Best Performance: (#17) Montana St. 30, (#9) Eastern Washington 7 - Bobcats hold Taiwan Jones to 63 yards (partially thanks to an injury) & crush the high-flying Eagles.
Worst Performance: Idaho St. 7, Northern Arizona 32 - No Tavoy Moore magic means nothing but garbage points for the Bengals.
Most Surprising Result: (#9) Eastern Washington 7, (#17) Montana St. 30 - Montana was EWU's Super Bowl… Montana State was apparently their Pro Bowl.
Southland
SUU 28-42 TXST
LAM 3-71 SFA
GWEBB 14-30 SHSU
UCA 14-41 TULSA
SELA 20-21 ULM
NWST 24-49 UND CP 40-14 MCNSE
BACONE 28-44 NICH
NConf Record: 4-4 Overall: 14-16
vs. FCS: 3-2 Overall: 10-5
Best Performance: (#6) Stephen F. Austin 71, Lamar 3 - Lumberjacks completely obliterate a Cardinal team that nearly beat one preseason SLC contender & did beat another.
Worst Performance: Northwestern St. 24, North Dakota 49 - Rebuilding Demons give up 224 rushing yards as well as 300 passing yards on just 21 attempts.
Most Surprising Result: (#19) McNeese St. 14, (#20) Cal Poly 40 - Cowboys transport their home playoff woes into the regular season.
Best Performance: South Dakota St. 3, (FBS) Nebraska 17 - The Jackrabbit defense shines as they avoid a blowout at the hands of an FBS top-10 team.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 7, Western Illinois 40 - Sycamores outgained 403-173 as they experience Leatherneck vengeance.
Most Surprising Result: South Dakota St. 3, (FBS) Nebraska 17 - This could be a springboard for a Jackrabbit turnaround, but their anemic offense (6.7 ppg) needs to get things going.
Best Performance: (#4) Jacksonville St. 28, Eastern Illinois 23 - Jamal Young runs for 162 yards and 3 touchdowns—all 3 coming in the second quarter—to surge the Gamecocks past a desperate Panther squad.
Worst Performance: Tennessee-Martin 16, Murray St. 52 - After averaging 53.6 ppg in five straight wins over the Racers, the Skyhawks get smothered here.
Most Surprising Result: Murray St. 52, Tennessee-Martin 16 - Definitely didn't expect a blowout in this contest…
Patriot League
LEH 10-31 UNH
LAF 33-36 PRINCE(2OT)
COLG 7-42 SYR ASSUMP 30-24 FORD
HC 7-17 GTOWN
NConf Record: 0-4 Overall: 7-14
vs. FCS: 0-2 Overall: 7-12
Best Performance: Georgetown 17, Holy Cross 7 - Despite being held to their lowest point total of the season, the Hoyas knock off the defending Patriot champs.
Worst Performance: Fordham 24, (DII) Assumption 30 - Uh, double coverage, anyone? The Rams allow 16 catches for 163 yards to Greyhound WR David Canney.
Most Surprising Result: Georgetown 17, Holy Cross 7 - The ultimate doormat Hoyas are 2-0 in conference while no-one else even has a win. I think someone needs to grab the Vince Lombardi "What the hell is going on here!?" clip that Chris Berman beat into the ground.
Best Performance: Duquesne 28, Albany 17 - The Duke defense forces 3 turnovers and holds Albany to around 200 yards.
Worst Performance: Sacred Heart 19, Dartmouth 21 - Pioneers commit no turnovers & win yardage by more than 100, but still manage to lose.
Most Surprising Result: Duquesne 28, Albany 17 - Dukes get their first-ever win over Albany.
CAA
PENN 10-22 NOVA
LEH 10-31 UNH W&M 24-21 MAINE UMASS 26-21 SBU
TOW 10-24 COLUM UD 34-13 RICH
LIB 3-10 JMU
NConf Record: 4-1 Overall: 17-10
vs. FCS: 4-1 Overall: 15-3
Best Performance: (#7) Delaware 34, (#5) Richmond 13 - Hens show they're completely & totally for real by more than doubling the Spiders in yardage.
Worst Performance: Towson 10, Columbia 24 - If the Tigers are going to give up 224 rushing yards to a lower-tier Ivy, what does the rest of the CAA schedule have in store for them?
Most Surprising Result: (#11) Massachusetts 26, Stony Brook 21 - Does this mean Michigan is only 10 points better than Stony Brook?
Best Performance: (#22) Liberty 3, (#3) James Madison 10 - Flames play nearly even with the team that knocked off Virginia Tech.
Worst Performance: Presbyterian 17, (DII) North Greenville 34 - Blue Hose thoroughly handled by a 1-3 DII team.
Most Surprising Result: Gardner-Webb 14, Sam Houston St. 30 - The Bulldogs have an FBS win, but they've looked pretty lousy in their other 3 games.
