Big days
Each week’s biggest individual games since 2004, ranked by yards and touchdowns (and, from 2016, defensive plays).
3,625 rows, 2004–2026. Source: Computed here (from the sources above). On the site: Players.
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| season | season type | week | kind | rank | game | team | opponent | player | line | score | site | opp not fbs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | regular | 7 | defense | 1 | 401856722 | Kentucky | Oklahoma | 4870660 | 9 tackles, 2 INT, 1 TD | 212 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 7 | defense | 2 | 401864523 | San José State | UTEP | 5225861 | 5 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 for loss | 208 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 7 | defense | 3 | 401864523 | San José State | UTEP | 5125470 | 12 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for loss | 180 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 7 | passing | 1 | 401856829 | West Virginia | Cincinnati | 5079465 | 25 of 33, 464 yards, 3 TD | 524 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 7 | passing | 2 | 401856829 | Cincinnati | West Virginia | 4685345 | 22 of 30, 389 yards, 3 TD | 449 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 7 | passing | 3 | 401856831 | Houston | Oklahoma State | 4685574 | 24 of 33, 343 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT | 423 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 7 | receiving | 1 | 401858265 | Syracuse | Louisville | 4691315 | 13 catches, 224 yards, 1 TD | 244 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 7 | receiving | 2 | 401858264 | Virginia Tech | Georgia Tech | 5218787 | 6 catches, 182 yards, 1 TD | 202 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 7 | receiving | 3 | 401858263 | Miami | Florida State | 5159175 | 11 catches, 154 yards, 2 TD | 194 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 7 | rushing | 1 | 401860923 | Texas State | Colorado State | 5088888 | 24 carries, 224 yards, 4 TD | 304 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 7 | rushing | 2 | 401862802 | Army | Florida Atlantic | 5150297 | 25 carries, 195 yards, 5 TD | 295 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 7 | rushing | 3 | 401864522 | Wyoming | Northern Illinois | 4838536 | 12 carries, 183 yards, 4 TD | 263 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 6 | defense | 1 | 401858483 | Maryland | Ohio State | 4921326 | 10 tackles, 0.5 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TD | 186 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 6 | defense | 2 | 401860922 | Utah State | Washington State | 5155792 | 17 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 for loss | 175 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 6 | defense | 3 | 401858480 | Illinois | Michigan State | 4912120 | 15 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for loss | 162 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 6 | passing | 1 | 401860902 | Oregon State | San Diego State | 5212654 | 29 of 38, 409 yards, 5 TD | 509 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 6 | passing | 2 | 401869933 | Arkansas State | South Alabama | 5123665 | 32 of 43, 418 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT | 458 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 6 | passing | 3 | 401862796 | North Texas | Charlotte | 4801307 | 24 of 31, 349 yards, 5 TD | 449 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 6 | receiving | 1 | 401860902 | Oregon State | San Diego State | 5289510 | 10 catches, 191 yards, 3 TD | 251 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 6 | receiving | 2 | 401858481 | Indiana | Nebraska | 5079600 | 6 catches, 187 yards, 2 TD | 227 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 6 | receiving | 3 | 401856823 | Arizona | West Virginia | 5198318 | 6 catches, 183 yards, 2 TD | 223 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 6 | rushing | 1 | 401862799 | Navy | Tulsa | 5220473 | 41 carries, 232 yards, 3 TD | 292 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 6 | rushing | 2 | 401858254 | Louisville | Florida State | 5079349 | 17 carries, 235 yards, 2 TD | 275 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 6 | rushing | 3 | 401862795 | Army | Tulane | 5150297 | 38 carries, 223 yards, 2 TD | 263 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 5 | defense | 1 | 401856710 | Tennessee | Auburn | 5079483 | 9 tackles, 2 sacks, 2.5 for loss, 1 INT | 202 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 5 | defense | 2 | 401866477 | Bowling Green | Miami (OH) | 5153514 | 8 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 for loss | 190 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 5 | defense | 3 | 401858246 | SMU | Boston