2011: Week 8

108 games. Seven ranked teams lost, four 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, 201115Michigan State 37, 4Wisconsin 31upsetBox score
Oct 22, 20111LSU 45, 19Auburn 10Box score
Oct 22, 20117Stanford 65, 22Washington 21Box score

Upsets

Oct 22, 2011Texas Tech 41, 3Oklahoma 38upsetBox score
Oct 22, 201115Michigan State 37, 4Wisconsin 31upsetBox score
Oct 21, 2011Syracuse 49, 11West Virginia 23upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011Miami 24, 20Georgia Tech 7upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011Purdue 21, 23Illinois 14upsetBox 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

Case KeenumNo. 2 this week24 of 28, 376 yards, 6 TDHouston vs. Marshall
  1. Seth Doege Texas Tech33 of 52, 441 yards, 4 TD
  2. Landry Jones Oklahoma30 of 55, 412 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Zac StacyNo. 2 this week21 carries, 198 yards, 3 TDVanderbilt vs. Army
  1. Bobby Rainey Western Kentucky32 carries, 206 yards, 3 TD
  2. Mike Ball Nevada26 carries, 198 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

  1. David Blackburn Central Michigan9 catches, 194 yards, 2 TD
  2. Chris Givens Wake Forest6 catches, 147 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.

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

FBS vs. FBS

Oct 18, 2011Arkansas State 34, Florida International 16Box score
Oct 20, 2011UAB 26, UCF 24upsetBox score
Oct 20, 2011Arizona 48, UCLA 12Box score
Oct 21, 2011Louisville 16, Rutgers 14Box score
Oct 21, 2011Syracuse 49, 11West Virginia 23upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011Cincinnati 37, South Florida 34Box score
Oct 22, 20116Oklahoma State 45, Missouri 24Box score
Oct 22, 20118Clemson 59, North Carolina 38Box score
Oct 22, 2011Northern Illinois 31, Buffalo 30Box score
Oct 22, 2011Iowa 45, Indiana 24Box score
Oct 22, 201112Kansas State 59, Kansas 21Box score
Oct 22, 2011Purdue 21, 23Illinois 14upsetBox score
Oct 22, 201110Arkansas 29, Ole Miss 24Box score
Oct 22, 2011Wake Forest 24, Duke 23Box score
Oct 22, 2011Eastern Michigan 14, Western Michigan 10Box score
Oct 22, 2011Ball State 31, Central Michigan 27Box score
Oct 22, 2011TCU 69, New Mexico 0Box score
Oct 22, 201116Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 14Box score
Oct 22, 2011Louisiana Tech 24, Utah State 17Box score
Oct 22, 20119Oregon 45, Colorado 2Box score
Oct 22, 2011Florida State 41, Maryland 16Box score
Oct 22, 201117Texas A&M 33, Iowa State 17Box score
Oct 22, 20115Boise State 37, Air Force 26Box score
Oct 22, 20111LSU 45, 19Auburn 10Box score
Oct 22, 201113Nebraska 41, Minnesota 14Box score
Oct 22, 2011Bowling Green 13, Temple 10upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011NC State 28, Virginia 14Box score
Oct 22, 2011Ohio 37, Akron 20Box score
Oct 22, 2011Miami 24, 20Georgia Tech 7upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011East Carolina 38, Navy 35upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011Memphis 33, Tulane 17upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011Western Kentucky 42, Louisiana 23upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011Nevada 45, Fresno State 38Box score
Oct 22, 201121Houston 63, Marshall 28Box score
Oct 22, 2011North Texas 38, UL Monroe 21Box score
Oct 22, 2011California 34, Utah 10Box score
Oct 22, 2011Penn State 34, Northwestern 24Box score
Oct 22, 2011Vanderbilt 44, Army 21Box score
Oct 22, 2011Tulsa 38, Rice 20Box score
Oct 22, 2011Toledo 49, Miami (OH) 28Box score
Oct 22, 20112Alabama 37, Tennessee 6Box score
Oct 22, 2011USC 31, Notre Dame 17Box score
Oct 22, 20117Stanford 65, 22Washington 21Box score
Oct 22, 201115Michigan State 37, 4Wisconsin 31upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011Texas Tech 41, 3Oklahoma 38upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011Middle Tennessee 38, Florida Atlantic 14Box score
Oct 22, 2011Southern Miss 27, SMU 3Box score
Oct 22, 2011UTEP 31, Colorado State 17Box score
Oct 22, 2011Oregon State 44, Washington State 21Box score
Oct 23, 2011Hawai’i 45, New Mexico State 34Box score

