WILAMT 10-36 PORTST EWU 42-35 SAC (OT)
IDST 3-56 BYU SUU 35-28 WEB UMT 28-24 NAU MTST 31-21 NOCO
NConf Record: 1-2 Overall: 8-14
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 2-3
Best Performance: Eastern Washington 42, Sacramento St. 35 (OT) - Nicholas Edwards catches 11 balls for 192 yards and 4 TDs—3 in the fourth quarter—as the Eagles keep their postseason hopes alive.
Worst Performance: Sacramento St. 35, Eastern Washington 42 (OT) - The Hornet offense racked up 545 yards without starting QB Jeff Fleming, but the defense folded like a cheap tent in allowing 29 points after the end of the 3rd. quarter.
Most Surprising Result: Weber St. 28, Southern Utah 35 - Wildcats win most stats but still fall to 3-4 against Southern Utah since 1999.
Southland
UCA 38-24 LAM
TXST 28-38 SELA SHSU 38-14 MCNSE SFA 57-21 NICH
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 12-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 3-1
Best Performance: (#7) Sam Houston St. 38, McNeese St. 14 - The Bearkats are giving up just 9 ppg against FCS competition.
Worst Performance: Nicholls St. 21, Stephen F. Austin 57 - Colonels got 2 kick return touchdowns from Chika Madu, but that wasn't anywhere near enough to offset 7 passing touchdowns by SFA's Brady Attaway.
Most Surprising Result: Southeastern Louisiana 38, (FBS) Texas St. 28 - A Lion team that is presently winless in Southland play becomes the first Southland team to beat Texas State this season.
Best Performance: Illinois St. 17, (#17) Indiana St. 14 - 5 sacks by the Redbirds are enough to hold the potent Sycamore running game under 100 yards.
Worst Performance: Western Illinois 17, Missouri St. 31 - Leathernecks lose 3 straight to Missouri State for the first time ever.
Most Surprising Result: Missouri St. 31, Western Illinois 17 - Bears erase the zero in the W column by forcing 5 WIU turnovers.
OVC
AP 13-17 SEMO UTM 24-23 EIU
JAXST 14-38 UK
TSU 22-33 EKU
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 8-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 6-4
Best Performance: Eastern Kentucky 33, Tennessee St. 22 - Colonels move to 20-4 all-time versus TSU thanks to 226 yards rushing from Matt Denham.
Worst Performance: Austin Peay 13, Southeast Missouri St. 17 - A Governor loss ends a 6-game winning streak by the road team in this series.
Most Surprising Result: (#10) Jacksonville St. 14, (FBS) Kentucky 38 - I thought the Gamecocks would put up more of a fight against a struggling FBS team.
Patriot League
FORD 24-45 LAF HC 16-13 BUCK
COLG 17-40 GTOWN
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 19-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 19-15
Best Performance: Georgetown 40, Colgate 17 - The Hoya defense does the unthinkable & holds Nate Eachus to 38 yards on 19 carries—a career-low 2.0 ypc.
Worst Performance: Fordham 24, Lafayette 45 - The Rams put up 565 yards but go 0/5 on fourth down.
Most Surprising Result: Georgetown 40, Colgate 17 - The Hoyas clinch their first winning season since they were a mid-major in 1999 by beating Colgate for the first time ever.
Most Surprising Result: Southeastern Louisiana 38, (FBS) Texas St. 28 - A Lion team that is presently winless in Southland play becomes the first Southland team to beat Texas State this season.
Yeah, it was pretty ugly. The fact is the SELA coach figured out our Athlete/QB can't pass. Something that seems to have escaped the grasp of coach Fran. Hell we fans all know it. We wonder why can't he see he has a top rated guy riding the pine. Oh, right, he is determined to stick with the guy he decided was better.....
Best Performance: Monmouth 31, Sacred Heart 17 - The Hawks win their 5th. straight in Fairfield.
Worst Performance: Central Connecticut St. 35, Albany 63 - Blue Devils do well offensively but give up 6 total touchdowns to Albany QB Dan Di Lella.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
CAA
ODU 37-14 NOVA UNH 27-21 UMASS
UD 34-38 URI MAINE 23-22 RICH TOW 38-27 W&M
NConf Record*: 1-0 Overall: 22-12
vs. FCS*: 0-0 Overall: 17-2
Best Performance: (#13) New Hampshire 27, (FBS) Massachusetts 21 - The Wildcats gain about 200 fewer yards than they did against William & Mary, but they also go turnover free.
Worst Performance: (#16) Delaware 34, Rhode Island 38 - Blue Hens allow 484 yards & lose to a 1-5 team, thus ending any hope of a playoff return.
