EWU 10-35 NDSU(in Minneapolis, MN)
PORTST 7-81 UO
USD 10-27 CP UCD 48-10 TAMUC SAC 38-24 NICH IDA 42-17 LAM
IDST 28-36 SDSU
cwu 10-35 WEB
NAU 3-38 UA
BUT 20-35 UMT
UTU 20-63 MTST
NOCO 11-31 ACU
NConf Record: 7-5 Overall: 7-5
vs. FCS: 6-2 Overall: 6-2
Best Performance: (#16) UC Davis 48, Texas A&M-Commerce 10 - The first game of the post-Ulonzo Gilliam era for the Aggies saw Lan Larison & Matteo Perez combine for 197 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns in a surprisingly dominant win.
Worst Performance: Northern Colorado 11, Abilene Christian 31 - The Bears are outgained 493-190, thus confirming everyone's suspicions that Ed Lamb has a lot of work to do.
Most Surprising Result: Idaho St. 28, (FBS) San Diego St. 36 - This result may've been more about SDSU's love for making games closer than expected, but still… this was a much better performance from the Bengals than last year's 38-7 smothering.
Southland
UCD 48-10 TAMUC
arkbap 0-66 HCU IDA 42-17 LAM
UIW 14-28 UTEP
SELU 7-48 MSST
NWST 13-38 ULL TARL 52-34 MCNSE SAC 38-24 NICH
NConf Record: 1-7 Overall: 1-7
vs. FCS: 0-4 Overall: 0-4
Best Performance: Houston Christian 66, (NAIA) Arkansas Baptist 0 - You know it's a bad week for the Southland when Houston Christian is the only winner.
Worst Performance: McNeese St. 34, Tarleton St. 52 - The Cowboys give up 50+ to an FCS team for the first time in 7 years (@ SHSU).
Most Surprising Result: (#7) Incarnate Word 14, (FBS) UTEP 28 - I know Lindsay Scott is gone, but getting shut out in the second half by a weak FBS is still a concerning outcome for the Cardinals.
Missouri Valley
DRAKE 7-55 UND
EWU 10-35 NDSU(in Minneapolis, MN)
SDK 10-35 MIZ
wou 7-45 SDKST
UNI 9-30 ISU
MIZST 17-48 KU
DAY 0-41 ILST
WIU 21-58 NMSU
AP 23-49 SIU EIU 27-0 INST
VALPO 10-52 YSU
PRESBY 10-41 MUR
NConf Record: 7-5 Overall: 7-5
vs. FCS: 6-1 Overall: 6-1
Best Performance: Southern Illinois 49, Austin Peay 23 - The Salukis take a 42-3 lead against a decent opponent before allowing some garbage points late.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 0, Eastern Illinois 27 - The oddsmakers had the Sycamores as double-digit favorites here. Hopefully they've learned never to do that again.
Most Surprising Result: (#23) Northern Iowa 9, (FBS) Iowa St. 30 - The Panthers usually play ISU tough, so it's strange to see them get mostly dominated by a Cyclone squad picked near the bottom of the Big 12.
UAC
UTU 20-63 MTST
SUU 21-24 ASU
UNC 11-31 ACU
SFA 30-48 TROY TARL 52-34 MCNSE
UCA 13-27 OKST
UTC 27-41 UNA
EKU 13-66 CIN
AP 23-49 SIU
NConf Record: 3-6 Overall: 3-7
vs. FCS: 3-2 Overall: 3-3
Best Performance: North Alabama 41, Tennessee-Chattanooga 27 - The Lions pull an upset in a streaky game: UNA scored the first 21 points, UTC followed with 27 straight, and then UNA scored the last 20.
Worst Performance: Austin Peay 23, Southern Illinois 49 - It doesn't bode well for the UAC in the postseason if their 3rd. place pick can get beat this bad by the Missouri Valley's 5th. place pick.
Most Surprising Result: Southern Utah 21, (FBS) Arizona St. 24 - The T-Birds got a blocked-punt TD to make things close late, but they just couldn't overcome former Sac State RB Cam Skattebo's 112 total yards and 1 rushing TD.
