Best Performance: (#18) Eastern Washington 36, (#6) Montana 27 - Eagles force 6 turnovers, block a punt, and get 221 rushing yards from Taiwan Jones to beat the Griz in Cheney for the first time since 1991.
Worst Performance: Idaho St. 21, Northern Colorado 35 - Tavoy Moore's 237 return yards and 2 return touchdowns can't overcome the Bengal offense's pitiful 159 yards and 54.4 passing efficiency rating.
Most Surprising Result: (#21) Weber St. 17, Sacramento St. 24 - Ironically, the only team Weber has held under 200-yards rushing this season is Boston College.
Southland
CP 12-21 TXST SFA 22-20 UNI
SHSU 14-56 WIU
MUR 20-21 UCA LAM 29-28 SELA
TARL 14-17 NWST
NICH 21-39 USA
NConf Record: 4-3 Overall: 10-12
vs. FCS: 3-2 Overall: 7-3
Best Performance: (#10) Stephen F. Austin 22, (#13) Northern Iowa 20 - The Lumberjacks win the turnover battle 3-0 and the defense preserves their 22-20 halftime lead.
Worst Performance: Nicholls St. 21, (Uncl.) South Alabama 39 - Colonels give up 490 yards & lose to an infant program by 3 scores.
Most Surprising Result: Southeastern Louisiana 28, Lamar 29 - Lions blow a 20-point third-quarter lead & suffer the upset McNeese narrowly avoided.
Best Performance: Illinois St. 24, (#20) South Dakota St. 14 - Redbirds win the turnover battle 3-0 and take a shutout into the 4th. quarter.
Worst Performance: (#5) Southern Illinois 21, Southeast Missouri St. 24 - Salukis blow a 21-3 lead and give up 228 rushing yards to an OVC doormat.
Most Surprising Result: (#5) Southern Illinois 21, Southeast Missouri St. 24 - If they're going to play like this, the Salukis can't even overlook Indiana State anymore.
OVC
SEMO 24-21 SIU JAXST 34-27 GSU (OT)
EKU 24-42 UTC
MUR 20-21 UCA AP 26-23 TSU
LANE 0-43 TTU
EIU 10-20 UTM
NConf Record: 3-2 Overall: 7-14
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 4-6
Best Performance: Southeast Missouri St. 24, (#5) Southern Illinois 21 - Henry Harris runs for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns—including the 67-yard game-winner—in this insane upset.
Worst Performance: Tennessee St. 23, Austin Peay 26 - Tigers fall to 0-1 in conference despite winning the yardage & turnover battles.
Most Surprising Result: Southeast Missouri St. 24, (#5) Southern Illinois 21 - Redhawks beat top-5 team for the first time ever.
Patriot League
PRINCE 22-35 LEH
LAF 14-19 PENN DART 43-20 BUCK FORD 16-9 COLUM
HC 6-34 HARV
GTOWN 35-40 YALE
NConf Record: 2-4 Overall: 7-10
vs. FCS: 2-4 Overall: 7-10
Best Performance: Fordham 16, Columbia 9 - Rams take a 5-4 lead in the Liberty Cup.
Worst Performance: Bucknell 20, Dartmouth 43 - Bison outscored 34-0 in the second half.
Most Surprising Result: Georgetown 35, Yale 40 - The defense didn't get the job done, but the Hoyas are scoring 27.7 ppg after scoring less than 10 ppg the last 2 years.
Glad as always to see this thread Mvem, looks great so far. Please go easy on my Thunderbirds when the GWC roles around, we were so close to getting another win over an FBS opponent. Sorensen getting hurt and being out for pretty much the 2nd half and a boat load of penalties didnt help, hope we can clean up our act and fast.
The only thing "surprising" about the Sac-Weber game, IMO, is that there wasn't more scoring.
I would nominate EWU's win over the Griz as most surprising. I was banking on the Griz coming out p!$$ed after the egg they laid vs Cow Poly.
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.
kuntryboimike wrote:Liberty is probly gonna be the worst performance for the Big South this week
Why? I see JMU getting burned in a close one....
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.
Oh I'm talking about this last Saturday's performance. But I agree I too see JMU getting burned in a close one the team is gonna be fired up. Probably more than when they played Ball St. Coming off a stupid loss that never shoulda happened and knowing this is there chance of redemption. Liberty will be a new football team this Saturday and I can't wait to see it
Best Performance: Robert Morris 30, (#15) Liberty 23 - Myles Russ runs for 153 yards and 2 touchdowns & also catches a 67-yard TD pass to help the Colonials upset one of last week's FBS slayers.
Worst Performance: Sacred Heart 0, St. Francis (PA) 41 - Pioneer QBs go 15/40 for 119 yards and 7—that's right, seven—interceptions.
Most Surprising Result: St. Francis (PA) 41, Sacred Heart 0 - In dominating fashion, the Red Flash win just their second conference game in 3 years.
CAA
TOW 7-43 NOVA
UMASS 37-42 UM
MAINE 14-38 SYR
UNH 25-28 URI
DUQ 6-30 UD
ELON 21-27 RICH(OT) W&M 21-17 ODU
NConf Record: 3-2 Overall: 13-9
vs. FCS: 3-0 Overall: 11-2
Best Performance: (#16) Massachusetts 37, (FBS) Michigan 42 - Apparently The Big House is only intimidating to FBS teams.
Worst Performance: (#8) New Hampshire 25, Rhode Island 28 - Wildcats give up 216 rushing yards to the no-longer-option-oriented Rhodies.
