NCOL 0-16 EWU
IDST 17-44 WEB
SUU 39-42 NAU
PORTST 17-49 UMT
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 7-11
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 3-1
Best Performance: (#4) Montana 49, Portland St. 17 - Griz trail 14-0 but then find themselves and dominate thanks to 501 yards of offense, 4 forced turnovers, and 10 pass breakups.
Worst Performance: Northern Colorado 0, (#21) Eastern Washington 16 - The Bears commit 4 turnovers and suffer their seventh shutout loss since moving up.
Most Surprising Result: Portland St. 17, (#4) Montana 49 - Jerry Glanville should probably just take things one game at a time and ditch the obsession with beating Montana. The Viking margin of defeat to UM has greatly increased in each of the last 3 years and PSU's record is just 8-17 over that span.
Southland
TXST 21-56 TCU SFA 40-30 WIU UCA 28-7 WKU
SELA 6-52 MISS UND 27-20 NWST
SAVST 0-56 MCNSE
NICH 13-48 LATECH
NConf Record: 3-4 Overall: 11-10
vs. FCS: 2-1 Overall: 5-3
Best Performance: (#16) Central Arkansas 28, (FBS) Western Kentucky 7 - The Bears dominate the FCS alumni Hilltoppers despite running 21 fewer offensive plays.
Worst Performance: Northwestern St. 20, North Dakota 27 - Tyler Wolfe throws for 307 yards and 3 TDs in a losing effort.
Most Surprising Result: Northwestern St. 20, North Dakota 27 - The Demons get 11 more first downs and outgain the Sioux by 165 yards, but lose at home anyway.
Missouri Valley
WAG 28-59 NDSU
INST 0-41 SDKST
SFPA 0-30 UNI
MUR 10-35 MIZST
AP 7-38 ILST SFA 40-30 WIU
SWBAP 7-59 SIU YSU 38-21 NE
NConf Record: 6-1 Overall: 11-12
vs. FCS: 5-1 Overall: 10-4
Best Performance: Youngstown St. 38, Northeastern 21 - Penguin QB Brandon Summers puts up 232 yards of total offense and 4 total touchdowns, one of which being a 73 yard run.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 0, (#18) South Dakota St. 41 - Actually more lopsided than the score indicates due to the Sycamores being outgained 414-90.
Most Surprising Result: Illinois St. 38, Austin Peay 7 - It's surprising to see the Redbirds dominate like this after how terrible they played the first two weeks.
OVC
EIU 23-14 SEMO JAXST 45-13 AAMU
TTU 7-17 EKU
MUR 10-35 MIZST
TSU 17-21 SU
UTM 14-41 MEM
AP 7-38 ILST
NConf Record: 1-4 Overall: 9-12
vs. FCS: 1-3 Overall: 4-6
Best Performance: (#24) Jacksonville St. 45, Alabama A&M 13 - Ryan Perrilloux throws for 293 yards and 3 TDs on just 22 attempts as the Gamecocks stomp what looked to be the best team in the SWAC-East.
Worst Performance: Austin Peay 7, Illinois St. 38 - Governors run 32 times for just 14 yards against a team that gave up over 300 rushing ypg in the first two weeks.
Most Surprising Result: Austin Peay 7, Illinois St. 38 - The Governors get thrashed by a fellow bottom-dweller.
LIB 19-13 LAF
BUCK 9-33 COR COLG 34-15 DART COLUM 40-28 FORD
HARV 20-27 HC YALE 31-10 GTOWN
NConf Record: 2-4 Overall: 6-8
vs. FCS: 2-4 Overall: 6-8
Best Performance: (#23) Holy Cross 27, (#25) Harvard 20 - Dominic Randolph throws for 293 yards and 2 TDs and also leads the Crusaders in rushing as they beat the Crimson for just the fourth time in the last 16 meetings.
Worst Performance: Bucknell 9, Cornell 33 - Three Bison QBs combine for a dismal 57.8 efficiency rating in this bad loss.
