UMT 26-32 EWU
WEB 13-37 UCD SAC 54-31 IDST MTST 24-17 SUU
PORTST 10-24 NAU CP 35-17 UND
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 17-16
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-3
Best Performance: (#7) Eastern Washington 32, (#21) Montana 26 - The Eastern Washington "They Are Who We Thought They Were" Eagles score 2 TDs in the final 2:30 to overcome a 313-yard rushing deficit & stun the Griz.
Worst Performance: Weber St. 13, UC Davis 37 - 5 Wildcat turnovers give the Aggies their inaugural Big Sky win in surprisingly uncompetitive fashion.
Most Surprising Result: Sacramento St. 54, Idaho St. 31 - A 407-94 ground advantage wasn't quite enough for a Griz win in Cheney, but a 354 to minus-2 ground advantage was more than enough for the Hornets in Holt.
Southland
UCA 37-42 SFA SHSU 50-6 TXSO SELA 31-21 LAM
NWST 22-30 MCNSE
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 13-14
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 5-3
Best Performance: Stephen F. Austin 42, (#16) Central Arkansas 37 - Gus Johnson runs for 215 yards and 4 touchdowns to help the Lumberjacks overcome 16 defensive points by UCA.
Worst Performance: Lamar 21, Southeastern Louisiana 31 - The Cardinals lose to the Lions for the first time since restarting football thanks to 4 Mossakowski interceptions.
Most Surprising Result: (#16) Central Arkansas 37, Stephen F. Austin 42 - One week after putting 413 yards on preseason favorite SHSU, the Bears manage just 217 yards in Nacogdoches
Best Performance: (#1) North Dakota St. 33, (#14) Northern Iowa 21 - The Bison effectively eliminate UNI from the playoffs & win consecutive games over them for the first time since the late '70s.
Worst Performance: Southern Illinois 3, Indiana St. 24 - After going 20-5 in his first two seasons in Carbondale, Dale Lennon is just 11-16 since the beginning of 2010.
Most Surprising Result: South Dakota 31, (#13) Illinois St. 34 - The Coyotes couldn't quite pull off the upset, but they did put up 470 yards on a Redbird D that was allowing just 264 coming in.
Best Performance: (#19) Eastern Kentucky 28, Tennessee-Martin 16 - Tyrone Goard catches 7 balls for 175 yards and 4 touchdowns—including 2 in the fourth quarter—to lead the Colonels to an important OVC win.
Worst Performance: Austin Peay 15, Eastern Illinois 65 - The Governors give up 65 points, 671 yards, and three 100-yard receivers to a team they held under 20 points last season.
Most Surprising Result: Murray St. 70, Tennessee Tech 35 - Have the Racers finally gotten things together after their lackluster start?
Patriot League
FORD 31-34 LEH
LAF 28-31 RMU COR 15-10 BUCK COLG 47-24 YALE
HC 3-52 HARV BROWN 37-10 GTOWN
NConf Record: 1-4 Overall: 15-13
vs. FCS: 1-4 Overall: 14-13
Best Performance: Colgate 47, Yale 24 - Gavin McCarney gets 360 yards of total offense and 6 total touchdowns in leading the Raiders to a New Haven pounding.
Worst Performance: Lafayette 28, Robert Morris 31 - Leopards lose to an RMU team that won just 2 of their last 16 coming in.
Most Surprising Result: Lafayette 28, Robert Morris 31 - This was surprisingly the first-ever meeting between these two intrastate opponents.
Mvemjsunpx wrote:Best Performance: (#7) Eastern Washington 32, (#21) Montana 26 - The Eastern Washington "They Are Who We Thought They Were" Eagles score 2 TDs in the final 2:30 to overcome a 313-yard rushing deficit & stun the Griz.
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.
Best Performance: Albany 55, Monmouth 24 - Big plays abound for the Danes as they get five 40+ yard touchdowns (four of them 60+ yards).
Worst Performance: Central Connecticut St. 21, Sacred Heart 34 - The Blue Devils have now lost 2 in a row against a Pioneer team they defeated 7 straight times from 2004-2010.
Most Surprising Result: Robert Morris 31, Lafayette 28 - Jeff Sinclair looks more like his 2010 self in amassing 285 yards of total offense and 3 total touchdowns.
CAA
UD 14-34 UNH NOVA 35-14 MAINE
URI 8-48 BGSU
TOW 22-38 LSU ODU 45-37 RICH
GSU 3-35 W&M
NConf Record*: 1-2 Overall: 18-12
vs. FCS*: 0-0 Overall: 15-3
Best Performance: (#20) New Hampshire 34, (#8) Delaware 14 - A week after giving up 64 points and 800+ yards to Old Dominion, the Wildcats hold another top-10 team to just 234 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Worst Performance: Maine 14, Villanova 35 - A massive crowd of 3472 watches the Black Bears give up 7 sacks in a convincing loss.
