Noon kicks:
- #7 Penn State 30, Kent State 27 (OT)
- Michigan State 23, Northwestern 13
- Tulsa d. Toledo
- Kansas State d. Buffalo
- Tennessee d. Charlotte
- Central Michigan d. San Jose State
- #23 Iowa d. Northern Iowa
- South Carolina d. Coastal Carolina
- #24 Virginia Tech 45, Liberty 14
- Duke d. Middle Tennessee
- New Hampshire d. Kansas
- #25 Iowa State d. South Dakota
- Rutgers d. Monmouth
- Vanderbilt d. Mercer
Penn State jumped out to a 17-0 1st quarter lead, then just kind of coasted. They were still up 27-13 with 4 minutes to play, when Kent State scored, got the onside kick and scored again, to stun the home crowd. Kent State threw a pick in OT, and the Nittany Lions survived with a field goal.
Michigan State-Northwestern was the defensive slug fest you would imagine. It was 10-10 at the half, and 13-13 after 3. MSU took advantage of a shanked punt to put together a 32 yard drive and go up 20-13. After a 3 and out that went backwards, Northwestern elected to punt on 4th and 12 from their own 23, rather than go for it, with just about 4 minutes left. MSU faced 4th and 2 at the Wildcat 38 with 1:45 to play. New coach Mel Tucker elected to go for it, and Connor Heyward made that decision pay off, by breaking a 19 yard run, and Matt Coughlin kicked a 31 yard FG to ice it 23-13.
Liberty barely even slowed Virginia Tech down, as the Hokies scored on 7 of their first 8 drives, to lead 45-7 early in the 4th, when the reserves came in.
