Best Performance: (#3) Montana 33, (#23) Montana St. 19 - The Griz beat their rivals for the 21st. time in the last 24 meetings.
Worst Performance: Northern Arizona 45, (#18) Eastern Washington 49 - How do you gain 747 yards and lose?
Most Surprising Result: Sacramento St. 31, UC Davis 28 - McLeod Bethel-Thompson replaces Jason Smith at QB and leads the Hornets to 28 second-half points & a second straight Causeway Classic win.
Southland
SHSU 20-28 TXST NICH 45-30 SELA SFA 19-10 NWST
UCA 17-21 MCNSE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-16
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 7-6
Best Performance: Nicholls St. 45, Southeastern Louisiana 30 - The Colonels finally get the option game going & outrush SELA 322-33.
Worst Performance: Southeastern Louisiana 30, Nicholls St. 45 - Lions just 1-4 against Nicholls since joining the Southland.
Most Surprising Result: Southeastern Louisiana 30, Nicholls St. 45 - Despite the disappointing loss, the Lions still finish with their first winning record (both conference & overall) since joining the Southland in 2005.
Best Performance: Illinois St. 22, (#9) Northern Iowa 20 - Redbird kicker Zach Kutch makes two 50+ yard field goals and sets a single season team record with 22.
Worst Performance: North Dakota St. 35, Youngstown St. 39 - Bison finish 3-8, their second losing season in the last 34 years.
Most Surprising Result: (#9) Northern Iowa 20, Illinois St. 22 - Panthers throw 4 picks and give up a TD with 1 second left to blow their virtually assured playoff spot.
Best Performance: Tennessee St. 21, (#14) Eastern Illinois 10 - It wasn't enough to save coach James Webster's job, but the Tigers got a win over EIU for just the third time in the last ten tries.
Worst Performance: Murray St. 14, Tennessee Tech 45 - Since winning the OVC in 2002, the Racers are just 24-55.
Most Surprising Result: (#14) Eastern Illinois 10, Tennessee St. 21 - Lucky for EIU that Eastern Kentucky played Jacksonville State this week.
Best Performance: Bucknell 23, (#13) Holy Cross 17 - Bison QB C.J. Hopson only throws for 20 yards, but he runs for 189 yards & a TD in this surprising upset.
Worst Performance: Georgetown 14, Fordham 41 - The Hoyas are outgained 686-299 and give up 9 sacks as they finish the season without a win.
Most Surprising Result: Bucknell 23, (#13) Holy Cross 17 - Bison run for 321 yards on a top-25 run defense.
CAA
UMASS 38-52 HOF
MAINE 24-27 UNH NE 33-27 URI
UD 12-30 NOVA
W&M 10-13 RICH
TOW 12-43 JMU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 23-13
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 17-5
Best Performance: (#4) Richmond 13, (#6) William & Mary 10 - Spiders earn a seed thanks to one more made field goal in this offensively-challenged game.
Worst Performance: Rhode Island 27, Northeastern 33 - Rams earn the dubious distinction of being the last team to ever lose a football game to Northeastern.
Most Surprising Result: James Madison 17, Massachusetts 14 - Thanks to Cory Christopher's 484 yards and 3 TDs passing, the Pride score roughly triple their season average coming in.
MEAC
HOW 20-30 DSU MORG 16-13 HAMP
WSSU 21-28 NFOLK
NCAT 10-28 SCSU FAMU 42-6 BCOOK (in Orlando)
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 8-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 7-6
Best Performance: Florida A&M 42, Bethune-Cookman 6 - Rattlers dominate their rivals with Curtis Pulley out of the lineup. If they'd figured out how to overcome similar adversity last week, they would probably be in the playoffs right now.
Worst Performance: Bethune-Cookman 6, Florida A&M 42 - The run-specialist Wildcats are outrushed 268-83
Most Surprising Result: Morgan St. 16, Hampton 13 - Typical Morgan State winning formula: lose the yardage battle by 203, play even in turnovers, win the game. I imagine 16 Pirate penalties didn't hurt, though.
SoCon
WCU 14-19 APPST
WOFF 21-58 FUR
CIT 6-13 GSU ELON 27-7 SAM
UTC 0-45 BAMA
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 12-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-3
Best Performance: (#10) Elon 27, Samford 7 - The Phoenix smother the Bulldogs to ensure their first-ever playoff appearance.