MEAC
DSU 14-34 CCU MORG 20-3 HOW
NFOLK 7-21 BCOOK
NCAT 16-27 NCCEN
FAMU 18-29 TSU(in Atlanta, GA) ALBST 28-14 SAV (in Waycross, GA)
NConf Record: 0-3 Overall: 6-16
vs. FCS: 0-2 Overall: 1-7
Best Performance: Bethune-Cookman 21, Norfolk St. 7 - No longer running the "Wyattbone", the Wildcats show off their newfound passing skills with QB Matthew Johnson's 225 yards and 3 TDs.
Worst Performance: North Carolina A&T 16, NC Central 27 - Aggies lose the turnover battle 7-0, yet somehow only lose the game by 11.
Most Surprising Result: Florida A&M 18, Tennessee St. 29 - The Rattlers see their 8-game winning streak over the Tigers come to an end thanks to a 304-24 disadvantage in rushing yardage.
SoCon
UTC 27-21 WCU
CIT 14-31 FUR
ELON 21-38 GASO APPST 35-17 SAM
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-10
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-2
Best Performance: Georgia Southern 38, (#10) Elon 21 - The Eagle triple option works to perfection as they outrush the Phoenix 379-9 and get 8 players over 20 yards rushing.
Worst Performance: Samford 17, (#2) Appalachian St. 35 - The Bulldogs were supposed to be pretty good this year, but they haven't lived up to expectations thus far.
Most Surprising Result: Western Carolina 21, Tennessee-Chattanooga 26 - The Catamounts have rebounded from their horrible DII loss with a couple solid performances.
UCD 9-20 WEB CP 40-14 MCNSE
SUU 28-42 TXST
NWST 24-49 UND
SDK 16-38 NDSU
NConf Record: 2-3 Overall: 9-11
vs. FCS: 2-3 Overall: 5-5
Best Performance: (#20) Cal Poly 40, (#19) McNeese St. 14 - The Mustangs get 4 players over 50-yards rushing as they show the Montana win wasn't a fluke.
Worst Performance: (#21) South Dakota 16, (#18) North Dakota St. 38 - Coyotes give up 250 rushing yards on just 20 carries to D.J. McNorton and get outscored 31-3 in the second half.
Most Surprising Result: (#20) Cal Poly 40, (#19) McNeese St. 14 - This result may say more about McNeese than Cal Poly, but it's still a really good win for a program trying to rebound from a down year.
Ivy League
PENN 10-22 NOVA
TOW 10-24 COLUM YALE 21-7 COR
SACHRT 19-21 DART
HARV 14-29 BROWN
LAF 33-36 PRINCE(2OT)
NConf Record: 3-1 Overall: 8-4
vs. FCS: 3-1 Overall: 8-4
Best Performance: Brown 29, Harvard 14 - Bears hold a dangerous Crimson offense to 112 yards.
Worst Performance: Cornell 7, Yale 21 - Big Red defense gashed to the tune of 443 yards.
Most Surprising Result: Brown 29, Harvard 14 - The Bears have now won 2 out of 3 in the series after losing 8 in a row.
SWAC
TUSK 21-14 TXSO (in Mobile, AL) GRAM 34-17 PVAMU (in Dallas, TX)
CLKATL 19-35 UAPB(in St. Louis, MO)
SU 14-34 AAMU
MVSU 7-43 JSU
ALST 21-41 ALCORN
NConf Record: 1-1 Overall: 6-8
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 2-2
Best Performance: Grambling 34, Prairie View A&M 17 - Tigers take command of the SWAC-West race thanks to a 288-69 advantage on the ground.
Worst Performance: Mississippi Valley St. 7, Jackson St. 43 - Delta Devils get 5 pass completions compared to Jackson State's 34.
Most Surprising Result: Alcorn St. 41, Alabama St. 21 - Braves see their 7-game losing streak against the Hornets come to end in stunning fashion.
Pioneer League
BUT 0-24 USD DRAKE 21-19 VALPO
CENTST 13-45 DAY MHEAD 45-39 MARIST JU 42-15 DVDSN GSU 24-21 CAMP
NConf Record: 1-1 Overall: 10-17
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 4-13
Best Performance: San Diego 24, Butler 0 - Toreros remind us all of four years ago in smothering Butler.
Worst Performance: Butler 0, San Diego 24 - Can we officially call the Bulldogs a one-hit-wonder yet?
Most Surprising Result: Butler 0, San Diego 24 - Will this sudden collapse also happen to Butler's media-darling basketball team?
Independents
LAM 3-71 SFA ODU 35-21 MONM GSU 24-21 CAMP
Non-Ind. Record: 2-1 Overall: 6-6
vs. FCS: 2-1 Overall: 4-5
Best Performance: Old Dominion 35, Monmouth 21 - Payton candidate Thomas DeMarco throws for 407 yards and 4 touchdowns for the Monarchs.
Worst Performance: Lamar 3, (#6) Stephen F. Austin 71 - Cardinals abruptly faced with the reality of being a first-year program.
Most Surprising Result: Lamar 3, (#6) Stephen F. Austin 71 - Cardinal QB Andre Bevil is held to 119 passing yards after throwing for an average of 357 in the first 3 games.
