Best Performance: (#5) Montana St. 34, (#12) Northern Arizona 10 - Bobcat QB Justin Lamson threw for 3 more yards than his counterpart, Ty Pennington, on 28 fewer attempts in a surprisingly easy victory.
Worst Performance: Portland St. 27, Eastern Washington 35 - The Vikings narrowly outgained their Dam Cup rivals and won the turnover battle 3-1, but that still wasn’t enough to prevent them from falling to 0-6.
Most Surprising Result: (#12) Northern Arizona 10, (#5) Montana St. 34 - With a golden opportunity to establish themselves as a top-tier team, the Lumberjacks instead give up 34 consecutive points and lose their 4th. straight to MSU.
Southland
HCU 7-27 UTRGV
NICH 17-24 LAM SFA 31-17 UIW ETAMU 40-10 NWST SELU 38-0 MCNSE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-24
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-10
Best Performance: Stephen F. Austin 31, (#24) Incarnate Word 17 - Sam Vidlak threw for 261 yards and 3 TDs on just 26 attempts and Jaydon Southard put up 16 tackles, 3 tackles-for-loss, 1.5 sacks, and a forced fumble in an eye-opening victory for the Lumberjacks.
Worst Performance: Northwestern St. 10, East Texas A&M 40 - The Demons are outgained 532-190 by a winless team.
Most Surprising Result: (#24) Incarnate Word 17, Stephen F. Austin 31 - One week after blowing out Abilene Christian, the Cardinals are handled at home by a team that lost to Abilene Christian.
Missouri Valley
MUR 24-49 SDK UND 35-7 UNI NDSU 33-16 ILST
INST 27-55 SIU SDKST 35-30 YSU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 24-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 22-6
Best Performance: (#1) North Dakota St. 33, (#9) Illinois St. 16 - The Redbirds gave them a game for a while, but the Bison eventually got a comfortable win by outscoring ISU 26-7 over the final 35 minutes.
Worst Performance: Murray St. 24, South Dakota 49 - The Racers allow 244 rushing yards and 4 TDs to L.J. Phillips as they suffer their 14th. consecutive loss.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
United
UNA 23-52 ACU
SUU 42-52 TARL
UTU 17-23 UCA
UWG 30-44 AP
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 13-11
Best Performance: (#16) Austin Peay 44, (#17) West Georgia 30 - Chris Parson throws for 346 yards on just 26 attempts and accounts for 5 total touchdowns in another notable win for the Governors.
Worst Performance: Utah Tech 17, Central Arkansas 23 - The Blazers have now lost 9 straight one-score games dating back to 2023.
Most Surprising Result: Southern Utah 42, (#3) Tarleton St. 52 - The T-Birds scored more points than Tarleton’s other four FCS opponents combined and still lost.
Pioneer
BUT 21-14 STTHOM (OT)
VALPO 0-41 DRAKE
USD 14-19 MARIST
DVDSN 32-35 STET DAY 35-28 MHEAD
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 20-20
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 8-18
Best Performance: Marist 19, San Diego 14 - Nate Furrow had 5 tackles-for-loss and 3 sacks in leading a dominant effort by the Red Fox defense.
Worst Performance: Davidson 32, Stetson 35 - The Wildcats lose rushing 384-121 in what might’ve been the battle for the Pioneer basement.
Most Surprising Result: Marist 19, San Diego 14 - Marist has now won 2 of their last 3 against San Diego after never beating them once before 2023.
YALE 13-31 LEH
FORD 10-24 LAF
RICH 28-33 BUCK COLG 41-21 COR HARV 59-24 HC
MORG 24-27 GTOWN
NConf Record: 3-1 Overall: 16-17
vs. FCS: 3-1 Overall: 16-11
Best Performance: (#7) Lehigh 31, Yale 13 - The Mountain Hawks win turnovers 3-0 and comfortably beat Yale at home for the first time since 2011.
Worst Performance: Holy Cross 24, (#20) Harvard 59 - The Crusaders are 0-6 for the first time since 1994, and they seem to have run out of moral victories.
Most Surprising Result: Richmond 28, Bucknell 33 - The Spiders lose turnovers 3-0 and fail to score a single point in 4 redzone trips.
Ivy League
DART 24-36 PENN COLG 41-21 COR HARV 59-24 HC
URI 21-28 BROWN
YALE 13-31 LEH
COLUM 10-17 PRINCE
NConf Record: 2-2 Overall: 10-6
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 10-6
Best Performance: Brown 28, (#6) Rhode Island 21 - The Bears win the turnover battle 4-0 and take the Governor’s Cup for the first time since 2017.
Worst Performance: Cornell 21, Colgate 41 - The Big Red throws 4 picks, 2 to Trooper Price (1 for a TD), in an ugly loss to a subpar opponent.
Most Surprising Result: Brown 28, (#6) Rhode Island 21 - Maybe Brown should play in Pawtucket more often since they got their first top-25 win since 2009 and their first top-10 win since beating Rhody in 1981 (info from the recap on brownbears.com).
