CP 17-70 EWU MTST 43-23 PORTST
IDA 21-44 UCD
NOCO 28-45 WEB
SUU 23-31 NAU
SAC 34-41 UMT IDST 25-21 UND
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 9-7
Best Performance: (#19) Montana 41, Sacramento St. 34 - Dalton Sneed breaks a Montana QB record by running for 206 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Worst Performance: Portland St. 23, Montana St. 43 - The Viks allow Troy Andersen & Isaiah Ifanse to run for a combined 311 yards and 4 touchdowns as they lose their 11th. straight conference game.
Most Surprising Result: Idaho St. 25, (#22) North Dakota 21 - ISU's big guns get the job done: Ty Flanagan & James Madison each had 100-yard rushing days, while Michael Dean & Mitch Gueller each had 100-yard receiving days.
Southland
ACU 21-24 SFA SELU 30-24 LAM
MCNSE 3-30 BYU
SHSU 7-27 NICH
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 8-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-1
Best Performance: (#18) Nicholls St. 27, (#11) Sam Houston St. 7 - The Colonels put Sam Houston on life support after outrushing them 248-53.
Worst Performance: Abilene Christian 21, Stephen F. Austin 24 - The Wildcats run for just 54 yards after putting up 335 on another bad Southland team a week ago.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Missouri Valley
UD 10-38 NDSU
HAMP 0-44 UNI ILST 35-19 CSU
NConf Record: 3-0 Overall: 17-12
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 13-5
Best Performance: (#16) Illinois St. 35, (FBS) Colorado St. 19 - James Robinson runs for 184 yards and 2 touchdowns against a Mountain West team.
Worst Performance: (none)
Most Surprising Result: (#16) Illinois St. 35, (FBS) Colorado St. 19 - The Redbirds get a big win in the first game that's told us much about them one way or the other.
Best Performance: Tennessee-Martin 37, (#24) Austin Peay 7 - The Skyhawks outscore Austin Peay 31-0 in the second half and register 15 TFLs for the game.
Worst Performance: (#24) Austin Peay 7, Tennessee-Martin 37 - The Governors scored 78 last week against Morehead, but they've managed only 31 points in their other 3 games combined.
Most Surprising Result: (#24) Austin Peay 7, Tennessee-Martin 37 - I guess the Govs wanted to do the retro thing after halftime and relive their pre-2017 days.
Pioneer League
tru 34-20 VALPO
DVDSN 21-42 DAY
MARIST 14-19 STET
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 12-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 2-13
Best Performance: Dayton 42, Davidson 21 - It took a little time for Dayton to adjust to Davidson's new option attack, but they countered a 14-0 deficit with 42 consecutive points.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 20, (DII) Truman St. 34 - I know the Crusaders are having QB-injury issues, but that doesn't explain the 265 rushing yards they allowed.
Most Surprising Result: Valparaiso 20, (DII) Truman St. 34 - On the plus side, this was only FCS's 2nd. loss to a non-DI this year (it's actually 4 officially, since North Alabama technically counts a DII opponent this year, but I don't believe most people will think of them that way).
LEH 10-30 PENN
LAF 0-45 COLG
BUCK 7-49 NOVA CCSU 24-13 FORD DART 34-14 HC COLUM 23-15 GTOWN
NConf Record: 1-4 Overall: 5-18
vs. FCS: 1-4 Overall: 5-15
Best Performance: Colgate 45, Lafayette 0 - The Raiders now have as many wins as the rest of the Patriot League combined.
Worst Performance: Lehigh 10, Penn 30 - The Mountain Hawks have gone 1-8 in September the last 2 years.
Most Surprising Result: Holy Cross 14, Dartmouth 34 - After a promising start to the season, the Crusaders throw 4 picks & are outgained by 239 yards at home.
Best Performance: Sacred Heart 41, Wagner 14 - Kevin Duke throws for 322 yards and 4 TDs on just 29 attempts as his Pioneers look to be the NEC favorites.
