Best Performance: Portland St. 58, Sacramento St. 38 - Dante Chachere puts up 410 yards of total offense and 5 total touchdowns (4 rushing) in anothern POTW-worthy performance.
Worst Performance: Sacramento St. 38, Portland St. 58 - The Hornets, who are coached by their former (current?) defensive coordinator, allow 41 points in the second half to a 1-6 opponent.
Most Surprising Result: Sacramento St. 38, Portland St. 58 - Sac only gave up a total of 7 points to their two Southland opponents, but they're allowing 41.9 points-per-game to everyone else.
Southland
SELU 30-27 LAM (OT)
HCU 20-45 UIW
TAMUC 3-31 MCNSE SFA 28-12 NICH
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 16-27
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 14-15
Best Performance: Stephen F. Austin 28, Nicholls St. 12 - The Lumberjacks improve to 6-3 thanks to Sam Vidlak's 262 yards and 4 TDs on just 25 pass attempts and 7 sacks plus 5 turnovers forced by the defense.
Worst Performance: Texas A&M-Commerce 3, McNeese St. 31 - The Lions only allowed 2 pass completions to Kamden Sixkiller (Clifton McDowell is officially out for the season), but that didn't matter because they lost rushing 367-48.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Missouri Valley
UNI 19-42 NDSU
MUR 6-52 SDKST
SIU 17-38 MIZST
YSU 16-23 ILST
UND 31-35 INST
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 23-19
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 21-7
Best Performance: Indiana St. 35, (#15) North Dakota 31 - Sycamore D-Lineman Joey Shew puts up 6 tackles, 3 tackles-for-loss, 2 sacks, a forced fumble, and an interception returned 20 yards for a touchdown in a stunning upset.
Worst Performance: (#15) North Dakota 31, Indiana St. 35 - It's all about the Alerus Center for the Fighting Hawks: they're 5-0 at home, but they're now 0-4 on the road after losing 2 straight to teams that are nowhere near the top-25.
Most Surprising Result: Indiana St. 35, (#15) North Dakota 31 - Indiana State is 3-2 (or better) in MVFC play after 5 games for the first time in 10 years.
UAC
UCA 21-34 UTU
SUU 25-28 ACU EKU 17-13 TARL
lincca 12-88 UWG AP 31-17 UNA
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 14-19
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 11-10
Best Performance: Eastern Kentucky 17, (#7) Tarleton St. 13 - Thanks to 149 yards and 2 TDs on the ground from Joshua Carter and 3 INTs by the defense, the Colonels upset a top-10 team while throwing for just 31 yards.
Worst Performance: (#11) Central Arkansas 21, Utah Tech 34 - An unusually bad game by QB Will McElvain—17/36, 181 yards, 1 TD, 4 INTs—leaves the Bears suddenly playing for their playoff lives after falling to a previously winless opponent.
Most Surprising Result: Utah Tech 34, (#11) Central Arkansas 21 - Reggie Graff puts up 301 yards of total offense, 2 passing TDs, a rushing TD, and a receiving TD as the Blazers end a 14-game losing skid and get their first FCS top-25 win outside of the Covid year.
Pioneer
DVDSN 13-40 USD
MARIST 0-19 DRAKE
STET 13-46 BUT
DAY 7-28 PRESBY
STTHOM 7-21 MHEAD
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 20-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-17
Best Performance: San Diego 40, Davidson 13 - Ja'seem Reed catches 14 passes for 186 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Toreros roll with surprising ease.
Worst Performance: Dayton 7, Presbyterian 28 - The Flyers are held to single digits over consecutive games for the first time since 1976.
Most Surprising Result: Morehead St. 21, St. Thomas 7 - The Eagles are somehow 6-3 even though this was the first time all year they've cracked 20 points against a DI opponent.
Best Performance: Central Connecticut St. 24, Wagner 14 - The Blue Devils stay alive in the NEC race thanks to Dan Toatley and his 4.5 tackles-for-loss and 3.5 sacks.
Worst Performance: Stonehill 0, St. Francis (PA) 34 - The Skyhawks are outgained 477-30 by an opponent that had lost total yardage in 5 of their last 6 games.
Most Surprising Result: Robert Morris 6, Merrimack 0 - The Colonials have pitched shutouts in 3 of their last 4 games, this one coming against a foe that was averaging 42.75 points-per-game over their previous 3 contests
CAA
UNH 31-14 ALB
MAINE 14-59 OU
MONM 28-37 URI SBU 31-30 BRY (OT)
TOW 24-35 RICH NOVA 20-14 HAMP W&M 45-7 NCAT
CAMP 27-50 ELON
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 34-31
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 29-14
Best Performance: (#16) Richmond 35, Towson 24 - Jeremiah Grant wrecks the Towson offense with 3 sacks and 2 forced fumbles as his Spiders win their 7th. in a row.
Worst Performance: Campbell 27, Elon 50 - The Camels won yardage, committed 0 turnovers, and still got clocked by a 2-6 opponent.
Most Surprising Result: (#20) Stony Brook 31, Bryant 30 (OT) - The Seawolves improve to 7-2 after blowing a 14-point lead and dodging a two-point bullet in overtime.
Best Performance: Tennessee-Martin 28, (#25) Tennessee St. 21 - After the offense raced out to a 21-0 lead early, the Skyhawk defense came up big in the second half by allowing just 1 score in 4 Tiger redzone trips (2 of the stops were Chris Hunter INTs).
