SUU 24-31 EWU NOCO 35-30 PORTST SAC 45-17 IDST WEB 27-26 NAU
UND 17-27 UMT
NConf Record: 2-0 Overall: 13-12
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 6-2
Best Performance: (#5) Eastern Washington 31, Southern Utah 24 - Eagles give up 434 passing yards, but win the turnover battle 4-1.
Worst Performance: Idaho St. 17, Sacramento St. 45 - A blowout loss to a team an equally bad ISU squad beat at home 2 years ago leads to the official end of the John Zamberlin era in Pocatello.
Most Surprising Result: Northern Colorado 35, Portland St. 30 - Despite Viking coach Nigel Burton's "guarantee", the Bears get two 50-plus yard touchdowns in the fourth quarter & finally win a close game. It's probably not enough to save Scott Downing's job, but you never know…
Southland
SELA 14-51 SFA SHSU 20-13 UCA NICH 37-7 NWST
TXST 6-36 MCNSE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 15-17
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 11-5
Best Performance: Nicholls St. 37, Northwestern St. 7 - Colonel QB LaQuint Caston runs for 134 yards and 3 touchdowns and also throws for another.
Worst Performance: Northwestern St. 7, Nicholls St. 37 - Demon QBs complete just 38% of their passes & throw 4 picks as their team's momentum goes down in flames.
Most Surprising Result: Northwestern St. 7, Nicholls St. 37 - The Demons still have a 23-15 edge in the series, but have now lost 6 of 8.
Best Performance: Southern Illinois 20, (#23) Western Illinois 10 - The Salukis outrush WIU 254 to minus-7.
Worst Performance: Illinois St. 27, Eastern Illinois 23 - Redbirds struggle with a 2-8 Ohio Valley team.
Most Surprising Result: Southern Illinois 20, (#23) Western Illinois 10 - The Salukis' 7-year streak of making the playoffs will come to an end next week, but their now 9-year streak of beating the Leathernecks continues.
Best Performance: (#6) Jacksonville St. 29, (#7) Southeast Missouri St. 27 - Marques Ivory throws a 17-yard touchdown pass to Alan Bonner with 11 seconds left to put the OVC auto-bid firmly in the Gamecocks' grasp.
Worst Performance: Tennessee St. 0, Tennessee-Martin 37 - The Tigers clearly failed to show up in this rivalry game as evidenced by their 517-123 yardage disadvantage.
Most Surprising Result: Murray St. 61, Austin Peay 35 - The Racer D isn't very good, but the "Hatch Attack" has done great things for the offense as they are 5th. in FCS in scoring, 4th. in total offense, and 3rd. in passing yardage.
Patriot League
HC 37-27 LAF COLG 31-7 BUCK LEH 24-7 GTOWN
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 12-22
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 12-20
Best Performance: Colgate 31, Bucknell 7 - Nate Eachus puts forth an unremarkable (for him) day: 160 yards rushing and 3 TDs.
Worst Performance: Bucknell 7, Colgate 31 - Bison rank 8th. from the bottom in total offense and will continue to drop after gaining just 182 yards here.
Best Performance: Bryant 27, (#25) Robert Morris 21 - Bulldogs force 3 interceptions & return 2 of them for touchdowns in this out-of-nowhere upset.
Worst Performance: St. Francis (PA) 17, Duquesne 41 - Red Flash outpassed 293-48.
Most Surprising Result: (#25) Robert Morris 21, Bryant 27 - I know this game didn't mean much for the Colonials, but it's not encouraging for a playoff team when their starting QB puts up a 78.3 efficiency rating against a mediocre opponent.
CAA
UNH 31-24 NOVA UD 45-27 UMASS MAINE 28-18 TOW
URI 6-15 RICH
W&M 24-30 JMU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 19-11
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 17-3
Best Performance: James Madison 30, (#1) William & Mary 24 - I guess the key to beating the Tribe is to do nothing but run: the Dukes ran it 48 times & threw it just once.
Worst Performance: Towson 18, Maine 28 - Tigers lose their 13th. straight CAA game.
Most Surprising Result: (#1) William & Mary 24, James Madison 30 - The Tribe become the fifth #1 team in the TSN poll to lose this season.
Best Performance: Coastal Carolina 45, (#12) Liberty 31 - Zach MacDowell throws for 382 yards and gets 4 total TDs as the Chants keep their faint auto-bid hopes alive.
Worst Performance: Gardner-Webb 3, Stony Brook 55 - Bulldogs lose turnovers 7-0 as they fall to 1-7 since beating FBS Akron.
