2017: Week 3
116 games. Six ranked teams lost, four to unranked teams. 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 16, 2017 | 3Clemson 47, 14Louisville 21 | Box score |
| Sep 16, 2017 | 24Florida 26, 23Tennessee 20 | Box score |
Upsets
| Sep 16, 2017 | Mississippi State 37, 12LSU 7upset | Box score |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Vanderbilt 14, 18Kansas State 7upset | Box score |
| Sep 16, 2017 | San Diego State 20, 19Stanford 17upset | Box score |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Memphis 48, 25UCLA 45upset | 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
Mason RudolphNo. 2 this week23 of 32, 497 yards, 5 TD, 1 INTOklahoma State at Pittsburgh
- Nic Shimonek Texas Tech37 of 50, 543 yards, 6 TD
- Logan Woodside Toledo22 of 33, 458 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Brandon Wimbush21 carries, 207 yards, 4 TDNotre Dame at Boston College
- Ito Smith Southern Miss27 carries, 219 yards, 1 TD
- Josh Adams Notre Dame18 carries, 229 yards
Receiving
Tavares Martin Jr.10 catches, 194 yards, 3 TDWashington State vs. Oregon State
- Cam Phillips Virginia Tech14 catches, 189 yards, 3 TD
- Cody Thompson Toledo9 catches, 178 yards, 3 TD
Defense
Peter Kalambayi7 tackles, 7 sacksStanford at San Diego State
- Devante Downs California14 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 for loss, 1 INT
- DeShon Elliott Texas7 tackles, 1 for loss, 2 INT, 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.