2013: Week 8

98 games. Nine ranked teams lost, five to unranked teams. Four games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

Big days

Passing

Devin GardnerNo. 3 this week21 of 29, 503 yards, 2 TDMichigan vs. Indiana

1. Sean Mannion Oregon State35 of 45, 481 yards, 4 TD
2. Connor Halliday Washington State58 of 89, 557 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT

Rushing

Jordan Lynch32 carries, 316 yards, 3 TDNorthern Illinois at Central Michigan

2. Isaac Bennett Pittsburgh30 carries, 240 yards, 3 TD
3. Jay Ajayi Boise State24 carries, 222 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Jeremy Gallon14 catches, 369 yards, 2 TDMichigan vs. Indiana

2. Mike Evans Texas A&M11 catches, 287 yards, 4 TD
3. Davante Adams Fresno State8 catches, 221 yards, 4 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.