2012: Week 5
100 games. Three ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. 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 29, 2012 | 9West Virginia 70, 25Baylor 63 | Box score |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 14Ohio State 17, 20Michigan State 16 | Box score |
Upsets
| Sep 27, 2012 | Washington 17, 8Stanford 13upset | 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 Smith45 of 51, 656 yards, 8 TDWest Virginia vs. Baylor
- Nick Florence Baylor29 of 47, 581 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
- Stephen Morris Miami26 of 49, 566 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Benny Cunningham27 carries, 217 yards, 5 TDMiddle Tennessee at Georgia Tech
- Beau Blankenship Ohio43 carries, 269 yards, 2 TD
- David Fluellen Toledo21 carries, 213 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Terrance WilliamsNo. 2 this week17 catches, 314 yards, 2 TDBaylor at West Virginia
- Stedman Bailey West Virginia13 catches, 303 yards, 5 TD
- Willie Snead Ball State14 catches, 216 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.