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Big Sky

UNI 30-34 EWU
PORTST 3-41 UW
CP 38-31 SDKST
UCD 22-45 WYO
IDST 7-37 ORST
SAC 7-14 WEB
nmhu 3-73 NAU
wou 0-55 MTST
NOCO 21-47 CSU
SDK 44-47 UND (2OT)

• NConf Record: 5-4
  Overall: 16-19
  
  vs. FCS: 3-0
  Overall: 9-4
  
  
  Best Performance: Cal Poly 38, (#9) South Dakota St. 31 - Mustang FB Joe Protheroe runs for 217 yards and 2 TDs and combines with the rest of his team to put up 601 yards of total offense.
  
  Worst Performance: UC Davis 22, (FBS) Wyoming 45 - A 23-point loss to Wyoming is suspect enough, but it seems the Aggies may now be down to their third-string quarterback.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Cal Poly 38, (#9) South Dakota St. 31 - This surprising road upset clinched a 4-3 edge for the Big Sky in their season series with the mighty Missouri Valley.

Southland

ACU 24-27 HBU (OT)
SHSU 44-31 LAM
NWST 10-24 UCA
SFA 31-28 MCNSE
UIW 28-35 NICH

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 4-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 1-3
  
  
  Best Performance: Stephen F. Austin 31, (#14) McNeese St. 28 - The Lumberjacks go into Lake Charles and end McNeese's 9-game (regular-season) Southland winning streak.
  
  Worst Performance: Abilene Christian 24, Houston Baptist 27 (OT) - Dallas Sealey's 417 yards of total offense are wasted as the Wildcats give HBU their first conference win in nearly 2 years.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#14) McNeese St. 28, Stephen F. Austin 31 - An unexpected win for sure, but maybe we should've seen it coming since the road team has now won 4 straight in this series.

Missouri Valley

NDSU 23-21 UI
SDK 44-47 UND (2OT)
CP 38-31 SDKST
UNI 30-34 EWU
EIU 24-21 ILST
MUR 17-50 SIU
INST 27-24 SEMO
RMU 6-38 YSU

• NConf Record: 4-4
  Overall: 18-11
  
  vs. FCS: 3-4
  Overall: 14-5
  
  
  Best Performance: (#1) North Dakota St. 23, (FBS) Iowa 21 - The Bison get a shocking comeback win thanks to absurdly conservative Hawkeye decision making and a 239-34 yardage advantage on the ground.
  
  Worst Performance: (#9) South Dakota St. 31, Cal Poly 38 - Outgained 601-336, one wonders how the Jackrabbits even kept it close.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#1) North Dakota St. 23, (FBS) Iowa 21 - NoDak State gets their 6th. consecutive FBS win and FCS's 4th. ever win over a ranked FBS.

OVC

INST 27-24 SEMO
EIU 24-21 ILST
CCU 26-27 JAXST
EKU 14-41 BALL
MUR 17-50 SIU
TSU 31-24 BCU
TTU 27-34 MER
bac 6-84 UTM

• NConf Record: 4-4
  Overall: 9-16
  
  vs. FCS: 2-3
  Overall: 4-7
  
  
  Best Performance: (#4) Jacksonville St. 27, (FBS) Coastal Carolina 26 - Eli Jenkins accounts for 359 yards of total offense and 3 total touchdowns in a nice win over the transitional Chants.
  
  Worst Performance: Murray St. 17, Southern Illinois 50 - The Racers allow 50+ for the 13th. time in the past 5 seasons.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Eastern Illinois 24, (#5) Illinois St. 21 - Despite being outgained by nearly 200 yards, the Panthers pull off their 2nd. straight road upset.

Pioneer League

mkndry 16-28 DRAKE
tiu 24-49 VALPO
BUT 27-14 tay
DAY 20-34 DUQ
MARIST 6-31 SACHRT
lvgstn 12-38 DVDSN
PRESBY 31-14 CAMP
ewc 7-41 JU
lincpa 6-56 MHEAD

• NConf Record: 6-3
  Overall: 14-16
  
  vs. FCS: 0-3
  Overall: 1-15
  
  
  Best Performance: Drake 28, (DII) McKendree 16 - The Bulldogs score 4 unanswered touchdowns and knock off a DII that was actually favored to beat them.
  
  Worst Performance: Marist 6, Sacred Heart 31 - The Red Foxes lose rushing 339-21 and get smothered by a team they beat last year.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Campbell 14, Presbyterian 31 - The Camels don't do much on offense and average just 22.3 net yards per kickoff in a rough loss.

Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.

Best Performance: Stephen F. Austin 31, (#14) McNeese St. 28 - The Lumberjacks go into Lake Charles and end McNeese's 9-game (regular-season) Southland winning streak.

