2017: Week 5
112 games. Four ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. Three 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 30, 2017 | 2Clemson 31, 12Virginia Tech 17 | Box score |
| Sep 29, 2017 | 16Washington State 30, 5USC 27upset | Box score |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 13Auburn 49, 24Mississippi State 10 | Box score |
Big days
Passing
Max Browne28 of 32, 410 yards, 4 TDPittsburgh vs. Rice
- Andrew Ford Massachusetts32 of 54, 390 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
- Bryant Shirreffs UConn22 of 28, 408 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Bryce Love25 carries, 301 yards, 3 TDStanford vs. Arizona State
- Richard McQuarley New Mexico11 carries, 179 yards, 5 TD
- Zach Abey Navy36 carries, 185 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Michael GallupNo. 2 this week8 catches, 212 yards, 1 TDColorado State at Hawai’i
- Malcolm Williams Coastal Carolina9 catches, 266 yards, 2 TD
- Jalen Guyton North Texas14 catches, 211 yards, 1 TD
Defense
Jalen Davis5 tackles, 3 INT, 2 TDUtah State vs. BYU
- Dylan Jackson Stanford7 tackles, 7 sacks, 0.5 for loss
- Garret Dooley Wisconsin9 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 5 for loss
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.