MTST 19-31 EWU NAU 42-20 PORTST
IDST 21-41 SAC SUU 32-16 WEB
UND 17-41 UMT
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 13-21
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 9-6
Best Performance: Southern Utah 32, (#18) Weber St. 16 - The T-Birds put up 487 yards and keep the Weber offense out of the endzone.
Worst Performance: (#18) Weber St. 16, Southern Utah 32 - An injured quarterback was partially to blame, but still… this was a stunningly bad performance from what had looked like the Big Sky's most consistent team.
Most Surprising Result: Southern Utah 32, (#18) Weber St. 16 - It's clear that getting vengeance for last year's Beehive Bowl collapse was a primary goal for SUU this season. Now that's over, so can they play this well again?
Southland
SELU 56-10 HBU
NWST 36-40 SHSU
LAM 24-33 UIW
SFA 20-24 UCA
ACU 20-29 NICH
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 8-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 6-4
Best Performance: Southeastern Louisiana 56, Houston Baptist 10 - While the top of the Southland really struggled against their bottom-feeding opponents, the middling Lions had no trouble with theirs.
Worst Performance: Houston Baptist 10, Southeastern Louisiana 56 - The Huskies lose rushing 376-93 and give SELU two 80+ yard defensive touchdowns.
Most Surprising Result: (#9) Sam Houston St. 40, Northwestern St. 36 - The Bearkats pull it out after inexplicably trailing the dreadful Demons for 56:24.
Best Performance: Northern Iowa 38, (#7) South Dakota St. 18 - The Panthers finally find some sort of running game as Marcus Weymiller gets an exhausting 42 carries for 170 yards and 2 TDs.
Worst Performance: (#17) Illinois St. 7, Southern Illinois 42 - The Redbirds lose turnovers 5-0 and get torched by Saluki QB Sam Straub.
Most Surprising Result: (#17) Illinois St. 7, Southern Illinois 42 - Since taking a 24-0 halftime lead against Indiana State 2 weeks ago, the Redbirds have been outscored 92-23.
Best Performance: Austin Peay 21, Tennessee St. 17 - The Govs get a game-winning score late to reach 4 wins for the first time since 2009.
Worst Performance: Tennessee Tech 3, Southeast Missouri St. 31 - The Golden Eagles start 0-7 for the first time since they went winless in 1986.
Most Surprising Result: Eastern Illinois 27, Murray St. 24 (2OT) - Attention Vegas bettors: each of EIU's 5 wins have been by 3 points or less.
Pioneer League
MHEAD 27-56 USD
MARIST 15-49 VALPO
JU 22-37 BUT CAMP 17-7 DAY
DVDSN 17-28 STET
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 13-19
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 3-18
Best Performance: Campbell 17, Dayton 7 - The Flyers may have QB Alex Jeske back, but the Camel defense was clearly ready to deal with him.
Worst Performance: Marist 15, Valparaiso 49 - Red Fox quarterbacks completed almost as many passes to the other team as they did to their own receivers.
Most Surprising Result: Valparaiso 49, Marist 15 - The Crusaders had displayed clear signs of improvement in the non-conference, but this was the first time they'd shown it in a PFL game.
GTOWN 35-54 LEH
LAF 10-38 HARV BUCK 26-18 COR
FORD 12-38 COLG
HC 0-32 YALE
NConf Record: 1-2 Overall: 8-27
vs. FCS: 1-2 Overall: 8-24
Best Performance: Bucknell 26, Cornell 18 - The Bison only scored 1 redzone touchdown, but John Burdick's 4 redzone field goals were more than enough to make the difference.
Worst Performance: Georgetown 35, Lehigh 54 - For the second straight week, the Hoya offense actually shows up but the defense is inexplicably absent.
Most Surprising Result: Lafayette 10, Harvard 38 - After getting 2 straight wins with negative rushing yardage, the Leopards end up positive on the ground (barely) and lose big.
Best Performance: Central Connecticut St. 51, Wagner 45 (4OT) - The Blue Devils score 24 points in the extra periods after scoring 0 in the second half.
Worst Performance: Robert Morris 14, Duquesne 51 - The Colonials can't even say "at least our defense is decent" after this one.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
CAA
UNH 24-38 SBU
URI 27-51 MAINE
W&M 0-17 UD RICH 23-3 TOW
NOVA 8-30 JMU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 22-11
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 20-3
Best Performance: (#1) James Madison 30, (#11) Villanova 8 - The Dukes had a surprisingly nonexistent running game here, but their defense made the Wildcat passing game even more anemic.
Worst Performance: Rhode Island 27, Maine 51 - After taking a 21-10 lead with 6 minutes left in the half, the Rams allow 41 consecutive points to the Black Bears.
Most Surprising Result: Maine 51, Rhode Island 27 - Odd statistic: Maine scored 28 points in the third quarter this week, while the entire rest of the CAA combined for just 9.
Big South
GWEBB 17-24 NCCEN CHSO 7-0 PRESBY KENN 42-28 LIB
NConf Record: 1-1 Overall: 16-12
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 11-9
Best Performance: Kennesaw St. 42, (FBS) Liberty 28 - The Owls run for a school-record 498 yards.
Worst Performance: Presbyterian 0, Charleston Southern 7 - Their defense did a brilliant job, but a late fumble inside the 20 still cost the Blue Hose the game.
Most Surprising Result: Kennesaw St. 42, (FBS) Liberty 28 - Kennesaw is 19-9 since starting football in 2015.
SoCon
ETSU 10-49 WCU
VMI 10-42 FUR WOFF 20-16 CIT
UTC 10-30 MER
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 12-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 9-5
Best Performance: (#5) Wofford 20, (#23) The Citadel 16 - The Terriers have a knack for the clutch—they're 6-0 with 5 one-score wins.
Worst Performance: Tennessee-Chattanooga 10, Mercer 30 - The Mocs have officially joined North Dakota in the injury-derailment support group.
Most Surprising Result: (#5) Wofford 20, (#23) The Citadel 16 - How many times have you seen a triple-option team win with less than 100 yards rushing?
Best Performance: Alcorn St. 34, Prairie View A&M 21 - The Braves beat Prairie View by the exact same score Grambling did, so their meeting later this week should be quite interesting.
Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 35, (DII) Central St. 40 - The Golden Lions hit rock bottom as they lose to a winless DII.
Most Surprising Result: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 35, (DII) Central St. 40 - Did I mention Pine Bluff lost to a winless DII? That's the kinda thing that needs to be emphasized more than once.
