Best Performance: (#2) Montana State 42, (#3) Sacramento St. 30 - The Bobcats register a statement win thanks to good pass defense and 100-yard rushing games from both Julius Davis & Tommy Mellott.
Worst Performance: Northern Colorado 17, Cal Poly 24 - The Bears are outgained 508-260 by a team that was also winless in conference play.
Most Surprising Result: Portland St. 24, Idaho St. 38 - After running for 366 yards against a stingy NAU front, the Vikings are only able to muster 100 yards on the ground against an ISU team that was dead last in the Big Sky in run defense (and still is).
Southland
NICH 27-7 TAMUC SELU 37-20 NWST UIW 35-24 MCNSE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 7-24
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 3-14
Best Performance: Nicholls St. 27, Texas A&M-Commerce 7 - The Colonels move to 3-0 in Southland play thanks to a defense that posted 11 tackles-for loss, 3 interceptions, and 6 pass breakups.
Worst Performance: Northwestern St. 20, Southeastern Louisiana 37 - The Demons start 0-6 for the 2nd. time in the last 5 seasons (they've started at least 0-3 in each of the last 5 seasons ).
Most Surprising Result: (#5) Incarnate Word 35, McNeese St. 24 - Real top-5 teams aren't in one-score games in the fourth quarter against 0-win or 1-win teams every week.
Missouri Valley
WIU 7-52 NDSU
UND 0-27 UNI
MUR 24-28 MIZST SDKST 17-10 SIU SDK 17-3 INST
ILST 38-41 YSU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 20-16
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 18-6
Best Performance: Northern Iowa 27, (#11) North Dakota 0 - Amauri Pesek-Hickson, who was playing linebacker prior to this week, runs for 180 yards and a TD to help get the Panthers right back in the playoff race.
Worst Performance: (#11) North Dakota 0, Northern Iowa 27 - The Fighting Hawks are shut out for the first time in 9 years as they seemingly fall out of the conference-title race.
Most Surprising Result: (#11) North Dakota 0, Northern Iowa 27 - The rivalry hangover is apparently quite real when you end a 20-year drought against your chief rival.
UAC
AP 48-45 SUU (2OT) ACU 34-27 SFA
MHEAD 0-42 TARL
UTU 30-31 UNA
EKU 32-35 GWEBB
NConf Record: 1-1 Overall: 19-21
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 17-11
Best Performance: (#24) Austin Peay 48, Southern Utah 45 (2OT) - The Governors survive the scrappy T-Birds and move to 5-2 after winning a game in which each team scored 28 consecutive points.
Worst Performance: Utah Tech 30, North Alabama 31 - The Blazers put up 505 total yards and had 0 turnovers, but they gave up 302 rushing yards and allowed UNA to go 4/4 on fourth down.
Most Surprising Result: Eastern Kentucky 32, Gardner-Webb 35 - Logan Blake's 21 tackles, 3 TFLs, 1 sack, and 1 forced fumble weren't enough for the Colonels to get revenge for last year's playoff loss.
Pioneer
DRAKE 25-20 USD BUT 37-10 DAY
VALPO 21-42 DVDSN MARIST 19-10 PRESBY STTHOM 38-6 STET
MHEAD 0-42 TARL
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 12-20
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 1-16
Best Performance: St. Thomas 38, Stetson 6 - Hope Adebayo runs for 197 yards and 2 TDs in a needed rebound for the Tommies.
Worst Performance: Stetson 6, St. Thomas 38 - The Hatters are being outrushed 271-121 on average this season and are losing yards-per-carry 6.5-3.5.
Most Surprising Result: San Diego/Dayton - Perennial Pioneer League contenders San Diego & Dayton are a combined 1-8 in conference and 3-12 overall.
Mvemjsunpx wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:36 amBig Sky
Most Surprising Result: Portland St. 24, Idaho St. 38 - After running for 366 yards against a stingy NAU front, the Vikings are only able to muster 100 yards on the ground against an ISU team that was dead last in the Big Sky in run defense (and still is). [/list]
Surprising, to say the least.
--Surprising to get to the game and find out that your top two rushers won't be playing.
--Surprising watching the team say "Hey, its Idaho State. We don't have to play the first quarter".
--Surprising to find out Idaho State is better than advertised (beat EWU, lost by one possession to Montana in Missoula).
Overall, it would have been tough to beat North American with that performance. It seems every year, the Viks give the last remaining faithful a good reason sometime during the season to start watching the Blazers.
Best Performance: Lafayette 38, (#15) Holy Cross 35 - Jamar Curtis runs for 229 yards and 2 touchdowns and Dean Denobile throws for 262 yards and 2 TDs on just 17 attempts in the biggest win for the Leopards in a very long time.
Worst Performance: Bucknell 18, Lehigh 27 - The Bison start 0-3 in Patriot League play for the 3rd. straight season.
Most Surprising Result: (#15) Holy Cross 35, Lafayette 38 - Matthew Sluka set a Division I QB rushing record with 330 yards, and the Crusaders still lost.
NEC
SFPA 35-38 DUQ MERR 39-0 LIU CCSU 17-3 WAG
SACHRT 19-22 SHILL(2OT)
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 5-22
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 2-14
Best Performance: Duquesne 38, St. Francis (PA) 35 - The Dukes hold on after building a 31-7 lead and retain sole possession of first place in the NEC.
