WIU 31-52 EWU
CP 17-35 SFA
SUU 34-50 UCD
UCA 16-45 SAC
IDA 28-31 SJSU
lincca 0-90 IDST
BUT 24-38 WEB
UIW 23-31 NAU
INST 20-63 UMT
MHURST 0-17 MTST NOCO 26-23 HCU (OT)
NConf Record: 9-2 Overall: 22-24
vs. FCS: 8-1 Overall: 18-9
Best Performance: (#20) Sacramento St. 45, Central Arkansas 16 - The talented Hornets look like they may be putting things together as they amass 602 yards of total offense and 8 sacks on defense.
Worst Performance: Cal Poly 17, Stephen F. Austin 35 - Mustang starting QB Ty Dieffenbach went down with an injury in the first quarter and his replacement, Jackson Akins, proceeded to throw 3 interceptions (1 was returned for a TD by Malachi Williams).
Most Surprising Result: (#4) Montana St. 17, Mercyhurst 0 - This game must’ve been a blur because each team only had 6 offensive drives. Mercyhurst actually had a 19-play drive end in a punt.
Southland
ETAMU 28-31 GRAM
txwes 13-61 UTRGV NOCO 26-23 HCU (OT)
CP 17-35 SFA
UIW 23-31 NAU
SELU 10-56 LSU
NWST 24-27 PVAMU
MCNSE 7-48 USU
NICH 3-35 TXST
NConf Record: 2-7 Overall: 14-22
vs. FCS: 1-4 Overall: 8-8
Best Performance: Stephen F. Austin 35, Cal Poly 17 - In addition to his aforementioned pick-six, Malachi Williams added 6 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss, and 2 pass breakups.
Worst Performance: East Texas A&M 28, Grambling 31 - The Lions allow 10 unanswered points in the fourth quarter and fall to a team that needed overtime to survive a DII last week.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Missouri Valley
VALPO 7-56 UND
DRAKE 21-42 SDK
UNI 9-20 UTU
UNA 36-38 ILST(2OT) SIU 59-31 SEMO
INST 20-63 UMT YSU 31-28 TOW
MUR 10-45 JAXST
NConf Record: 5-3 Overall: 23-15
vs. FCS: 5-2 Overall: 21-6
Best Performance: (#17) Southern Illinois 59, Southeast Missouri St. 31 - Saluki QB DJ Williams had a monster game, throwing for 342 yards and 4 TDs on just 25 attempts as well as running for 151 yards and 2 TDs.
Worst Performance: Northern Iowa 9, Utah Tech 20 - The Panthers gain just 207 yards against an opponent that had lost 19 of their previous 20 games.
Most Surprising Result: (#8) Illinois St. 38, North Alabama 36 (2OT) - The somewhat underachieving Redbirds dodged a massive bullet as North Alabama missed an extra point with 33 seconds left that would’ve given them the lead.
United
UNI 9-20 UTU
SUU 34-50 UCD
AP 31-45 ACU
UTC 24-52 TARL
UCA 16-45 SAC
EKU 12-33 UWG
UNA 36-38 ILST(2OT)
NConf Record: 2-3 Overall: 15-16
vs. FCS: 2-3 Overall: 12-9
Best Performance: (#13) Abilene Christian 45, (#12) Austin Peay 31 - LB Rashon Myles gets a hat trick in fumble recoveries as the Wildcats win a game that figures to matter a lot come November.
Worst Performance: Southern Utah 34, (#11) UC Davis 50 - In 2 home games, the Thunderbirds are allowing just 82.5 yards-per-game on the ground and 3.1 yards-per-carry. In 2 road games, the T-Birds are giving up a whopping 326.5 rushing ypg and an astonishing 8.6 ypc.
Most Surprising Result: Eastern Kentucky 12, (STATS #22) West Georgia 33 - The Wolves have been surprisingly dangerous, to be sure, but this loss and an unimpressive win over Houston Christian suggests the Colonels won’t be making back-to-back playoff appearances.
Pioneer
USD 42-35 PRINCE
DRAKE 21-42 SDK
VALPO 7-58 UND
BUT 24-38 WEB DAY 17-14 RMU
gboro 0-48 DVDSN
bfield 3-76 PRESBY HARV 59-7 STET
kcu 28-45 MHEAD
NConf Record: 5-4 Overall: 20-20
vs. FCS: 2-4 Overall: 8-18
Best Performance: San Diego 42, Princeton 35 - After falling behind 21-0 in the first quarter and 35-14 in the second, the Toreros closed the game with 4 unanswered touchdowns—the last 3 all rushing TDs by Adam Criter.
Worst Performance: Stetson 7, Harvard 59 - The Hatters lose yards-per-play 8.0-3.2 as they suffer yet another ugly defeat.
Most Surprising Result: Morehead St. 45, (NAIA) Kentucky Christian 28 - The outcome was never in doubt, but still… not blowing out an awful NAIA team is a bad look.