Most Surprising Result: Bucknell 9, Cornell 33 - Bison get crushed by a team picked near the bottom of the Ivy League.
CAA
MAINE 16-20 ALB
URI 10-30 UMASS YSU 38-21 NE NOVA 14-3 PENN
DSU 17-27 UD
CCU 17-21 TOW
HOF 0-47 RICH W&M 27-15 NFOLK
VMI 16-44 JMU
NConf Record: 5-2 Overall: 18-6
vs. FCS: 5-2 Overall: 12-2
Best Performance: (#1) Richmond 47, Hofstra 0 - Eric Ward throws 4 touchdown passes on just 16 attempts while the Spider defense holds Hofstra under 200 yards.
Worst Performance: Northeastern 21, Youngstown St. 38 - Huskies are now 17-42 under Rocky Hager.
Most Surprising Result: (#2) Villanova 14, Penn 3 - Wildcats held under 200 yards by the seemingly outmanned Quakers.
MEAC
DSU 17-27 UD W&M 27-15 NFOLK HAMP 24-14 NCAT MORG 16-10 WSSU (OT) (in E. Rutherford, NJ)
HOW 10-48 FAMU
NConf Record: 0-2 Overall: 3-6
vs. FCS: 0-2 Overall: 2-3
Best Performance: Florida A&M 48, Howard 10 - Leroy Vann returns another 2 punts for touchdowns on national television.
Worst Performance: North Carolina A&T 14, Hampton 24 - Aggies lose at home by double digits despite committing 1/4 the penalties.
Most Surprising Result: Delaware St. 17, Delaware 27 - Unlike the 2007 playoff game, the Hornets manage to avoid a blowout here in the inaugural meeting of the Route One Rivalry.
SoCon
ELON 7-35 WF
FUR 12-52 MIZ
WOFF 14-44 WIS CIT 38-7 PRINCE
WCU 3-27 GASO
MILES 12-31 SAM UTC 29-13 PRESBY
NConf Record: 3-3 Overall: 10-11
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 8-3
Best Performance: The Citadel 38, Princeton 7 - Bulldogs roll and get revenge for the Princeton Band incident.
Worst Performance: Western Carolina 3, Georgia Southern 27 - Nate Harris carries 1 time for 1 yard to lead the Catamounts in rushing.
Most Surprising Result: (#11) Elon 7, (FBS) Wake Forest 35 - Wake must have gotten the memo from its ACC brethren.
Tomorrow: Great West, Ivy League, Big South, & SWAC
CP 10-28 OHIO
SUU 39-42 NAU UND 27-20 NWST
DRAKE 21-51 SDK
NConf Record: 2-2 Overall: 5-7
vs. FCS: 2-1 Overall: 3-3
Best Performance: North Dakota 27, Northwestern St. 20 - The Sioux get a nice road win despite losing most every statistical category.
Worst Performance: Southern Utah 39, Northern Arizona 42 - Cade Cooper throws for 425 yards and 4 TDs, but he can't quite lead the T-Birds back from two separate 21-point deficits.
Most Surprising Result: (#12) Cal Poly 10, (FBS) Ohio 28 - I didn't expect the Mustangs to win this one, but I did expect them to at least score an offensive touchdown and complete more than 1 out of 11 passes.
Ivy League
NOVA 14-3 PENN COLUM 40-28 FORD
BUCK 9-33 COR COLG 34-15 DART
HARV 20-27 HC
BROWN 20-21 SB YALE 31-10 GTOWN CIT 38-7 PRINCE
NConf Record: 3-5 Overall: 3-5
vs. FCS: 3-5 Overall: 3-5
Best Performance: Penn 3, (#2) Villanova 14 - The Quakers shut down the Wildcat offense, but can't generate one of their own.
Worst Performance: Princeton 7, The Citadel 38 - The Tigers play The Citadel pretty even in the stats, but still get crushed on the scoreboard.
