Week 2 - Conference by Conference Breakdown
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2023 3:12 am
Big Sky
EWU 31-34 FRES (2OT)
PORTST 17-31 WYO
CP 3-59 SJSU
UCD 7-55 ORST
TAMUC 6-34 SAC
IDA 33-6 NEV
IDST 28-78 USU
WEB 34-17 UNI
NAU 22-37 UND
UMT 43-13 UTU
MTST 16-20 SDKST
UIW 42-7 NOCO
Southland
TAMUC 6-34 SAC
HCU 22-52 WKU
LAM 14-24 ULM
UIW 42-7 NOCO
SELU 17-35 USA
NWST 21-51 LATECH
MCNSE 7-49 UF
NICH 6-41 TCU
Missouri Valley
NAU 22-37 UND
MAINE 7-44 NDSU
STTHOM 0-24 SDK
MTST 16-20 SDKST
WEB 34-17 UNI
MIZST 31-38 UTM
ILST 34-18 WIU
SIU 14-11 NIU
INST 7-41 IU
YSU 7-35 OSU
MUR 0-56 UL
UAC
UMT 43-13 UTU
SUU 16-41 BYU
ACU 45-16 PVAMU
ALCORN 10-38 SFA
UNA 31-52 TARL
txcoll 2-70 UCA
EKU 17-28 UK
AP 13-30 UT
Pioneer
mesa 28-21 USD (OT)
STTHOM 0-24 SDK
nwia 27-24 DRAKE (OT)
VALP 22-24 iwu
tay 13-41 BUT
centst 24-62 DAY
bart 33-31 DVDSN
vul 17-48 PRESBY
webber 28-38 STET
MHEAD 22-48 MER
EWU 31-34 FRES (2OT)
PORTST 17-31 WYO
CP 3-59 SJSU
UCD 7-55 ORST
TAMUC 6-34 SAC
IDA 33-6 NEV
IDST 28-78 USU
WEB 34-17 UNI
NAU 22-37 UND
UMT 43-13 UTU
MTST 16-20 SDKST
UIW 42-7 NOCO
- NConf Record: 4-8
Overall: 11-13
vs. FCS: 3-3
Overall: 9-5
Best Performance: (#7) Idaho 33, (FBS) Nevada 6 - Blowing out Mountain West teams is becoming an annual tradition for the Big Sky as Gevani McCoy shreds the Wolfpack for 313 yards and 2 TDs on just 21 pass attempts.
Worst Performance: Northern Colorado 7, (#10) Incarnate Word 42 - After 2 FCS games, the Bears have only scored a total of 3 points outside of garbage time.
Most Surprising Result: Eastern Washington 31, (FBS) Fresno St. 34 (OT) - It was Eastern's 10th. straight loss to an opponent with a pulse, but nearly knocking off a team that beat Purdue last week is still impressive.
Southland
TAMUC 6-34 SAC
HCU 22-52 WKU
LAM 14-24 ULM
UIW 42-7 NOCO
SELU 17-35 USA
NWST 21-51 LATECH
MCNSE 7-49 UF
NICH 6-41 TCU
- NConf Record: 2-6
Overall: 3-13
vs. FCS: 1-1
Overall: 1-5
Best Performance: (#10) Incarnate Word 42, Northern Colorado 7 - The Cardinals bring back some of last year's magic as they blow out a hapless opponent on the road.
Worst Performance: Texas A&M-Commerce 6, (#9) Sacramento St. 34 - The Lion defense allows 503 yards and registers 0 tackles-for-loss.
Most Surprising Result: Lamar 14, (FBS) Louisiana-Monroe 24 - Being in the game late against any FBS, even a bad one like ULM, may be a sign of progress for the Cardinals.
Missouri Valley
NAU 22-37 UND
MAINE 7-44 NDSU
STTHOM 0-24 SDK
MTST 16-20 SDKST
WEB 34-17 UNI
MIZST 31-38 UTM
ILST 34-18 WIU
SIU 14-11 NIU
INST 7-41 IU
YSU 7-35 OSU
MUR 0-56 UL
- NConf Record: 5-5
Overall: 12-10
vs. FCS: 4-2
Overall: 10-3
Best Performance: (#24) Southern Illinois 14, (FBS) Northern Illinois 11 - The Saluki defense picks up 11 TFLs, 4 sacks, and 3 INTs as they shut down the team that upset Boston College last week.
Worst Performance: Western Illinois 18, Illinois St. 34 - This game was surprisingly competitive when you notice that the Leathernecks lost rushing 276 to -5.
Most Surprising Result: (#21) Northern Iowa 17, (#12) Weber St. 34 - The Panthers commit 6 turnovers, 4 in the second half, as they look suspect for the second-straight week.
UAC
UMT 43-13 UTU
SUU 16-41 BYU
ACU 45-16 PVAMU
ALCORN 10-38 SFA
UNA 31-52 TARL
txcoll 2-70 UCA
EKU 17-28 UK
AP 13-30 UT
- NConf Record: 3-4
Overall: 6-11
vs. FCS: 2-1
Overall: 5-4
Best Performance: Eastern Kentucky 17, (FBS) Kentucky 28 - The Colonels take an SEC team receiving top-25 votes down to pretty much the wire.
Worst Performance: Utah Tech 13, (#13) Montana 43 - The Blazers fall behind 43-0 and somehow look less competitive than they did in Bozeman last week.
Most Surprising Result: Eastern Kentucky 17, (FBS) Kentucky 28 - It's difficult to know what to expect from a team that lost to Kentucky by just 11 one week after they lost to Cincinnati by 53.
Pioneer
mesa 28-21 USD (OT)
STTHOM 0-24 SDK
nwia 27-24 DRAKE (OT)
VALP 22-24 iwu
tay 13-41 BUT
centst 24-62 DAY
bart 33-31 DVDSN
vul 17-48 PRESBY
webber 28-38 STET
MHEAD 22-48 MER
- NConf Record: 4-6
Overall: 7-14
vs. FCS: 0-2
Overall: 0-10
Best Performance: Dayton 62, (DII) Central St. 24 - They Flyers win rushing 308-12 and score 15 points on defense as they blow past the DII team that beat Mississippi Valley State last week.
Worst Performance: San Diego 21, (DII) Colorado-Mesa 28 (OT) - The Toreros had a 150-yard rusher (Isaiah Williams) and 0 turnovers, and they still found a way to lose to a nondescript DII opponent.
Most Surprising Result: Davidson 31, (DII) Barton 33 - Davidson's hopes for a 4th. straight PFL auto-bid look suspect after losing to a DII team they beat by 20 last season.
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.