Worst Performance: Wagner 14, Sacred Heart 41 - Ryan Fulse is averaging 204 rushing ypg against non-FBS competition, but he clearly has no help.
Most Surprising Result: Robert Morris 46, Bryant 49 - RMU losing isn't a shock, but this was the first time they'd even cracked 30 points since 2015 and the most points they'd scored since 2013.
CAA
BUCK 7-49 NOVA
SFPA 28-35 ALB
RICH 10-36 SBU
MAINE 5-17 CMU
UD 10-38 NDSU
W&M 0-51 JMU ELON 31-22 CHSO
NConf Record: 3-2 Overall: 18-12
vs. FCS: 3-1 Overall: 16-2
Best Performance: (#20) Stony Brook 36, Richmond 10 - Jordan Gowins & Donald Liotine combine for 325 rushing yards in a surprisingly easy victory.
Worst Performance: Richmond 10, (#20) Stony Brook 36 - Richmond's 4 CAA losses from last year only came by 20 points combined.
Most Surprising Result: (#13) Maine 5, (FBS) Central Michigan 17 - The Black Bears hold CMU to 177 yards and still somehow miss a chance to get their second FBS scalp.
Best Performance: Charleston Southern 22, (#12) Elon 31 - The Bucs had Elon on the ropes in the third, but they could only manage 37 yards on their final 5 drives.
Worst Performance: Monmouth 9, Princeton 51 - I was surprised to see Princeton favored by double digits coming into this one, and I was even more surprised to see this result afterwards.
Most Surprising Result: Monmouth 9, Princeton 51 - I guess that narrow win over Lafayette wasn't a fluke.
SoCon
VMI 50-52 WCU CIT 38-31 MER
FUR 27-29 ETSU
SAM 20-27 UTC
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 7-7
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-1
Best Performance: Tennessee-Chattanooga 27, (#17) Samford 20 - The Mocs move to 4-0 after forcing Devlin Hodges into 3 picks.
Worst Performance: Furman 27, East Tennessee St. 29 - The Paladins gain just 7 total yards on their final 5 drives in blowing a 21-point lead.
Most Surprising Result: The Citadel 38, Mercer 31 - The Bulldogs get a desperately needed win thanks to Rod Johnson's 94-yard kick-return touchdown with 57 seconds left.
CP 17-70 EWU MTST 43-23 PORTST
IDA 21-44 UCD
NOCO 28-45 WEB
SUU 23-31 NAU
SAC 34-41 UMT IDST 25-21 UND
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 9-7
Best Performance: (#19) Montana 41, Sacramento St. 34 - Dalton Sneed breaks a Montana QB record by running for 206 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Worst Performance: Portland St. 23, Montana St. 43 - The Viks allow Troy Andersen & Isaiah Ifanse to run for a combined 311 yards and 4 touchdowns as they lose their 11th. straight conference game.
Most Surprising Result: Idaho St. 25, (#22) North Dakota 21 - ISU's big guns get the job done: Ty Flanagan & James Madison each had 100-yard rushing days, while Michael Dean & Mitch Gueller each had 100-yard receiving days.
Southland
ACU 21-24 SFA SELU 30-24 LAM
MCNSE 3-30 BYU
SHSU 7-27 NICH
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 8-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-1
Best Performance: (#18) Nicholls St. 27, (#11) Sam Houston St. 7 - The Colonels put Sam Houston on life support after outrushing them 248-53.
Worst Performance: Abilene Christian 21, Stephen F. Austin 24 - The Wildcats run for just 54 yards after putting up 335 on another bad Southland team a week ago.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Missouri Valley
UD 10-38 NDSU
HAMP 0-44 UNI ILST 35-19 CSU
NConf Record: 3-0 Overall: 17-12
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 13-5
Best Performance: (#16) Illinois St. 35, (FBS) Colorado St. 19 - James Robinson runs for 184 yards and 2 touchdowns against a Mountain West team.
