Just for fun, I decided to reverse the order this week.
Pioneer League
BUT 17-34 USD MHEAD 14-13 DAY MARIST 24-19 DVDSN VALPO 47-14 CAMP
DRAKE 9-41 JVILLE
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 16-13
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 5-6
Best Performance: Morehead St. 14, Dayton 13 - The Eagle offense had a miserable outing, amassing just 144 yards. Fortunately for them, the defense held Dayton to barely half that total. Did I mention this game had 24 punts?
Worst Performance: Campbell 14, Valparaiso 47 - Though they were in the game for a half, the Camels get dominated on the ground by a really bad team.
Most Surprising Result: Dayton 13, Morehead St. 14 - After winning seven consecutive meetings from 2000 through 2005 (they met twice in 2002), the Flyers have now lost three straight to the Eagles.
Best Performance: Central Connecticut St. 49, Sacred Heart 14 - Blue Devils force 5 turnovers & run for 337 yards.
Worst Performance: St. Francis (PA) 20, Robert Morris 35 - The Red Flash took a big step toward avoiding a winless season by taking a 20-14 lead into the 4th. quarter, but then came the fumbles…
Most Surprising Result: Sacred Heart 14, Central Connecticut St. 49 - Closing the season like this makes the 8-2 start for the Pioneers look completely fraudulent.
Best Performance: NC Central 23, Winston-Salem St. 16 - Another game with no offense. The Eagles were outgained 192-154, but forced 4 turnovers to get away with a win.
Worst Performance: Iona 7, Bryant 23 - Gaels give up two 100 yard rushers in front of a pathetic crowd of 483.
Most Surprising Result: NC Central 23, Winston-Salem St. 16 - The Eagles beat a team that had seemingly turned things around the last few weeks and even their series record with the Rams at 21-all.
Tomorrow: Great West, Ivy League, Big South, & SWAC
Best Performance: (#3) Cal Poly 51, UC Davis 28 - Jonathan Dally only threw for 93 yards, but he and FB Jordan Yocum combined for 283 rushing yards as the Mustangs essentially cemented a playoff spot.
Worst Performance: Southern Utah 20, South Dakota 42 - The Thunderbirds give up a whopping 445 rushing yards (& three 100 yard rushers) while being held below zero on the ground themselves.
Most Surprising Result: Southern Utah 20, South Dakota 42 - How the hell do you beat North Dakota on the road and then follow that with an ugly loss to a Coyotes team that had no Division-I wins coming in?
Ivy League
HARV 24-21 PENN
COR 7-17 COLUM BROWN 45-16 DART
PRINCE 0-14 YALE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-14
Best Performance: (#19) Harvard 24, Penn 21 - Crimson ride 3 interceptions to a tough win despite giving up 445 yards.
Worst Performance: Cornell 7, Columbia 17 - Big Red QB Nathan Ford throws 4 interceptions to a team that had only forced 5 coming in.
Most Surprising Result: Cornell 7, Columbia 17 - Nathan Ford has now thrown 16 interceptions in just 9 games.
Best Performance: (#24) Liberty 30, Gardner-Webb 10 - Flames force 5 turnovers to technically finish undefeated in the Big South (Presbyterian doesn't count in the Big South standings).
Worst Performance: VMI 26, Stony Brook 40 - The option-happy Keydets actually get outrushed 447-364 and give up two 200 yard rushers.
Most Surprising Result: Stony Brook 40, VMI 26 - The Seawolves have run for the insane total of 1082 yards in just the last 2 games. Also, running backs Edwin Gowins & Conte Cuttino are both averaging over 100 ypg this season.
Best Performance: Jackson St. 37, Alabama A&M 21 - Tigers run for 260 yards & get 17 unanswered 2nd. half points to clinch a spot in the SWAC Championship Game.
Worst Performance: MIssissippi Valley St. 0, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 34 - Losing 34-0 to one of the worst teams in FCS is a momentum killer for any program.
Most Surprising Result: Mississippi Valley St. 0, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 34 - The Delta Devils put up 58 on a bad team last week, yet got shut out by an even worse team this week.
Tomorrow: Eastern Playoff Conferences
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Best Performance: Holy Cross 27, Lafayette 26 - Dominic Randolph throws for 422 yards and 3 TDs to lead the Crusaders toward a Patriot League title showdown with Colgate.
Worst Performance: Georgetown 0, Fordham 17 - Hoyas held to just 99 yards by the underachieving Rams.
Most Surprising Result: Holy Cross 27, Lafayette 26 - The Crusaders have another chance to win a Patriot League title. Can they get the job done this time?
CAA
NE 14-42 HOF
UMASS 21-52 UNH MAINE 37-7 URI
TOW 31-34 NOVA
UD 14-31 RICH
W&M 24-48 JMU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 28-17
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 26-5
Best Performance: (#1) James Madison 48, (#12) William & Mary 24 - Rodney Landers and Eugene Holloman both break 100 yards rushing as the Dukes get a remarkable fifth win over playoff contending teams this season.
