Best Performance: (#8) Montana 43, Sacramento St. 7 - QB Cole Bergquist completes 89% of his passes, throws for 290 yards, amasses 5 total touchdowns, puts up a crazy 287.2 efficiency rating, and leads his team in rushing as the Grizzlies dominate.
Worst Performance: Sacramento St. 7, (#8) Montana 43 - The Hornets fail to show up for the second straight game & fall to 0-14 all-time against the Griz.
Most Surprising Result: Eastern Washington 34, Montana St. 17 - Despite an unremarkable offensive performance, the Eagles show they haven't packed it in quite yet.
Southland
UCA 31-24 TXST MCNSE 28-17 SHSU
NWST 21-26 SELA SFA 50-39 NICH
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 19-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-5
Best Performance: (#12) McNeese St. 28, Sam Houston St. 17 - Todd Pendland runs for 194 yards and 3 TDs while the Cowboy D rebounds.
Worst Performance: Nicholls St. 39, Stephen F. Austin 50 - The Colonels give up 2 interception return TDs in the final 4 minutes to blow a game they led by as much as 19.
Most Surprising Result: Sam Houston St. 17, (#12) McNeese St. 28 - The potent Bearkat offense only manages 269 yards at home against a defense that was giving up 393 coming in.
Best Performance: (#16) Southern Illinois 33, Youngstown St. 0 - The Salukis prove the Penguins' problems weren't just a home/road thing.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 0, (#15) Western Illinois 56 - The Sycamores are dead last in scoring, dead last in points allowed, and they're losing by an average of 42 ppg.
Most Surprising Result: Youngstown St. 0, (#16) Southern Illinois 33 - The Penguins have been one of the best programs in I-AA/FCS since JIm Tressel's arrival in the late eighties. Is what we're seeing this season a brutal end to that run?
Best Performance: Tennessee-Martin 35, Tennessee Tech 7 - The Skyhawks get 2 non-offensive touchdowns & hold TTU to 171 yards.
Worst Performance: Tennessee Tech 7, Tennessee-Martin 35 - The Golden Eagles now have a minus-15 turnover margin.
Most Surprising Result: Austin Peay 34, (#22) Tennessee St. 37 - Despite allowing 377 rushing yards, the winless Governors nearly pull off a huge upset.
LEHIGH 24-27 HARV LAF 35-21 LIB COLG 38-22 COR
YALE 10-12 FORD HC 44-26 DART BUCK 27-24 GTOWN
NConf Record: 4-1 Overall: 18-15
vs. FCS: 4-1 Overall: 18-15
Best Performance: Lafayette 35, (#14) Liberty 21 - The Leopards score on a blocked punt & take advantage of other Flames miscues to get their first big win of the season.
Worst Performance: Georgetown 24, Bucknell 27 - Sadly enough, this was probably Georgetown's best performance of the season.
Most Surprising Result: Lafayette 35, (#14) Liberty 21 - The Patriot League doesn't look quite so bad anymore.
CAA
HOF 40-41 MAINE(2OT) RICH 30-15 UMASS UNH 33-21 NE NOVA 44-7 URI W&M 27-3 UD
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 25-17
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 23-5
Best Performance: William & Mary 27, Delaware 3 - The Tribe outgain the Hens 456-145 and force QB Rob Schoenhoft into a lousy 51.2 efficiency rating.
Worst Performance: Rhode Island 7, (#7) Villanova 44 - Rams fall to 0-4 in CAA play after being outgained by about 300 yards.
Most Surprising Result: (#10) Massachusetts 15, (#9) Richmond 30 - The Minutemen lose their chance at a CAA title & possibly QB Liam Coen.
MEAC
NCAT 7-42 DSU MORG 31-30 HOW (2OT)
NFOLK 17-35 HAMP FAMU 52-49 SU
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 11-13
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 8-8
Best Performance: (#25) Hampton 35, Norfolk St. 17 - Pirate QB Herbert Bynes throws 3 touchdown passes & amasses a 233.8 efficiency rating to help defeat a preseason contender.
Worst Performance: North Carolina A&T 7, Delaware St. 42 - After a competitive start, the Aggies cost head coach Lee Fobbs his job after scoring no more than 7 points in 4 of their last 5 games.
Most Surprising Result: Norfolk St. 17, (#25) Hampton 35 - After last year's promising result & fairly high expectations for 2008, the Spartans have instead floundered to a 2-5 start with NC A&T their lone DI win.
