Best Performance: (#21) Weber St. 31, (#14) Eastern Washington 13 - Wildcats completely reverse the ship from a week ago and win the turnover battle 5-1.
Worst Performance: Idaho St. 17, Sacramento St. 38 - The lousy Bengal run defense allows Terrance Dailey to gain 178 yards on just 13 carries.
Most Surprising Result: Northern Arizona 23, (#24) Montana St. 10 - The cushy dome team wins the 4th. quarter 16-0 in harsh, frigid Bozeman to create more confusion in the Big Sky.
Southland
SELA 51-50 TXST (OT)
MCNSE 13-16 SFA
NICH 21-44 SHSU UCA 34-0 NWST
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-16
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 7-6
Best Performance: Stephen F. Austin 16, (#7) McNeese St. 13 - The Lumberjacks are held nearly 300 yards below their average yet still take early control of the Southland auto-bid race.
Worst Performance: Nicholls St. 21, Sam Houston St. 44 - Colonels lose the third down battle 67%-25%.
Most Surprising Result: Southeastern Louisiana 51, Texas St. 50 (OT) - Lions fight back from a 24-point 4th-quarter deficit and beat Texas State for the first time ever.
Best Performance: (#20) South Dakota St. 24, Missouri St. 17 - Jackrabbits force 3 Cody Kirby interceptions to win their first game without QB Ryan Crawford.
Worst Performance: Western Illinois 21, Youngstown St. 31 - Leathernecks only get this honor because Indiana State didn't play.
Most Surprising Result: North Dakota St. 27, (#3) Northern Iowa 42 - The final score obviously wasn't surprising, but the Bison did outgain UNI 514-395.
Best Performance: Tennessee St. 20, (#16) Eastern Kentucky 17 - Tigers win the turnover battle by 2 against an EKU team that made their living dominating the turnover stat a year ago.
Worst Performance: Southeast Missouri St. 14, Austin Peay 24 - Redhawks give up a 100-yard rusher (Terrence Holt), a 200-yard rusher (Ryan White), and 21 unanswered 4th-quarter points.
Most Surprising Result: (#16) Eastern Kentucky 17, Tennessee St. 20 - After putting themselves in the OVC driver's seat last week, the Colonels promptly turn their season into Red Asphalt.
GTOWN 0-27 LEH
COLUM 21-24 LAF
BUCK 3-21 PENN COLG 21-14 PRINCE (2OT)
BRY 7-35 FORD
HC 31-34 BROWN
NConf Record: 3-2 Overall: 15-13
vs. FCS: 3-2 Overall: 15-13
Best Performance: Lafayette 24, Columbia 21 - Rob Curley throws 3 picks but the defense does its job long enough to allow a last-second Leopard win.
Worst Performance: Georgetown 0, Lehigh 27 - Hoyas are outrushed 219-(-)26 by a fellow winless team partially thanks to 8 sacks.
Most Surprising Result: (#19) Holy Cross 31, Brown 34 - Dominic Randolph's 411 passing yards and 4 TDs aren't enough to avoid a shocking upset.
CAA
MAINE 16-14 HOF
NOVA 24-28 UNH W&M 34-14 NE TOW 36-28 URI
UMASS 27-43 UD RICH 21-17 JMU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 22-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 16-5
Best Performance: (#5) New Hampshire 28, (#2) Villanova 24 - RJ Toman returns from injury to throw for 292 yards in this evenly matched contest.
Worst Performance: Rhode Island 28, Towson 36 - The Rams start 1-4 for the third straight year.
Most Surprising Result: Delaware 43, (#12) Massachusetts 27 - The Minutemen made things look more respectable late, but this was really a total stomping by the Hens.
Best Performance: (#17) South Carolina St. 37, Norfolk St. 10 - The Bulldogs win easy to set up next week's MEAC showdown with FAMU.
Worst Performance: Howard 0, Hampton 37 - Bison outgained 461-117 by an average Pirate team.
