Best Performance: (#3) Montana 41, (#21) Eastern Washington 34 - Griz lose the yardage battle 489-353, but dominate the return game 254-122.
Worst Performance: Idaho St. 7, Northern Colorado 30 - Bengals outgained 435-197 in their own house by a team that had 4 wins in 4 years.
Most Surprising Result: Montana St. 31, South Dakota 24 (OT) - The score didn't shock me here, but the fact that MSU's statistically dominant run defense gave up 172 yards could be cause for concern.
Southland
SFA 33-30 UCA
SHSU 21-37 SELA
NWST 23-51 MCNSE TXST 34-28 NICH
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-16
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 7-6
Best Performance: (#20) Stephen F. Austin 33, (#10) Central Arkansas 30 - Jeremy Moses throws for 320 yards and 3 TDs to help get the Lumberjacks their first ever win over UCA.
Worst Performance: Sam Houston St. 21, Southeastern Louisiana 37 - James Aston's 268 all-purpose yards weren't nearly enough for the Bearkats to overcome Blake Joseph's 46% completion percentage and 3 INTs.
Most Surprising Result: (#10) Central Arkansas 30, (#20) Stephen F. Austin 33 - The Bears still lose even after scoring 10 points in 10 seconds to tie the game late.
dbackjon wrote:Not sure how you can rate the Griz effort the "Best Performance", especially when you have several dominating performances by NAU and Weber.
Because both of those opponents suck.
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dbackjon wrote:Not sure how you can rate the Griz effort the "Best Performance", especially when you have several dominating performances by NAU and Weber.
dbackjon wrote:Not sure how you can rate the Griz effort the "Best Performance", especially when you have several dominating performances by NAU and Weber.
Because both of those opponents suck.
Exactly. The Griz beat a pretty good team, Weber crunched a mediocre team, and NAU beat an average-at-best team that was missing their starting QB.
SLC Worst Performance was TXST Sure it was a win but it was fugly and we should have scored 4-5 more TDs easily. Had 1 called back on a holding and 1 fumbled in the EZ. Shut down their pass but couldn't stop the Triple Option nearly as well as we have in the past 2 years. Our D had no penalties until mid-4th and then they almost imploded again. It was really, really fugly.
Most Surprising Result: Montana St. 31, South Dakota 24 (OT) - The score didn't shock me here, but the fact that MSU's statistically dominant run defense gave up 172 yards could be cause for concern.
Yes, that was a surprising total, the QB had 91 yds rushing. I'd also like to point out that MSU is the only FCS team and 1 of 3 in all of Div.I football to not allow a rushing TD so far this year.
YALE 7-0 LEH LAF 35-18 HARV FORD 39-27 COR
DART 14-34 HC COLG 31-14 GTOWN
NConf Record: 3-1 Overall: 18-14
vs. FCS: 3-1 Overall: 18-14
Best Performance: Lafayette 35, Harvard 18 - Leopards build a 28-3 halftime lead and cruise for their first win over Harvard since 1996.
Worst Performance: Lehigh 0, Yale 7 - Mountain Hawk QBs go 8/28 for 60 yards.
Most Surprising Result: Fordham 39, Cornell 27 - The Rams give up 552 yards to a team that was averaging 238, but get 5 turnovers from a team that was among the national leaders in turnover margin.
CAA
RICH 38-21 MAINE
UNH 17-23 UMASS HOF 28-16 URI UD 49-21 TOW NOVA 27-0 JMU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 22-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 16-5
Best Performance: (#18) Massachusetts 23, (#4) New Hampshire 17 - Jon Hernandez runs for 166 yards and a touchdown to help the Minutemen rebound from last week's Delaware debacle.
Worst Performance: Rhode Island 16, Hofstra 28 - Rams outrushed 189-32 and lose the turnover battle 2-0.
Most Surprising Result: (#4) New Hampshire 17, (#18) Massachusetts 23 - Wildcats' 6-game North Division winning streak comes to an end.
MEAC
DSU 6-63 UM
HOW 7-14 MORG
HAMP 6-46 NFOLK
WSSU 14-45 UCD
FAMU 20-35 SCSU BCOOK 34-24 SAVST
NConf Record: 1-2 Overall: 8-11
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 7-5
Best Performance: (#11) South Carolina St. 35, (#22) Florida A&M 20 - Bulldogs score 4 second-quarter touchdowns and force 3 Curtis Pulley interceptions.