NEC
SHILL 14-34 DUQ
RMU 7-24 MERR
LIU 13-22 MHURST
SCHRT 35-42 CCSU(OT)
pace 14-28 NHAV
NConf Record: 2-1 Overall: 10-29
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 4-20
Best Performance: Central Connecticut St. 42, Sacred Heart 35 (OT) - Brady Olsen threw for 323 yards and 4 touchdowns (0 INTs) and added 58 yards and a TD on the ground to help the Blue Devils end a 2-game losing skid.
Worst Performance: New Haven 28, (DII) Pace 14 - The Chargers struggle to get by a winless former conference opponent that they beat by 27 last year.
Most Surprising Result: Long Island 13, Mercyhurst 22 - Not a surprising result by itself, but it’s worth pointing out that the Sharks still have 1 FBS win and 0 FCS wins.
CAA
SBU 47-12 ALB NOVA 37-7 UNH
URI 21-28 BROWN MAINE 34-14 BRY
DSU 38-49 MONM ELON 17-3 TOW
NFOLK 34-41 HAMP
NCAT 34-38 W&M
CAMP 10-56 NCST
NConf Record: 2-2 Overall: 20-30
vs. FCS: 2-1 Overall: 17-15
Best Performance: (#19) Villanova 37, New Hampshire 7 - The Wildcats seemingly cement themselves as the 2nd. best team in the CAA after a surprisingly dominant effort in Durham
Worst Performance: Bryant 14, Maine 34 - The Bulldogs fall behind 34-0 against a 1-4 opponent as they—like Long Island—still have more FBS wins (1) than FCS wins (0).
Most Surprising Result: (#6) Rhode Island 21, Brown 28 - The Rams commit 4 turnovers against an FCS opponent for the first time since a 44-0 loss to Villanova in 2021.
Best Performance: (#13) Tennessee Tech 66, Western Illinois 20 - Former EWU QB Kekoa Visperas threw for 358 yards and 4 TDs (0 INTs) while his backup, former Texas Southern QB Jace Wilson, completed a 94-yard touchdown to Luke Shields on his only pass attempt to help the Golden Eagles continue their quiet early-season domination.
Worst Performance: Tennessee St. 7, Eastern Illinois 31 - The Tigers already have as many losses as they had all of last season.
Most Surprising Result: Charleston Southern 27, Gardner-Webb 30 - This was a solid effort against a good Gardner-Webb squad, but still… the Buccaneers have now lost 12 straight conference games.
SoCon
UTC 21-14 VMI
ETSU 22-31 FUR WCU 23-21 WOFF
SAM 21-45 MER
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 6-20
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-14
Best Performance: Furman 31, East Tennessee St. 22 - Jordan Miller gets 2 pass breakups and a game-sealing 95-yard pick-six to help the Paladins move to 4-1.
Worst Performance: VMI 14, Tennessee-Chattanooga 21 - The Keydets are averaging 38.25 rushing yards-per-game and 1.5 yards-per-carry against DI competition.
Most Surprising Result: East Tennessee St. 22, Furman 31 - The Bucs have blown double-digit leads in all 3 of their FCS losses (2 were double-digit fourth-quarter leads).
Best Performance: South Carolina St. 49, (DII) Savannah St. 6 - Bulldog quarterbacks combined for 368 passing yards and 5 TDs (0 INTs) in an easy victory over a former MEAC foe.
Worst Performance: Norfolk St. 34, Hampton 41 - The Spartans commit 17 penalties (Hampton had 13 ) as the home team wins the Battle of the Bay for the first time since 2015.
Most Surprising Result: Morgan St. 24, Georgetown 27 - After completing a 98-yard drive to take the lead with 20 seconds left, the Bears were denied their first DI win of the season by a hail mary as time expired.
Best Performance: Jackson St. 57, Alabama A&M 24 - The Tigers put up 702 yards (424 of those coming from QB JaCobian Morgan) as they turn the SWAC-East into a 2-team race.
Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7, Texas Southern 51 - The Golden Lions suffer their most lopsided loss to Texas Southern since a 64-0 defeat in 1955.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Independents
RMU 7-24 MERR
SACHRT 35-42 CCSU(OT)
Non-Ind. Record: 1-1 Overall: 7-5
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 6-3
Best Performance: Merrimack 24, Robert Morris 7 - The Warriors score 24 unanswered points to end the game and improve to 3-0 at home.
Worst Performance: Sacred Heart 35, Central Connecticut St. 42 (OT) - The Pioneers are allowing 508 yards-per-game in their last 3 contests after giving up just 298 ypg in their first 3.
Caribbean Hen wrote: ↑Wed Oct 08, 2025 4:23 pm
Nice job again
Not sure Tennessee Tech is that stealth anymore
Thanks for reading!
I haven't seen people discussing TTU as much as others, probably because they're just blowing away average & weak teams. It'll be interesting to see how they look against Gardner-Webb and Kentucky in November.
Caribbean Hen wrote: ↑Wed Oct 08, 2025 4:23 pm
Nice job again
Not sure Tennessee Tech is that stealth anymore
Thanks for reading!
I haven't seen people discussing TTU as much as others, probably because they're just blowing away average & weak teams. It'll be interesting to see how they look against Gardner-Webb and Kentucky in November.
I want to see what they do in the FCS PLAYOFFS the next tough game is vs Charleston Southern who is traditionally tough on defense.