Most Surprising Result: Morgan St. 7, North Carolina A&T 6 - How do the Bears keep doing it? They were outgained by 39 yards, went 0-10 on third down, and lost the turnover battle 5-1, yet they still somehow improved to 4-1.
SoCon
NCCEN 21-55 APPST
CIT 7-43 ELON
GASO 12-42 UNC
UTC 14-7 SAM
NConf Record: 1-1 Overall: 11-12
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 9-3
Best Performance: (#10) Elon 43, The Citadel 7 - A 543-120 yardage advantage for the Phoenix is all you need to know here.
Worst Performance: The Citadel 7, (#10) Elon 43 - Elon isn't really that much better than App State (who needed OT to beat The Citadel), are they?
Most Surprising Result: Tennessee-Chattanooga 14, Samford 7 - The Mocs start 4-1 for the first time since 1997.
Tomorrow: Great West, Ivy League, Big South, & SWAC
Best Performance: UC Davis 24, South Dakota 23 (OT) - Greg Denham throws for 380 yards and the Aggies win in OT thanks to a blocked extra point.
Worst Performance: South Dakota 23, UC Davis 24 (OT) - Though both teams recently moved up from DII, this was actually the first ever regular season meeting between them (the Coyotes won a quarterfinal game over UCD in 1986).
Most Surprising Result: (#15) Cal Poly 23, (#4) Montana 35 - The loss wasn't surprising, but the fact that CP lost despite winning the turnover battle 5-2 is a bit odd.
Ivy League
BUCK 3-21 PENN
COLUM 21-24 LAF HARV 28-10 COR
HC 31-34 BROWN
DART 7-38 YALE COLG 21-14 PRINCE (2OT)
NConf Record: 2-2 Overall: 8-12
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 8-12
Best Performance: Brown 34, (#19) Holy Cross 31 - Kyle Newhall-Caballero throws for 431 yards & outduels Dominic Randolph.
Worst Performance: Dartmouth 7, Yale 38 - Big Green are outpassed 390-68 as they lose their sixteenth straight.
Most Surprising Result: Brown 34, (#19) Holy Cross 31 - Brown, Holy Cross, & Harvard get a three-way split with the three games all decided by one score.
Big South
SB 24-31 UND
GWEBB 3-40 BUFF
VMI 6-20 CCU
PRESBY 16-34 ODU
NConf Record: 0-3 Overall: 11-20
vs. FCS: 0-2 Overall: 8-14
Best Performance: Coastal Carolina 20, VMI 6 - Chanticleers win the third down battle 62%-28% and force VMI into a 42.0 efficiency rating.
Worst Performance: Presbyterian 16, Old Dominion 34 - Blue Hose fall to 0-6 thanks to 4 Brandon Miley interceptions.
Most Surprising Result: Coastal Carolina 20, VMI 6 - The Chants avenge last year's blowout loss.
Best Performance: Marist 31, Jacksonville 27 - Chris Debowski throws for 327 yards and 3 TDs to help the Red Foxes get back to .500.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 7, San Diego 48 - Crusader QBs go 9/27 for 88 yards and get pick-sixed twice.
Most Surprising Result: Jacksonville 27, Marist 31 - Despite being the PFL favorites, the Dolphins start 2-3 just like last year. Can they rebound and run the table the rest of the way again?
Best Performance: Albany 55, Duquesne 10 - The Danes average 8.4 yards-per-play to Duquesne's 3.6.
Worst Performance: St. Francis (PA) 7, Sacred Heart 29 - Red Flashes run for minus-3 yards and give up 206.
Most Surprising Result: Wagner 27, Monmouth 24 - The road team has now won 6 straight in this series.
Independents
PRESBY 16-34 ODU
NCCEN 21-55 APPST
Non-Ind Record: 1-1 Overall: 5-12
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 2-10
Best Performance: Old Dominion 34, Presbyterian 16 - Monarchs lead the nation in turnovers forced (23) and turnover margin (+14).
Worst Performance: NC Central 21, (#9) Appalachian St. 55 - Eagles outgained 644-191. If not for a 2-0 turnover advantage, this game would have been even uglier.
