Best Performance: Sacramento St. 29, UC Davis 19 - Jason Smith throws 3 touchdown passes to Tony Washington as the Hornets knock off their rivals on the road.
Worst Performance: Northern Colorado 16, Eastern Washington 31 - The Bears outgain the Big Sky's biggest underachiever by more than 100 yards, but still manage to fall to 1-8.
Most Surprising Result: Sacramento St. 29, UC Davis 19 - The Hornets win their first Causeway Classic since 1999.
Southland
NWST 6-42 UCA TXST 38-24 SELA
SFA 31-42 MCNSE SHSU 47-37 NICH
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 19-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-5
Best Performance: (#16) Central Arkansas 42, Northwestern St. 6 - The Bears stomp the Demons despite 4 turnovers & move toward a conference title they can't fully enjoy.
Worst Performance: Northwestern St. 6, (#16) Central Arkansas 42 - The Demons are still 6-4, but this is the second time this season they've been murdered at home.
Most Surprising Result: Sam Houston St. 47, Nicholls St. 37 - The Bearkats end the Colonel momentum thanks to 142 yards and 4 TDs from RB James Aston as well as 394 passing yards from Rhett Bomar.
Best Performance: (#4) Northern Iowa 42, Missouri St. 0 - The Panthers thoroughly dominate, outgaining the Bears 504-81.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 21, Youngstown St. 35 - An obvious improvement for the Sycamores, but it's still the worst MVC performance this week.
Most Surprising Result: Youngstown St. 35, Indiana St. 21 - How much further can you fall, Youngstown? You're one of only 2 teams this season to beat the Sickamores by less than 4 touchdowns.
Best Performance: (#22) Tennessee St. 45, Eastern Illinois 24 - Tigers run for 309 yards & get 4 passing TDs in just 14 attempts from QB Antonio Heffner.
Worst Performance: Southeast Missouri St. 10, Murray St. 17 - Redhawks amass just 4 rushing yards & commit 5 turnovers against a fellow OVC mediocrity.
Most Surprising Result: Tennessee-Martin 20, (FBS) Auburn 37 - Auburn is hardly the best team in the SEC, but the Skyhawks still looked good in playing the Tigers even until Kodi Burns ran wild over the last quarter-&-a-half.
Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.
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COLG 34-33 LEHIGH LAF 38-21 BUCK
FORD 17-38 HC
MARIST 12-13 GTOWN
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 20-16
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 20-16
Best Performance: Holy Cross 38, Fordham 17 - Crusader QB Dominic Randolph throws for 407 yards and 5 TDs to help get revenge for last year's upset.
Worst Performance: Georgetown 13, Marist 12 - The Hoyas can't even look good when they win.
Most Surprising Result: (#24) Colgate 34, Lehigh 33 - Raiders blow a 21-6 lead, but still manage to squeak out a win in the final minutes to keep control of their conference title hopes.
CAA
RICH 34-14 HOF MAINE 21-20 UMASS
UNH 13-24 NOVA
TOW 21-31 UD
NE 17-38 W&M
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 28-17
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 26-5
Best Performance: (#6) Villanova 24, (#8) New Hampshire 13 - No passing game for the Wildcats, but they didn't need it as they outrushed UNH 222-50.
Worst Performance: Towson 21, Delaware 31 - Tigers held to minus-15 yards rushing.
Most Surprising Result: Maine 21, (#13) Massachusetts 20 - The Black Bears move to 7-3 and finally get a notable win thanks to 296 yards rushing, a 2:1 TOP advantage, and 4 Liam Coen interceptions.
Best Performance: Norfolk St. 35, Morgan St. 9 - How do you win by 26 when you only gain 184 yards of offense? By forcing 7 turnovers and returning 2 of them for touchdowns.
Worst Performance: Delaware St. 26, Winston-Salem St. 27 - 230 rushing yards from RB Kareem Jones totally wasted here.
Most Surprising Result: Morgan St. 9, Norfolk St. 35 - Wow, where did this one come from? Before this game, the Bears were hoping to steal the MEAC title from SCSU. Now the conference race is essentially over.
SoCon
WCU 14-33 ELON
CIT 28-33 WOFF SAM 27-17 GSU APPST 49-7 UTC
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 18-13
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 12-4
Best Performance: Samford 27, Georgia Southern 17 - The Bulldogs knock off Georgia Southern for the first time ever thanks to 3 Eagle turnovers and 142 rushing yards from Chris Evans.