Pioneer
USD 10-27 CP
bhsu 26-36 STTHOM
DRAKE 7-55 UND
VALPO 10-52 YSU
BUT 20-35 UMT
DAY 0-41 ILST
MARIST 7-49 GTOWN
DVDSN 7-12 VMI
PRESBY 10-41 MUR
stu 33-34 STET(OT)
wvsu 35-37 MHEAD
NConf Record: 3-8 Overall: 3-8
vs. FCS: 0-8 Overall: 0-8
Best Performance: Stetson 34, (NAIA) St. Thomas (FL) 33 (OT) - Some missed kicks by the Bobcats, including a missed PAT in overtime, allow the Hatters to come away with a win over the #14 team in NAIA.
Worst Performance: Marist 7, Georgetown 49 - This series used to be competitive, but the Red Foxes have now lost 4 straight meetings in blowout fashion—this one being the most lopsided.
Most Surprising Result: Butler 20, (#14) Montana 35 - In their first-ever game in Missoula, the Bulldogs actually had the Griz on the ropes in the third quarter.
NOVA 38-10 LEH LAF 19-14 SACHRT
BUCK 3-38 JMU
COLG 0-65 SYR
WAG 16-46 FORD
MERR 20-42 HC
MARIST 7-49 GTOWN
NConf Record: 4-3 Overall: 4-4
vs. FCS: 4-1 Overall: 4-2
Best Performance: (#5) Holy Cross 42, Merrimack 20 - A surprisingly tough game with Merrimack has become an annual tradition for the Crusaders, but Jordan Fuller's 120 rushing yards and 5 total touchdowns—3 in the fourth quarter—helped Holy Cross pull away.
Worst Performance: Lehigh 10, Villanova 38 - The Mountain Hawks lose to their Philadelphia-area rivals for the 11th. straight time, the last 5 each coming by more than 20 points.
Most Surprising Result: Lafayette 19, Sacred Heart 14 - Jamar Curtis runs for 181 yards and a TD to help the Leopards also repeat an outcome from last year's opening week.
NEC
SFPA 17-35 WMU
edin 7-49 DUQ
LIU 10-27 OHIO
WAG 16-46 FORD
MERR 20-42 HC UNH 51-17 SHILL
aic 0-44 CCSU LAF 19-14 SACHRT
NConf Record: 2-6 Overall: 2-6
vs. FCS: 0-4 Overall: 0-4
Best Performance: Merrimack 20, (#5) Holy Cross 42 - The Warriors have found Holy Cross's kryptonite the last few years, but their supply apparently ran out in the second half as they were outscored 28-3.
Worst Performance: Wagner 16, Fordham 46 - The Seahawks give up 513 yards and fall hard in an inter-borough battle.
Most Surprising Result: Sacred Heart 14, Lafayette 19 - Since defeating Lafayette 56-40 in 2019, the Pioneers have scored a total of 14 points in the subsequent 2 meetings (both losses).
CAA
NOVA 38-10 LEH
ALB 17-21 MARSH UD 37-13 SBU UNH 51-17 SHILL
MAINE 12-14 FIU
URI 35-42 GSU
MONM 20-42 FAU
TOW 6-38 MD MORG 17-10 RICH HAMP 35-31 GRAM (in Harrison, NJ)
NCAT 6-35 UAB
ELON 17-37 WF W&M 34-24 CAMP
NConf Record: 3-8 Overall: 4-8
vs. FCS: 3-1 Overall: 4-1
Best Performance: (#4) William & Mary 34, Campbell 24 - Bronson Yoder runs for 124 yards and 2 TDs as his Tribe picks up a solid win in their first-ever trip to Buies Creek.
Worst Performance: (#18) Richmond 10, Morgan St. 17 - Tristan Wheeler's 17 tackles, 3 TFLs, and 1 sack weren't enough to prevent the Spiders from suffering an out-of-nowhere upset.
Most Surprising Result: (#18) Richmond 10, Morgan St. 17 - Richmond amassed a total of 50 yards and 3 points in the second half.
Best Performance: Eastern Illinois 27, Indiana St. 0 - The Panthers score 16 of their 28 points on defense as they pull a nice upset.
Worst Performance: Charleston Southern 13, (DII) North Greenville 10 - The Bucs don't take the lead against a subpar DII until the latter half of the fourth quarter.
Most Surprising Result: Eastern Illinois 27, Indiana St. 0 - EIU gets their first win over an MFVC team in 6 years (also Indiana State).
