the 4th. quarter.
Worst Performance: Furman 27, (#10) Appalachian St. 34 - The great Paladin disappointment is complete as they are officially eliminated from playoff contention.
Most Surprising Result: (#11) Wofford 47, Western Carolina 44 - After leading 37-3 at the half, the Terriers nearly find a way to blow this game.
Best Performance: Cal Poly 48, Idaho St. 28 - The option-&-shoot Mustangs gain a whopping 687 yards in a solid road win.
Worst Performance: Southern Utah 17, (#2) North Dakota St. 52 - It could have been worse for the T-Birds, as this was the score at the end of the 3rd. quarter
Most Surprising Result: Cal Poly 48, Idaho St. 28 - Mustang QB Jonathan Daily throws for 453 yards & 5 TD's on only 24 attempts, collecting an impressive 294 efficiency rating.
Ivy League
YALE 28-7 COLUM
DART 21-28 HARV
PENN 17-31 BROWN
COR 31-34 PRINCE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 11-13
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 11-13
Best Performance: Princeton 34, Cornell 31 - The Tigers force 6 turnovers in a rare Friday night affair.
Worst Performance: Penn 17, Brown 31 - The Quakers lose convincingly despite 472 yards of offense.
Most Surprising Result: Cornell 31, Princeton 34 - Despite having a winning overall record, the Big Red fall into a tie for sixth in the Ivy.
Big South
PRESBY 14-48 LIB
CHSO 25-29 GWEBB
VMI 35-42 CCU
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 13-19
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 7-15
Best Performance: Liberty 48, Presbyterian 14 - Flames dominate & take advantage of an injury to Blue Hose QB Tim Webb.
Worst Performance: VMI 35, Coastal Carolina 42 - The Keydets blow it the last 7 minutes, giving up an 85-yard kick return TD & an 86-yard TD run by Mike Tolbert.
Most Surprising Result: Liberty 48, Presbyterian 14 - The Flames end Presbyterian's 4-game winning streak.
Best Performance: Alabama A&M 13, Alabama St. 9 - The Bulldog defense dominates, forcing 4 turnovers & only giving up 191 yards.
Worst Performance: Texas Southern 9, (#21) Grambling 57 - SWAC blowouts have been rare this year, so this makes the Tigers look even worse than usual.
Most Surprising Result: Prairie View A&M 26, Mississippi Valley St. 21 - The Panthers struggle with the weak Devils, but they still move to an impressive 5-2.
Best Performance: Stony Brook 30, (DII) Bryant 0 - As the only Independent to win this week, the Seawolves get the nod.
Worst Performance: Savannah St. 7, (NAIA) Edward Waters 24 - Losing to a 2-win NAIA team might be a new low for the Tiger program.
Most Surprising Result: Presbyterian 14, Liberty 48 - Losing QB Tim Webb made a huge difference in this game for the Blue Hose.
Pioneer League
JVILLE 14-42 DRAKE MHEAD 16-14 VALPO DVDSN 44-32 BUT
USD 16-35 DAY
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 22-6
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 6-4
Best Performance: Dayton 35, San Diego 16 - Flyers become the first team to effectively contain QB Josh Johnson.
Worst Performance: Jacksonville 14, Drake 42 - 5 turnovers by the Dolphins make Drake look good again.
Most Surprising Result: San Diego 16, Dayton 35 - The Toreros lose to a mid-major for the first time in over 3 years.
NEC
ALB 24-10 WAG MONM 51-36 CCSU SFPA 35-30 SACHRT
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-17
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 6-16
Best Performance: Monmouth 51, Central Connecticut St. 36 - It came a little late, but the Hawks finally find their expected form behind 5 David Sinisi rushing TD's.
Worst Performance: Sacred Heart 30, St. Francis (PA) 35 - 3 late touchdowns make this look closer than it actually was as the Pioneers give the Red Flash their first win.
Most Surprising Result: Central Connecticut St. 36, Monmouth 51 - This loss doesn't cost the Blue Devils in the NEC race, but it is indeed puzzling.
MAAC
ASSUMP 10-7 LAS
DUQ 23-28 IONA
MARIST 0-33 FORD
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-17
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 6-16
Best Performance: Iona 28, Duquesne 23 - The Gaels hold off the Dukes despite 2 turnovers & 148 penalty yards.
Worst Performance: La Salle 7, (DII) Assumption 10 - The only decent remaining chance for an Explorer win comes in the season finale against St. Francis (PA).
Most Surprising Result: Iona 28, Duquesne 23 - Can the Gaels avoid choking the MAAC title away like they did last year?
