2012: Week 3
109 games. Five ranked teams lost, two 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
| Sep 15, 2012 | 21Stanford 21, 2USC 14upset | Box score |
| Sep 15, 2012 | 20Notre Dame 20, 10Michigan State 3upset | Box score |
| Sep 15, 2012 | 18Florida 37, 23Tennessee 20 | Box score |
Upsets
| Sep 15, 2012 | 21Stanford 21, 2USC 14upset | Box score |
| Sep 15, 2012 | 20Notre Dame 20, 10Michigan State 3upset | Box score |
| Sep 15, 2012 | Pittsburgh 35, 13Virginia Tech 17upset | Box score |
| Sep 15, 2012 | Utah 24, 25BYU 21upset | 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
Geno Smith34 of 39, 411 yards, 5 TDWest Virginia vs. James Madison (FCS)
- Dalton Williams Akron37 of 48, 446 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
- Rakeem Cato Marshall44 of 65, 432 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Chris ThompsonNo. 2 this week9 carries, 197 yards, 2 TDFlorida State vs. Wake Forest
- Stefphon Jefferson Nevada27 carries, 247 yards, 2 TD
- D.J. Harper Boise State16 carries, 162 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Chad Bumphis6 catches, 180 yards, 3 TDMississippi State at Troy
- Stedman Bailey West Virginia13 catches, 173 yards, 3 TD
- Marcus Rucker Memphis10 catches, 177 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.