Best Performance: Weber St. 45, (#3) Montana 28 - Wildcats end 3 noticeable streaks: Montana's 16 straight conference wins, Montana's 25 straight regular season wins, & Weber's own 9 game losing streak to the Griz.
Worst Performance: Sacramento St. 10, (#24) Northern Arizona 42 - Huh? Wasn't this game supposed to be close?
Most Surprising Result: (#11) Eastern Washington 36, Portland St. 47 - The Eagle pass defense is just abysmal; they're allowing 421 ypg through the air and they just gave up 623 yards here to Viking QB Drew Hubel. The Vikings also had four(!) 100 yard receivers in the contest.
Southland
TXSO 39-63 TXST
SELA 45-48 SFA MCNSE 46-44 SDKST (3OT)
NICH 14-34 UNI
NConf Record: 2-1 Overall: 19-14
vs. FCS: 2-1 Overall: 10-5
Best Performance: (#4) McNeese St. 46, (#23) South Dakota St. 44 (3OT) - Cowboy QB Derrick Fourroux accounts for 399 yards of total offense (102 rush), 5 total TDs, & what proved to be the game winning 2-point conversion in triple overtime.
Worst Performance: Southeastern Louisiana 45, Stephen F. Austin 48 - Lions outscored 20-0 in the 4th. quarter.
Most Surprising Result: Stephen F. Austin 48, Southeastern Louisiana 45 - QB Jeremy Moses throws for 319 yards and 4 TDs as the Lumberjacks get their first DI win since '06.
Missouri Valley
SIU 27-35 NDSU MCNSE 46-44 SDKST (3OT)
NICH 14-34 UNI WIU 33-21 MIZST
YSU 7-14 SUU ILST 57-6 INST
NConf Record: 1-2 Overall: 11-17
vs. FCS: 1-2 Overall: 9-6
Best Performance: (#17) North Dakota St. 35, (#13) Southern Illinois 27 - After throwing 7 picks in his last 2 games, QB Nick Mertens goes interception free against the Salukis & leads the Bison on a 35 point run after trailing 20-0.
Worst Performance: Youngstown St. 7, Southern Utah 14 - The Penguins give up a fumble return touchdown in the 3rd. quarter & then go quietly into the night.
Most Surprising Result: Youngstown St. 7, Southern Utah 14 - Youngstown takes a commanding lead in the "most disappointing team in FCS" race.
Best Performance: Eastern Kentucky 33, Tennessee Tech 12 - Colonels run for 214 yards & get their first solid win of the season.
Worst Performance: Austin Peay 12, Murray St. 32 - Governors held to 226 yards and 12 points by the same team that gave up 63 points to Tennessee-Martin last week.
Most Surprising Result: Murray St. 32, Austin Peay 12 - Racers end their 5 game OVC losing streak.
COR 25-24 LEHIGH HARV 27-13 LAF BUCK 21-17 MARIST
HC 28-31 YALE(2OT)
NConf Record: 1-3 Overall: 11-12
vs. FCS: 1-3 Overall: 11-12
Best Performance: Holy Cross 28, Yale 31 (2OT) - QB Dominic Randolph threw the ball 63 times for 376 yards & 3 TDs and the defense held Yale to 277 yards, but the Crusaders couldn't overcome 4 turnovers.
Worst Performance: Bucknell 21, Marist 17 - The Bison are 3-1, but needing 2 unanswered touchdowns in the 4th. quarter just to beat Marist makes that record look pretty hollow.
Most Surprising Result: Lafayette 13, Harvard 27 - Shut out after halftime, the Leopards suffer their first loss of the year.
CAA
UD 7-17 UMASS
BROWN 13-37 URI NE 35-17 TOW RICH 56-16 VMI NOVA 38-28 W&M
HOF 0-56 JMU
NConf Record: 2-0 Overall: 24-17
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 22-5
Best Performance: (#14) Villanova 38, William & Mary 28 - Despite the relatively close final, this game was over at halftime; the Wildcats led 35-7 & the Tribe didn't even cut it to 10 until there was 4:20 remaining.
Worst Performance: Hofstra 0, (#1) James Madison 56 - Yeah, the Dukes are good, but no CAA team should get beat in conference by 56.
Most Surprising Result: Rhode Island 37, (#25) Brown 13 - Thanks to Derek Cassidy's 5 touchdown passes, the Rhodies show that Brown's addition to the top-25 was rather kneejerk.
Best Performance: South Carolina St. 28, Florida A&M 21 - The Bulldogs blew a 20-0 halftime lead in the 3rd. quarter thanks to 2 non-offensive touchdowns from the Rattlers, but a 44 yard TD run from RB William Ford a few plays later gave SC State the win.
Worst Performance: Howard 10, Winston-Salem St. 34 - Bison give up 429 yards and 34 points to a team that was averaging 255 yards and 11 points coming in.
Most Surprising Result: North Carolina A&T 27, North Carolina Central 28 - The seemingly resurgent Aggies lose to a team that had been outscored by 34 ppg against FCS teams coming in.
SoCon
SAM 21-6 WCU
CIT 21-47 APPST
FUR 10-31 ELON
GSU 52-28 UTC
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 18-13
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 12-4
Best Performance: (#2) Appalachian St. 47, (#12) The Citadel 21 - QB Armanti Edwards accounts for 305 yards of total offense and 6 total touchdowns as the Mountaineers slaughter a supposed SoCon title contender.
Worst Performance: Tennessee-Chattanooga 28, Georgia Southern 52 - Dreadful Mocs give up 7 touchdowns at home: 2 passing, 3 rushing, 1 defensive, & 1 on special teams.
Most Surprising Result: (#7) Elon 31, (#15) Furman 10 - RB Brandon Newsome's 161 yards show that the Phoenix can do more than just pass.
