2014: Week 8
105 games. Six ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. Five 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 18, 2014 | 2Florida State 31, 5Notre Dame 27 | Box score |
| Oct 18, 2014 | 14Kansas State 31, 11Oklahoma 30upset | Box score |
| Oct 18, 2014 | 12TCU 42, 15Oklahoma State 9 | Box score |
| Oct 18, 2014 | 7Alabama 59, 21Texas A&M 0 | Box score |
| Oct 18, 2014 | 17Arizona State 26, 23Stanford 10upset | Box score |
Upsets
| Oct 18, 2014 | West Virginia 41, 4Baylor 27upset | Box score |
| Oct 18, 2014 | 14Kansas State 31, 11Oklahoma 30upset | Box score |
| Oct 18, 2014 | 17Arizona State 26, 23Stanford 10upset | 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
Cody KesslerNo. 2 this week19 of 26, 319 yards, 7 TDUSC vs. Colorado
- Christian Stewart BYU39 of 63, 408 yards, 4 TD
- Marquise Williams North Carolina38 of 47, 390 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Royce FreemanNo. 2 this week29 carries, 169 yards, 4 TDOregon vs. Washington
- Devontae Booker Utah32 carries, 229 yards, 3 TD
- Nick Chubb Georgia30 carries, 202 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Josh Doctson7 catches, 225 yards, 2 TDTCU vs. Oklahoma State
- Mitch Mathews BYU16 catches, 182 yards, 2 TD
- Sterling Shepard Oklahoma15 catches, 197 yards, 1 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.