Everyone else

Oct 20, 2011Bethune-Cookman 14, Norfolk State 6upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011Kentucky 38, Jacksonville State 14Box score
Oct 22, 2011Pennsylvania 37, Yale 25Box score
Oct 22, 2011UAlbany 63, Central Connecticut 35Box score
Oct 22, 2011Duquesne 37, Wagner 21Box score
Oct 22, 2011Bryant 34, Robert Morris 27Box score
Oct 22, 2011Brown 35, Cornell 24Box score
Oct 22, 2011Rhode Island 38, Delaware 34upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011Howard 35, North Carolina A&T 28Box score
Oct 22, 2011Harvard 56, Princeton 39Box score
Oct 22, 2011Jacksonville 56, Davidson 13Box score
Oct 22, 2011Lafayette 45, Fordham 24Box score
Oct 22, 2011Holy Cross 16, Bucknell 13Box score
Oct 22, 2011Marist 28, Butler 10upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011Campbell 48, San Diego 24Box score
Oct 22, 2011Dayton 30, Morehead State 28Box score
Oct 22, 2011Monmouth 31, Sacred Heart 17Box score
Oct 22, 2011Dartmouth 37, Columbia 0Box score
Oct 22, 2011Liberty 38, Charleston Southern 16Box score
Oct 22, 2011Florida A&M 27, South Carolina State 24Box score
Oct 22, 2011Stony Brook 42, VMI 14Box score
Oct 22, 2011Georgetown 40, Colgate 17Box score
Oct 22, 2011Cal Poly 23, North Dakota 19Box score
Oct 22, 2011Furman 26, Wofford 21Box score
Oct 22, 2011Georgia Southern 48, Presbyterian 14Box score
Oct 22, 2011Drake 50, Valparaiso 0Box score
Oct 22, 2011Hampton 30, North Carolina Central 27Box score
Oct 22, 2011Illinois State 17, Indiana State 14Box score
Oct 22, 2011Southeast Missouri State 17, Austin Peay 13Box score
Oct 22, 2011UT Martin 24, Eastern Illinois 23Box score
Oct 22, 2011BYU 56, Idaho State 3Box score
Oct 22, 2011Alcorn State 58, Concordia (AL) 16Box score
Oct 22, 2011Eastern Kentucky 33, Tennessee State 22Box score
Oct 22, 2011Chattanooga 42, Elon 18Box score
Oct 22, 2011Georgia State 27, South Alabama 20Box score
Oct 22, 2011North Dakota State 38, South Dakota State 14Box score
Oct 22, 2011Texas Southern 42, Central State 11Box score
Oct 22, 2011The Citadel 35, Western Carolina 7Box score
Oct 22, 2011Grambling 30, Mississippi Valley State 24Box score
Oct 22, 2011New Hampshire 27, Massachusetts 21Box score
Oct 22, 2011Old Dominion 37, Villanova 14Box score
Oct 22, 2011Maine 23, Richmond 22Box score
Oct 22, 2011App State 35, Samford 17Box score
Oct 22, 2011Towson 38, William & Mary 27upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011Montana State 31, Northern Colorado 21Box score
Oct 22, 2011Central Arkansas 38, Lamar 24Box score
Oct 22, 2011Northern Iowa 17, Southern Illinois 10Box score
Oct 22, 2011Youngstown State 49, Saint Francis 23Box score
Oct 22, 2011South Dakota 27, UC Davis 24Box score
Oct 22, 2011Southern Utah 35, Weber State 28Box score
Oct 22, 2011Montana 28, Northern Arizona 24Box score
Oct 22, 2011Stephen F. Austin 57, Nicholls 21Box score
Oct 22, 2011Gardner-Webb 26, Coastal Carolina 24upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011Missouri State 31, Western Illinois 17upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011Sam Houston 38, McNeese 14Box score
Oct 22, 2011SE Louisiana 38, Texas State 28upsetBox score
Oct 22, 2011Portland State 36, Willamette 10Box score
Oct 22, 2011Eastern Washington 42, Sacramento State 35Box score