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2006: Week 1

117 games. Two ranked teams lost. 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

Sep 4, 200611Florida State 13, 12Miami 10Box score
Sep 2, 200623Tennessee 35, 9California 18upsetBox score

Upsets

Sep 2, 200623Tennessee 35, 9California 18upsetBox 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

Graham Harrell34 of 49, 342 yards, 5 TD, 1 INTTexas Tech vs. SMU
  1. Chase Holbrook New Mexico State29 of 40, 381 yards, 2 TD
  2. Chase Daniel Missouri23 of 32, 320 yards, 5 TD

Rushing

Steve SlatonNo. 2 this week33 carries, 203 yards, 2 TDWest Virginia vs. Marshall
  1. Ray Rice Rutgers31 carries, 201 yards, 3 TD
  2. Dwayne Wright Fresno State26 carries, 158 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Robert Meachem5 catches, 182 yards, 2 TDTennessee vs. California
  1. Chris Hopkins Toledo13 catches, 139 yards, 3 TD
  2. Dorien Bryant Purdue6 catches, 154 yards, 2 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

Aug 31, 2006Boston College 31, Central Michigan 24Box score
Aug 31, 2006Buffalo 9, Temple 3Box score
Aug 31, 2006Middle Tennessee 7, Florida International 6Box score
Aug 31, 2006Northwestern 21, Miami (OH) 3Box score
Aug 31, 2006Ball State 38, Eastern Michigan 20Box score
Aug 31, 2006Minnesota 44, Kent State 0Box score
Aug 31, 2006Iowa State 45, Toledo 43Box score
Aug 31, 2006South Carolina 15, Mississippi State 0Box score
Aug 31, 2006UTEP 34, San Diego State 27Box score
Sep 1, 2006Fresno State 28, Nevada 19Box score
Sep 2, 2006Michigan State 27, Idaho 17Box score
Sep 2, 200614Michigan 27, Vanderbilt 7Box score
Sep 2, 20063Texas 56, North Texas 7Box score
Sep 2, 2006Rutgers 21, North Carolina 16Box score
Sep 2, 200620Nebraska 49, Louisiana Tech 10Box score
Sep 2, 20061Ohio State 35, Northern Illinois 12Box score
Sep 2, 200619Penn State 34, Akron 16Box score
Sep 2, 200618Clemson 54, Florida Atlantic 6Box score
Sep 2, 2006Washington 35, San José State 29Box score
Sep 2, 20065West Virginia 42, Marshall 10Box score
Sep 2, 200621Oregon 48, Stanford 10Box score
Sep 2, 2006Wyoming 38, Utah State 7Box score
Sep 2, 2006Navy 28, East Carolina 23Box score
Sep 2, 200623Tennessee 35, 9California 18upsetBox score
Sep 2, 20067Florida 34, Southern Miss 7Box score
Sep 2, 2006Indiana 39, Western Michigan 20Box score
Sep 2, 2006Wake Forest 20, Syracuse 10Box score
Sep 2, 2006UCLA 31, Utah 10Box score
Sep 2, 2006Wisconsin 35, Bowling Green 14Box score
Sep 2, 200610Oklahoma 24, UAB 17Box score
Sep 2, 2006Pittsburgh 38, Virginia 13Box score
Sep 2, 2006Alabama 25, Hawai’i 17Box score
Sep 2, 200625Texas Tech 35, SMU 3Box score
Sep 2, 2006Arkansas State 14, Army 6Box score
Sep 2, 20064Auburn 40, Washington State 14Box score
Sep 2, 20062Notre Dame 14, Georgia Tech 10Box score
Sep 2, 20068LSU 45, Louisiana 3Box score
Sep 2, 20066USC 50, Arkansas 14Box score
Sep 2, 2006Houston 31, Rice 30Box score
Sep 2, 2006Arizona 16, BYU 13Box score
Sep 3, 2006Ole Miss 28, Memphis 25Box score
Sep 3, 200622TCU 17, Baylor 7Box score
Sep 3, 200613Louisville 59, Kentucky 28Box score
Sep 4, 200611Florida State 13, 12Miami 10Box score

