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, 2011 | 15Michigan State 37, 4Wisconsin 31upset | Box score |
| Oct 22, 2011 | 1LSU 45, 19Auburn 10 | Box score |
| Oct 22, 2011 | 7Stanford 65, 22Washington 21 | Box score |
Upsets
| Oct 22, 2011 | Texas Tech 41, 3Oklahoma 38upset | Box score |
| Oct 22, 2011 | 15Michigan State 37, 4Wisconsin 31upset | Box score |
| Oct 21, 2011 | Syracuse 49, 11West Virginia 23upset | Box score |
| Oct 22, 2011 | Miami 24, 20Georgia Tech 7upset | Box score |
| Oct 22, 2011 | Purdue 21, 23Illinois 14upset | 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
Case KeenumNo. 2 this week24 of 28, 376 yards, 6 TDHouston vs. Marshall
- Seth Doege Texas Tech33 of 52, 441 yards, 4 TD
- Landry Jones Oklahoma30 of 55, 412 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Zac StacyNo. 2 this week21 carries, 198 yards, 3 TDVanderbilt vs. Army
- Bobby Rainey Western Kentucky32 carries, 206 yards, 3 TD
- Mike Ball Nevada26 carries, 198 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Marvin McNutt6 catches, 184 yards, 3 TDIowa vs. Indiana
- David Blackburn Central Michigan9 catches, 194 yards, 2 TD
- 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 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.


