2008: Week 12

104 games. Four ranked teams lost, three to unranked teams. One game matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

Big days

Passing

Case Keenum24 of 37, 402 yards, 6 TDHouston vs. Tulsa

2. Trevor Vittatoe UTEP21 of 31, 410 yards, 3 TD
3. Max Hall BYU28 of 37, 354 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Shonn Greene30 carries, 211 yards, 2 TDIowa vs. Purdue

2. James Starks Buffalo37 carries, 151 yards, 3 TD
3. Percy Harvin Florida8 carries, 167 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Kenny BrittNo. 3 this week8 catches, 173 yards, 1 TDRutgers at South Florida

1. Jason Harper Temple10 catches, 209 yards, 2 TD
2. Kris Adams UTEP5 catches, 145 yards, 3 TD

Ranked by a points score for each kind of game (yards, touchdowns, tackles, sacks).

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.

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

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