2009: Week 4
116 games. Seven ranked teams lost, six to unranked teams. One game matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.
The week in review
Ranked against ranked
| Sep 26, 2009 | 11Virginia Tech 31, 9Miami 7upset | Box score |
Upsets
| Sep 24, 2009 | South Carolina 16, 4Ole Miss 10upset | Box score |
| Sep 26, 2009 | Iowa 21, 5Penn State 10upset | Box score |
| Sep 26, 2009 | Oregon 42, 6California 3upset | Box score |
| Sep 26, 2009 | 11Virginia Tech 31, 9Miami 7upset | Box score |
| Sep 26, 2009 | South Florida 17, 18Florida State 7upset | Box score |
| Sep 26, 2009 | Georgia Tech 24, 22North Carolina 7upset | 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
Blaine Gabbert25 of 40, 414 yards, 3 TDMissouri at Nevada
- Case Keenum Houston38 of 58, 435 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Russell Wilson NC State21 of 35, 322 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
Ricky DobbsNo. 3 this week29 carries, 143 yards, 4 TDNavy vs. Western Kentucky
- André Anderson Tulane28 carries, 199 yards, 4 TD
- Darius Marshall Marshall25 carries, 203 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Mardy GilyardNo. 2 this week9 catches, 177 yards, 2 TDCincinnati vs. Fresno State
- Jeremy Williams Tulane10 catches, 222 yards, 2 TD
- Danario Alexander Missouri9 catches, 170 yards, 2 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.


