UCD 26-17 PORTST
SOR 11-37 IDST
NAU 24-45 UA
FTLEW 0-49 UMT CHAD 31-0 NCOL
NConf Record: 2-3 Overall: 5-8
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 1-2
Best Performance: (#3) Montana 49, (DII) Ft. Lewis 0 - Cole Bergquist completes 100% of his passes in an easy win.
Worst Performance: Northern Colorado 0, (DII) Chadron St. 31 - Bears the second Big Sky team to fall victim to the Danny Woodhead explosion.
Most Surprising Result: Northern Colorado 0, (DII) Chadron St. 31 - The Bears losing wasn't a surprise, but to be shutout by a DII at home is never normal.
Southland
ABCHR 45-27 TXST
SFA 19-28 NDSU
ARKMON 10-48 SHSU
SELA 0-62 KU
UCA 28-31 NWST
SOARK 13-31 NICH
NConf Record: 2-3 Overall: 7-6
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 2-1
Best Performance: Stephen F. Austin 19, (#4) North Dakota St. 28 - The Lumberjacks force 5 turnovers in a near upset.
Worst Performance: (#19) Texas St. 27, (DII) Abiliene Christian 45 - It wasn't even that close, as the Bobcats trailed 28-0 at the half.
Most Surprising Result: (#19) Texas St. 27, (DII) Abiliene Christian 45 - Here's a positive omen for Texas State: Florida Atlantic got crushed by DII Valdosta State in 2003 & still made it to the semifinals.
Gateway
UNI 24-13 ISU MIZST 51-44 UTM
MUR 17-43 ILST
WIU 0-21 IL SIU 34-31-NIU AP 32-17 INDST
SDKST 17-23 YSU
NConf Record: 5-2 Overall: 9-5
vs. FCS: 3-1 Overall: 4-2
Best Performance: (#8) Northern Iowa 24, (FBS) Iowa State 13 - This time, the Panthers avoid blowing a big lead against their Big XII rivals.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 17, Austin Peay 32 - If not for the Sycamores, the OVC would never beat the Gateway.
Most Surprising Result: (#11) Southern Illinois 34, (FBS) Northern Illinois 31 - The Salukis find a passing game in a huge comeback win.
Best Performance: Tennessee St. 16, Jackson St. 13 - A game-ending field goal gives Tennessee State their 5th. straight win in the Southern Heritage Classic.
Worst Performance: Murray St. 17, (#17) Illinois St. 43 - Racers the only OVC team to get blown out by a non-FBS team this week.
Most Surprising Result: (#20) Tennessee-Martin 44, Missouri St. 51 - The Skyhawks get upset by a supposed-to-be weak team in the latest episode of OVC vs. Gateway futility.
NOVA 30-20 LEHIGH SB 48-20 BUCK UMASS 35-17 COLG ALB 23-20 FORD LAF 28-7 GTOWN
NConf Record: 0-4 Overall: 4-6
vs. FCS: 0-4 Overall: 4-6
Best Performance: Lafayette 28, Georgetown 7 - Leopards the only PL team to win this week.
Worst Performance: Bucknell 20, Stony Brook 48 - Bison crushed by a recent NS mid-major at home.
Most Surprising Result: Bucknell 20, Stony Brook 48 - Bucknell the second Patriot League victim of the surprising Seawolves.
CAA
FUR 17-32 HOF
MAINE 0-38 UCONN UMASS 35-17 COLG RICH 49-14 NE
URI 7-14 ARMY (OT) NOVA 30-20 LEHIGH
WCHEST 14-41 UD TOW 28-21 MORG W&M 63-16 VMI
UNH 24-41 JMU
NConf Record: 6-2 Overall: 9-7
vs. FCS: 5-0 Overall: 8-1
Best Performance: (#10) James Madison 41, (#5) New Hampshire 24 - The Dukes close with 24 unanswered points in a battle of top-10's.
Worst Performance: Northeastern 14, Richmond 47 - Huskies give up 443 rushing yards in what should have been a close game.
Most Surprising Result: Rhode Island 7, (FBS) Army 14 (OT) - The Black Knights must be weak if they need overtime to beat the worst team in the CAA.
MEAC
TOW 28-21 MORG HAMP 31-24 HOW
NCAT 7-22 PVAMU
WSSU 21-28 CCU DSU 20-7 FAMU SCSU 24-13 BCOOK
NConf Record: 0-3 Overall: 4-5
vs. FCS: 0-3 Overall: 3-4
Best Performance: Morgan St. 21, Towson 28 - Chad Simpson ran for nearly 200 yards against a solid Towson team.
Worst Performance: North Carolina A&T 7, Prairie View A&M 22 - Pathetic Aggies give up 2 blocked punt return TD's to Prairie View.
Most Surprising Result: Morgan St. 21, Towson 28 - The Bears show that Towson needs to shore up their run defense if they want to make the playoffs.
Best Performance: (#14) Wofford 52, Charleston Southern 24 - Terriers got 5 picks and had 8 players with over 20 yards rushing in the SoCon's only FCS win.
Worst Performance: Tennessee-Chattanooga 19, Jacksonville State 33 - The Mocs blow a 10 point halftime lead by committing a total of 6 turnovers.