Worst Performance: Tennessee-Chattanooga 7, (#2) Appalachian St. 49 - The Mocs get even more pathetic, allowing 655 yards and three 100 yard rushers.
Most Surprising Result: Georgia Southern 17, Samford 27 - The Eagles finish winless at home in SoCon play for the first time ever.
Tomorrow: Great West, Ivy League, Big South, & SWAC
SAC 29-19 UCD
NCCEN 3-49 CPOLY SUU 15-14 UND
SOU 0-37 SDK
NConf Record: 2-1 Overall: 21-14
vs. FCS: 1-1 Overall: 10-12
Best Performance: Southern Utah 15, North Dakota 14 - The Thunderbirds knock off the Sioux in the Alerus Center despite 5 turnovers.
Worst Performance: UC Davis 19, Sacramento St. 29 - The Aggies get a 100 yard rusher, a 100 yard receiver, & a 300 yard passer, but still lose thanks to 3 turnovers.
Most Surprising Result: UC Davis 19, Sacramento St. 29 - Aggies get their playoff hopes & their 8 game Causeway Classic winning streak snapped all at once.
Ivy League
DART 14-37 COR
COLUM 28-42 HARV YALE 13-3 BROWN PENN 14-9 PRINCE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 10-14
Best Performance: Yale 13, Brown 3 - The Bulldogs finally find an offensive threat in WR Peter Balsam, who caught 5 passes for 181 yards & the game's only touchdown.
Worst Performance: Dartmouth 14, Cornell 37 - Connor Kempe completes just 48% of his passes & throws 3 picks as the Big Green remain winless.
Most Surprising Result: Yale 13, Brown 3 - Even after putting up 368 yards in this game, the Bulldogs still rank in the bottom 10 in total offense.
Best Performance: (#25) Liberty 38, VMI 26 - Flames dodge 372 yards rushing from the Keydets thanks to 236 yards and 2 touchdowns on just 18 pass attempts from QB Brock Smith and 147 yards and 2 TDs from RB Rashad Jennings.
Worst Performance: Presbyterian 18, Charleston Southern 29 - The Blue Hose fall to the Bucs despite a 3-0 turnover advantage.
Most Surprising Result: Stony Brook 68, Iona 9 - The Seawolves run for 635 yards—that's right, 635 yards—on the hapless Gaels. Edwin Gowins ran for 278 yards and 3 TDs, Conte Cuttino ran for 205 yards and 3 TDs, & Tarrant Anderson capped off the action with 110 yards and 2 TDs.
Best Performance: Prairie View A&M 24, Alabama A&M 10 - Panthers get their second straight win over AAMU after losing the first 7 meetings.
Worst Performance: Texas Southern 44, Mississippi Valley St. 58 - The Tigers put up 609 yards, but also commit 6 turnovers of which 2 went back for MVSU touchdowns.
Most Surprising Result: Mississippi Valley St. 58, Texas Southern 44 - The Delta Devils put up 58 points after averaging just 19 coming in.
Tomorrow: Independents & the artists formerly known as mid-majors.
MHEAD 15-19 DRAKE JVILLE 40-24 VALPO DAY 28-21 BUT (OT) USD 28-24 DVDSN
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 16-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 5-5
Best Performance: Dayton 28, Butler 21 (OT) - The Flyers survive a scare & two 100 yard receivers from the Bulldogs, but remain unbeaten in PFL play.
Worst Performance: Morehead St. 15, Drake 19 - The Eagles dominate time-of-possession and hold the Bulldogs to 17 yards rushing, but are doomed by 4 turnovers.
Most Surprising Result: San Diego 28, Davidson 24 - Losing to Dayton & at Jacksonville are one thing, but needing to come back from a 21-0 deficit against Davidson looks pretty bad for the once mighty Toreros.
Best Performance: NC Central 3, (#3) Cal Poly 49 - Well, at least the Eagles lost to someone good.
Worst Performance: Savannah St. 21, (NAIA) Edward Waters 26 - Just when you thought the Tigers were improving, they lose to a winless NAIA team.
Most Surprising Result: Iona 9, Stony Brook 68 - The surprising part is that giving up 635 rushing yards doesn't net the Gaels "Worst Performance" honors.
