2016: Week 1

128 games. Seven ranked teams lost, three to unranked teams. Four games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

Big days

Passing

Mike White25 of 31, 517 yards, 3 TDWestern Kentucky vs. Rice

2. Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech30 of 43, 483 yards, 4 TD
3. Davis Webb California38 of 54, 441 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

Aaron Jones31 carries, 249 yards, 2 TDUTEP vs. New Mexico State

2. Devante Mays Utah State18 carries, 208 yards, 3 TD
3. Nick Chubb Georgia32 carries, 222 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Courtland SuttonNo. 3 this week4 catches, 162 yards, 3 TDSMU at North Texas

1. Jerome Lane Akron10 catches, 196 yards, 2 TD
2. Amba Etta-Tawo Syracuse12 catches, 210 yards, 1 TD

Defense

DeMarcus Walker6 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 4.5 for lossFlorida State vs. Ole Miss

2. Justin Lawler SMU8 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 4 for loss
3. Eric Wilson Cincinnati15 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 for loss

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.

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The week’s biggest individual games by FBS players, from CollegeFootballData box scores.