The most surprising result in the Big Sky should have been Portland State and bye, which played to a 0-0 tie in front of no fans at PSU Stott Community Field. Bye, made up of primarily high schoolers, kept the Vikings offense from generating any type of sustained drives. That alone was surprising (and quite alarming).
COLUM 14-38 LAF LEH 41-24 BUCK
FORD 21-44 COLG
HC 10-28 YALE
GTOWN 0-46 BROWN
VMI 14-38 RICH
NConf Record: 2-2 Overall: 10-14
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 10-8
Best Performance: Lafayette 38, Columbia 14 - Kente Edwards ran for 150 yards and 3 touchdowns in this surprising rout, and he now has 532 rushing yards and 10 rushing TDs in his last 3 games.
Worst Performance: Georgetown 0, Brown 46 - The Hoyas gain just 183 yards and commit 4 turnovers in a game that was supposed to be close.
Most Surprising Result: Lafayette 38, Columbia 14 - The Leopards are now 3-0 against FCS after handling one of the defending Ivy League champs. Could they be recreating some of that 2023 magic?
Ivy League
PENN 24-21 SHILL
COLUM 14-38 LAF
COR 10-13 ALB
UNH 20-27 DART HARV 59-7 STET
GTOWN 0-46 BROWN
HC 10-28 YALE USD 42-35 PRINCE
NConf Record: 5-3 Overall: 5-3
vs. FCS: 5-3 Overall: 5-3
Best Performance: Dartmouth 27, (#22) New Hampshire 20 - D.J. Crowther ran for 143 yards and 3 TDs and had 175 total yards as the Big Green won the Super Bowl of New Hampshire.
Worst Performance: Columbia 14, Lafayette 38 - The Lions put up 287 total yards, a lower amount than in any game they played last season.
Most Surprising Result: Columbia 14, Lafayette 38 - Columbia falls to 0-17 all-time in Easton.
NEC
DSU 39-10 SFPA
DUQ 7-51 AKR DAY 17-14 RMU
MHURST 0-17 MTST
LIU 7-28 URI
WAG 10-49 CMU PENN 24-21 SHILL
CCSU 14-16 MERR
svsu 28-35 NHAV
NConf Record: 1-8 Overall: 7-25
vs. FCS: 0-6 Overall: 2-16
Best Performance: Mercyhurst 0, (#4) Montana St. 17 - I’m pretty sure this is the first time I’ve had a team scoring 0 points receive “Best Performance” honors.
Worst Performance: St. Francis (PA) 10, Delaware St. 39 - A blowout loss to Delaware State at home suggests the DIII-bound Red Flash have already checked out on this season.
Most Surprising Result: Central Connecticut St. 14, Merrimack 16 - The defending NEC champs couldn’t win even after holding Merrimack to 1 touchdown in 6 redzone trips.
CAA
COR 10-13 ALB
SBU 27-30 LIND
UNH 20-27 DART
MAINE 17-45 GASO
LIU 7-28 URI
NOVA 33-51 MONM YSU 31-28 TOW
HAMP 7-34 HOW
CHSO 7-34 W&M NCCEN 62-20 NCAT
ELON 16-26 ETSU
BRY 48-50 CAMP(2OT)
NConf Record: 3-7 Overall: 17-26
vs. FCS: 3-6 Overall: 14-13
Best Performance: (#19) Monmouth 51, (#10) Villanova 33 - Hawk QB Derek Robertson cements his status as the early Payton frontrunner after throwing for 397 yards and 4 TDs on just 30 attempts in a surprisingly comfortable win.
Worst Performance: Hampton 7, Howard 34 - The Pirates fall to Howard for the first time in 11 years, suffering their ugliest-ever defeat to the Bison.
Most Surprising Result: (#10) Villanova 33, (#19) Monmouth 51 - The Wildcats allow 50+ to an I-AA/FCS team for the first time since 2004 (New Hampshire).
Best Performance: Lindenwood 30, Stony Brook 27 - QB Nate Glantz accounts for 353 yards-of-total-offense and 3 total TDs as his Lions upset a CAA foe.
Worst Performance: Western Illinois 31, Eastern Washington 52 - The Leathernecks allow 597 yards and lose yards-per-play 8.4-4.4 on the red turf.
Most Surprising Result: Lindenwood 30, Stony Brook 27 - Lindenwood nearly blew a 27-3 lead, but a Glantz to Rico Bond completion on 3rd. & 11 in the final two minutes sealed the victory.
SoCon
VMI 14-38 RICH
SAM 35-50 WCU
WOFF 6-38 VT MER 38-0 CIT
ELON 16-26 ETSU
UTC 24-52 TARL
NConf Record: 1-3 Overall: 6-20
vs. FCS: 1-2 Overall: 5-14
Best Performance: East Tennessee St. 26, Elon 16 - Ephraim Floyd grabs 12 catches for 145 yards to help a Buccaneer team that may be the only good one in the SoCon.
Worst Performance: The Citadel 0, Mercer 38 - The Bulldogs are outgained 457-194 and go 0/5 on fourth down in an ugly loss.
