Best Performance: (#6) Montana 45, (#19) Northern Arizona 10 - Griz run for 73 more yards than NAU had allowed in their first 8 games combined.
Worst Performance: Idaho St. 10, (#4) Cal Poly 49 - Bengals give up 459 rushing yards (10.2 ypc) & lose their thirteenth straight.
Most Surprising Result: Eastern Washington 13, Sacramento St. 15 - Eagles gain a dreadful minus-31 yards rushing as they lose to Sac at home for the second straight time.
Southland
NWST 34-31 TXST (OT)
SFA 31-34 SHSU (2OT) MCNSE 24-14 SELA
UCA 17-20 NICH
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 19-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-5
Best Performance: Nicholls St. 20, (#11) Central Arkansas 17 - Nicholls State blew a 17-0 halftime lead, but Ross Shexnayder kicked a 38 yard FG as time expires to give the Colonels their second straight win over a team ranked #11 in the TSN Poll.
Worst Performance: Southeastern Louisiana 14, (#20) McNeese St. 24 - Lions outrushed 243-30 by the inconsistent Cowboys.
Most Surprising Result: Nicholls St. 20, (#11) Central Arkansas 17 - The option-happy Colonels actually get a 100 yard receiver as Antonio Robinson catches 4 passes for 102 yards.
Missouri Valley
INST 7-34 NDSU
MIZST 13-43 SDKST
YSU 44-54 ILST UNI 30-6 WIU
UND 21-40 SIU
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 12-18
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 10-7
Best Performance: (#5) Northern Iowa 30, (#12) Western Illinois 6 - Panthers force 3 turnovers & hold WIU to just 48 passing yards in this unexpectedly dominant performance.
Worst Performance: Missouri St. 13, South Dakota St. 43 - The Bears are outgained 580-200 as they throw away whatever miniscule hopes they had for making the postseason.
Most Surprising Result: Indiana St. 7, North Dakota St. 34 - The Sycamores hold NDSU to 247 yards as they manage to avoid yet another "Worst Performance" honor.
Best Performance: Eastern Kentucky 29, Southeast Missouri St. 16 - Colonels put up 465 yards & force 4 Houston Lillard interceptions.
Worst Performance: Murray St. 6, Eastern Illinois 34 - In 2002, the Racers upset Tony Romo-led Eastern Illinois in the final game of the season to earn the OVC auto-bid. They haven't beaten the Panthers since…
Most Surprising Result: Southeast Missouri St. 16, Eastern Kentucky 29 - The magic from last week's upset wears off in the 3rd. quarter as the Redhawks give up 22 unanswered points.
LAF 13-21 COLG
MARIST 21-45 FORD
BUCK 17-34 HC LEHIGH 33-13 GTOWN
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 19-16
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 19-16
Best Performance: Colgate 21, (#21) Lafayette 13 - Despite relegating Jordan Scott to second-string due to injury, the Raiders come back from a 10-0 halftime deficit thanks to 171 yards & 2 touchdowns from freshman RB Nate Eachus.
Worst Performance: Georgetown 13, Lehigh 33 - The Hoyas get 2 first quarter touchdowns, but fail to do anything else and lose their seventh in a row.
Most Surprising Result: (#21) Lafayette 13, Colgate 21 - The Leopard defense continued its dominance in the first half, but then fell apart in giving up 3 second half TDs.
CAA
HOF 25-45 UNH
IONA 7-55 MAINE NOVA 20-14 NE UMASS 49-0 URI W&M 34-14 TOW
UD 7-41 JMU
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 28-17
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 26-5
Best Performance: (#1) James Madison 41, Delaware 7 - Duke QB Rodney Landers runs for 185 yards, 16 more yards than Delaware put up in total offense.
Worst Performance: Rhode Island 0, (#15) Massachusetts 49 - The Rams apparently forgot last year's upset of UMass. The Minutemen apparently didn't.
Most Surprising Result: Maine 55, Iona 7 - Believe it or not, this was Maine's most lopsided DI victory since a 77-24 win over Morgan State in 2003.
Best Performance: Morgan St. 13, Florida A&M 10 - Just 2 weeks removed from their 52-49 win over Southern, the Rattlers are held to just 137 yards by the staunch Bear D.
Worst Performance: Howard 12, Norfolk St. 49 - Sheesh… What is it with D.C. football teams & futility?
Most Surprising Result: Winston-Salem St. 35, Hampton 30 - Despite being outgained 450-268, the Rams win thanks to 3 turnovers & an unlikely 100 yard FG return TD in the 1st. quarter. Lucky for Hampton this one doesn't count in the conference standings.
