IDST 3-38 PORTST MTST 64-61 SAC (OT) EWU 35-24 WEB NAU 26-23 SUU UMT 30-7 NOCO
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 11-10
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 4-1
Best Performance: (#16) Eastern Washington 35, Weber St. 24 - With Taiwan Jones out, Eagle QB Bo Levi Mitchell finally puts up a solid performance with 337 yards and 4 TDs.
Worst Performance: Idaho St. 3, Portland St. 38 - Bengals outgained 531-195 by a Viking team that was picked 8th. in the Big Sky.
Most Surprising Result: Sacramento St. 61, (#10) Montana St. 64 (OT) - After not scoring 50+ points in a game since 2003, the Hornets score 51 points in the second half against the Bobcats… and still lose.
Southland
SHSU 38-10 LAM MCNSE 24-7 NWST
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 15-16
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 11-5
Best Performance: Sam Houston St. 38, Lamar 10 - Tim Flanders runs for 153 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Bearkats win their second straight.
Worst Performance: Northwestern St. 7, McNeese St. 24 - Demons lose #6 in a row against McNeese.
Most Surprising Result: Sam Houston St. 38, Lamar 10 - These two teams seem to be going in opposite directions compared to the first few weeks.
Best Performance: Southeast Missouri St. 28, Eastern Illinois 13 - Redhawks start 4-1 for the first time since 1978.
Worst Performance: Tennessee Tech 24, Tennessee-Martin 27 - Golden Eagles lose to a Skyhawk team coming off a demoralizing blowout.
Most Surprising Result: (#4) Jacksonville St. 40, Murray St. 34 - The Gamecocks are becoming the ultimate "play to their opponent's level" team. Despite a wide range of opponent caliber, they have won each of their 5 games by just 1 score.
Patriot League
HARV 35-10 LAF COR 21-12 BUCK
GTOWN 3-34 COLG
FORD 31-36 HC
NConf Record: 0-2 Overall: 7-16
vs. FCS: 0-2 Overall: 7-14
Best Performance: Colgate 34, Georgetown 3 - Raiders rebound from some early-season struggles & put the Hoyas back in their place thanks to 44 carries for 214 yards and 4 TDs from RB Nate Eachus.
Worst Performance: Bucknell 12, Cornell 21 - The Patriot vs. Ivy basement battle doesn't go the right way for the Bison.
Most Surprising Result: Georgetown 3, Colgate 34 - After a relatively hot start, the Hoyas revert to their old ways. Will they fold, or can they rebound & prove they've turned a corner?
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.
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Venus (following SH) - PSU , I have to point out, was picked 8th pre-season because no one knew anything about Burton and the team, and they assumed it would continue its losing ways. A pretty stupid assumption. After Davis and ISU I think we can assume it's at least average.
frinq wrote:Venus (following SH) - PSU , I have to point out, was picked 8th pre-season because no one knew anything about Burton and the team, and they assumed it would continue its losing ways. A pretty stupid assumption. After Davis and ISU I think we can assume it's at least average.
Average probably means 7th. or 8th. in the Big Sky this year. The league is pretty deep.
Best Performance: Monmouth 44, Duquesne 17 - Hawks get 2 pick-sixes & pick up their first win with this surprising blowout.
Worst Performance: Duquesne 17, Monmouth 44 - Dukes throw 6 interceptions on just 27 pass attempts.
Most Surprising Result: Monmouth 44, Duquesne 17 - The Hawks get their fourth straight win over Duquesne.
CAA
UNH 13-16 MAINE(OT)
BROWN 24-27 URI(OT) UMASS 27-14 TOW
CCU 19-41 RICH
NOVA 24-31 W&M UD 13-10 JMU
NConf Record: 2-0 Overall: 19-10
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 17-3
Best Performance: (#7) William & Mary 31, (#1) Villanova 24 - The Wildcats got a couple TDs late to make things look closer, but this game was comfortably controlled by the Tribe.
Worst Performance: (#14) New Hampshire 13, Maine 16 (OT) - It is true that most every game involving Maine looks ugly, but it's still surprising to see an established veteran QB like R.J. Toman throw 3 picks in a key conference game.
Most Surprising Result: Rhode Island 27, Brown 24 (OT) - The series is still lopsided in Brown's favor, but the Rams have now won 7 of the last 10.
Big South
GWEBB 7-14 ODU
PRESBY 13-24 VMI
SAV 14-52 LIB
CCU 19-41 RICH
NConf Record: 1-2 Overall: 10-20
vs. FCS: 1-2 Overall: 3-13
Best Performance: (#25) Liberty 52, Savannah St. 14 - Blowing out Savannah State isn't anything special, but it was still the best performance in the Big South this week.
Worst Performance: Presbyterian 13, VMI 24 - Blue Hose lose their 10th. straight game against Big South competition.
