Best Performance: (#16) Weber St. 42, (#15) Northern Arizona 14 - Cameron Higgins throws for 334 yards and 4 TDs while Trevyn Smith runs for 103 yards and 2 TDs as the Wildcats erase any doubts.
Worst Performance: Idaho St. 13, Portland St. 36 - Only managing 13 points against the Viking defense makes a winless season look exponentially more likely.
Most Surprising Result: Sacramento St. 20, Montana St. 31 - I guess the calendars in Sacramento don't go past September.
Southland
TXST 62-21 SFA
SELA 21-28 UCA
SHSU 16-24 NWST NICH 38-35 MCNSE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 19-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-5
Best Performance: Texas St. 62, Stephen F. Austin 21 - QB Bradley George contributes 405 yards and 4 TDs to the Bobcats' 678 yard and 8 TD total.
Worst Performance: Stephen F. Austin 21, Texas St. 62 - This loss to Texas State was even worse than the one by the winless 2007 Lumberjacks.
Most Surprising Result: Nicholls St. 38, (#11) McNeese St. 35 - Colonels get their first win of the season against the preseason Southland favorites.
Best Performance: North Dakota St. 25, Illinois St. 7 - Bison run for 413 yards, which was nearly triple Illinois State's total offense.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 9, South Dakota St. 49 - Sycamore QB Ryan Roberts had a whopping 25 carries… for minus-8 yards.
Most Surprising Result: (#14) Southern Illinois 23, Missouri St. 17 - After the Bears scored 10 points in the last 5 minutes to tie the game, Saluki QB Chris Dieker threw a 51 yard TD pass to Marc Cheatham as time expired to help the Salukis overcome 5 turnovers.
COLG 52-28 BUCK LAF 48-13 FORD
LEHIGH 21-35 HC
GTOWN 0-48 RICH
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 18-16
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 18-16
Best Performance: (#24) Lafayette 48, Fordham 13 - Leopards rack up 322 rushing yards & thoroughly dismantle the preseason Patriot League faves.
Worst Performance: Georgetown 0, (#9) Richmond 48 - Combined stats for 3 Hoya quarterbacks: 4-11, 1 pick, 8 yards. They ended up with 2 yards after factoring in rushing.
Most Surprising Result: Fordham 13, (#24) Lafayette 48 - It seems more & more likely 2007 was a fluke for the Rams.
CAA
UD 17-0 HOF
TOW 14-42 UNH
NE 0-20 MAINE
BRY 7-42 UMASS JMU 23-19 NOVA
GTOWN 0-48 RICH
URI 24-34 W&M
NConf Record: 2-0 Overall: 27-17
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 25-5
Best Performance: (#1) James Madison 23, (#7) Villanova 19 - The Dukes get another cardiac win as Rodney Landers completes a 35 yard hail mary to Bosco Williams as time expires.
Worst Performance: Northeastern 0, Maine 20 - Husky QBs combine for 4 interceptions, including one returned 79 yards for a TD by Black Bear LB Mark Masterson.
Most Surprising Result: Delaware 17, Hofstra 0 - Blue Hens switch QBs & actually win the turnover battle in this offensively challenged game.
Best Performance: South Carolina St. 35, (#22) Hampton 13 - William Ford & Travil Jamison combine for 333 yards rushing and 5 second-half touchdowns as the Bulldogs take command of the MEAC race.
Worst Performance: Howard 20, North Carolina A&T 21 - Despite holding the Aggies under 200 yards, the Bison still lose thanks to a failed PAT.
Most Surprising Result: Delaware St. 3, Morgan St. 20 - I guess it doesn't matter who the Hornets put under center, they still can't pass. Vashon Winton & Anthony Glaud combined to go 5-15 for 31 yards and 3 picks; that's a 10.7 efficiency rating.
Best Performance: (#4) Wofford 55, (#3) Elon 20 - The flexbone works to perfection as the Terriers score 7 times on the ground.