College | 4571284 | 7 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 for loss | 182 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 5 | passing | 1 | 401860899 | Oregon State | Colorado State | 5212654 | 30 of 33, 404 yards, 5 TD | 504 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 5 | passing | 2 | 401858245 | Virginia Tech | Pittsburgh | 5144078 | 30 of 41, 434 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT | 454 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 5 | passing | 3 | 401862787 | Memphis | Charlotte | 5165807 | 20 of 25, 318 yards, 5 TD | 418 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 5 | receiving | 1 | 401858473 | Ohio State | Iowa | 5079720 | 11 catches, 206 yards, 2 TD | 246 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 5 | receiving | 2 | 401860899 | Oregon State | Colorado State | 5289510 | 5 catches, 156 yards, 3 TD | 216 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 5 | receiving | 3 | 401858252 | Syracuse | UConn | 4691315 | 12 catches, 152 yards, 3 TD | 212 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 5 | rushing | 1 | 401856710 | Tennessee | Auburn | 4921108 | 34 carries, 220 yards, 3 TD | 280 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 5 | rushing | 2 | 401856822 | Iowa State | West Virginia | 5219258 | 22 carries, 212 yards, 3 TD | 272 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 5 | rushing | 3 | 401856708 | Missouri | Florida | 4921116 | 24 carries, 211 yards, 3 TD | 271 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 4 | defense | 1 | 401856704 | Texas | Tennessee | 5079689 | 8 tackles, 5 sacks, 5 for loss | 274 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 4 | defense | 2 | 401856805 | Texas Tech | Sam Houston | 5084891 | 8 tackles, 2 INT, 2 TD | 264 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 4 | defense | 3 | 401862785 | Bowling Green | South Florida | 5093334 | 5 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 4.5 for loss | 229 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 4 | passing | 1 | 401858236 | Pittsburgh | Bucknell | 5208095 | 29 of 37, 403 yards, 6 TD | 523 | h | 1 |
| 2026 | regular | 4 | passing | 2 | 401858241 | SMU | Missouri State | 5084084 | 33 of 39, 464 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT | 504 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 4 | passing | 3 | 401858240 | Stanford | Georgia Tech | 4878681 | 22 of 36, 396 yards, 3 TD | 456 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 4 | receiving | 1 | 401858465 | Ohio State | Illinois | 5079720 | 12 catches, 217 yards, 4 TD | 297 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 4 | receiving | 2 | 401856697 | Arkansas | Tulsa | 4717430 | 9 catches, 195 yards, 1 TD | 215 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 4 | receiving | 3 | 401858243 | Wake Forest | Louisville | 5153074 | 9 catches, 194 yards, 1 TD | 214 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 4 | rushing | 1 | 401862784 | Tulane | Southern Miss | 4837391 | 12 carries, 200 yards, 2 TD | 240 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 4 | rushing | 2 | 401858242 | Virginia Tech | Boston College | 5214409 | 25 carries, 209 yards, 1 TD | 229 | a | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 4 | rushing | 3 | 401858461 | Indiana | Northwestern | 5091725 | 24 carries, 203 yards, 1 TD | 223 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 3 | defense | 1 | 401858458 | UCLA | Purdue | 4899483 | 12 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for loss | 180 | h | 0 |
| 2026 | regular | 3 | defense | 2 | 401858230 | Louisville | SMU | 5079321 | 10 tackles, 0.5 for loss, 2 INT | 166 | h | 0 |
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Columns (13, what each one holds)
| Column | Type | What it holds | |
|---|---|---|---|
season | whole number | The season (the year it began) | |
season_type | text | regular or postseason | |
week | whole number | The week of the season | |
kind | text | passing | rushing | receiving | defense | |
rank | whole number | Rank | |
game_id | whole number | The game’s id (CollegeFootballData.com’s); links to its game page | |
team_id | whole number | The team’s id; links to its team page | |
opponent_id | whole number | The opponent’s id | |
player_id | text | The player’s id; links to his page | |
line | text | “31 of 42, 452 yards, 5 TD” | |
score | number | No description yet. | |
site | text | h | a | n, from the player’s team’s side | |
opp_not_fbs | whole number | 1: the opponent wasn’t an FBS team |
How to cite
"Big days." CollegeFootballDigest, computed by CollegeFootballDigest from the sources it lists. https://collegefootballdigest.com/data/big-days. Retrieved October 19, 2026.
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