Best Performance: (#9) South Carolina St. 19, Florida A&M 0 - The Bulldog D holds the usually potent Rattlers to 106 yards and a 22.1 passing efficiency rating.
Worst Performance: North Carolina A&T 7, Tennessee St. 37 - Aggies give up 379 rushing yards & give away their 4-game winning streak over the Tigers.
Most Surprising Result: Bethune-Cookman 69, Morgan St. 32 - After scoring just 15.8 ppg a year ago, the Wildcats currently lead the nation at 50.5 ppg.
SoCon
SAM 19-24 ELON
FUR 17-38 WOFF WCU 24-13 CIT
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-10
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-2
Best Performance: Wofford 38, (#18) Furman 17 - Eric Breitenstein runs for 230 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Terriers reestablish themselves as a SoCon threat.
Worst Performance: The Citadel 13, Western Carolina 24 - After 5 straight wins, the Bulldogs have now lost 2 in a row to the Catamounts.
Most Surprising Result: (#18) Furman 17, Wofford 38 - After giving up 400 rushing yards to Wofford, the Paladins are now third-worst in the nation in run defense.
For those outside the loop, Breitenstein got away from Appalachian (he is a Watauga County 'local') when he signed with the Ankle Biters --- fine young man and excellent student-athlete.
"But the damned and the guiltiest among you are the men who had the capacity to know, yet chose to blank out reality, the men who were willing to sell their intelligence into cynical servitude..."
- John Galt
UCD 14-13 SJSU
CP 17-38 FRES NAU 26-23 SUU
UND 17-27 SDK
NConf Record: 1-2 Overall: 10-13
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 5-6
Best Performance: UC Davis 14, (FBS) San Jose St. 13 - The Aggies don't do much on offense, but they manage a 2-0 turnover advantage & some solid redzone D in knocking off a WAC team.
Worst Performance: North Dakota 17, South Dakota 27 - Sioux lose to South Dakota for just the second time in the last 15 meetings.
Most Surprising Result: UC Davis 14, (FBS) San Jose St. 13 - Sure, San Jose is a bad FBS team, but Davis was playing mediocre even by FCS standards prior to this contest.
Ivy League
DART 28-35 PENN(OT)
PRINCE 14-42 COLUM COR 21-12 BUCK HARV 35-10 LAF
BROWN 24-27 URI(OT) ALB 23-20 YALE
NConf Record: 2-2 Overall: 10-6
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 10-6
Best Performance: Harvard 35, Lafayette 10 - Gino Gordon runs for 170 yards on just 12 carries to help the Crimson offense rebound from a terrible performance.
Worst Performance: Princeton 14, Columbia 42 - The Tiger D allows 528 yards to the Lions.
Most Surprising Result: Columbia 42, Princeton 14 - These two have been playing each other since the 1870s, but this is the first time Columbia has ever won consecutive games against Princeton.
Best Performance: Texas Southern 21, Alabama St. 7 - The Tiger offense commits 4 turnovers, but the Tiger defense bails them out by forcing 5 turnovers of their own and holding the Hornets to 149 yards.
Worst Performance: Alabama St. 7, Texas Southern 21 - The Hornets did throw a 67-yard TD pass, but still completed just 3/16 passes with 4 INTs.
Most Surprising Result: Texas Southern 21, Alabama St. 7 - Tigers beat ASU for just the second time since a Hornet forfeit in 2001.
Pioneer League
MARIST 0-42 DRAKE CAMP 27-10 BUT
VALPO 14-48 DAY
USD 28-35 JU
MHEAD 10-37 GSU
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 10-18
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 4-14
Best Performance: Campbell 27, Butler 10 - Third-year Camels run for 270 yards against the defending Pioneer champs
Worst Performance: Marist 0, Drake 42 - Red Foxes accumulate a pathetic 77 yards in an unexpectedly poor performance.
Most Surprising Result: Butler 10, Campbell 27 - Instead of midnight, Butler's Cinderella carriage turned back into a pumpkin at 9:30.
Independents
SHSU 38-10 LAM
GWEBB 7-14 ODU
MHEAD 10-37 GSU
Non-Ind. Record: 2-1 Overall: 8-7
vs. FCS: 2-1 Overall: 6-6
Best Performance: Old Dominion 14, Gardner-Webb 7 - Thomas DeMarco struggles mightily, but the defense picks up 5 sacks to keep the Monarchs in the win column.
Worst Performance: Lamar 10, Sam Houston St. 38 - Andre Bevil returns to throwing for a bunch of yards, but the Cardinal running game and defense don't show up.
Most Surprising Result: Lamar 10, Sam Houston St. 38 - Cardinals not playing anything like the team that knocked off SELA and nearly upset McNeese.