Worst Performance: Hampton 6, Norfolk St. 46 - Pirates suffer their worst-ever MEAC loss & their worst overall defeat since a 67-14 loss to Alcorn State in 1991.
Most Surprising Result: Delaware St. 6, (FBS) Michigan 63 - Since they were forced to forfeit a meeting with North Carolina A&T to play this one, the Hornets pull off the rare football feat of losing 2 games in the same week.
SoCon
CIT 10-14 WCU
SAM 24-26 FUR APPST 44-34 WOFF
UTC 20-30 GASO
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 11-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 9-3
Best Performance: Georgia Southern 30, Tennessee-Chattanooga 20 - The Eagles upset the surprising Mocs thanks to Adam Urbano's 32 carries for 153 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Worst Performance: The Citadel 10, Western Carolina 14 - The Bulldogs blow a 10-0 halftime lead and lose to the winless Catamounts.
Most Surprising Result: Western Carolina 14, The Citadel 10 - Catamounts get their second SoCon win in the last 27 tries.
Tomorrow: Great West, Ivy League, Big South, & SWAC
WSSU 14-45 UCD
SUU 23-24 CPOLY SFALLS 28-13 UND
SDK 24-31 MTST(OT)
NConf Record: 1-2 Overall: 11-14
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 8-6
Best Performance: (#19) Cal Poly 24, Southern Utah 23 - Another Great West team wins a conference game on a blocked extra point.
Worst Performance: North Dakota 13, (NAIA) Sioux Falls 28 - Sure, Sioux Falls is the #1 team in NAIA, but they're still NAIA.
Most Surprising Result: North Dakota 13, (NAIA) Sioux Falls 28 - In 2006, then DII North Dakota felt the jubilation of knocking off #3 Northern Iowa, an elite higher division foe. Now they've experienced the brutal flipside.
Ivy League
PENN 27-13 COLUM FORD 39-27 COR
DART 14-34 HC LAF 35-18 HARV
PRINCE 17-34 BROWN YALE 7-0 LEH
NConf Record: 1-3 Overall: 9-15
vs. FCS: 1-3 Overall: 9-15
Best Performance: Penn 27, Columbia 13 - The Quaker defense dominates again, forcing 7 turnovers while holding the Lions to minus-20 rushing yards.
Worst Performance: Cornell 27, Fordham 39 - The Big Red gain 314 yards above their average, but still lose convincingly.
Most Surprising Result: Harvard 35, Lafayette 18 - Crimson suffer their worst loss since the 2006 finale against Yale.
Big South
SB 27-20 VMI
CCU 13-58 LIB
CHSO 20-27 GWEBB
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 11-20
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 8-14
Best Performance: Liberty 58, Coastal Carolina 13 - The Flames outgain Coastal by 400 yards.
Worst Performance: Coastal Carolina 13, Liberty 58 - The Chants throw 4 picks in getting crunched.
Most Surprising Result: Coastal Carolina 13, Liberty 58 - Chanticleers endure their worst ever FCS loss.
Best Performance: Monmouth 42, Sacred Heart 20 - David Sinisi gets his 100 yards, but the real hero was QB Kyle Frazier: 18/24 for 322 yards and 4 TDs (242.7 efficiency rating).
Worst Performance: St. Francis (PA) 0, Robert Morris 28 - The Red Flashes return to last year's form and get smothered by a winless team.
Most Surprising Result: Central Connecticut St. 31, Duquesne 24 - This may be a bad omen for the Blue Devils in the NEC title race: they only beat Duquesne by 7 a week after Albany beat them by 45.
Independents
CAMP 17-28 ODU
CMETH 7-52 NCCEN BCOOK 34-24 SAVST
Non-Ind Record: 2-1 Overall: 7-13
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 3-11
Best Performance: NC Central 52, (NAIA) Central Methodist 7 - NC Central holds Central Methodist to 93 yards and they force 4 picks in getting their first win.
Worst Performance: Savannah St. 24, Bethune-Cookman 34 - Tigers take the lead in the fourth but give up two unanswered touchdowns (including a pick-6) to finish things.
Most Surprising Result: NC Central 52, (NAIA) Central Methodist 7 - Unlike North Dakota, NC Central took care of business against a ranked NAIA opponent.
