Week 3: Conference by Conference Breakdown
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 7:44 pm
Big Sky
EWU 14-17 UNI
PORTST 3-23 HAW
wou 7-56 CP
MHURST 28-49 SAC
UTU 6-20 IDA
WEB 42-41 MCNSE
NAU 52-49 SUU
UND 23-24 UMT
USD 7-41 MTST
NOCO 17-24 SDK (OT)
Southland
lang 0-80 UTRGV
HCU 7-59 NEB
srsu 0-63 SFA
LAM 31-7 TXSO
UIW 20-48 UTSA
MVSU 3-56 SELU
NWST 0-70 CIN
WEB 42-41 MCNSE
Missouri Valley
UND 23-24 UMT
SEMO 14-41 NDSU
NOCO 17-24 SDK (OT)
DRAKE 21-37 SDKST
EWU 14-17 UNI
ILST 42-30 EIU
SIU 37-10 UTM
INST 0-73 IU
YSU 24-41 MSU
MUR 21-37 GSU
United
UTU 6-20 IDA
NAU 52-49 SUU
ACU 21-42 TCU
TARL 56-10 UCA
ETSU 31-35 UWG
nsuok 21-49 UNA
EKU 7-38 MARSH
MHEAD 7-56 AP
Pioneer
USD 7-41 MTST
STTHOM 20-7 nmu
DRAKE 21-37 SDKST
VALPO 30-51 WIU
BUT 16-7 han
MARIST 21-10 WAG
DVDSN 14-72 TTU
ersk 14-42 PRESBY
STET 0-63 UTC
MHEAD 7-56 AP
EWU 14-17 UNI
PORTST 3-23 HAW
wou 7-56 CP
MHURST 28-49 SAC
UTU 6-20 IDA
WEB 42-41 MCNSE
NAU 52-49 SUU
UND 23-24 UMT
USD 7-41 MTST
NOCO 17-24 SDK (OT)
- NConf Record: 7-3
Overall: 13-22
vs. FCS: 6-2
Overall: 10-8
Best Performance: (#5) Montana 24, (#13) North Dakota 23 - An early missed extra point (among other things) comes back to haunt North Dakota as the Griz prevail in a game they never led until the final 1:35.
Worst Performance: Eastern Washington 14, Northern Iowa 17 - The Eagles give up less than 20 points and lose for the first time since a defeat in Ogden in 2018, ironically the last year they made the national title game.
Most Surprising Result: Northern Colorado 17, (#18) South Dakota 24 (OT) - The suddenly game Bears again just miss a big upset mostly thanks to their failure to score a TD after getting 1st. & goal at the 1 with 46 seconds left.
Southland
lang 0-80 UTRGV
HCU 7-59 NEB
srsu 0-63 SFA
LAM 31-7 TXSO
UIW 20-48 UTSA
MVSU 3-56 SELU
NWST 0-70 CIN
WEB 42-41 MCNSE
- NConf Record: 4-4
Overall: 12-15
vs. FCS: 2-1
Overall: 7-4
Best Performance: Southeastern Louisiana 56, Mississippi Valley St. 3 - The Lions put up 302 passing yards and 5 TDs on just 20 attempts and register 12 tackles-for-loss in a game that was basically over as soon as it started.
Worst Performance: Northwestern St. 0, (FBS) Cincinnati 70 - The Demons are outgained 605-102 by one of the worst teams in the Big 12 and allow Bearkat QB Brendan Sorsby to go a perfect 15/15 for 253 yards and 5 touchdowns (6 total TDs).
Most Surprising Result: McNeese St. 41, Weber St. 42 - After throwing a pick-six and falling behind by 21 points, the Cowboys rallied with 3 straight TDs only to get their 2PC pass batted down at the line in the final minute.
Missouri Valley
UND 23-24 UMT
SEMO 14-41 NDSU
NOCO 17-24 SDK (OT)
DRAKE 21-37 SDKST
EWU 14-17 UNI
ILST 42-30 EIU
SIU 37-10 UTM
INST 0-73 IU
YSU 24-41 MSU
MUR 21-37 GSU
- NConf Record: 6-4
Overall: 18-12
vs. FCS: 6-1
Overall: 16-4
Best Performance: (#1) North Dakota St. 41, Southeast Missouri St. 14 - Cole Payton throws for 348 yards and 4 TDs on just 23 attempts as the Bison blow out an almost ranked opponent.
Worst Performance: Northern Iowa 17, Eastern Washington 14 - The Panthers did gain 495 yards, but they somehow only scored 17 points against a team notorious for terrible defense.
Most Surprising Result: (#18) South Dakota 24, Northern Colorado 17 (OT) - The Coyotes are really gonna have to fix some things if they want to live up to the preseason hype.
United
UTU 6-20 IDA
NAU 52-49 SUU
ACU 21-42 TCU
TARL 56-10 UCA
ETSU 31-35 UWG
nsuok 21-49 UNA
EKU 7-38 MARSH
MHEAD 7-56 AP
- NConf Record: 3-4
Overall: 13-13
vs. FCS: 2-2
Overall: 10-6
Best Performance: (#3) Tarleton St. 56, Central Arkansas 10 - The Texans continue to look like a national title contender as they thoroughly dominate a typically good team on the road.
Worst Performance: Eastern Kentucky 7, (FBS) Marshall 38 - The Colonels gain just 102 yards against an FBS opponent that hadn’t looked too good coming in.
Most Surprising Result: West Georgia 35, East Tennessee St. 31 - The transitional Wolves move to 3-0 after scoring 15 unanswered points in the fourth quarter and stunning the Buccaneers.
Pioneer
USD 7-41 MTST
STTHOM 20-7 nmu
DRAKE 21-37 SDKST
VALPO 30-51 WIU
BUT 16-7 han
MARIST 21-10 WAG
DVDSN 14-72 TTU
ersk 14-42 PRESBY
STET 0-63 UTC
MHEAD 7-56 AP
- NConf Record: 4-6
Overall: 15-16
vs. FCS: 1-6
Overall: 6-14
Best Performance: Drake 21, (#2) South Dakota St. 37 - 3 fourth-down stops allowed the Bulldogs to actually stay withing striking distance of a national-title contender.
Worst Performance: Stetson 0, Tennessee-Chattanooga 63 - The Hatters allow three 100-yard rushers and get wasted by an unranked team.
Most Surprising Result: St. Thomas 20, (DII) Northern Michigan 7 - The Tommies, who have looked solid against FCS opponents, struggle to put away a DII that has now lost 25 consecutive games.
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.