Tomorrow: Great West, Ivy League, Big South, & SWAC
I'd have to disagree with your analysis of the "worst" performance....Montana looked absolutely pathetic from about 5 minutes into the second quarter. That game was no where NEAR as close as the score. A truly horrid performance (second in a row!) from the supposed # 3 team in the nation.....
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AZGrizFan wrote:I'd have to disagree with your analysis of the "worst" performance....Montana looked absolutely pathetic from about 5 minutes into the second quarter. That game was no where NEAR as close as the score. A truly horrid performance (second in a row!) from the supposed # 3 team in the nation.....
My "worsts" aren't relative. I think Sac getting wasted by NAU was way worse than UM's loss (as was EWU's loss to Portland). And, Weber hardly blew out the Griz; Montana led by 11 twice in the first half. Not to mention that Weber's a really good team, better than PSU or NAU.
Best Performance: Southern Utah 14, Youngstown St. 7 - The Thunderbirds amazingly give the Great West's best performance 2 weeks in a row.
Worst Performance: South Dakota 22, (#8) Cal Poly 49 - Despite QB Noah Shepard's 303 yards of total offense and 3 rushing TDs, the Coyotes still get clobbered.
Most Surprising Result: Southern Utah 14, Youngstown St. 7 - Thunderbirds force 3 turnovers (returning 1 for a TD) & hold the once mighty Penguins to single digits.
Ivy League
DART 10-23 PENN PRINCE 27-24 COLUM COR 25-24 LEHIGH HARV 27-13 LAF
BROWN 13-37 URI
HC 28-31 YALE(2OT)
NConf Record: 3-1 Overall: 8-8
vs. FCS: 3-1 Overall: 8-8
Best Performance: Harvard 27, Lafayette 13 - The Crimson rack up 419 yards against a team that was only giving up 221 ypg coming in.
Worst Performance: (#25) Brown 13, Rhode Island 37 - The Bears celebrate their sudden addition to the top-25 by committing 4 turnovers & falling hard against a perennial loser.
Most Surprising Result: (#25) Brown 13, Rhode Island 37 - Brown is 66-24-2 all-time against the Rams, but they've now lost 3 straight and 6 of the last 8.
Best Performance: (#20) Liberty 43, Coastal Carolina 38 - Both teams went over 500 yards in this one, but the Flames edged out a win thanks to 0 turnovers & just 4 penalties.
Worst Performance: VMI 16, (#6) Richmond 56 - The Keydets give up 419 yards, 2 fumble return TDs, & fail to complete any passes as they lose to the Spiders for the 7th. straight time.
Most Surprising Result: Presbyterian 22, (DII) North Greenville 15 - Not a surprising score, but it's not a good sign when you allow a DII team to get two 100 yard rushers.
Best Performance: Grambling 40, Prairie View A&M 16 - The defense forces 5 interceptions while QB Greg Dillon throws 4 TD passes on only 20 attempts to get an unexpectedly easy win for the Tigers.
Worst Performance: Alabama A&M 24, (DII) Tuskegee 34 - After getting just 7 points through three, the Bulldog offense managed to score 17 points in the 4th. quarter. Too bad the defense gave up 21 in the same frame.
Most Surprising Result: Prairie View A&M 16, Grambling 40 - After waiting so very, very long to contend for a SWAC title, the Panthers come out & do this.
Tomorrow: Independents & the artists formerly known as mid-majors.
AZGrizFan wrote:I'd have to disagree with your analysis of the "worst" performance....Montana looked absolutely pathetic from about 5 minutes into the second quarter. That game was no where NEAR as close as the score. A truly horrid performance (second in a row!) from the supposed # 3 team in the nation.....
My "worsts" aren't relative. I think Sac getting wasted by NAU was way worse than UM's loss (as was EWU's loss to Portland). And, Weber hardly blew out the Griz; Montana led by 11 twice in the first half. Not to mention that Weber's a really good team, better than PSU or NAU.
Did you watch that game? Weber BLEW 2 scoring opportunities early. The 21-10 lead was a joke.
And Sac wasn't the #3 team in the friggin' nation when they lost. Agree to disagree, I guess.
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"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam." Barack Obama, 9/25/12
I wonder what Mark has to say about getting beat by Liberty.
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VALPO 14-42 USD
DRAKE 15-21 BUT
CAMP 0-42 DAY
DVDSN 13-26 MHEAD
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 15-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-5
Best Performance: Butler 21, Drake 15 - A 39 yard interception return TD by FS Rob Blevins late in the first half makes the difference as Butler ends their 10 game conference losing streak.
Best Performance: Albany 33, Duquesne 23 - Great Dane RB Dave McCarty runs for 230 yards & catches a TD pass while the defense forces 5 turnovers.
Worst Performance: St. Francis (PA) 15, Monmouth 42 - The Red Flash fall to 0-5 after allowing Hawk RB David Sinisi to rush for 247 yards and 4 TDs.
Most Surprising Result: Albany 33, Duquesne 23 - Not a surprising result, but this game did contain a strange stat line for Albany QB Vinny Esposito: 10-18, 3 TD passes, but only 38 yards.
Best Performance: Savannah St. 17, (DII) Clark Atlanta 14 - Kicker Derek Williams hits 3 field goals in the second half to give the Tigers a narrow road victory against a solid DII team.
Worst Performance: Iona 35, (DII) Stonehill 34 (OT) - The Gaels give up 460 yards & just get by a not-so-solid DII team thanks to a missed extra point in overtime.
Most Surprising Result: North Carolina Central 28, North Carolina A&T 27 - The Eagles looked pretty terrible coming in, but they manage to get a decent win here partially thanks to the Aggies' decision not to go for two to tie in the 4th. quarter.