Worst Performance: Long Island 0, Merrimack 39 - The Sharks are 1-11 the last 2 seasons when starting anyone other than Luca Stanzani at QB.
Most Surprising Result: Merrimack 39, Long Island 0 - The Warriors get their most lopsided DI win since moving up.
CAA
URI 10-35 ALB UNH 45-14 SBU UD 47-3 HAMP TOW 34-24 W&M RICH 33-10 NCAT
MONM 26-28 ELON
MAINE 28-34 CAMP
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 20-24
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 20-11
Best Performance: Albany 35, Rhode Island 10 - The Danes got two 100-yard rushers, and their QB Reese Poffenbarger threw for 324 yards and 4 TDs on just 27 attempts in a rout of the fading Rams.
Worst Performance: North Carolina A&T 10, Richmond 33 - After gaining just 145 total yards in this game, the anemic Aggies are now averaging less than 200 yards-per-game on the season.
Most Surprising Result: (#13) William & Mary 24, Towson 34 - The Tribe blows a 17-0 lead and loses their 3rd. in a row.
Best Performance: Gardner-Webb 35, Eastern Kentucky 32 - Gardner-Webb runs for 265 yards and force 3 picks out of Colonel QB Parker McKinney.
Worst Performance: Tennessee Tech 3, Southeast Missouri St. 28 - The Golden Eagles held Geno Hess in check by holding him to 48 rushing yards, but they instead allowed 203 receiving yards to Ryan Flournoy.
Most Surprising Result: Gardner-Webb 35, Eastern Kentucky 32 - The Bulldogs finally look something like the playoff team we saw down the stretch last season.
SoCon
SAM 27-14 VMI FUR 29-17 WCU
WOFF 17-31 MER
ETSU 3-34 UTC
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-15
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 7-7
Best Performance: (#4) Furman 29, (#8) Western Carolina 17 - The Paladins outrush WCU 334-84 as they emerge victorious in what was probably the de facto SoCon Championship game.
Worst Performance: East Tennessee St. 3, (#21) Tennessee-Chattanooga 34 - The Buccaneers put up less than 150 yards of total offense for the 2nd. time in their last 3 games.
Most Surprising Result: (#8) Western Carolina 17, (#4) Furman 29 - The Catamounts are held to 358 total yards after gaining at least 540 in each of their other 5 FCS games this season.
Mvemjsunpx wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:36 amBig Sky
Most Surprising Result: Portland St. 24, Idaho St. 38 - After running for 366 yards against a stingy NAU front, the Vikings are only able to muster 100 yards on the ground against an ISU team that was dead last in the Big Sky in run defense (and still is). [/list]
Surprising, to say the least.
--Surprising to get to the game and find out that your top two rushers won't be playing.
--Surprising watching the team say "Hey, its Idaho State. We don't have to play the first quarter".
--Surprising to find out Idaho State is better than advertised (beat EWU, lost by one possession to Montana in Missoula).
Overall, it would have been tough to beat North American with that performance. It seems every year, the Viks give the last remaining faithful a good reason sometime during the season to start watching the Blazers.
I thought Portland St was a pass happy factory I remember when they were a beneficiary of the Run-N-Shoot in the '80s.
dal4018 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:16 amI thought Portland St was a pass happy factory I remember when they were a beneficiary of the Run-N-Shoot in the '80s.
They've been a run-heavy team since they fired Jerry Glanville and replaced him with Nigel Burton in 2010.
--Surprising to get to the game and find out that your top two rushers won't be playing.
--Surprising watching the team say "Hey, its Idaho State. We don't have to play the first quarter".
--Surprising to find out Idaho State is better than advertised (beat EWU, lost by one possession to Montana in Missoula).
Overall, it would have been tough to beat North American with that performance. It seems every year, the Viks give the last remaining faithful a good reason sometime during the season to start watching the Blazers.
I thought Portland St was a pass happy factory I remember when they were a beneficiary of the Run-N-Shoot in the '80s.
BROWN 14-36 COR
COLUM 9-20 DART PENN 27-17 YALE
HARV 14-21 PRINCE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 15-9
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 15-9
Best Performance: Princeton 21, (#18) Harvard 14 - The Tigers force 3 INTs off of Charles DePrima and beat Harvard for the 6th. straight time.
Worst Performance: Brown 14, Cornell 36 - The Bears, who had been pretty competitive coming in, end Cornell's 12-game streak of scoring less than 30 points.
Most Surprising Result: (#18) Harvard 14, Princeton 21 - This is the 4th. straight season that Harvard's first conference loss has come to Princeton.
MEAC
SCSU 35-7 DSU NCCEN 16-10 MORG
NFOLK 23-27 HOW
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 13-22
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 9-11
Best Performance: Howard 27, Norfolk St. 23 - The Bison get a late touchdown and have now won 5 of their last 6 MEAC games.
Worst Performance: Delaware St. 7, South Carolina St. 35 - The Hornets fall to 1-8 in their last 9 games after losing rushing 357-12.
Best Performance: (#19) Florida A&M 31, Texas Southern 21 - After they spotted the Tigers a 14-0 lead, the Rattlers "rattled" off 31 consecutive points.
Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7, Alcorn St. 31 - The Golden Lions get outrushed 304-45 and fall to 2-18 in SWAC play since the beginning of the (fall) 2021 season.
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The whole team could've raided the Barney Beer Garden the hour before that game and still won.
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