Best Performance: (#17) Illinois St. 24, (#14) Eastern Illinois 21 - Redbirds get their third win over EIU in the last 2 years.
Worst Performance: Missouri St. 10, (FBS) Kansas State 62 - Potent Bear offense held to 191 yards by K-State.
Most Surprising Result: (#17) Illinois St. 24, (#14) Eastern Illinois 21 - The Redbirds looked weak after the first 2 games, but they rebounded nicely here.
Ohio Valley
INDST 10-13 SEMO ILST 24-21 EIU
JAXST 14-35 MEM
PRESBY 24-34 SAM
EKU 6-26 WKU
LAMBTH 13-48 MUR
CONCAL 7-55 TTU
UTM 34-48 UCA TSU 33-32 AP (OT)
NConf Record: 4-4 Overall: 12-14
vs. FCS: 4-2 Overall: 8-6
Best Performance: Tennessee St. 33, Austin Peay 32 (OT) - Blocked extra point allows Tigers to hold off better-than expected Austin Peay.
Worst Performance: Tennessee-Martin 34, Central Arkansas 48 - The defending OVC champs are now 0-3.
Most Surprising Result: (#14) Eastern Illinois 21, (#17) Illinois State 24 - Even the best OVC team couldn't beat an underperforming Gateway team.
Best Performance: Winston-Salem St. 19, Morgan St. 17 - Last second field goal allows the Rams to overcome 221 yards rushing by Chad Simpson.
Worst Performance: North Carolina A&T 14, (#13) Hampton 59 - What a surprise, the Aggies get blown out again.
Most Surprising Result: (#24) Delaware St. 7, (FBS) Kent St. 38 - The Hornet offense fails to show up against a beatable FBS squad.
SoCon
WCU 16-45 UGA
NAU 21-34 APPST
FUR 10-38 CLEM
WOFF 17-38 NCSU
CIT 31-45 WISC GSU 42-34 CCU
NConf Record: 2-4 Overall: 11-10
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 5-3
Best Performance: The Citadel 31, (FBS) Wisconsin 45 - The Bulldogs play even with a top-10 FBS team for a half.
Worst Performance: (#11) Wofford 17, (FBS) North Carolina St. 38 - 3 lost fumbles cost the Terriers any chance of a BCS upset.
Most Surprising Result: Western Carolina 16, (FBS) Wisconsin 45 - Given how bad the Catamounts are, I expected a 63-0 type score. Instead, Georgia didn't put this one away until the 3rd. quarter.
UCD 31-41 EWU
WEBER 19-47 CPOLY SIU 44-10 SUU
SHSU 38-41 NDSU UNI 31-17 SDKST
NConf Record: 2-3 Overall: 4-10
vs. FCS: 2-3 Overall: 4-7
Best Performance: Cal Poly 47, Weber St. 19 - New Mustang QB Jonathan Daily throws 6 TD passes in only 20 attempts.
Worst Performance: Southern Utah 10, (#7) Southern Illinois 44 - Thunderbirds' 20 point loss to Montana might end up being the highlight of their season.
Most Surprising Result: Cal Poly 47, Weber St. 19 - This makes you wonder how the Mustangs started 0-2. Either that, or Weber is really bad.
Ivy League
LAF 8-7 PENN
COLUM 10-27 FORD
BUCK 14-38 COR COLG 31-28 DART (OT)
HARV 28-31 HC YALE 28-14 GTOWN
DUQ 17-28 BROWN LEHIGH 32-21 PRINCE
NConf Record: 3-5 Overall: 3-5
vs. FCS: 3-5 Overall: 3-5
Best Performance: Cornell 38, Bucknell 14 - Big Red defense holds the Bison to 240 yards in a convincing win.
Worst Performance: Columbia 10, Fordham 27 - A 17 point loss to mediocre Fordham is not a good way to start a season.
Most Surprising Result: Dartmouth 28, Colgate 31 (OT) - Defensive collapse prevents the Big Green from scoring a nice upset.
Best Performance: Liberty 41, William & Mary 48 (2OT) - Though they lost, the Flames played well in their first Division I game of the season.
Worst Performance: VMI 17, (#9) James Madison 45 - Keydets get blown out by a CAA team for the second week in a row.
Most Surprising Result: Liberty 41, William & Mary 48 (2OT) - Late score by the Flames nearly provides a CAA upset.
SWAC
ALST 12-10 APB
PVAMU 2-12 SU
MVSU 14-45 AAMU
TXSO 7-28 JSU
ALCORN 0-22 UAB
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 5-4
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-0
Best Performance: Alabama A&M 45, Mississippi Valley St. 14 - Bulldogs easily the best team in the SWAC right now.
Worst Performance: Texas Southern 7, Jackson St. 28 - Tigers held to an unconscionable 39 yards of offense.
Most Surprising Result: Alabama St. 12, Arkansas Pine-Bluff 10 - The Hornets pull their second upset in 3 weeks as they defeat the SWAC-West favorites on a last-minute touchdown.
Best Performance: North Carolina Central 18, (DII) Elizabeth City 10 - Eagles only get this award by default.
Worst Performance: Savannah St. 13, Bethune-Cookman 45 - After a one week vacation, the Tigers return to their job: losing.
Most Surprising Result: Presbyterian 24, Samford 34 - Samford looked like a good candidate for the Blue Hose's first DI win, but 2 defensive touchdowns ended that threat.