Best Performance: (#18) Furman 34, The Citadel 20 - QB Jordan Sorrells completes 74% of his passes for 253 yards and 3 TDs as the Paladins move to 6-2.
Worst Performance: Tennessee-Chattanooga 7, (#3) Elon 42 - The Mocs get even more pathetic as the Phoenix outgain them 453-125.
Most Surprising Result: (#2) Appalachian St. 37, Georgia Southern 36 - Armanti Edwards's 157 rushing yards and 5 total TDs narrowly save the Mountaineers from another upset at the hands of the Eagles.
Tomorrow: Great West, Ivy League, Big South, & SWAC
Best Performance: (#5) Cal Poly 42, (#21) South Dakota St. 28 - Slotback Jono Grayson runs for 124 yards and 2 TDs on just 8 carries as the Mustangs dominate the ground game.
Worst Performance: North Dakota 42, (DII) Western Washington 32 - Like Eastern Washington, the Sioux gave up a ton of passing yards to QB Adam Perry, but Josh Murray's 219 yards rushing and 2 TDs kept the Vikings at bay.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Ivy League
COLUM 10-15 PENN COLG 38-22 COR HC 44-26 DART
LEHIGH 24-27 HARV
YALE 10-12 FORD BROWN 31-10 PRINCE
NConf Record: 1-3 Overall: 10-14
vs. FCS: 1-3 Overall: 10-14
Best Performance: Brown 31, Princeton 10 - The Bears move to 2-0 in the Ivy as their defense holds Princeton to 197 yards.
Worst Performance: Princeton 10, Brown 31 - Though they still lead the all-time series by 27 games, the Tigers have now lost 3 of their last 4 against Brown.
Most Surprising Result: Yale 10, Fordham 12 - The Bulldog offense looks anemic once again as Fordham holds them to 182 yards.
Big South
CHSO 19-20 SB LAF 35-21 LIB
PRESBY 21-47 GWEBB
NCCEN 10-35 CCU
NConf Record: 1-1 Overall: 18-18
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 11-13
Best Performance: Gardner-Webb 47, Presbyterian 21 - The Runnin' Bulldogs live up to their name, running for 321 yards.
Worst Performance: Presbyterian 21, Gardner-Webb 47 - The Blue Hose commit 6 turnovers, including 4 interceptions from QB Brandon Miley.
Most Surprising Result: (#14) Liberty 21, Lafayette 35 - The Flames have 2 playoff conference wins & they're still the favorites to win the Big South, but this unexpected loss may end up costing them the top 16 poll/computer average ranking they need for a provisional auto-bid.
Best Performance: Grambling 27, Alabama St. 7 - Alabama State is just the latest victim of a Tiger defense that has given up just 200 ypg and 7.4 ppg in SWAC play.
Worst Performance: Texas Southern 14, Jackson St. 30 - The eternally dismal Tigers give up 511 yards at home to a team that was averaging just 275.5 coming in.
Most Surprising Result: Mississippi Valley St. 22, Savannah St. 20 - Yeah, it's just Savannah State, but this is the SWAC's first DI non-conference win of the season.
Tomorrow: Independents & the artists formerly known as mid-majors.
CAMP 0-45 DRAKE BUT 48-21 VALPO DAY 41-22 DVDSN JVILLE 40-9 MHEAD
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-5
Best Performance: Dayton 41, Davidson 22 - This game wasn't as close as the final score indicates; the Flyers led 41-0 with about 12 minutes left.
Worst Performance: Morehead St. 9, Jacksonville 40 - Eagles outgained 484-176 at home.
Most Surprising Result: Jacksonville 40, Morehead St. 9 - The Dolphins have looked like a completely different team since the bye week largely thanks to the performance of QB Josh McGregor, who has amassed a 218.3 efficiency rating over that two-game span (including 6 TD passes in this game).
Best Performance: Bryant 20, Robert Morris 7 - The Bulldogs rebound from the horrible Marist loss by holding Robert Morris to minus-20 yards rushing.
Worst Performance: Savannah St. 20, Mississippi Valley St. 22 - 16 penalties for a whopping 185 yards cost the Tigers against the lousy Delta Devils.
Most Surprising Result: Savannah St. 20, Mississippi Valley St. 22 - After scoring a go-ahead TD with 36 seconds remaining, the Tigers snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by allowing MVSU to score the game-winner with just 5 seconds left.