SoCon
UTC 7-27 WCU
WOFF 24-70 APPST GSU 44-41 CIT (3OT) FUR 28-27 SAM
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 18-13
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 12-4
Best Performance: (#2) Appalachian St. 70, (#3) Wofford 24 - Armanti Edwards puts up 440 total yards, 6 total touchdowns, & an ungodly 338.6 efficiency rating as the Mountaineers embarrass Wofford before a national TV audience.
Worst Performance: Tennessee-Chattanooga 7, Western Carolina 27 - Resigned Mocs put up just 178 yards in giving the Catamounts their first conference win in 3 years.
Most Surprising Result: (#3) Wofford 24, (#2) Appalachian St. 70 - Getting 393 rushing yards doesn't mean anything when you commit 5 turnovers & your defense can't get anywhere near the ball.
Tomorrow: Great West, Ivy League, Big South, & SWAC
Best Performance: (#4) Cal Poly 49, Idaho St. 10 - Jonathan Dally didn't have his best game, but it didn't matter since the Mustangs ran all over the Bungles.
Worst Performance: North Dakota 21, (#12) Southern Illinois 40 - A perennial DII power, the Sioux learn they still have a long way to go in achieving the same in FCS.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Ivy League
BROWN 34-27 PENN PRINCE 31-26 COR HARV 35-7 DART
COLUM 12-27 YALE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-14
Best Performance: Brown 34, Penn 27 - Bear QB Michael Dougherty throws for 234 yards and 4 touchdowns in this mild upset.
Worst Performance: Cornell 26, Princeton 31 - Despite 431 passing yards from Nathan Ford, the Big Red lose their fourth in a row.
Most Surprising Result: Cornell 26, Princeton 31 - Eerie coincidence: Big Red QB Nathan Ford had 33 completions and 55 attempts in this game; coming in, Cornell had 33 wins & 55 losses against Princeton.
Big South
GWEBB 34-33 SB
VMI 21-31 CHSO
LIB 28-31 PRESBY
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 18-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 11-13
Best Performance: Presbyterian 31, (#17) Liberty 28 - Blue Hose QB Brandon Miley throws for 301 yards and gets 3 TDs (1 rush) in a confusing upset.
Worst Performance: (#17) Liberty 28, Presbyterian 31 - Well, you can't say the Flames lost because of stupid mistakes—they didn't make any. The Blue Hose just outplayed them.
Most Surprising Result: (#17) Liberty 28, Presbyterian 31 - Is anyone left on the Flame bandwagon? Not everyone is gone, apparently, since Liberty somehow remained in the TSN top-25.
Best Performance: Alabama St. 24, Alcorn St. 17 - Rahmod Taylor runs for 110 yards and 3 TDs as the Hornets get the only win of the day against a team that wasn't winless in the SWAC
Worst Performance: Alcorn St. 17, Alabama St. 24 - Braves lose their sixth straight against Alabama State.
Most Surprising Result: Mississippi Valley St. 14, Grambling 35 - The margin wasn't too surprising, but Delta Devil QB Paul Roberts threw for 396 yards against a team that was giving up just 165 per game.
Tomorrow: Independents & the artists formerly known as mid-majors.
Best Performance: Albany 35, Monmouth 17 - Dave McCarty runs for 208 yards in leading the Danes to 5 second half touchdowns.
Worst Performance: Central Connecticut St. 14, Robert Morris 27 - The Blue Devils are outgained by 203 yards & lose for the 3rd. time in 4 weeks.
Most Surprising Result: Robert Morris 27, Central Connecticut St. 14 - The Colonials get their 3rd. win in 4 tries and actually outrush the run-happy Blue Devils.
Independents
IONA 7-55 MAINE
MARIST 21-45 FORD
DUQ 10-24 BRY
EWC 14-34 NCCEN
CONCAL 7-23 SAVST
Non-Ind Record: 3-2 Overall: 15-25
vs. FCS: 1-2 Overall: 6-23
Best Performance: Bryant 24, Duquesne 10 - Jerrell Smith & Lindsey Gamble combine for 225 rushing yards and the Bulldogs crush the Dukes in the 4th. quarter to move to 5-4.
Worst Performance: Marist 21, Fordham 45 - The Red Foxes allow 11.5 yards per pass attempt & get blown out in the first half by the underachieving Rams.
Most Surprising Result: Bryant 24, Duquesne 10 - The Bulldogs outgain Duquesne by 170 yards in the first ever meeting between the two schools.
