WEB 0-47 CP UMT 42-7 UCD NAU 39-38 SAC
NOCO 26-40 IDST
PORTST 7-17 SUU EWU 35-14 UND
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 18-22
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-7
Best Performance: (#19) Northern Arizona 39, Sacramento St. 38 - After falling behind by 17 in the third quarter, backup QB Chase Cartwright comes in to lead the 'Jacks to touchdowns on each of his first four drives. NAU only had 6 total offensive TDs on the season prior to Cartwright's insertion.
Worst Performance: Northern Colorado 26, Idaho St. 40 - NoCo's respectable defensive stats coming in must've been misleading because allowing 532 total yards and 157 rushing yards to Idaho State is pretty darn pathetic.
Most Surprising Result: Portland St. 7, Southern Utah 17 - If you would've told me Portland State held a team under 200 yards, I would've assumed the Vikings won in a blowout. Instead, thanks to 5 turnovers, they lost. Incidentally, that's the second time this season a Big Sky team has won with fewer than 200 yards (NAU over Davis).
Southland
LAM 3-14 SHSU
unk 0-31 UCA
SFA 14-56 SELU
NWST 21-33 NICH
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 25-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 14-5
Best Performance: Southeastern Louisiana 56, Stephen F. Austin 14 - The Lions make Brady Attaway, and by extension the Montana State defense, look terrible.
Worst Performance: Northwestern St. 21, Nicholls St. 33 - The Demons hand Nicholls their first FCS win in 3 years.
Most Surprising Result: Lamar 3, (#2) Sam Houston St. 14 - Holding SHSU to 14 points is damn impressive, but the Cardinal offense couldn't capitalize on the opportunity.
Best Performance: Southern Illinois 24, (#4) Northern Iowa 17 (OT) - Some key plays for UNI kept an otherwise dominant performance close, but the Salukis still come away with a big upset.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 14, South Dakota 17 - The Sycs continue to prove they're not much beyond Shakir Bell as their quarterbacks throw for just 82 yards on 25 attempts.
Most Surprising Result: Southern Illinois 24, (#4) Northern Iowa 17 (OT) - The Salukis have now won 5 of the last 6 over the Panthers and they pull even in the overall series for the first time since the early '90s.
Best Performance: Tennessee St. 31, (#24) Jacksonville St. 15 - Tim Broughton runs for 190 yards in a nice "upset" for the Tigers.
Worst Performance: Murray St. 34, Southeast Missouri St. 37 (3OT) - They racked up a good deal of yards as usual, but the Racers still find a way to end SEMO's 8-game losing streak.
Most Surprising Result: Southeast Missouri St. 37, Murray St. 34 (3OT) - The Redhawks have now won more games against Murray in the last 9 years (5) than they had in the entire prior history of the series (4).
Pioneer League
MARIST 33-35 USD
CAMP 14-35 BUT DRAKE 27-6 DVDSN
VALPO 21-35 MER DAY 49-20 STET
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 13-24
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 3-16
Best Performance: San Diego 35, Marist 33 - Torero DE Steve Gargiulio registers 9 tackles, 3 sacks, and a forced fumble in an important Pioneer League win.
Worst Performance: Davidson 6, Drake 27 - Wildcats start 0-6 for the 2nd. straight year.
LEH 24-10 COLUM
LAF 26-42 PRINCE HC 51-27 BUCK SBU 27-3 COLG FORD 34-12 GTOWN
NConf Record: 1-2 Overall: 15-19
vs. FCS: 1-2 Overall: 14-18
Best Performance: Holy Cross 51, Bucknell 27 - Peter Pujals amasses 378 yards of total offense and 6 total touchdowns in a conference-opening win for the Crusaders.
Worst Performance: Bucknell 27, Holy Cross 51 - The Bison now have 19 turnovers in 5 games this year, 6 more than they had for the entirety of 2012.
Most Surprising Result: Colgate 3, Stony Brook 27 - No McCarney means no chance for the Raiders.
Best Performance: St. Francis (PA) 28, Monmouth 10 - St. Francis? Getting a best performance? Really? Seriously, though, the Red Flash held Monmouth to 191 yards.
Worst Performance: Wagner 7, Duquesne 34 - Seahawk quarterbacks are averaging only 128 passing ypg with a pathetic 85.9 efficiency rating this year.
Most Surprising Result: St. Francis (PA) 28, Monmouth 10 - The Red Flash win consecutive games over Monmouth for the first time ever.
CAA
SBU 27-3 COLG
URI 19-59 UNH
ALB 30-33 UD NOVA 45-35 TOW
PENN 14-27 W&M
RICH 31-38 JMU
NConf Record: 2-0 Overall: 24-16
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 22-7
Best Performance: (#15) Villanova 45, (#3) Towson 35 - A barrage of early misfortune for the other team always helps, as the Wildcats forced 3 turnovers and blocked a PAT in the first quarter.