Worst Performance: Abilene Christian 24, Houston Baptist 27 (OT) - Dallas Sealey's 417 yards of total offense are wasted as the Wildcats give HBU their first DI win in nearly 2 years.

Most Surprising Result: (#14) McNeese St. 28, Stephen F. Austin 31 - An unexpected win for sure, but maybe we should've seen it coming since the road team has now won 4 straight in this series.

I'm biased but I would tab McNeese of having the worst performance of the week due to the way they lost. SFA had 4 touchdowns and 3 of them were the result of McNeese committing "possession changing mistakes." In one case SFA punted from around midfield and McNeese roughed the kicker. A few plays later SFA scored on a long quarterback draw play. In the next case McNeese muffed fielding a punt and SFA recovered then scored. In the last case McNeese was basically in run out the clock mode with a 28-24 lead. They threw an interception and SFA scored a few plays later.

JohnStOnge wrote:

Best Performance: Stephen F. Austin 31, (#14) McNeese St. 28 - The Lumberjacks go into Lake Charles and end McNeese's 9-game (regular-season) Southland winning streak.

Worst Performance: Abilene Christian 24, Houston Baptist 27 (OT) - Dallas Sealey's 417 yards of total offense are wasted as the Wildcats give HBU their first DI win in nearly 2 years.

Most Surprising Result: (#14) McNeese St. 28, Stephen F. Austin 31 - An unexpected win for sure, but maybe we should've seen it coming since the road team has now won 4 straight in this series.

I'm biased but I would tab McNeese of having the worst performance of the week due to the way they lost. SFA had 4 touchdowns and 3 of them were the result of McNeese committing "possession changing mistakes." In one case SFA punted from around midfield and McNeese roughed the kicker. A few plays later SFA scored on a long quarterback draw play. In the next case McNeese muffed fielding a punt and SFA recovered then scored. In the last case McNeese was basically in run out the clock mode with a 28-24 lead. They threw an interception and SFA scored a few plays later.

Still… McNeese didn't lose to Houston Baptist.

Congrats HBU!

Tenn St starting out the year on the right foot with a win!!!!

Patriot League

LEH 49-28 PENN
LAF 31-35 PRINCE
COR 24-16 BUCK
COLG 55-13 YALE
HC 28-45 ALB

• NConf Record: 2-3
  Overall: 8-10
  
  vs. FCS: 2-3
  Overall: 7-8
  
  
  Best Performance: Lehigh 49, Penn 28 - The potent Mountain Hawk offense finally comes to life as they fly past one of the Ivy League favorites.
  
  Worst Performance: Bucknell 16, Cornell 24 - The Bison fall to 13-43 all time against the Big Red.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Lehigh 49, Penn 28 - After winning just 2 of the first 42 meetings in this series, Lehigh has now won 13 of the last 17.

NEC

SFPA 13-9 COLUM
DAY 20-34 DUQ
RMU 6-38 YSU
BROWN 35-27 BRY
bow 35-44 CCSU
MARIST 6-31 SACHRT

• NConf Record: 4-2
  Overall: 10-10
  
  vs. FCS: 3-2
  Overall: 6-9
  
  
  Best Performance: Duquesne 34, Dayton 20 - Star defender Christian Kuntz racks up 6 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, and a forced fumble to help the defending NEC champs knock off the defending PFL champs.
  
  Worst Performance: Bryant 27, Brown 35 - Dalton Easton is a veteran signal caller, but he's now thrown 6 picks in the past 2 games.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Bryant 27, Brown 35 - In their last two contests with Brown (one of them actually a win), the Bulldogs are averaging 11.5 ypg on the ground.

CAA

TOW 21-40 NOVA
HC 28-45 ALB
RICH 14-42 SBU
UNH 21-22 DART
URI 21-51 HARV
UD 21-38 WF
NFOLK 10-35 W&M
JMU 28-56 UNC
fay 3-26 ELON

• NConf Record: 3-4
  Overall: 15-14
  
  vs. FCS: 2-2
  Overall: 12-3
  
  
  Best Performance: Stony Brook 42, (#2) Richmond 14 - The Seawolves force 3 Kyle Lauletta interceptions and get 4 Stacey Bedell rush TDs in a stunning win.
  
  Worst Performance: Rhode Island 21, Harvard 51 - The Rams are outgained 564-292 by a Harvard squad that had a lot of new starters to break in.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Stony Brook 42, (#2) Richmond 14 - Not only did they get this crazy blowout, but Stony Brook has now won 5 straight FCS games.

Big South

MONM 7-27 KENT
LIB 14-29 SMU
CIT 31-24 GWEBB
PRESBY 31-14 CAMP

• NConf Record: 1-3
  Overall: 7-10
  
  vs. FCS: 1-1
  Overall: 5-5
  
  
  Best Performance: Presbyterian 31, Campbell 14 - Since the start of 2015, the Blue Hose are 2-0 against Campbell and 1-11 versus everyone else.
  
