NOCO 21-35 PORTST
IDST 3-43 UCD
EWU 16-48 IDA SAC 33-30 WEB MTST 41-38 NAU
CP 0-57 UMT
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 18-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 13-5
Best Performance: (#2) Sacramento St. 33, (#5) Weber St. 30 - Asher O'Hara puts up 243 yards of total offense and 3 total touchdowns as the Hornets pull off their 3rd. big win in as many weeks.
Worst Performance: Cal Poly 0, (#16) Montana 57 - The Mustangs allow 695 yards to a Griz offense that had totaled 720 yards over the previous 3 games combined.
Most Surprising Result: Northern Arizona 38, (#3) Montana St. 41 - RJ Martinez threw for a career-high 452 yards and 3 touchdowns, but it wasn't enough to offset a Lumberjack defense that could only manage 2 tackles-for-loss.
Best Performance: Northwestern St. 41, Texas A&M-Commerce 14 - Demon safety PJ Herrington puts up 1 sack, 2 pass breakups, and a pick-six to help his team remain undefeated in Southland play.
Worst Performance: Texas A&M-Commerce 14, Northwestern St. 41 - The Lions commit 13 penalties and gain just 243 yards against a defense that was allowing 426 ypg coming in.
Most Surprising Result: Northwestern St. 41, Texas A&M-Commerce 14 - The Demons went 0-5 out-of-conference and were outscored by 34 points-per-game in those losses, but they've still managed to start 4-0 in conference (disclaimer: they haven't played UIW or SELU yet).
Missouri Valley
MIZST 13-20 SDK SDKST 31-28 UNI YSU 19-17 ILST UND 42-7 INST NDSU 56-17 WIU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-17
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 15-7
Best Performance: (#1) South Dakota St. 31, Northern Iowa 28 - The Jackrabbits clinch the Missouri Valley auto-bid after winning their 5th. straight one-score game against FCS opponents.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 7, (#21) North Dakota 42 - They played 4 good teams tough in October, but the last 2 weeks have looked more like September for the Sycamores.
Most Surprising Result: Missouri St. 13, South Dakota 20 - The final nail impales the disappointing Bears as they lose their 6th. straight against opponents with a pulse.
Best Performance: (#22) Southeast Missouri St. 42, Tennessee St. 0 - The Redhawks shut out a DI opponent for the first time since 1997.
Worst Performance: Eastern Illinois 15, McNeese St. 29 - The Panthers allow 211 rushing yards to Deonta McMahon and hand McNeese their first DI win of the season.
Most Surprising Result: (#20) Tennessee-Martin 27, Kennesaw St. 44 - Dresser Winn literally throws UTM's at-large hopes out the window by tossing 5 interceptions.
AQ8
SUU 36-48 UTU ACU 28-23 TARL KENN 44-27 UTM AP 38-35 UNA
UCA 14-42 EKU
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 24-26
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 17-11
Best Performance: Eastern Kentucky 42, Central Arkansas 14 - The Colonels play strong for the 2nd. straight week as they push for a playoff bid.
Worst Performance: Southern Utah 36, Utah Tech 48 - The T-Birds give up 277 yards receiving to Rickie Johnson and fall hard to their southwestern Utah neighbors.
Most Surprising Result: Kennesaw St. 44, (#20) Tennessee-Martin 27 - Chance Gamble picks off 3 passes and returns 1 of them 89 yards for a touchdown as the Owls fly themselves into the fringe playoff discussion.
FORD 59-17 BUCK LAF 21-16 COLG
LEH 14-42 HC SFPA 38-24 GTOWN
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 11-22
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 10-17
Best Performance: (#24) Fordham 59, Bucknell 17 - Tim DeMorat throws 5 more touchdown passes, giving him 43 on the season.
Worst Performance: Colgate 16, Lafayette 21 - The Raiders can't quite take their win streak to 3 as they lose the Patriot League's mediocrity bowl.
Most Surprising Result: Lafayette 21, Colgate 16 - The 261 yards the Leopards allowed to Colgate was their second stingiest performance behind oddly the 181 they allowed to conference champ Holy Cross.
Best Performance: Stonehill 50, Wagner 10 - Skyhawk RB Jermaine Corbett runs for a career-high 227 yards and 3 touchdown on just 16 carries.