Worst Performance: Lindenwood 10, Tennessee Tech 52 - The Lions lose rushing 400-68—all 6 ball-carriers for TTU had at least 30 yards on the ground.
Most Surprising Result: Lindenwood 10, Tennessee Tech 52 - Lindenwood has allowed 1232 yards the last 2 weeks against less-than-stellar opponents.
SoCon
FUR 17-21 VMI
UTC 34-38 WCU
ETSU 31-37 MER WOFF 17-13 SAM
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 13-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 11-11
Best Performance: Western Carolina 38, (#18) Tennessee-Chattanooga 34 - Taron Dickens throws for 431 yards and 5 TDs to help the Catamounts win an unusually important battle of backup quarterbacks.
Worst Performance: Furman 17, VMI 21 - The Paladin freefall reaches new depths as they lose to a winless opponent.
Most Surprising Result: Furman 17, VMI 21 - Furman apparently felt someone nipping at their heels this week during their quest for the "Most Disappointing Team in FCS" trophy.
YALE 10-13 COLUM HARV 31-27 DART PENN 38-28 BROWN COR 49-35 PRINCE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-8
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 16-7
Best Performance: Harvard 31, (#22) Dartmouth 27 - Crimson wildcat QB Charles DePrima only ran for 34 yards, but he also had 3 touchdowns including the 2 that decided the game in the final 6 minutes.
Worst Performance: Princeton 35, Cornell 49 - The Tigers fall behind 28-0 at home and come away with no solace beyond 3 garbage touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
Most Surprising Result: Princeton 35, Cornell 49 - Princeton is now 2-5 on the season, their worst 7-game start since they finished 1-9 in 2011.
MEAC
DSU 0-38 HOW NFOLK 37-31 MORG (OT)
NCCEN 21-24 SCSU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 17-23
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 11-17
Best Performance: South Carolina St. 24, NC Central 21 - The Bulldogs win what looks to be the de facto MEAC championship game thanks to 113 yards and 2 TDs from WR Caden High and 3 sacks and a forced fumble by Ashaad Hall.
Worst Performance: Delaware St. 0, Howard 38 - The Hornets are outgained 560-61 and get shut out for the 2nd. time in 3 games (how did Howard only win by 38? ).
Best Performance: Florida A&M 52, Texas Southern 28 - 230 kick-return yards and a TD from TSU's Chaunzavia Lewis made this vaguely a game after FAMU led 28-0, but the Rattlers still outgained the Tiger offense 531-164.
Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3, Jackson St. 41 - The Golden Lions fall to 0-5 on the road after committing 2 turnovers, going 0/3 on fourth down, and gaining just 217 yards.
Most Surprising Result: (none) - The winless Delta Devils had a chance to force overtime after scoring a TD late, and—of course—they fumbled the PAT snap after getting called for holding on a two-point try.
Independents
MERR 0-6 RMU
Non-Ind. Record: 0-1 Overall: 8-10
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 7-7
Best Performance: (none)
Worst Performance: Merrimack 51, Colgate 17 - The Warriors are shut out for the first time since 2000.
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YALE 10-13 COLUM HARV 31-27 DART PENN 38-28 BROWN COR 49-35 PRINCE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-8
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 16-7
Best Performance: Harvard 31, (#22) Dartmouth 27 - Crimson wildcat QB Charles DePrima only ran for 34 yards, but he also had 3 touchdowns including the 2 that decided the game in the final 6 minutes.
Worst Performance: Princeton 35, Cornell 49 - The Tigers fall behind 28-0 at home and come away with no solace beyond 3 garbage touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
Most Surprising Result: Princeton 35, Cornell 49 - Princeton is now 2-5 on the season, their worst 7-game start since they finished 1-9 in 2011.
MEAC
DSU 0-38 HOW NFOLK 37-31 MORG (OT)
NCCEN 21-24 SCSU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 17-23
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 11-17
Best Performance: South Carolina St. 24, NC Central 21 - The Bulldogs win what looks to be the de facto MEAC championship game thanks to 113 yards and 2 TDs from WR Caden High and 3 sacks and a forced fumble by Ashaad Hall.
Worst Performance: Delaware St. 0, Howard 38 - The Hornets are outgained 560-61 and get shut out for the 2nd. time in 3 games (how did Howard only win by 38? ).
Best Performance: Florida A&M 52, Texas Southern 28 - 230 kick-return yards and a TD from TSU's Chaunzavia Lewis made this vaguely a game after FAMU led 28-0, but the Rattlers still outgained the Tiger offense 531-164.
Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3, Jackson St. 41 - The Golden Lions fall to 0-5 on the road after committing 2 turnovers, going 0/3 on fourth down, and gaining just 217 yards.
Most Surprising Result: (none) - The winless Delta Devils had a chance to force overtime after scoring a TD late, and—of course—they fumbled the PAT snap after getting called for holding on a two-point try.
Independents
MERR 0-6 RMU
Non-Ind. Record: 0-1 Overall: 8-10
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 7-7
Best Performance: (none)
Worst Performance: Merrimack 51, Colgate 17 - The Warriors are shut out for the first time since 2000.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
NC CENTRAL didn't apply enough pressure to SC STATE QB Eric Phoenix they should have went blitz happy in the second half.Howard should have scored 50 points or more on DSU