Most Surprising Result: (#9) Furman 17, Hofstra 32 - Paladins outscored 23-0 in the second half by a 2-9 team from last year.
UCD 26-17 PORTST
CPOLY 13-20 ID UND 37-10 SUU
SFA 19-28 NDSU
SDKST 17-23 YSU
NConf Record: 2-3 Overall: 2-7
vs. FCS: 2-1 Overall: 2-4
Best Performance: UC Davis 26, (#18) Portland St. 17 - The Aggies ruin the home opener for all the new Portland State fans by scoring 17 unanswered in the third quarter.
Worst Performance: Southern Utah 10, (DII) North Dakota 37 - The Thunderbirds give up 550 yards & get killed by a lower division opponent.
Most Surprising Result: (#4) North Dakota St. 28, Stephen F. Austin 19 - Steve Walker throws 4 interceptions as the Bison struggle with mediocre SFA.
Best Performance: Coastal Carolina 28, Winston-Salem St. 21 - William Richardson shows he could be a good replacement for Tyler Thigpen by throwing for 301 yards & no INT's.
Worst Performance: VMI 16, William & Mary 63 - The Keydets show they still have a ways to go to achieve football respectability.
Most Surprising Result: VMI 16, William & Mary 63 - I actually picked the Keydets to win so this shalacking certainly surprised me.
Best Performance: Stony Brook 48, Bucknell 20 - 3 unanswered TD's sealed this impressive victory for the Seawolves.
Worst Performance: North Carolina Central 6, (DII) St. Augustine's 0 - The Eagles only amass 148 yards in a close victory over a mediocre DII opponent.
Most Surprising Result: Stony Brook 48, Bucknell 20 - The Seawolves look ready for the Big South.
Pioneer League
MARIST 17-38 USD
WALD 14-45 DRAKE
VALPO 13-17 TRNINT BUT 44-14 HAN
URBANA 7-45 DAY
DVDSN 30-33 WNGATE
JVILLE 6-27 GWEBB MHEAD 21-14 SFPA
NConf Record: 5-3 Overall: 11-4
vs. FCS: 2-1 Overall: 4-2
Best Performance: San Diego 38, Marist 17 - The Toreros continue to dominate mid-major competition.
Worst Performance: Valparaiso 13, (NAIA) Trinity International 17 - Crusaders lose to a weak NAIA team.
Most Surprising Result: Butler 44, (DIII) Hanover 14 - Any blowouts are surprising for the Bulldogs, much less 2 to open the season.
NEC
MHEAD 21-14 SFPA ALB 23-20 FORD
WAG 14-17 IONA (OT)
MERMCK 7-45 CCSU
LAS 14-54 SACHRT RM 20-17 MONM
NConf Record: 3-2 Overall: 5-6
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 2-6
Best Performance: Central Connecticut St. 45, (DII) Merrimack 7 - The Blue Raiders outgain one of last year's DII playoff participants 527-38
Worst Performance: Wagner 14, Iona 17 (OT) - Seahawk QB Matt Abbey goes 6-19 for 49 yards against a mediocre MAAC team.
Most Surprising Result: Robert Morris 20, Monmouth 17 - After last week's unexpected loss to Dayton, a Colonial road win over one of last year's playoff contenders is surprising.
MAAC
LAS 14-54 SACHRT
WAG 14-17 IONA (OT)
MARIST 17-38 USD
NConf Record: 1-2 Overall: 2-5
vs. FCS: 1-2 Overall: 1-4
Best Performance: Iona 17, Wagner 14 (OT) - The Gaels get a rare non-conference FCS win for the MAAC.
Worst Performance: La Salle 14, Sacred Heart 54 - No FCS team should get beat this bad by Sacred Heart.
Most Surprising Result: Iona 17, Wagner 14 (OT) - Wins for a MAAC team other than Duquesne over the NEC have been rare lately.
As for the PFL, USD, Drake and yes Dayton are looking good so far! Butler also seems to be building on last season's momentum. Very disappointing loss by Davidson at Wingate.... Davidson was without their star starting QB, ( Ryan Alexander ), so that was a big contributor to the loss.... Also very sad to see Valpo lose.... JU has opened up against two fully funded teams and lost both games. Even so, neither was a blowout. Look for JU to make some noise in the PFL this year as well. Nice to see Morehead State pull out a win on the road against a NEC team, even if it was Saint Francis.
DetroitFlyer wrote:Wow, nice summary!!!! Keep up the good work!
As for the PFL, USD, Drake and yes Dayton are looking good so far! Butler also seems to be building on last season's momentum. Very disappointing loss by Davidson at Wingate.... Davidson was without their star starting QB, ( Ryan Alexander ), so that was a big contributor to the loss.... Also very sad to see Valpo lose.... JU has opened up against two fully funded teams and lost both games. Even so, neither was a blowout. Look for JU to make some noise in the PFL this year as well. Nice to see Morehead State pull out a win on the road against a NEC team, even if it was Saint Francis.
Thanks a lot! I appreciate it.
Yeah, the Pioneer League looks like easily the best of the mid-major conferences so far. I'm curious to see which of these teams contend for a playoff spot this year.