Worst Performance: Wagner 10, Stonehill 50 - Aside from tackles, the Seahawk defense could only manage 2 pass breakups and 1 hurry (0 turnovers, 0 TFLs, etc.).
Most Surprising Result: Sacred Heart 28, Duquesne 35 (OT) - The Pioneers lose 3 straight NEC games for the first time in 6 years.
CAA
MORG 22-24 SBU
MAINE 22-26 URI
MONM 17-49 UD
NOVA 3-27 TOW
UNH 34-40 RICH W&M 20-14 HAMP
ALB 3-27 ELON
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 24-15
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 21-5
Best Performance: (#18) Delaware 49, Monmouth 17 - Monmouth RB Jaden Shirden did his usual thing (202 rushing yards), but the Hens still outgained the Hawks 506-332.
Worst Performance: Villanova 3, Towson 27 - The Wildcats manage just 153 yards against a fellow CAA mediocrity.
Most Surprising Result: Towson 27, Villanova 3 - This was Towson's most lopsided win in more than 3 years.
Big South
CAMP 37-43 BRY
NFOLK 24-49 NCAT
RMU 21-34 CHSO
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 8-24
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 5-15
Best Performance: Bryant 43, Campbell 37 - The Bulldogs build a 43-16 lead and survive a late rally to pick up their first Big South conference win.
Worst Performance: Robert Morris 21, Charleston Southern 34 - The Colonials are averaging 59.9 rushing yards-per-game this season.
Most Surprising Result: Campbell 37, Bryant 43 - The sudden Camel freefall continues as they effectively fall out of the auto-bid race.
SoCon
WOFF 29-36 WCU UTC 31-21 CIT
VMI 15-34 SAM
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 13-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 11-4
Best Performance: (#11) Tennessee-Chattanooga 31, The Citadel 21 - The Mocs overcome an iffy offensive day by registering 4 sacks and forcing 3 turnovers.
Worst Performance: Wofford 29, Western Carolina 36 - The Terriers allow 515 yards and end WCU's 3-game losing streak.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Pioneer League
BUT 26-23 USD STTHOM 34-7 VALPO
STET 48-56 DVDSN(2OT) DAY 52-28 PRESBY MARIST 31-21 MHEAD
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 1-17
Best Performance: St. Thomas 34, Valparaiso 7 - The Tommies sack Michael Appel 8 times in a dominant defensive performance.
Worst Performance: Morehead St. 21, Marist 31 - The Eagles are 3-1 in Poughkeepsie, but they're now 0-4 against Marist at home.
Most Surprising Result: Stetson 48, Davidson 56 (2OT) - Brady Meitz's 379 yards and 6 TD passes were enough to scare the Wildcats, but not quite enough for the Hatters to beat them.
PENN 28-21 COR COLUM 21-20 HARV
BROWN 17-69 YALE
DART 14-17 PRINCE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 19-5
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 19-5
Best Performance: Columbia 21, Harvard 20 - The Lions beat Harvard in Cambridge for the first time since 1995.
Worst Performance: Brown 17, Yale 69 - The Bears suffer their worst-ever defeat to Yale and have now allowed 50+ points to the Bulldogs 3 straight times—they'd only allowed 50+ to Yale one time before that (1972).
Most Surprising Result: Harvard 20, Columbia 21 - The Crimson find a way to lose despite winning yardage 413-258 and winning turnovers 4-1.
Best Performance: NC Central 50, Howard 21 - Davius Richard puts up 385 yards of total offense and 5 total touchdowns in a surprisingly easy rout for the Eagles.
Worst Performance: Morgan St. 22, Stony Brook 24 - The Bears could only manage 231 yards against the worst team in the CAA.
Most Surprising Result: Delaware St. 27, South Carolina St. 24 (OT) - Aiden Weber amasses 11 tackles and 4 tackles-for-loss to help the Hornets be one victory away from their first winning season in 10 years.
Best Performance: Florida A&M 30, Southern 16 - The Rattlers win for the 7th. straight time, but this year it doesn't look their hot streak will be enough to even sniff the playoffs.
Worst Performance: Alabama A&M 20, Mississippi Valley St. 30 - A short week combined with a rivalry letdown led to a turnover-riddled performance by the Bulldogs.
Most Surprising Result: Mississippi Valley St. 30, Alabama A&M 20 - The Delta Devils have somehow won 3 straight November games.