Most Surprising Result: Mercer 38, The Citadel 0 - Is Mercer rebounding from a bad start, or did The Citadel just have an awful day?
Best Performance: NC Central 62, North Carolina A&T 20 - The Eagles add 2 first-quarter safeties to 745 yards of offense as they crush their rivals by exactly 42 points for the 2nd. straight year.
Worst Performance: Norfolk St. 28, Sacred Heart 31 - The Spartans outgained Sacred Heart 550-390, but 3 turnovers and 2 missed field goals did them in.
Most Surprising Result: Howard 34, Hampton 7 - The Bison win “The Real HU” honors for the first time since 2014, and they get their most lopsided win over Hampton since 1973.
Best Performance: Grambling 31, East Texas A&M 28 - After punting on each of their first 6 drives, the Tigers scored points on 5 of their last 6 not counting the kneel-down at the end.
Worst Performance: (none) - 8 of the 12 SWAC teams had byes, and the 4 that played all won.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Independents
CCSU 14-16 MERR SACHRT 31-28 NFOLK
Non-Ind. Record: 2-0 Overall: 5-3
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 4-1
Best Performance: Merrimack 16, Central Connecticut St. 14 - Kendal Sims had a half sack and 2 fumble recoveries to lead a strong defensive effort by the Warriors.
Worst Performance: (none)
Most Surprising Result: Merrimack 16, Central Connecticut St. 14 - Could Merrimack & Sacred Heart both be better than any of their former NEC brethren?
Best Performance: NC Central 62, North Carolina A&T 20 - The Eagles add 2 first-quarter safeties to 745 yards of offense as they crush their rivals by exactly 42 points for the 2nd. straight year.
Worst Performance: Norfolk St. 28, Sacred Heart 31 - The Spartans outgained Sacred Heart 550-390, but 3 turnovers and 2 missed field goals did them in.
Most Surprising Result: Howard 34, Hampton 7 - The Bison win “The Real HU” honors for the first time since 2014, and they get their most lopsided win over Hampton since 1973.
Best Performance: Grambling 31, East Texas A&M 28 - After punting on each of their first 6 drives, the Tigers scored points on 5 of their last 6 not counting the kneel-down at the end.
Worst Performance: (none) - 8 of the 12 SWAC teams had byes, and the 4 that played all won.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Independents
CCSU 14-16 MERR SACHRT 31-28 NFOLK
Non-Ind. Record: 2-0 Overall: 5-3
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 4-1
Best Performance: Merrimack 16, Central Connecticut St. 14 - Kendal Sims had a half sack and 2 fumble recoveries to lead a strong defensive effort by the Warriors.
Worst Performance: (none)
Most Surprising Result: Merrimack 16, Central Connecticut St. 14 - Could Merrimack & Sacred Heart both be better than any of their former NEC brethren?
NC CENTRAL QB Walker Harris is now ranked 2nd Nationally in passing yds 1,226 and their RB Chris Mosley is ranked 3rd nationally with 535 rushing yds.
Best Performance: NC Central 62, North Carolina A&T 20 - The Eagles add 2 first-quarter safeties to 745 yards of offense as they crush their rivals by exactly 42 points for the 2nd. straight year.
Worst Performance: Norfolk St. 28, Sacred Heart 31 - The Spartans outgained Sacred Heart 550-390, but 3 turnovers and 2 missed field goals did them in.
Most Surprising Result: Howard 34, Hampton 7 - The Bison win “The Real HU” honors for the first time since 2014, and they get their most lopsided win over Hampton since 1973.
Best Performance: Grambling 31, East Texas A&M 28 - After punting on each of their first 6 drives, the Tigers scored points on 5 of their last 6 not counting the kneel-down at the end.
Worst Performance: (none) - 8 of the 12 SWAC teams had byes, and the 4 that played all won.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Independents
CCSU 14-16 MERR SACHRT 31-28 NFOLK
Non-Ind. Record: 2-0 Overall: 5-3
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 4-1
Best Performance: Merrimack 16, Central Connecticut St. 14 - Kendal Sims had a half sack and 2 fumble recoveries to lead a strong defensive effort by the Warriors.
Worst Performance: (none)
Most Surprising Result: Merrimack 16, Central Connecticut St. 14 - Could Merrimack & Sacred Heart both be better than any of their former NEC brethren?
NC CENTRAL QB Walker Harris is now ranked 2nd Nationally in passing yds 1,226 and their RB Chris Mosley is ranked 3rd nationally with 535 rushing yds.
Would like to see NC Central celebrating a playoff win this year vs an Ivy League team
dal4018 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 26, 2025 6:38 pm
NC CENTRAL QB Walker Harris is now ranked 2nd Nationally in passing yds 1,226 and their RB Chris Mosley is ranked 3rd nationally with 535 rushing yds.
Would like to see NC Central celebrating a playoff win this year vs an Ivy League team
So would I they survived a shootout yesterday against East Texas A&M 50-42 and they need to work on their pass rush because their secondary got lit up surrendering 356 yds from QB Ron Peace and having 3 WRs walk away with 100 yds.