Worst Performance: (none)
Most Surprising Result: (#16) Illinois St. 35, (FBS) Colorado St. 19 - The Redbirds get a big win in the first game that's told us much about them one way or the other.
Best Performance: Tennessee-Martin 37, (#24) Austin Peay 7 - The Skyhawks outscore Austin Peay 31-0 in the second half and register 15 TFLs for the game.
Worst Performance: (#24) Austin Peay 7, Tennessee-Martin 37 - The Governors scored 78 last week against Morehead, but they've managed only 31 points in their other 3 games combined.
Most Surprising Result: (#24) Austin Peay 7, Tennessee-Martin 37 - I guess the Govs wanted to do the retro thing after halftime and relive their pre-2017 days.
Pioneer League
tru 34-20 VALPO
DVDSN 21-42 DAY
MARIST 14-19 STET
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 12-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 2-13
Best Performance: Dayton 42, Davidson 21 - It took a little time for Dayton to adjust to Davidson's new option attack, but they countered a 14-0 deficit with 42 consecutive points.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 20, (DII) Truman St. 34 - I know the Crusaders are having QB-injury issues, but that doesn't explain the 265 rushing yards they allowed.
Most Surprising Result: Valparaiso 20, (DII) Truman St. 34 - On the plus side, this was only FCS's 2nd. loss to a non-DI this year (it's actually 4 officially, since North Alabama technically counts a DII opponent this year, but I don't believe most people will think of them that way).
LEH 10-30 PENN
LAF 0-45 COLG
BUCK 7-49 NOVA CCSU 24-13 FORD DART 34-14 HC COLUM 23-15 GTOWN
NConf Record: 1-4 Overall: 5-18
vs. FCS: 1-4 Overall: 5-15
Best Performance: Colgate 45, Lafayette 0 - The Raiders now have as many wins as the rest of the Patriot League combined.
Worst Performance: Lehigh 10, Penn 30 - The Mountain Hawks have gone 1-8 in September the last 2 years.
Most Surprising Result: Holy Cross 14, Dartmouth 34 - After a promising start to the season, the Crusaders throw 4 picks & are outgained by 239 yards at home.
Best Performance: Sacred Heart 41, Wagner 14 - Kevin Duke throws for 322 yards and 4 TDs on just 29 attempts as his Pioneers look to be the NEC favorites.
Worst Performance: Wagner 14, Sacred Heart 41 - Ryan Fulse is averaging 204 rushing ypg against non-FBS competition, but he clearly has no help.
Most Surprising Result: Robert Morris 46, Bryant 49 - RMU losing isn't a shock, but this was the first time they'd even cracked 30 points since 2015 and the most points they'd scored since 2013.
CAA
BUCK 7-49 NOVA
SFPA 28-35 ALB
RICH 10-36 SBU
MAINE 5-17 CMU
UD 10-38 NDSU
W&M 0-51 JMU ELON 31-22 CHSO
NConf Record: 3-2 Overall: 18-12
vs. FCS: 3-1 Overall: 16-2
Best Performance: (#20) Stony Brook 36, Richmond 10 - Jordan Gowins & Donald Liotine combine for 325 rushing yards in a surprisingly easy victory.
Worst Performance: Richmond 10, (#20) Stony Brook 36 - Richmond's 4 CAA losses from last year only came by 20 points combined.
Most Surprising Result: (#13) Maine 5, (FBS) Central Michigan 17 - The Black Bears hold CMU to 177 yards and still somehow miss a chance to get their second FBS scalp.
Best Performance: Charleston Southern 22, (#12) Elon 31 - The Bucs had Elon on the ropes in the third, but they could only manage 37 yards on their final 5 drives.
Worst Performance: Monmouth 9, Princeton 51 - I was surprised to see Princeton favored by double digits coming into this one, and I was even more surprised to see this result afterwards.
