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2005: Week 8

109 games. Five ranked teams lost, two to unranked teams. Three 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 22, 20052Texas 52, 10Texas Tech 17Box score
Oct 22, 20055Alabama 6, 17Tennessee 3Box score
Oct 22, 20057LSU 20, 16Auburn 17Box score

Upsets

Oct 22, 2005Northwestern 49, 22Michigan State 14upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2005North Carolina 7, 23Virginia 5upsetBox 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 Quinn32 of 41, 467 yards, 6 TDNotre Dame vs. BYU
  1. Alex Brink Washington State18 of 39, 423 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
  2. Justin Holland Colorado State20 of 37, 419 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Brad Smith28 carries, 246 yards, 3 TDMissouri vs. Nebraska
  1. Adrian Davis Northern Illinois36 carries, 233 yards, 3 TD
  2. Kalvin McRae Ohio29 carries, 264 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Jason Hill6 catches, 240 yards, 3 TDWashington State at California
  1. Maurice Stovall Notre Dame14 catches, 207 yards, 4 TD
  2. Jovon Bouknight Wyoming12 catches, 187 yards, 3 TD
Ranked by a points score for each kind of game (yards, touchdowns, tackles, sacks).
How we rankRanked 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.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

The week’s biggest individual games by FBS players, from CollegeFootballData box scores.

FBS vs. FBS

Oct 20, 20053Virginia Tech 28, Maryland 9Box score
Oct 20, 2005Troy 18, Florida International 13Box score
Oct 21, 2005UCF 34, Tulane 24Box score
Oct 21, 2005Southern Miss 37, UAB 28Box score
Oct 22, 2005Northwestern 49, 22Michigan State 14upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2005North Carolina 7, 23Virginia 5upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2005Pittsburgh 34, Syracuse 17Box score
Oct 22, 2005Louisville 46, Cincinnati 22Box score
Oct 22, 200514Ohio State 41, Indiana 10Box score
Oct 22, 2005Michigan 23, Iowa 20Box score
Oct 22, 20054Georgia 23, Arkansas 20Box score
Oct 22, 2005Missouri 41, Nebraska 24Box score
Oct 22, 2005Clemson 37, Temple 7Box score
Oct 22, 2005Northern Illinois 34, Kent State 3Box score
Oct 22, 2005Iowa State 37, Oklahoma State 10Box score
Oct 22, 2005Ole Miss 13, Kentucky 7Box score
Oct 22, 2005Ohio 38, Ball State 21Box score
Oct 22, 2005Texas A&M 30, Kansas State 28Box score
Oct 22, 20059Notre Dame 49, BYU 23Box score
Oct 22, 2005Houston 28, Mississippi State 16Box score
Oct 22, 2005Colorado State 39, Wyoming 31Box score
Oct 22, 2005Rutgers 26, UConn 24upsetBox score
Oct 22, 200521TCU 48, Air Force 10Box score
Oct 22, 2005Tulsa 20, SMU 13Box score
Oct 22, 200511Florida State 55, Duke 24Box score
Oct 22, 2005Wake Forest 27, NC State 19Box score
Oct 22, 2005Memphis 27, East Carolina 24Box score
Oct 22, 20052Texas 52, 10Texas Tech 17Box score
Oct 22, 20051USC 51, Washington 24Box score
Oct 22, 200519Wisconsin 31, Purdue 20Box score
Oct 22, 20055Alabama 6, 17Tennessee 3Box score
Oct 22, 2005South Carolina 35, Vanderbilt 28Box score
Oct 22, 2005Western Michigan 45, Bowling Green 14upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2005Louisiana Tech 40, North Texas 14Box score
Oct 22, 2005Stanford 45, Arizona State 35Box score
Oct 22, 200524Fresno State 40, Idaho 10Box score
Oct 22, 2005Louisiana 13, Middle Tennessee 10upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2005Hawai’i 45, San José State 38Box score
Oct 22, 2005Navy 41, Rice 9Box score
Oct 22, 2005Army 20, Akron 0upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2005Miami (OH) 24, Eastern Michigan 23Box score
Oct 22, 2005Boise State 45, Utah State 21Box score
Oct 22, 200515Oregon 28, Arizona 21Box score
Oct 22, 20058UCLA 51, Oregon State 28Box score
Oct 22, 2005Colorado 44, Kansas 13Box score
Oct 22, 2005Oklahoma 37, Baylor 30Box score
Oct 22, 200512Penn State 63, Illinois 10Box score
Oct 22, 2005Arkansas State 3, Florida Atlantic 0Box score
Oct 22, 2005Utah 42, UNLV 32Box score
Oct 22, 2005Toledo 38, Buffalo 15Box score
Oct 22, 20057LSU 20, 16Auburn 17Box score
Oct 22, 2005UTEP 31, Marshall 3Box score
Oct 22, 2005New Mexico 47, San Diego State 24Box score
Oct 22, 200525California 42, Washington State 38Box score