Worst Performance: Wofford 21, Furman 58 - Hard to not get blown out when you turn the ball over 6 times and get outgained by nearly 200 yards.
Most Surprising Result: Western Carolina 14, (#6) Appalachian St. 19 - Catamounts avoid getting crushed by their rival for the first time in 5 years.
Best Performance: Southern Utah 37, San Diego 32 - T-Birds put up 507 yards in a surprisingly tough win.
Worst Performance: Cal Poly 14, (#19) Weber St. 47 - The depleted Mustangs get torched by Cameron Higgins & Tim Toone.
Most Surprising Result: UC Davis 28, Sacramento St. 31 - Aggies lose consecutive games to Sac for the first time since the early '90s.
Ivy League
COR 0-34 PENN
BROWN 14-28 COLUM PRINCE 23-11 DART HARV 14-10 YALE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 9-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 9-15
Best Performance: Columbia 28, Brown 14 - The Lions outrush Brown by 205 yards.
Worst Performance: Cornell 0, Penn 34 - 110 yards, 4 first downs, 2.1 yards-per-play… the Big Red are smothered by the Quakers for the third straight year.
Most Surprising Result: Brown 14, Columbia 28 - Bears lose to Columbia for just the fifth time in 37 seasons.
Best Performance: Stony Brook 36, (#16) Liberty 33 - The Seawolves bring the Big South title to the north thanks to 165 yards and 3 TDs (on just 18 carries) from RB Edwin Gowins.
Worst Performance: VMI 35, Old Dominion 42 - Keydets run for 422 yards and average 7.5 per carry, but can't do anything on the other side of the ball.
Most Surprising Result: (#16) Liberty 33, Stony Brook 36 - Yet another team who threw away their playoff dreams last weekend.
SWAC
UAPB 17-49 PVAMU
MVSU 12-17 AAMU ALCORN 14-7 JSU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 6-4
Best Performance: (#20) Prairie View A&M 49, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 17 - Panther QB K.J. Black puts up a 236 efficiency rating (23/27, 312 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT) to nearly pass Ryan Perrilloux for the top mark in FCS.
Worst Performance: Jackson St. 7, Alcorn St. 14 - The Tigers are held to minus-12 yards rushing and finish in the bottom 10 in scoring at just 13.9 ppg.
Most Surprising Result: Alabama A&M 17, Mississippi Valley St. 12 - A lackluster effort, but the Bulldogs still clinch a berth in the SWAC title game.
Tomorrow: Independents and the Artists Formerly Known as Mid-Majors
SUU 37-32 USD MHEAD 29-6 VALPO
DRAKE 17-20 BUT
MARIST 16-27 DAY JVILLE 34-14 CAMP
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 15-14
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 5-9
Best Performance: Butler 20, Drake 17 - Bulldogs earn a surprising berth in the Gridiron Classic despite 3 lost fumbles.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 6, Morehead St. 27 - Crusaders go winless in PFL play for the first time ever.
Most Surprising Result: Butler 7, Jacksonville 36 - The Bulldogs finish with a double-digit win total for the first time in their entire 123 years of playing football.
Best Performance: Albany 41, Wagner 28 - It hasn't been a particularly good senior year for Vinny Esposito, but he did finish his career on a high note by putting up a 197.3 efficiency rating against the Seahawks (14/21, 248 yds., 2 TDs; also had 2 rush TDs).
Worst Performance: Duquesne 0, Bryant 20 - The Dukes had 14 straight winning seasons from 1994-2007, but have now gone well under .500 for two consecutive years.
Most Surprising Result: Central Connecticut St. 14, St. Francis (PA) 13 - The Blue Devils do manage to steal back the NEC title, but they'll have to play better than this to win the Gridiron Classic in Indy.
Independents
ODU 42-35 VMI
SAVST 14-35 NCCEN
Non-Ind Record: 1-0 Overall: 12-14
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 611
Best Performance: Old Dominion 42, VMI 35 - QB Thomas DeMarco gets 300 yards of total offense and 5 total TDs to help the Monarchs cap off an impressive 9-2 inaugural campaign
Worst Performance: Savannah St. 14, NC Central 35 - The Tigers gain 346 yards, commit no turnovers, & convert 53% of their third downs, but still only score 14 points.