Worst Performance: Northeastern 14, Hofstra 42 - To get handled by Maine or William & Mary is one thing, but to be outgained 523-171 by Hofstra is a new low for the 2008 Huskies.
Most Surprising Result: Towson 31, (#6) Villanova 34 - QB Sean Schaefer nearly led the Tigers to a gigantic upset, but it wasn't to be.
Best Performance: (#17) South Carolina St. 32, Morgan St. 0 - The Bulldogs run for 215 yards and hold the Bears to 133 total yards as they finally shake off the status of MEAC bride's maid.
Worst Performance: Winston-Salem St. 16, NC Central 23 - The Rams throw away what they'd accomplished the last few weeks thanks to 4 turnovers.
Most Surprising Result: Bethune-Cookman 14, Howard 12 - The Wildcats had very little offense, but a 54 yard TD run by QB McKinson Souverain & a clutch 2PC stop allowed them to avoid an embarrassing upset heading into the Florida Classic.
SoCon
ELON 16-24 APPST GSU 17-10 FUR
UTC 21-24 CIT WOFF 28-7 SAM
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 18-13
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 12-4
Best Performance: (#2) Appalachian St. 24, (#12) Elon 16 - The Mountaineers didn't dominate like they had the past few weeks, but managed to clinch the SoCon title anyway.
Worst Performance: Tennessee-Chattanooga 21, The Citadel 24 - The Mocs actually play someone close for the first time this season, but still remain winless against FCS.
Most Surprising Result: Georgia Southern 17, (#14) Furman 10 - Eagles finally get a win over a good team instead of a tragic loss.
Hey man you messed up with the Great West Conference. It is the University of south Dakota not the south dakota state jackrabbits and none of those teams are called the mustangs. its the SUU tbirds and the USD coyotes.
SUUTbird wrote:Hey man you messed up with the Great West Conference. It is the University of south Dakota not the south dakota state jackrabbits and none of those teams are called the mustangs. its the SUU tbirds and the USD coyotes.
Best Performance: Eastern Washington 28, Northern Arizona 13 - Matt Nichols throws for 346 yards and 2 TDs and leads the Eagles to a 21-0 second half.
Worst Performance: Northern Colorado 25, Sacramento St. 45 - The Bears play Sac pretty even in both yardage & turnovers, but still lose by 20 and appear headed for a third straight 1 win season.
Most Surprising Result: Northern Arizona 13, Eastern Washington 28 - After holding 4 of their first 6 opponents to negative rushing yardage, the tables turn on the 'Jacks as they are held to negative rushing yardage by the Eagles.
Southland
NICH 10-34 TXST UCA 49-41 SFA SELA 30-27 SHSU (OT) MCNSE 24-17 NWST
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 19-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-5
Best Performance: (#16) McNeese St. 24, Northwestern St. 17 - Cowboys run for 261 yards as they stay alive in the Southland race.
Worst Performance: Nicholls St. 10, Texas St. 34 - The Colonel option does nothing, netting only 118 yards on 44 carries in a surprisingly lopsided loss.
Most Surprising Result: Sam Houston St. 27, Southeastern Louisiana 30 (OT) - Rhett Bomar throws for 506 yards, but it isn't enough to prevent the Bearkats from falling to 4-5.
Best Performance: (#10) Southern Illinois 38, South Dakota St. 35 - Kyle Dougherty makes a 38 yard field goal with 3 minutes left to keep the Salukis in position to win the MVC auto-bid while simultaneously ending the Jackrabbits' playoff hopes.
Worst Performance: Missouri St. 27, North Dakota St. 48 - The Bears give up 354 yards on the ground including an 80 yard TD run by Tyler Roehl in the 4th. quarter.
Most Surprising Result: (#25) Western Illinois 48, Illinois St. 45 (OT) - Herb Donaldson's 243 rushing yards and 3 TDs are certainly impressive, but needing OT to beat Illinois State makes one wonder what happened to the Leatherneck team that nearly beat Arkansas in Week 1.
Best Performance: Jacksonville St. 26, (#18) Tennessee St. 21 - The Gamecocks abruptly end the Tigers' playoff hopes mostly thanks to 3 missed Tennessee State field goals of which one was blocked & returned 72 yards for a TD by LB Andrew Ridgeway in the 1st. quarter.
Worst Performance: Eastern Illinois 13, Austin Peay 15 - The Panthers have a punt blocked & returned for a touchdown and only manage 253 yards against a weak defense.
Most Surprising Result: Eastern Illinois 13, Austin Peay 15 - After two straight at-large bids and what looked to be another OVC title contending roster at the beginning of this year, the Panthers fall to 4-7 and a pathetic 2-5 in conference play.