Everyone else

Aug 26, 2006Catawba 21, Winston-Salem State 7upsetBox score
Aug 31, 2006Tulsa 45, Stephen F. Austin 7Box score
Aug 31, 2006Wagner 38, La Salle 15Box score
Aug 31, 2006Liberty 27, St. Paul’s College 0Box score
Aug 31, 2006Nicholls 35, Southern Arkansas 0Box score
Aug 31, 2006Hofstra 17, Stony Brook 8Box score
Aug 31, 2006Western Carolina 42, Chowan 0Box score
Aug 31, 2006Western Illinois 31, Morehead State 6Box score
Aug 31, 2006UConn 52, Rhode Island 7Box score
Aug 31, 2006Youngstown State 51, Slippery Rock 21Box score
Aug 31, 2006Southern Illinois 49, Lock Haven 0Box score
Aug 31, 2006Central Arkansas 39, Henderson State 6Box score
Aug 31, 2006Northern Iowa 48, Drake 7Box score
Aug 31, 2006UL Monroe 24, Alcorn State 6Box score
Aug 31, 2006Samford 37, Miles 7Box score
Aug 31, 2006Chattanooga 31, Tennessee Tech 7Box score
Aug 31, 2006Boise State 45, Sacramento State 0Box score
Aug 31, 2006New Mexico State 30, SE Louisiana 15Box score
Aug 31, 200624Arizona State 35, Northern Arizona 14Box score
Aug 31, 2006Oregon State 56, Eastern Washington 17Box score
Sep 1, 2006San Diego 27, Azusa Pacific 0Box score
Sep 2, 2006Hampton 27, Grambling 26Box score
Sep 2, 200616Iowa 41, Montana 7Box score
Sep 2, 200615Georgia 48, Western Kentucky 12Box score
Sep 2, 2006Gardner-Webb 49, Jacksonville 14Box score
Sep 2, 2006Holy Cross 26, Georgetown 13Box score
Sep 2, 2006Massachusetts 28, Colgate 7Box score
Sep 2, 2006Montclair State 21, Iona 7Box score
Sep 2, 2006Dayton 21, Robert Morris 14Box score
Sep 2, 2006Delaware State 34, Florida A&M 14Box score
Sep 2, 2006UAlbany 17, Lehigh 16upsetBox score
Sep 2, 2006Purdue 60, Indiana State 35Box score
Sep 2, 2006Saint Francis 38, St. Peter’s 3Box score
Sep 2, 2006VMI 20, Davidson 19Box score
Sep 2, 2006Albion 31, Butler 10Box score
Sep 2, 2006Furman 17, Jacksonville State 13Box score
Sep 2, 200617Virginia Tech 38, Northeastern 0Box score
Sep 2, 2006Charleston Southern 21, Presbyterian 13Box score
Sep 2, 2006Lafayette 25, Sacred Heart 14Box score
Sep 2, 2006Valparaiso 54, Wisconsin Lutheran 0Box score
Sep 2, 2006Montana State 19, Colorado 10upsetBox score
Sep 2, 2006UC Davis 38, Northern Colorado 7Box score
Sep 2, 2006Colorado State 30, Weber State 6Box score
Sep 2, 2006Benedict 21, Savannah State 7Box score
Sep 2, 2006Central Connecticut 34, Marist 6Box score
Sep 2, 2006Towson 30, Morgan State 2Box score
Sep 2, 2006Maryland 27, William & Mary 14Box score
Sep 2, 2006Richmond 13, Duke 0Box score
Sep 2, 2006NC State 23, App State 10Box score
Sep 2, 2006James Madison 14, Bloomsburg 3Box score
Sep 2, 2006UCF 35, Villanova 16Box score
Sep 2, 2006Monmouth 23, Fordham 9Box score
Sep 2, 2006Norfolk State 29, Virginia State 14Box score
Sep 2, 2006Winston-Salem State 41, North Carolina A&T 14Box score
Sep 2, 2006South Florida 41, McNeese 10Box score
Sep 2, 2006Missouri 47, Murray State 7Box score
Sep 2, 2006Ohio 29, UT Martin 3Box score
Sep 2, 2006Oklahoma State 52, Missouri State 10Box score
Sep 2, 2006Texas A&M 35, The Citadel 3Box score
Sep 2, 2006Elon 23, Coastal Carolina 20upsetBox score
Sep 2, 2006Texas State 27, Tarleton State 23Box score
Sep 2, 2006Illinois 42, Eastern Illinois 17Box score
Sep 2, 2006Southeast Missouri State 38, Austin Peay 13Box score
Sep 2, 2006Southern 30, Bethune-Cookman 29Box score
Sep 2, 2006Bucknell 31, Duquesne 28Box score
Sep 2, 2006Kansas 49, Northwestern State 18Box score
Sep 2, 2006Alabama A&M 27, Tennessee State 20Box score
Sep 2, 2006Troy 38, Alabama State 0Box score
Sep 2, 2006Wofford 28, South Carolina State 21Box score
Sep 2, 2006Kansas State 24, Illinois State 23Box score
Sep 2, 2006Cincinnati 31, Eastern Kentucky 0Box score
Sep 2, 2006Portland State 17, New Mexico 6upsetBox score
Sep 2, 2006UNLV 54, Idaho State 10Box score