Most Surprising Result: Monmouth 9, Princeton 51 - I guess that narrow win over Lafayette wasn't a fluke.
SoCon
VMI 50-52 WCU CIT 38-31 MER
FUR 27-29 ETSU
SAM 20-27 UTC
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 7-7
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-1
Best Performance: Tennessee-Chattanooga 27, (#17) Samford 20 - The Mocs move to 4-0 after forcing Devlin Hodges into 3 picks.
Worst Performance: Furman 27, East Tennessee St. 29 - The Paladins gain just 7 total yards on their final 5 drives in blowing a 21-point lead.
Most Surprising Result: The Citadel 38, Mercer 31 - The Bulldogs get a desperately needed win thanks to Rod Johnson's 94-yard kick-return touchdown with 57 seconds left.
Tomorrow: Non-Playoff Folks…
There has been a bunch of hay made over that kickoff return, but anyone who saw the game knows it was in the bag even before the return. Mercer’s D was as gassed as I have ever seen a defense. We would have won in overtime if we hadn’t driven after the kickoff. The last half of the 4th quarter they couldn’t stop anything
"You however, are an insufferable ankle biting mental chihuahua..." - Clizzoris
LEH 10-30 PENN COLUM 23-15 GTOWN YALE 30-24 COR DART 34-14 HC HARV 31-17 BROWN
MONM 9-51 PRINCE
NConf Record: 4-0 Overall: 9-3
vs. FCS: 4-0 Overall: 9-3
Best Performance: Princeton 51, Monmouth 9 - John Lovett throws for 332 yards and 5 touchdowns—basically all of that going to just 2 receivers—on just 27 attempts.
Worst Performance: Cornell 24, Yale 30 - Not too bad of a loss for the Big Red, but Yale hasn't exactly looked like a legitimate Ivy favorite to this point.
Most Surprising Result: Princeton 51, Monmouth 9 - The Tigers have scored 50+ in 5 of their last 9 games.
MEAC
MORG 16-13 NCAT
NCCEN 13-55 DUKE NFOLK 17-7 SCSU
SAV 13-31 FAMU HOW 41-35 BCU
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 7-19
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 2-7
Best Performance: Morgan St. 16, (#4) North Carolina A&T 13 - The Bear defense forces NC A&T's passing game into just 88 yards on 30 attempts, while Alex Raya goes 3/3 on field goals including a 51-yarder and a 36-yarder as time expired.
Worst Performance: (#4) North Carolina A&T 13, Morgan St. 16 - The Aggies' 15-game winning streak ends at the hands of a team who had lost 13 of their last 14.
Most Surprising Result: Morgan St. 16, (#4) North Carolina A&T 13 - The Bears' interim coach, Ernest Jones, gets his first win. He won't stay interim for long if this keeps up.
Best Performance: Grambling 34, Alabama St. 0 - The Tigers win easy despite scoring just 1 offensive touchdown.
Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 13, Prairie View A&M 62 - The Golden Lions have allowed 1741 yards the past 2 weeks.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Independents
HAMP 0-44 UNI
azusa 35-37 UNA
Non-Ind. Record: 1-1 Overall: 4-3
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 2-3
Best Performance: North Alabama 37, (DII) Azusa Pacific 35 - Chandler Carrera goes 5/5 on field goals to help bail out the Lion defense.
Worst Performance: Hampton 0, (#25) Northern Iowa 44 - Pirate quarterbacks put up an efficiency rating of 11.8: 5/18, 61 yards, 4 INTs.
Most Surprising Result: North Alabama 37, (DII) Azusa Pacific 35 - The Lions got a nice win to start the season, but they seem to be trending downhill.