Worst Performance: The Citadel 10, Samford 28 - The Bulldog experiment to bench QB Bart Blanchard fails miserably as they lose their fourth in a row. Blanchard did go 13-15 for 143 yards in relief of Cam Turner in the second half, though.
Most Surprising Result: Georgia Southern 38, Western Carolina 31 (OT) - Eagles amazingly overcome 7 turnovers & a 31-3 deficit to even their record at 4-4.
Tomorrow: Great West, Ivy League, Big South, & SWAC
Best Performance: (#6) Cal Poly 69, Southern Utah 41 - Jonathan Dally proves he isn't just an option QB as he throws for 410 yards and 6 TDs.
Worst Performance: North Dakota 21, UC Davis 34 - The Sioux are 5-2, but just 1-2 against FCS competition.
Most Surprising Result: Southern Utah 41, (#6) Cal Poly 69 - For the second time this decade, the Thunderbirds lose a game that contained 110 or more total points (the first was a 68-45 loss to Montana in 2002).
Ivy League
DART 13-21 COLUM
COR 7-27 BROWN PENN 9-7 YALE HARV 24-20 PRINCE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-14
Best Performance: Penn 9, Yale 7 - Though the Quaker offense didn't do much, the defense held Yale to 92 yards.
Worst Performance: Dartmouth 13, Columbia 21 - Big Green outgained 398-174 by the winless Lions.
Most Surprising Result: (#25) Harvard 24, Princeton 20 - It looked like the Crimson might suffer another inexplicable upset after falling behind 14-3, but they escaped thanks to a 6 yard TD run by Gino Gordon with 3:38 remaining.
Big South
CHSO 0-42 LIB
VMI 27-34 GWEBB SB 28-24 CCU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 18-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 11-13
Best Performance: (#20) Liberty 42, Charleston Southern 0 - Flames take a 35-0 halftime lead and cruise to an easy victory.
Most Surprising Result: Gardner-Webb 34, VMI 27 - The Runnin' Bulldogs held Paul Johnson & Georgia Tech's option attack under 100 rushing yards, yet they give up 321 on the ground here to the Keydets.
Best Performance: Prairie View A&M 24, Southern 23 - Despite giving up 338 yards to Jag QB Bryant Lee, the Panthers score 3 second half touchdowns in a big comeback win.
Worst Performance: Alcorn St. 29, Texas Southern 30 - In a back-&-forth contest, the Braves allow Texas Southern to break their 19 game DI losing streak.
Most Surprising Result: Nailbiting - The four SWAC contests this week were decided by a total of 5 points.
Tomorrow: Independents & the artists formerly known as mid-majors.
DVDSN 17-20 DRAKE
MHEAD 21-31 BUT
VALPO 7-43 DAY
USD 29-30 JVILLE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-5
Best Performance: Jacksonville 30, San Diego 29 - The Dolphins rebound from a 20-0 third quarter and score 10 unanswered points in the last 5 minutes (including a 50 yard FG from Donovan Curry) to pull one of the biggest surprises of the season.
Best Performance: Monmouth 30, Central Connecticut St. 20 - The Hawks win the battle of running backs as David Sinisi runs for 194 yards and 4 TDs compared to the 134 yards and 3 TDs by CCSU's James Mallory.
Worst Performance: Wagner 3, Robert Morris 35 - How do you suffer a 32 point loss when you outgain your opponent by nearly 200 yards? Six Turnovers, that's how.
Most Surprising Result: Robert Morris 35, Wagner 3 - Even after winning the turnover battle 6-0 in this game, the Seahawks still have a negative turnover margin on the season.
Independents
IONA 7-28 MARIST
BRY 7-42 UMASS
Non-Ind Record: 0-1 Overall: 12-23
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 5-21
Best Performance: Marist 28, Iona 7 - Red Foxes run for 412 yards including 221 yards from Jason Washington.
Worst Performance: Iona 7, Marist 28 - The Gaels still have a winning record against Marist all-time, but they've now lost 5 straight and 10 of the last 13.
