IDST 48-45 PORTST
NAU 20-42 UCD
UND 27-31 IDA UMT 57-14 SUU
SAC 14-26 WEB
CP 42-49 MTST EWU 48-13 NOCO
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-19
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 9-7
Best Performance: Idaho 31, North Dakota 27 - A blocked-punt touchdown fuels a double-digit comeback as the Vandals continue their quest to play spoiler.
Worst Performance: Southern Utah 14, Montana 57 - The T-Birds are outgained 635-241 at home by one of the worst Montana teams of the WaGriz era.
Most Surprising Result: North Dakota 27, Idaho 31 - The Fighting Hawks do finish with two beatable opponents, but this loss still dropped their playoff chances from "probable" to "iffy."
Southland
NICH 41-20 HBU
NWST 47-49 ACU
SHSU 26-43 UIW LAM 38-24 UCA
MCNSE 6-23 SELU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 8-13
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-1
Best Performance: Southeastern Louisiana 23, (#11) McNeese St. 6 - The Lions continue the Southland's recent run of constant upsets by holding McNeese to 187 yards.
Worst Performance: (#11) McNeese St. 6, Southeastern Louisiana 23 - The Cowboys are averaging 19.8 points-per-game and have scored more than 24 just once.
Most Surprising Result: (#19) Central Arkansas 24, Lamar 38 - The Bears lose a regular-season home game for the first time in more than 2 years.
Best Performance: Northern Iowa 26, (#14) Illinois St. 16 - The Panthers pull a reverse-UND and dramatically improve their playoff chances.
Worst Performance: Missouri St. 7, (#7) South Dakota St. 59 - Hard to believe the Bears were ranked a month ago…
Most Surprising Result: Youngstown St. 7, (#1) North Dakota St. 17 - The Penguins become the first unranked team to avoid a blowout loss against the Bison.
Best Performance: Tennessee Tech 27, Murray St. 24 - The Golden Eagles end an 11-game losing streak against the suddenly reeling Racers.
Worst Performance: Murray St. 24, Tennessee Tech 27 - 420 yards of offense sounds pretty good, but that's the lowest total any team has managed against TTU this season.
Most Surprising Result: Tennessee Tech 27, Murray St. 24 - Not only was this Tennessee Tech's first win of the season, it was just the second time they weren't blown out.
Pioneer League
USD 27-10 DRAKE
VALPO 24-35 MARIST
BUT 44-48 JU
MHEAD 24-48 STET
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 12-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 2-14
Best Performance: San Diego 27, Drake 10 - The Torero defense finally comes alive as they force Drake QB Grant Kraemer into a dreadful day: 16/47, 214 yards, 2 INTs.
Worst Performance: Butler 44, Jacksonville 48 - Will Marty threw for 425 on just 40 attempts, but his Bulldogs were outrushed 448-131.
Most Surprising Result: Stetson 48, Morehead St. 24 - The Hatters are 7-1 ( ), but this was their first multi-score win since early September.
Best Performance: Holy Cross 40, Lafayette 14 - After a 1-6 start, the Crusaders have outscored their last two opponents 96-14.
Worst Performance: Bucknell 17, Lehigh 45 - The Bison are whipped by a team that had been blown out nearly every week for the past 2 months.
Most Surprising Result: Lehigh 45, Bucknell 17 - Brad Mayes throws for 335 and 2 TDs (216 yards and 2 TDs to RS-freshman Jorge Portorreal) and Dominick Bragalone runs for 177 yards and a TD, thus bringing back memories of better times for Mountain Hawk fans.
NEC
BRY 14-27 SFPA DUQ 47-30 WAG
RMU 7-38 SACHRT
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 15-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 8-14
Best Performance: St. Francis (PA) 27, Bryant 14 - The Red Flash force 4 turnovers to keep their meager conference-title hopes alive.
