2012: Week 1

116 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 1, 2012	2Alabama 41, 8Michigan 14	Box score
Aug 31, 2012	13Michigan State 17, 24Boise State 13	Box score

Big days

Passing

Ryan Nassib 45 of 66, 482 yards, 4 TD, 1 INTSyracuse vs. Northwestern

Chase Rettig Boston College32 of 51, 441 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Taylor Martinez Nebraska26 of 34, 354 yards, 5 TD

Rushing

Cody Getz 17 carries, 218 yards, 3 TDAir Force vs. Idaho State (FCS)

Johnathan Franklin UCLA15 carries, 214 yards, 3 TD
Shawn Southward Troy28 carries, 204 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Marqise LeeNo. 2 this week10 catches, 197 yards, 1 TDUSC vs. Hawai’i

Austin Franklin New Mexico State8 catches, 236 yards, 2 TD
Robert Herron Wyoming5 catches, 173 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.

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 30, 2012	9South Carolina 17, Vanderbilt 13	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	UCF 56, Akron 14	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	Ball State 37, Eastern Michigan 26	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	UConn 37, Massachusetts 0	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	UCLA 49, Rice 24	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	BYU 30, Washington State 6	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	Minnesota 30, UNLV 27	Box score
Aug 31, 2012	Tennessee 35, NC State 21	Box score
Aug 31, 2012	13Michigan State 17, 24Boise State 13	Box score
Aug 31, 2012	21Stanford 20, San José State 17	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Notre Dame 50, Navy 10	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Troy 39, UAB 29	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	6Georgia 45, Buffalo 23	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Northwestern 42, Syracuse 41	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	18Ohio State 56, Miami (OH) 10	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Ohio 24, Penn State 14	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	11West Virginia 69, Marshall 34	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Illinois 24, Western Michigan 7	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	UTSA 33, South Alabama 31	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Nevada 31, California 24	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	23Florida 27, Bowling Green 14	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Iowa State 38, Tulsa 23	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Miami 41, Boston College 32	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	17Nebraska 49, Southern Miss 20	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Iowa 18, Northern Illinois 17	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Colorado State 22, Colorado 17	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	14Clemson 26, Auburn 19	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	3LSU 41, North Texas 14	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Duke 46, Florida International 26	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	1USC 49, Hawai’i 10	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Texas State 30, Houston 13upset	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	15Texas 37, Wyoming 17	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	2Alabama 41, 8Michigan 14	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Rutgers 24, Tulane 12	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Arizona 24, Toledo 17	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Washington 21, San Diego State 12	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	5Oregon 57, Arkansas State 34	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	4Oklahoma 24, UTEP 7	Box score
Sep 2, 2012	25Louisville 32, Kentucky 14	Box score
Sep 2, 2012	Baylor 59, SMU 24	Box score
Sep 3, 2012	16Virginia Tech 20, Georgia Tech 17	Box score

Everyone else

Aug 30, 2012	Shorter 31, Campbell 20upset	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	Central Michigan 38, Southeast Missouri State 27	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	Fordham 55, Lock Haven 0	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	Kent State 41, Towson 21	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	Morehead State 55, Southern Virginia 0	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	Western Illinois 23, Butler 15	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	Utah 41, Northern Colorado 0	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	New Hampshire 38, Holy Cross 17	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	Eastern Illinois 49, Southern Illinois 28	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	South Carolina State 33, Georgia State 6	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	McNeese 27, Middle Tennessee 21	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	New Mexico State 49, Sacramento State 19	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	Utah State 34, Southern Utah 3	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	Drake 28, Des Moines 8	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	Tennessee Tech 41, Hampton 31	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	St. Joseph’s (IN) 36, Valparaiso 34	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	Western Carolina 42, Mars Hill 14	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	Eastern Washington 20, Idaho 3	Box score
Aug 30, 2012	Arizona State 63, Northern Arizona 6	Box score
Aug 31, 2012	Temple 41, Villanova 10	Box score
Aug 31, 2012	Stephen F. Austin 49, Southwestern Oklahoma State 14	Box score
Aug 31, 2012	Florida Atlantic 7, Wagner 3	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	East Carolina 35, App State 13	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	North Carolina 62, Elon 0	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Lehigh 27, Monmouth 17	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Morgan State 30, Sacred Heart 27	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Air Force 49, Idaho State 21	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Delaware State 17, VMI 10	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Illinois State 56, Dayton 14	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Maryland 7, William & Mary 6	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Virginia 43, Richmond 19	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Marist 35, Bryant 10upset	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Howard 30, Morehouse 29	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Montana 35, South Dakota 24	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	12Wisconsin 26, Northern Iowa 21	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Purdue 48, Eastern Kentucky 6	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Samford 24, Furman 21	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	New Mexico 66, Southern 21	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	7Florida State 69, Murray State 3	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	James Madison 55, Saint Francis 7	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Georgia Southern 58, Jacksonville 0	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Old Dominion 57, Duquesne 23	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Coastal Carolina 29, North Carolina A&T 13	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	UAlbany 40, Colgate 23	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Arkansas–Pine Bluff 17, Langston 14	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Concordia (AL) 20, Mississippi Valley State 19	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	North Carolina Central 54, Fayetteville State 31	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Norfolk State 24, Virginia State 0	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Stony Brook 49, Central Connecticut 17	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	The Citadel 49, Charleston Southern 14	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Wake Forest 20, Liberty 17	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Youngstown State 31, Pittsburgh 17upset	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Wofford 34, Gardner-Webb 7	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	10Arkansas 49, Jacksonville State 24	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	South Florida 34, Chattanooga 13	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Western Kentucky 49, Austin Peay 10	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Missouri 62, SE Louisiana 10	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Ole Miss 49, Central Arkansas 27	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	19Oklahoma State 84, Savannah State 0	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	UT Martin 20, Memphis 17	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Louisiana 40, Lamar 0	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Mississippi State 56, Jackson State 9	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Kansas 31, South Dakota State 17	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	North Dakota State 52, Robert Morris 0	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Tennessee State 17, Florida A&M 14	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Texas Tech 44, Northwestern State 6	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Alcorn State 22, Grambling 21upset	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Cal Poly 41, San Diego 14	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Georgetown 35, Davidson 14	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	22Kansas State 51, Missouri State 9	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Indiana 24, Indiana State 17	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Texas Southern 44, Prairie View A&M 41	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Alabama A&M 7, Tuskegee 6	Box score
Sep 1, 2012	Fresno State 37, Weber State 10	Box score
Sep 2, 2012	Bethune-Cookman 38, Alabama State 28	Box score