Most Surprising Result: (#12) Towson 22, (FBS) LSU 38 - The Tigers were actually in the vast majority of a game against an FBS top-5.
Big South
SBU 23-3 ARMY
CCU 14-55 APP PRESBY 28-13 DVDSN
NConf Record: 2-1 Overall: 10-21
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 5-13
Best Performance: (#18) Stony Brook 23, (FBS) Army 3 - Miguel Maysonet runs for 220 yards and 3 touchdowns against the higher-level-yet-clearly-overmatched Black Knights.
Worst Performance: Coastal Carolina 14, (#17) Appalachian St. 55 - Playing an FBS team close looks like a distant memory after giving up 684 yards in Boone.
Most Surprising Result: (#18) Stony Brook 23, (FBS) Army 3 - This result was at least as surprising as Eastern Washington beating Idaho.
MEAC
SAV 9-56 HOW BCOOK 38-26 HAMP MORG 21-18 NCAT
NFOLK 0-14 SCSU
FAMU 14-21 SU(in Atlanta, GA)
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 10-20
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 4-8
Best Performance: South Carolina St. 14, Norfolk St. 0 - Bulldogs get two early touchdowns & coast from there as they improve to 15-3 all-time versus the Spartans.
Worst Performance: Savannah St. 9, Howard 56 - The Tigers make Howard look almost as good as Florida State.
Most Surprising Result: Florida A&M 14, Southern 21 - Damien Fleming completes 86% of his passes, yet the Rattlers still become Dawson Odums's second unsuspecting victim.
SoCon
CCU 14-55 APP WOFF 49-24 ELON
WCU 24-45 FUR UTC 28-10 CIT
SAM 16-35 GASO
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 13-8
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 8-2
Best Performance: Tennessee-Chattanooga 28, (#11) The Citadel 10 - The Mocs play a near flawless game: gaining 413 yards, giving up 0 turnovers, and committing just 4 penalties.
Worst Performance: Western Carolina 24, Furman 45 - Catamounts allow 619 yards & lose to Furman for the 14th. time in the last 15 tries.
Most Surprising Result: (#11) The Citadel 10, Tennessee-Chattanooga 28 - With the surprising Bulldogs getting knocked off, that leaves Wofford as already the lone unbeaten left in SoCon play.
* - I know Georgia State is still technically in the CAA this year, but I'm counting them as FBS and as a non-conference opponent for CAA teams (same as UMass last season).
Tomorrow: what's left of the non-playoff conferences.
PRINCE 33-6 COLUM COR 15-10 BUCK PENN 28-21 DART
HC 3-52 HARV BROWN 37-10 GTOWN COLG 47-24 YALE
NConf Record: 3-1 Overall: 10-6
vs. FCS: 3-1 Overall: 10-6
Best Performance: Brown 37, Georgetown 10 - The Bears force 3 turnovers & hold the Hoyas to 159 yards.
Worst Performance: Columbia 6, Princeton 33 - Lions fall to 15-66-1 against Princeton all time.
Most Surprising Result: Brown 37, Georgetown 10 - Brown makes Georgetown—who had won 12 of their last 16 games—look like the usual Hoya doormats of old.
Best Performance: Southern 21, Florida A&M 14 - The Jags force just 1 turnover, but make it count by returning it for the game-winning touchdown halfway through the fourth.
Worst Performance: Alcorn St. 14, Alabama St. 54 - Braves gain just 195 yards and allow 3 non-offensive touchdowns.
Most Surprising Result: Southern 21, Florida A&M 14 - The SWAC finally gets its first DI non-conference win, and it comes from a team that was so bad they had to fire their coach after 2 games.
Pioneer League
DAY 11-21 BUT PRESBY 28-13 DVDSN DRAKE 35-7 CAMP
MARIST 14-26 JU
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 9-21
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 3-18
Best Performance: Butler 21, Dayton 11 - Bulldogs win turnovers 4-0 in beating Dayton at home for the 3rd. straight time.
Worst Performance: Davidson 13, Presbyterian 28 - The Wildcats lose their 4th. in a row to the Blue Hose.
Most Surprising Result: Dayton 11, Butler 21 - Flyers start 0-2 in Pioneer League play for the first time since 1998.
Mvemjsunpx wrote:Most Surprising Result: (#18) Stony Brook 23, (FBS) Army 3 - This result was at least as surprising as Eastern Washington beating Idaho. [/list]
Well, let's just say that for me, I expected EWU to beat up on hapless Idalol. While I expected Stony Brook to have a fairly good chance of beating Army, I did NOT expect the margin to be that big. The Seawolves get big props for that. They will represent the Big South very well in the playoffs during what seems like it might be their last season there.
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.