Worst Performance: Robert Morris 7, Sacred Heart 38 - The Colonials were averaging 35 points-per-game in their first 3 NEC games, but they've scored single digits in each of their last 2.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
CAA
UD 21-16 ALB
JMU 24-35 UNH MAINE 35-28 TOW NOVA 45-21 RICH
URI 21-24 ELON
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 22-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 20-4
Best Performance: New Hampshire 35, (#3) James Madison 24 - The Wildcats force 6 turnovers, returning 2 of them for touchdowns, against the suddenly vulnerable Dukes.
Worst Performance: Richmond 21, Villanova 45 - The Spiders commit 7 turnovers and allow 45 points to a Villanova team that was without Zach Bednarczyk.
Most Surprising Result: New Hampshire 35, (#3) James Madison 24 - If Wildcat fans from 3 months ago had traveled forward in time to see this score, they would've thought it was time to book a trip to Frisco.
Big South
CHSO 3-37 MONM
PRESBY 20-38 GWEBB
CAMP 0-49 KENN
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 18-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 11-9
Best Performance: (#2) Kennesaw St. 49, Campbell 0 - Daniel Smith was back for the Camels, but the Owl defense made sure that didn't matter as they held Campbell to 138 yards.
Worst Performance: Presbyterian 20, Gardner-Webb 38 - The Blue Hose are now guaranteed to finish with no more than 1 conference for the 4th. straight season.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
SoCon
tusc 11-20 VMI CIT 38-24 WCU
UTC 10-16 FUR ETSU 21-18 MER
WOFF 20-35 SAM
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 10-10
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 6-4
Best Performance: Samford 35, (#9) Wofford 20 - Samford beats Wofford for the 4th. straight year thanks to 399 yards and 4 TDs passing from Devlin Hodges and 5 TFLs from Ahmad Gooden.
Worst Performance: Western Carolina 24, The Citadel 38 - The Catamounts are outscored 28-0 in the second half and lose their 6th. in a row.
Most Surprising Result: Tennessee-Chattanooga 10, Furman 16 - Playoff hopes suddenly look pretty dire for the Mocs as they now have 3 losses and have to play South Carolina in the finale.
PENN 20-7 COR
COLUM 18-52 HARV
BROWN 16-46 YALE
DART 9-14 PRINCE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 18-6
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 18-6
Best Performance: (#18) Princeton 14, (#24) Dartmouth 9 - A suffocating defense allows the Tigers to win the Biggest Game in the History of Humanity That Doesn't Affect the Playoffs (or BGITHOHTDATP for short).
Worst Performance: Brown 16, Yale 46 - On average, the Bears are being outgained 489-294 this season.
Most Surprising Result: Columbia 18, Harvard 52 - The Lions give Harvard their most lopsided win of the season.
MEAC
SAV 6-25 DSU BCU 30-28 MORG
FAMU 23-31 HOW
NFOLK 20-37 NCAT
ewc 12-52 NCCEN
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 10-20
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-7
Best Performance: Howard 31, Florida A&M 23 - Dedrick Parson runs for 149 yards and a TD as his Bison prevent a FAMU clinch.
Worst Performance: Savannah St. 6, Delaware St. 25 - The Tigers gain just 167 yards against a fellow bottom-dweller.
Most Surprising Result: Florida A&M 23, Howard 31 - The Rattlers are suddenly doing their best to prevent the MEAC from getting a playoff team.
Best Performance: Jackson St. 34, Prairie View A&M 28 - Interim coach John Hendrick wins his debut against reeling Prairie View.
Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 14, Alabama A&M 45 - The Golden Lions allow 600+ yards for the 4th. time this season.
Most Surprising Result: Grambling 24, Mississippi Valley St. 19 - Two blocked PATs and a missed field goal save the Tigers from a bizarre upset.
Independents
HAMP 51-10 sunym
short 14-41 UNA
Non-Ind. Record: 2-0 Overall: 11-6
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-5
Best Performance: Hampton 51, (DIII) SUNY-Maritime 10 - I'm not sure why the Pirates felt they had to play at a DIII team, but they covered the spread at least.
), but this was their first multi-score win since early September.