2004: Week 6
104 games. Five ranked teams lost, three to unranked teams. Two games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.
The week in review
Ranked against ranked
| Oct 2, 2004 | 3Georgia 45, 13LSU 16 | Box score |
| Oct 2, 2004 | 8Auburn 34, 10Tennessee 10 | Box score |
Upsets
| Oct 2, 2004 | Virginia Tech 19, 6West Virginia 13upset | Box score |
| Oct 2, 2004 | Northwestern 33, 7Ohio State 27upset | Box score |
| Oct 2, 2004 | Louisiana Tech 28, 17Fresno State 21upset | Box score |
A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.
Big days
Passing
Brady QuinnNo. 3 this week26 of 46, 432 yards, 1 TDNotre Dame vs. Purdue
- Bruce Gradkowski Toledo26 of 34, 455 yards, 6 TD
- Kyle Orton Purdue21 of 31, 385 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
DeAngelo Williams33 carries, 262 yards, 4 TDMemphis vs. Houston
- Ryan Moats Louisiana Tech34 carries, 236 yards, 4 TD
- Walter Reyes Syracuse19 carries, 237 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Kenny Higgins10 catches, 233 yards, 3 TDToledo vs. Ball State
- David Anderson Colorado State12 catches, 232 yards, 1 TD
- Chase Lyman California5 catches, 176 yards, 3 TD
Ranked by a points score for each kind of game (yards, touchdowns, tackles, sacks). Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How we rank
Ranked by yards plus 20 for each touchdown (passing: less 20 for each interception); defense (from 2016, when the box scores carry tackles) by points: 8 a tackle, 12 a tackle for loss, 30 a sack (a sack is also a tackle for loss, so 42 in all), 40 an interception, 60 a touchdown.The week’s biggest individual games by FBS players, from CollegeFootballData box scores.