Most Surprising Result: (#12) Liberty 31, Coastal Carolina 45 - It seems the Flames always find a way to choke in a late conference game. They still have decent playoff hopes, however, given the relative weakness of this year's contenders. They also have a chance at the auto-bid if Coastal loses to Charleston Southern or if the Flames outscore SBU by at least 42.
MEAC
SCSU 32-10 MORG
DSU 21-31 NFOLK
NCCEN 21-28 SAV
HAMP 12-17 FAMU
HOW 20-35 BCOOK
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 8-22
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 1-13
Best Performance: (#15) South Carolina St. 32, Morgan St. 10 - The Bulldogs pick up 8 sacks and currently lead FCS in total defense, giving up just 192.2 ypg.
Worst Performance: NC Central 21, Savannah St. 28 - The Eagles easily win yardage, but lose the turnover battle 4-0.
Most Surprising Result: Savannah St. 28, NC Central 21 - The Tigers end an 18-game losing streak against FCS opponents.
SoCon
GASO 28-6 WCU
WOFF 13-43 APP
FUR 25-30 ELON
SAM 14-48 UTC
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 15-11
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 11-2
Best Performance: (#3) Appalachian St. 43, (#4) Wofford 13 - The Mountaineers take advantage of 4 fumble recoveries & make a big statement in clinching the SoCon.
Worst Performance: Samford 14, Tennessee-Chattanooga 48 - The Bulldogs are outgained 550-232 and allow Moc QB B.J. Coleman to put up a 260 efficiency rating.
Most Surprising Result: (#4) Wofford 13, (#3) Appalachian St. 43 - This is the second-straight time a really good Terrier team has been totally whipped by the Mountaineers in Boone.
UCD 22-21 CP
SUU 24-31 EWU
UND 17-27 UMT
SDK 20-24 LAM
NConf Record: 0-3 Overall: 14-18
vs. FCS: 0-3 Overall: 8-10
Best Performance: UC Davis 22, (#19) Cal Poly 21 - Randy Wright throws for 302 yards and 2 fourth-quarter touchdowns to help the Aggies steal second in the Great West.
Worst Performance: South Dakota 20, Lamar 24 - After starting 3-2 with a win over FBS Minnesota, the Coyotes finish the year 4-7.
Most Surprising Result: (#19) Cal Poly 21, UC Davis 22 - After leading 21-0 in the second quarter, the Mustangs totally piss away a sure playoff berth.
Ivy League
HARV 14-34 PENN
COR 17-20 COLUM BROWN 35-28 DART
PRINCE 13-14 YALE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-10
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 14-10
Best Performance: (#18) Penn 34, Harvard 14 - Quakers easily clinch share of Ivy title despite being outgained by 132 yards.
Worst Performance: Cornell 17, Columbia 20 - Lions outscored 17-0 in the fourth quarter.
Most Surprising Result: Brown 35, Dartmouth 28 - Despite a more competent Dartmouth opponent, the Bears move to 11-2 against the Big Green since 1998.
Best Performance: Texas Southern 41, (#20) Grambling 34 (OT) - Texas Southern outgains Grambling 541-220, but somehow needs OT to pull this upset.
Worst Performance: Mississippi Valley St. 7, Alabama A&M 21 - Delta Devils finish winless & lose their 16th. consecutive SWAC contest.
Most Surprising Result: (#20) Grambling 34, Texas Southern 41 (OT) - After dominating the conference for most of the season, Grambling blows a 17-point fourth-quarter lead and loses the inside track at the SWAC Championship Game.
Pioneer League
BUT 7-10 DRAKE DAY 41-34 MARIST (2OT) USD 29-15 DVDSN
CAMP 24-31 JU
VALPO 15-37 MHEAD
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-14
Best Performance: San Diego 29, Davidson 15 - Mason Mills throws for 240 and 2 touchdowns as the Toreros pick up a cross-country road win.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 15, Morehead St. 37 - 5 Eagle turnovers prevented this from being a blowout, but the Crusaders were still outgained 609-124 by a weak team.
Most Surprising Result: Dayton/Jacksonville - If these two teams don't make the playoffs, they might be able to blame unimpressive wins over weaker competition in their final 2 games.
Independents
SDK 20-24 LAM
VMI 28-45 ODU
Non-Ind. Record: 2-0 Overall: 15-11
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 12-8
Best Performance: Lamar 24, South Dakota 20 - With Andre Bevil now moved to WR, Tyler Wilhelm comes in & throws for 286 and 3 TDs.