Everyone else

Oct 20, 2005Sam Houston 52, Stephen F. Austin 24Box score
Oct 22, 2005Dartmouth 17, Columbia 6Box score
Oct 22, 2005Delaware 34, James Madison 28Box score
Oct 22, 2005New Hampshire 52, Northeastern 21Box score
Oct 22, 2005Gardner-Webb 55, VMI 52Box score
Oct 22, 2005App State 49, Wofford 17Box score
Oct 22, 2005Princeton 27, Harvard 24upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2005Howard 16, North Carolina A&T 0Box score
Oct 22, 2005Colgate 27, Holy Cross 14Box score
Oct 22, 2005Brown 38, Cornell 24Box score
Oct 22, 2005Richmond 43, Hofstra 37Box score
Oct 22, 2005Assumption 27, Iona 17Box score
Oct 22, 2005Lehigh 42, Bucknell 10Box score
Oct 22, 2005Dayton 52, Valparaiso 7Box score
Oct 22, 2005Delaware State 41, Morgan State 14Box score
Oct 22, 2005Duquesne 22, Marist 14Box score
Oct 22, 2005Monmouth 14, Robert Morris 0Box score
Oct 22, 2005Morehead State 31, Davidson 13Box score
Oct 22, 2005The College of New Jersey 21, La Salle 16Box score
Oct 22, 2005Sacred Heart 21, Stony Brook 14Box score
Oct 22, 2005Salisbury 41, St. Peter’s 16Box score
Oct 22, 2005UAlbany 25, Saint Francis 16Box score
Oct 22, 2005Samford 30, UT Martin 22Box score
Oct 22, 2005Central Connecticut 38, Wagner 34Box score
Oct 22, 2005William & Mary 44, Towson 13Box score
Oct 22, 2005Charleston Southern 48, Savannah State 28Box score
Oct 22, 2005Georgetown 24, Fordham 21Box score
Oct 22, 2005Furman 45, Elon 6Box score
Oct 22, 2005Massachusetts 35, Maine 14Box score
Oct 22, 2005Jacksonville 33, Austin Peay 26Box score
Oct 22, 2005St. Joseph’s (IN) 23, Butler 7Box score
Oct 22, 2005Hampton 14, South Carolina State 10Box score
Oct 22, 2005UC Davis 20, North Dakota State 14Box score
Oct 22, 2005Illinois State 38, Northern Iowa 3Box score
Oct 22, 2005Florida A&M 31, Norfolk State 17Box score
Oct 22, 2005Rhode Island 48, Villanova 30upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2005Southern Illinois 42, Indiana State 20Box score
Oct 22, 2005South Dakota State 64, Missouri S&T 28Box score
Oct 22, 2005Montana 36, Cal Poly 27Box score
Oct 22, 2005Pennsylvania 38, Yale 21Box score
Oct 22, 2005Georgia Southern 49, The Citadel 14Box score
Oct 22, 2005Eastern Illinois 35, Murray State 28Box score
Oct 22, 2005Weber State 28, Eastern Washington 23upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2005Western Kentucky 42, Western Illinois 7Box score
Oct 22, 2005Western Carolina 38, Chattanooga 20Box score
Oct 22, 2005Youngstown State 31, Missouri State 7Box score
Oct 22, 2005Eastern Kentucky 33, Southeast Missouri State 32Box score
Oct 22, 2005Texas State 31, Northwestern State 16Box score
Oct 22, 2005Coastal Carolina 27, Liberty 21Box score
Oct 22, 2005SE Louisiana 37, McNeese 13Box score
Oct 22, 2005Jacksonville State 33, Tennessee State 3Box score
Oct 22, 2005Southern Utah 20, Northern Colorado 17Box score
Oct 22, 2005Portland State 45, Northern Arizona 0Box score
Oct 22, 2005Idaho State 27, Sacramento State 17Box score
Oct 22, 2005San Diego 31, Drake 26Box score