LEH 10-30 PENN COLUM 23-15 GTOWN YALE 30-24 COR DART 34-14 HC HARV 31-17 BROWN
MONM 9-51 PRINCE
NConf Record: 4-0 Overall: 9-3
vs. FCS: 4-0 Overall: 9-3
Best Performance: Princeton 51, Monmouth 9 - John Lovett throws for 332 yards and 5 touchdowns—basically all of that going to just 2 receivers—on just 27 attempts.
Worst Performance: Cornell 24, Yale 30 - Not too bad of a loss for the Big Red, but Yale hasn't exactly looked like a legitimate Ivy favorite to this point.
Most Surprising Result: Princeton 51, Monmouth 9 - The Tigers have scored 50+ in 5 of their last 9 games.
MEAC
MORG 16-13 NCAT
NCCEN 13-55 DUKE NFOLK 17-7 SCSU
SAV 13-31 FAMU HOW 41-35 BCU
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 7-19
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 2-7
Best Performance: Morgan St. 16, (#4) North Carolina A&T 13 - The Bear defense forces NC A&T's passing game into just 88 yards on 30 attempts, while Alex Raya goes 3/3 on field goals including a 51-yarder and a 36-yarder as time expired.
Worst Performance: (#4) North Carolina A&T 13, Morgan St. 16 - The Aggies' 15-game winning streak ends at the hands of a team who had lost 13 of their last 14.
Most Surprising Result: Morgan St. 16, (#4) North Carolina A&T 13 - The Bears' interim coach, Ernest Jones, gets his first win. He won't stay interim for long if this keeps up.
Best Performance: Grambling 34, Alabama St. 0 - The Tigers win easy despite scoring just 1 offensive touchdown.
Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 13, Prairie View A&M 62 - The Golden Lions have allowed 1741 yards the past 2 weeks.
Most Surprising Result: (none)
Independents
HAMP 0-44 UNI
azusa 35-37 UNA
Non-Ind. Record: 1-1 Overall: 4-3
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 2-3
Best Performance: North Alabama 37, (DII) Azusa Pacific 35 - Chandler Carrera goes 5/5 on field goals to help bail out the Lion defense.
Worst Performance: Hampton 0, (#25) Northern Iowa 44 - Pirate quarterbacks put up an efficiency rating of 11.8: 5/18, 61 yards, 4 INTs.
Most Surprising Result: North Alabama 37, (DII) Azusa Pacific 35 - The Lions got a nice win to start the season, but they seem to be trending downhill.
South Carolina St will run into a bunch of ANGRY AGGIES from A&T on thursday night on ESPNU 7:00.
89Hen wrote:
Meh. They beat nobody last year. They could go 8-3 this year and beat nobody. Voters are suckers for W-L.
Well, OK, but we're talking about the bottom of the top-25 here. Those are the types of teams that should go there.
Also, Austin Peay lost only 1 FCS game last year.
I get that, but I hate participation medals and a vote for AP at 22, 24, 25... is either a sympathy vote, a participation medal vote or simple a lazy vote by a voter that sees a good record.
IMO, and I get it's only opinion, AP would be 6-6 or 5-7 at best with a MVFC or CAA schedule.
JALMOND wrote:And Sneed did it wearing a Dave Dickenson throwback jersey.
One would have thought that Super Dave's number would have been retired by now....
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.
JALMOND wrote:And Sneed did it wearing a Dave Dickenson throwback jersey.
One would have thought that Super Dave's number would have been retired by now....
It is. He wasn't wearing the number, just the colors. And they weren't really throwback jerseys, either, they were just modern uniforms with throwback colors.
Mvemjsunpx wrote:
Well, OK, but we're talking about the bottom of the top-25 here. Those are the types of teams that should go there.
Also, Austin Peay lost only 1 FCS game last year.
I get that, but I hate participation medals and a vote for AP at 22, 24, 25... is either a sympathy vote, a participation medal vote or simple a lazy vote by a voter that sees a good record.
IMO, and I get it's only opinion, AP would be 6-6 or 5-7 at best with a MVFC or CAA schedule.