Most Surprising Result: Rhode Island 38, (#16) Delaware 34 - The Rams beat Delaware for just the third time since the late '80s.
Best Performance: Gardner-Webb 26, Coastal Carolina 24 - The Bulldogs did have to settle for too many field goals, but at least one of them was a game-winner.
Worst Performance: Coastal Carolina 24, Gardner-Webb 26 - The Chants lose to Gardner-Webb for the first time since their first meeting in 2003.
Most Surprising Result: Coastal Carolina 24, Gardner-Webb 26 - I guess a humiliating loss provides just as much of a hangover as a big win.
Best Performance: Bethune-Cookman 14, (#25) Norfolk St. 6 - Isidore Jackson literally carries the Wildcats on his back to a big win by running the ball 34 times for 206 yards.
Worst Performance: North Carolina A&T 28, Howard 35 (OT) - After Norfolk's loss on Thursday, the Aggies had a chance to surprisingly take control of the MEAC race. Instead, they saw their three-game winning streak against Howard come to an end.
Most Surprising Result: (#25) Norfolk St. 6, Bethune-Cookman 14 - The Spartans lose to BCU at home for the first time since 2005 and the MEAC race blows wide open.
SoCon
CIT 35-7 WCU
SAM 17-35 APP UTC 42-18 ELON
WOFF 21-26 FUR
PRESBY 14-48 GASO
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 14-7
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 10-1
Best Performance: Furman 26, (#5) Wofford 21 - Paladins get 2 picks off Wofford QB Mitch Allen & get away with missing 2 extra points.
Worst Performance: Western Carolina 7, The Citadel 35 - Getting blown out by The Citadel is bad… firing the AD bad.
Most Surprising Result: (#5) Wofford 21, Furman 26 - Fun fact: all 7 touchdowns in this game were scored from no more than 5 yards out.
* - I know UMass is still technically in the CAA this year, but I'm counting them as FBS and as a non-conference opponent for CAA teams.
Best Performance: Cal Poly 23, (#20) North Dakota 19 - The Mustangs allow UND to throw for about double their average, but also force 3 picks.
Worst Performance: UC Davis 24, (#25) South Dakota 27 - The Aggies made this game closer than most expected, but it's hard to beat anyone with 5 turnovers.
Most Surprising Result: Southern Utah 35, Weber St. 28 - The T-Birds score 25 straight points in the second half to prevent their playoff thread from being cut.
Ivy League
YALE 25-37 PENN BROWN 35-24 COR
COLUM 0-37 DART
PRINCE 39-56 HARV
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-14
Best Performance: Penn 37, Yale 25 - Quakers score 4 touchdowns in the 4th. quarter to overcome a 200-yard rushing day from Alex Thomas.
Worst Performance: Columbia 0, Dartmouth 37 - The hapless Lions lose yardage to the disappointing Big Green 426-148.
Most Surprising Result: Harvard 56, Princeton 39 - The Crimson give up their highest opponent point total in 6 years, but get away with it by putting up their own highest point total in 12 years.
SWAC
CENTST 11-42 TXSO
MVSU 24-30 GRAM(OT)
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 8-9
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 2-4
Best Performance: Grambling 30, Mississippi Valley St. 24 (OT) - Needing overtime to beat MVSU isn't anywhere near impressive, but it's still better than beating a winless DII.
Worst Performance: Mississippi Valley St. 24, Grambling 30 (OT) - Two 100-yard rushers aren't enough for the Delta Devils to avoid consecutive loss #13 to Grambling.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Pioneer League
VALPO 0-50 DRAKE MARIST 28-10 BUT
USD 24-48 CAMP
DVDSN 13-56 JU DAY 30-28 MHEAD
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 3-14
Best Performance: Campbell 48, San Diego 24 - The Camels run over the Toreros to create an unexpected result.
Worst Performance: Butler 10, Marist 28 - Bulldog quarterbacks combine for 3 interceptions in losing the first-ever meeting between these 2 teams.
Most Surprising Result: San Diego 24, Campbell 48 - Toreros suffer their worst conference loss in 11 years to Campbell of all teams.
Independents
USA 20-27 GSU(2OT)
Non-Ind. Record: 1-0 Overall: 4-10
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 0-7
Best Performance: Georgia St. 27, (FBS) South Alabama 20 (2OT) - Panthers get the first independent win over a DI this year by forcing 4 C.J. Bennett interceptions.
Worst Performance: (none)
Most Surprising Result: Georgia St. 27, (FBS) South Alabama 20 (2OT) - The inexperienced Panthers become the first non-FBS team to ever beat South Alabama.