Worst Performance: Rhode Island 19, (#25) New Hampshire 59 - The Rams have now lost 7 straight and 12 of the last 13 in Durham.
Most Surprising Result: (#3) Towson 35, (#15) Villanova 45 - A combination of turnovers & long scores led to the Tigers only running 11 offensive plays in the first half.
Big South
CHSO 25-17 VMI
GWEBB 7-42 CCU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 20-13
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 13-7
Best Performance: (#8) Coastal Carolina 42, Gardner-Webb 7 - Chanticleers run for 222 yards against a team that gave up 154 combined rushing yards to Richmond & Wofford.
Worst Performance: Gardner-Webb 7, (#8) Coastal Carolina 42 - Apparently the Bulldogs can only win when they don't score touchdowns.
Most Surprising Result: (#8) Coastal Carolina 42, Gardner-Webb 7 - What's more surprising, that Coastal won in a blowout or that Gardner-Webb actually outgained them by a yard?
MEAC
NFOLK 7-14 DSU BCU 27-6 HOW
NCAT 26-31 HAMP SCSU 44-3 NCCEN FAMU 27-14 SAV
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 12-27
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-15
Best Performance: South Carolina St. 44, NC Central 3 - The Bulldogs throw another gauntlet Bethune-Cookman's direction by outgaining the Eagles 476-105.
Worst Performance: North Carolina A&T 26, Hampton 31 - The Aggies had only thrown 1 pick coming in, but threw 3 picks against the winless Pirates.
Most Surprising Result: Hampton 31, North Carolina A&T 26 - At least some things never change for Hampton; they've now won 8 in a row over NC A&T.
SoCon
WCU 3-62 AUB
ELON 27-31 WOFF
CIT 21-28 GASO SAM 34-10 APP
FUR 9-31 UTC
NConf Record*: 1-2 Overall: 12-18
vs. FCS*: 0-0 Overall: 4-8
Best Performance: (#23) Samford 34, (FBS) Appalachian St. 10 - Bulldogs more than double the lost Mountaineers in total offense.
Worst Performance: Furman 9, Tennessee-Chattanooga 31 - Paladins lose in Chattanooga for the first time in 20 years (not counting the '01 Championship Game, anyway ).
Most Surprising Result: (#23) Samford 34, (FBS) Appalachian St. 10 - In their last opportunity, Samford gets their first conference win over App.
* - I know App State & Georgia Southern are still technically in the SoCon this year, but I'm counting them as FBS and as a non-conference opponent for SoCon teams (same idea as Georgia State last season & UMass the year before).
PENN 14-27 W&M LEH 24-10 COLUM HARV 34-24 COR
YALE 13-20 DART BROWN 41-14 BRY
LAF 26-42 PRINCE
NConf Record: 2-2 Overall: 12-8
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 12-8
Best Performance: Dartmouth 20, Yale 13 - The Big Green run for more yards on Yale than a ranked option team did a week earlier.
Worst Performance: Yale 13, Dartmouth 20 - I think we should call this a Stangover. Am I right? Am I right?
Most Surprising Result: Dartmouth 20, Yale 13 - Dartmouth pulls off the upset despite scoring just twice in 6 redzone trips.
SWAC
TXSO 41-28 UAPB ALCORN 48-0 GRAM (in Indianapolis, IN)
AAMU 17-20 SU
PVAMU 42-48 ALST JSU 26-17 MVSU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 3-17
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 1-8
Best Performance: Alabama St. 48, Prairie View A&M 42 - Malcolm Cyrus's 301 total yards help the Hornets overcome allowing 685 yards and losing turnovers 3-1.
Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 28, Texas Southern 41 - Golden Lions allow two 150-yard rushers to a winless team.
Most Surprising Result: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 28, Texas Southern 41 - The defending SWAC champs are now 0-6.
Independents
ACU 69-12 HBU
MONM 10-28 SFPA uncp 45-22 CHAR
Non-Ind. Record*: 1-2 Overall: 14-13
vs. FCS*: 0-1 Overall: 6-10
Best Performance: Abilene Christian 69, (DI-Uncl.) Houston Baptist 12 - The Wildcats are only 4-3, but are outscoring opponents by 25 ppg.
Worst Performance: Monmouth 10, St. Francis (PA) 28 - Hawks throw for just 81 yards on 28 attempts.
Most Surprising Result: Charlotte 22, (DII) UNC-Pembroke 45 - One week after upsetting Gardner-Webb, the 49ers allow a DII QB to go 43/57 for 403 yards.
* - Old Dominion is a first-year transitional, so I'm counting them as FBS and not counting them as an FCS Independent.
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