SoCon
DVDSN 7-12 VMI
WCU 13-56 ARK
TTU 10-45 FUR
WOFF 7-45 PITT
CIT 0-34 GASO
MER 7-73 MISS
short 14-69 SAM
ETSU 3-49 JAXST
UTC 27-41 UNA
NConf Record: 3-6 Overall: 4-6
vs. FCS: 2-1 Overall: 3-1
Best Performance: (#6) Furman 45, Tennessee Tech 10 - The Paladins force 6 turnovers, returning 2 of them for touchdowns, in an evisceration of TTU.
Worst Performance: East Tennessee St. 3, (FBS) Jacksonville St. 49 - The Buccaneers lose turnovers 4-0 and get waxed by a Gamecock squad playing their first-ever game as an FBS team.
Most Surprising Result: Tennessee-Chattanooga 27, North Alabama 41 - The Mocs allow 517 yards and immediately prove they weren't snubbed by not being included in the preseason STATS Top-25.
Mvemjsunpx wrote: ↑Mon Sep 04, 2023 6:22 amMissouri Valley
DRAKE 7-55 UND
EWU 10-35 NDSU(in Minneapolis, MN)
SDK 10-35 MIZ
wou 7-45 SDKST
UNI 9-30 ISU
MIZST 17-48 KU
DAY 0-41 ILST
WIU 21-58 NMSU
AP 23-49 SIU EIU 27-0 INST
VALPO 10-52 YSU
PRESBY 10-41 MUR
NConf Record: 7-5 Overall: 7-5
vs. FCS: 6-1 Overall: 6-1
Best Performance: Southern Illinois 49, Austin Peay 23 - The Salukis take a 42-3 lead against a decent opponent before allowing some garbage points late.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 0, Eastern Illinois 27 - The oddsmakers had the Sycamores as double-digit favorites here. Hopefully they've learned never to do that again.
Most Surprising Result: (#23) Northern Iowa 9, (FBS) Iowa St. 30 - The Panthers usually play ISU tough, so it's strange to see them get mostly dominated by a Cyclone squad picked near the bottom of the Big 12.
UNI offense was flat against what was the best defense in the Big12 last year but the UNI defense was much better than last year, holding ISU to 250 yards (vs. 279 for UNI). In the first half the Cyclones outside of one long drive scored on a Pick 6, had a punt return to the 21 yard line that led to a TD, and kicked a FG as the half expired after another turnover.
Next up, BBQ State at the Dome.
Keep up the good work Mvemjsunpx!
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kalm wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 7:06 am
Great work as always, M!
UNI88 wrote:UNI offense was flat against what was the best defense in the Big12 last year but the UNI defense was much better than last year, holding ISU to 250 yards (vs. 279 for UNI). In the first half the Cyclones outside of one long drive scored on a Pick 6, had a punt return to the 21 yard line that led to a TD, and kicked a FG as the half expired after another turnover.
Next up, BBQ State at the Dome.
Keep up the good work Mvemjsunpx!
Thanks!
Glad to see some people are still here & reading this.
Best Performance: Morgan St. 17, (#18) Richmond 10 - Erick Hunter registers 11 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and a forced fumble in a dominant defensive performance for the Bears.
Worst Performance: Norfolk St. 24, (DII) Virginia St. 33 - The Spartans are outrushed 316-138 as they lose to the Trojans for the 2nd. time in the last 4 meetings.
Most Surprising Result: Morgan St. 17, (#18) Richmond 10 - Morgan wins their season opener for the first time in 11 years and simultaneously hands Richmond their first loss in a home opener in 18 years.
SWAC
PVAMU 37-34 TXSO (OT)
UAPB 7-42 TULSA
GRAM 31-35 HAMP(in Harrison, NJ)
ALCORN 14-40 USM
JSU 10-28 FAMU(in Miami, FL)
BCU 14-56 MEM
SU 10-14 ALST
AAMU 13-47 VANDY centst 24-21 MVSU (in Chicago, IL)
NConf Record: 0-6 Overall: 1-6
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 1-1
Best Performance: Florida A&M 28, Jackson St. 10 - The Rattlers race out to a 28-0 lead and finally prevail in the matchup that has effectively decided the SWAC each of the last two seasons.
Worst Performance: Mississippi Valley St. 21, (DII) Central St. 24 - The Delta Devils lose to a DII for the 2nd. straight year.
Most Surprising Result: Jackson St. 10, Florida A&M 28 - Jackson State's 19-game SWAC winning streak (incl. the title games) comes to an end.