  Worst Performance: Monmouth 7, (FBS) Kent St. 27 - Obviously, Monmouth is no North Carolina A&T…
  
  Most Surprising Result: Gardner-Webb 24, (#15) The Citadel 31 - One week after getting destroyed in Cullowhee, The Bulldogs have a lead against the defending SoCon champs late in the fourth quarter.

SoCon

WCU 31-34 ETSU (in Bristol, TN)
UTC 21-14 FUR
jcsu 0-59 WOFF
CIT 31-24 GWEBB
TTU 27-34 MER

• NConf Record: 3-0
  Overall: 11-5
  
  vs. FCS: 2-0
  Overall: 8-0
  
  
  Best Performance: East Tennessee St. 34, Western Carolina 31 - In front of many empty seats at the massive Bristol Motor Speedway, the Bucs close the game on a 34-10 run and improve to 2-0.
  
  Worst Performance: Western Carolina 31, East Tennessee St. 34 - The Catamount offense is potent, but their defense has allowed 238 rushing ypg to two teams without much history of being any good.
  
  Most Surprising Result: East Tennessee St. 34, Western Carolina 31 - What the hell is going on here!? One year removed from losing every FCS game by double digits, the Buccaneers have now beaten two FCS teams that are coming off winning seasons.

Tomorrow: Non-Playoff Folks…

Oh, and another weird thing about the ETSU/WCU game…

Box Score wrote:Kickoff time: 1:32pm • End of Game: 5:03 • Total elapsed time: 3:31
Referee: Thomas Graham • Umpire: Wayne Rigsby • Linesman: Robert Brooome • Line judge: Tim Forman • Back judge: Jameey Tricoli • Field judge: Rob Barefield • Side judge: Chris Rape •
Temperature: 86* • Wind: 6MPH S • Weather: Fair

Mvemjsunpx wrote:Oh, and another weird thing about the ETSU/WCU game…

Box Score wrote:Kickoff time: 1:32pm • End of Game: 5:03 • Total elapsed time: 3:31
Referee: Thomas Graham • Umpire: Wayne Rigsby • Linesman: Robert Brooome • Line judge: Tim Forman • Back judge: Jameey Tricoli • Field judge: Rob Barefield • Side judge: Chris Rape •
Temperature: 86* • Wind: 6MPH S • Weather: Fair

Ivy League

LEH 49-28 PENN
SFPA 13-9 COLUM
COR 24-16 BUCK
UNH 21-22 DART
URI 21-51 HARV
BROWN 35-27 BRY
COLG 55-13 YALE
LAF 31-35 PRINCE

• NConf Record: 5-3
  Overall: 5-3
  
  vs. FCS: 5-3
  Overall: 5-3
  
  
  Best Performance: Dartmouth 22, (#22) New Hampshire 21 - A 15-0 fourth quarter allows the Big Green to top their in-state rivals for the first time in 40 years.
  
  Worst Performance: Yale 13, (#23) Colgate 55 - Bulldogs lose yardage 558-188 in a complete ass-whipping.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Penn 28, Lehigh 49 - On the plus side for the Quakers, they also opened last season's eventual Ivy League title run with a 21-point loss to Lehigh.

MEAC

HAMP 34-7 HOW
NFOLK 10-35 W&M
NCAT 21-58 TULSA
staug 7-65 NCCEN
SCSU 0-59 CLEM
FAMU 17-20 tusk (in Mobile, AL)
TSU 31-24 BCU

• NConf Record: 1-5
  Overall: 4-23
  
  vs. FCS: 0-3
  Overall: 0-8
  
  
  Best Performance: Hampton 34, Howard 7 - In a game with almost as many penalties as first downs, the Pirates get the MEAC's only DI win of the week.
  
  Worst Performance: Howard 7, Hampton 34 - Since winning 4 straight to end the 2014 season, the Bison have lost 13 of 14.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Bethune-Cookman 24, Tennessee St. 31 - A late Tiger score ends BCU's 11-game home winning streak.

SWAC

MVSU 0-31 TXSO
ALST 6-64 SU
PVAMU 41-20 AAMU
GRAM 35-14 JSU
UAPB 45-43 ALCORN (3OT)

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 1-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 0-3
  
  
  Best Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 45, Alcorn St. 43 (3OT) - Golden Lion QB Brandon Duncan throws for 505 yards and 4 touchdowns (nearly half of those totals going to Willie Young) in a stunning comeback victory.
  
  Worst Performance: Alabama St. 6, Southern 64 - This is the biggest margin-of-defeat in the history of this series by a full 27 points.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Alcorn St. 43, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 45 (3OT) - The Braves had won the previous two meetings by a combined score of 117-20.

Dammn the Hornets got smoked by the Jaguars!!!!!!