Most Surprising Result: Cornell 33, Bucknell 9 - The Big Red haven't exactly been great in Ivy League play recently, but they are 6-1 against the Patriot League over the last 3 years.
Big South
BROWN 20-21 SB
VMI 16-44 JMU LIB 19-13 LAF
GWEBB 14-45 NCSU
CCU 17-21 TOW
CHSO 0-59 USF UTC 29-13 PRESBY
NConf Record: 2-5 Overall: 7-13
vs. FCS: 2-3 Overall: 6-8
Best Performance: Liberty 19, Lafayette 13 - Chris Summers catches 14 passes for 138 yards & a TD and the Flames commit no turnovers in this solid win.
Worst Performance: Presbyterian 13, Tennessee-Chattanooga 29 - Blue Hose outgained 417-255 by the reigning SoCon doormat.
Most Surprising Result: Coastal Carolina 17, Towson 21 - Chanticleers lose to a team they beat 31-3 last season.
Best Performance: Grambling 27, Jackson St. 17 - Grambling forces 6 turnovers and gets yet another defensive touchdown in this SWAC title game rematch.
Worst Performance: Mississippi Valley St. 7, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 27 - Delta Devils commit 5 turnovers and average just 0.7 yards-per-rush against a bad team.
Most Surprising Result: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 27, Mississippi Valley St. 7 - After taking a thumping from a DII and struggling with an NAIA team, the Golden Lions rebound by dominating a conference opponent on the road.
Tomorrow: Independents & the artists formerly known as mid-majors.
How would we be the worst performance for coming back both times from 21 point deficits and nearly beating a pretty good NAU team? If anything that shows a team that doesnt give up and keeps fighting and massive improvement from years past...i just dont get it
Best Performance: Dayton 21, Robert Morris 14 - After a shocking loss last week, the Flyer D gets things going as they hold RMU to 153 yards.
Worst Performance: Campbell 7, Davidson 24 - The Camels give up 24 second-half points to a team that hadn't scored in 10 quarters.
Most Surprising Result: Jacksonville 27, Old Dominion 28 - If the Dolphins truly are the favorites in the Pioneer League, that's a very depressing sign for a conference looking at a future auto-bid.
NEC
SFPA 0-30 UNI DAY 21-14 RMU
MAINE 16-20 ALB
WAG 28-59 NDSU
DUQ 10-17 MONM
NConf Record: 1-3 Overall: 6-16
vs. FCS: 1-3 Overall: 4-15
Best Performance: Albany 20, Maine 16 - Vinny Esposito was terrible again (4 INTs), but the Danes nonetheless find a way to come back from a 16-0 halftime deficit and avoid an 0-3 start.
Worst Performance: Wagner 28, North Dakota St. 59 - The Seahawks allow Bison RB Pat Paschall to run for 167 yards and 2 TDs on just 10 carries.
Most Surprising Result: Robert Morris 14, Dayton 21 - The hard-luck Colonials now have three losses by a combined 11 points.
Best Performance: Old Dominion 28, Jacksonville 27 - Monarchs run for 242 yards to get their first-ever FCS win.
Worst Performance: NC Central 10, Morehead St. 13 (2OT) - NCCU misses 3 field goals in this scoring-challenged affair.
Most Surprising Result: Old Dominion 28, Jacksonville 27 - The 3-0 Monarchs look poised to top the startup efforts of Coastal Carolina, who went 6-5 in their first season back in 2003.
SUUTbird wrote:How would we be the worst performance for coming back both times from 21 point deficits and nearly beating a pretty good NAU team?
A. SUU had the only FCS loss in the Great West.
B. I don't think NAU is all that good this year.
It wasn't that bad of a loss, but still a worse performance than the rest of the conference.
Fighting to win is important, but so is not being down by 3 TDs in the first place.
I understand that and i do agree that our defense was quite horrible that game. Not at all offendedi just putting my out there, once again a great post to read Mvem
