EWU 16-48 UW
PORTST 0-84 UO
USD 38-35 CP
STET 7-45 UCD
ACU 41-39 IDA
NAU 35-23 UTU
SUU 26-28 STTHOM
NWST 20-49 WEB
UMT 17-52 ORST
CCSU 30-35 MTST
nest 17-23 NOCO (OT)
- NConf Record: 4-6
Overall: 14-19
vs. FCS: 3-3
Overall: 10-7
Best Performance: (#1) Montana St. 35, Central Connecticut St. 30 - Adam Jones put up 214 total yards and 2 rushing touchdowns to help the Bobcats avoid a stunning defeat.
Worst Performance: Cal Poly 35, San Diego 38 - The ‘Stangs allowed 263 rushing yards and have now lost 2 straight home games to the Toreros.
Most Surprising Result: (#1) Montana St. 35, Central Connecticut St. 30 - The Bobcats were 41.5 point favorites in this one!
Southland
ETAMU 0-42 TULSA
MCNSE 10-27 UTRGV
SFA 31-10 PVAMU
HCU 23-30 UIW (OT)
SELU 38-35 ULM
NWST 20-49 WEB
NICH 0-59 SHSU
- NConf Record: 2-3
Overall: 11-13
vs. FCS: 1-1
Overall: 6-4
Best Performance: Texas-Rio Grande Valley 27, McNeese St. 10 - The Vaqueros dominate the Cowboys by winning turnovers 4-1 and winning rushing 315-109.
Worst Performance: Northwestern St. 20, Weber St. 49 - The Demons are crushed by a team picked near the bottom of the Big Sky and lose for the 35th. time in their last 36 games.
Most Surprising Result: McNeese St. 10, Texas-Rio Grande Valley 27 - The Cowboys fell to UTRGV by a bigger margin than in their losses to SFA and Tarleton combined.
Missouri Valley
UND 7-34 NEB
SDK 24-38 BSU
YSU 20-27 SDKST
UNI 0-55 UI
EIU 13-49 ILST
SIU 10-48 ILL
VALPO 16-39 INST
MUR 0-59 OKST
- NConf Record: 2-5
Overall: 21-12
vs. FCS: 2-0
Overall: 19-3
Best Performance: (#2) South Dakota St. 27, (#12) Youngstown St. 20 - Josiah Johnson runs for 238 yards—more than 4 times YSU’s entire rushing output—and 2 touchdowns as the Jackrabbits prevail in a big early-season Missouri Valley showdown.
Worst Performance: (#12) Youngstown St. 20, (#2) South Dakota St. 27 - A 7-point loss to the #2 team obviously isn’t bad, but the Penguins were the only MVFC squad to lose a non-FBS game this week.
Most Surprising Result: (#9) South Dakota 24, (FBS) Boise St. 38 - Despite being outrushed 325-36, the Coyotes were able to put a serious fourth-quarter scare into a mid-major FBS darling.
United
ACU 41-39 IDA
MERR 20-45 TARL
UCA 9-27 SEMO
UWG 27-35 ETSU
AP 38-16 UWF
ALCORN 20-38 UNA
DAY 17-14 EKU
- NConf Record: 3-3
Overall: 13-14
vs. FCS: 3-3
Overall: 11-8
Best Performance: (#15) Austin Peay 38, (#18) West Florida 16 - Governor DL Malik Denkins puts up 4.5 tackles-for-loss and a sack while his teammates force 3 turnovers in a statement win against a talented transitional opponent.
Worst Performance: Central Arkansas 9, Southeast Missouri St. 27 - Bear QB Donovyn Omolo ran for a game-high 85 yards, but he struggled mightily through the air: 12/27, 98 yards, 2 INTs.
Most Surprising Result: Eastern Kentucky 14, Dayton 17 - The Colonels fall to a non-scholarship opponent after their kicker, Buzz Flabiano, went 0/3 on field goals—this included missing a chip shot that would’ve tied the game with 1 second left.
Pioneer
USD 38-35 CP
SUU 26-28 STTHOM
VALPO 16-39 INST
CHIST 20-47 BUT
DAY 17-14 EKU
VMI 24-27 DVDSN (OT)
PRESBY 14-58 WCU
STET 7-45 UCD
MHEAD 2-59 WIU
- NConf Record: 5-4
Overall: 17-24
vs. FCS: 5-4
Overall: 5-18
Best Performance: Dayton 17, Eastern Kentucky 14 - The Flyers were outgained by 124 yards, but they still pulled the upset thanks to a 2-0 turnover advantage plus 11 penalties and 3 missed field goals by their opponent.
Worst Performance: Morehead St. 2, Western Illinois 59 - The Eagles are outgained 593-77 by a team picked in the bottom half of the OVC.
Most Surprising Result: Revenge of the Pioneer League - The Pioneer League went 5-4 against FCS this week after going 0-14 over the first three weeks.
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.