Most Surprising Result: Rhode Island 28, (#8) New Hampshire 25 - Rams end a 12-game losing streak with a big upset.
Big South
SBU 30-33 BROWN (2OT)
LIB 23-30 RMU WCU 28-14 GWEBB GASO 43-26 CCU
MHC 14-28 CHSO
PRESBY 14-26 CIT
NConf Record: 1-5 Overall: 8-12
vs. FCS: 0-5 Overall: 1-8
Best Performance: (#15) Liberty 23, Robert Morris 30 - Well, uh, at least the Flames lost to someone decent. That's all I got…
Worst Performance: Gardner-Webb 14, Western Carolina 28 - Thanks to 6 turnovers, the Bulldogs top Liberty among post-FBS-win disappointments.
Most Surprising Result: The whole conference - The Big South has 2 FBS wins, but only 1 FCS win.
MEAC
MORG 9-35 NDSU FAMU 50-7 HOW
NCAT 21-35 HAMP
NCCEN 16-44 APP
VSU 28-51 NFOLK SCSU 61-20 BEN
SAV 7-42 BCOOK
NConf Record: 2-2 Overall: 6-13
vs. FCS: 0-2 Overall: 1-5
Best Performance: Florida A&M 50, Howard 7 - Rattlers outgain the hapless Bison, 406-146.
Worst Performance: Savannah St. 7, Bethune-Cookman 42 - Tigers dominated in virtually every facet despite 18 penalties by the opposition.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
SoCon
WCU 28-14 GWEBB
NCCEN 16-44 APP
ELON 21-27 RICH(OT)
FUR 19-38 SCAR
UNKY 10-48 WOFF
PRESBY 14-26 CIT GASO 43-26 CCU
NEWBRY 35-38 SAM
EKU 24-42 UTC
NConf Record: 7-2 Overall: 14-10
vs. FCS: 5-1 Overall: 10-2
Best Performance: Western Carolina 28, Gardner-Webb 14 - The Catamounts rebound from a horrid loss thanks to 2 defensive touchdowns.
Worst Performance: Samford 38, (DII) Newberry 35 - The Bulldog defense struggles mightily, but they do manage to force 4 turnovers in avoiding an upset.
Most Surprising Result: Western Carolina 28, Gardner-Webb 14 - Catamounts force 6 turnovers after not forcing any in the first 2 games.
UCD 38-24 USD
CP 12-21 TXST
SUU 11-16 SJSU
NEST 14-55 UND
NWOK 14-48 SDK
NConf Record: 3-2 Overall: 7-8
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 3-2
Best Performance: Southern Utah 11, (FBS) San Jose St. 16 - Tyson Poots & Fesi Sitake each get double-digit receptions for the T-Birds, but a late touchdown dooms them against a beatable FBS.
Worst Performance: UC Davis 38, San Diego 24 - A win is nice, but I would expect any Great West team to thoroughly dominate a lousy San Diego squad.
Most Surprising Result: (#17) Cal Poly 12, Texas St. 21 - The Mustangs just couldn't get the job done in the redzone.
Ivy League
LAF 14-19 PENN FORD 16-9 COLUM
COR 7-41 WAG DART 43-20 BUCK
HC 6-34 HARV
SBU 30-33 BROWN(2OT)
GTOWN 35-40 YALE
PRINCE 22-35 LEH
NConf Record: 5-3 Overall: 5-3
vs. FCS: 5-3 Overall: 5-3
Best Performance: Harvard 34, Holy Cross 6 - LSU transfer Andrew Hatch throws for 276 yards and 3 touchdowns on just 25 attempts to help the Crimson roll.
Worst Performance: Cornell 7, Wagner 41 - The Big Red defense just gets humiliated, giving up two 100-yard rushers and a 336.1 passing efficiency rating.
Most Surprising Result: Brown 33, Stony Brook 30 (2OT) - Despite 3 interceptions, the Bears knock off the defending Big South champs.
SWAC
AAMU 9-32 TXSO ALST 18-15 PVAMU
JSU 21-28 GRAM ALCORN 27-9 MVSU (in Chicago, IL)
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 5-7
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 2-2
Best Performance: Alabama St. 18, Prairie View A&M 15 - The Hornets shut down the Panthers and throw some early chaos into the SWAC race.
Worst Performance: Mississippi Valley St. 9, Alcorn St. 27 - Delta Devils can't rebound from 2 early special teams TDs by the opposition.
Most Surprising Result: Prairie View A&M 15, Alabama St. 18 - After leading the FCS in passing efficiency a year ago, K.J. Black puts up a lousy 67.5 rating in his 2010 debut.
Best Performance: Davidson 28, Campbell 27 - Kenny Mantuo runs for 181 yards as the Wildcats pick up a road conference win.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 7, (DII) St. Joseph's (IN) 50 - Is euthanasia legal in Indiana?
Most Surprising Result: Valparaiso 7, (DII) St. Joseph's (IN) 50 - I don't know why I should be surprised by this, but I was. The Crusaders lose badly to a team Indiana State stomped by 50.
Independents
LAM 29-28 SELA W&M 21-17 ODU JAXST 34-27 GSU (OT)
Non-Ind. Record: 1-2 Overall: 4-5
vs. FCS: 1-2 Overall: 2-4
Best Performance: Lamar 29, Southeastern Lousiana 28 - Cardinal QB Andrew Bevil has another big game, throwing for 417 yards and 4 touchdowns in a comeback victory.
Worst Performance: (none)
Most Surprising Result: Georgia St. 27, (#4) Jacksonville St. 34 (OT) - The Panthers rebound from an NAIA loss by nearly stunning a BCS-slayer.