2017: Week 6

112 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.

Big days

Passing

No. 12Drew Anderson35 of 61, 597 yards, 7 TDBuffalo vs. Western Michigan

2. Riley Ferguson Memphis34 of 48, 431 yards, 7 TD
3. Caleb Evans UL Monroe24 of 37, 433 yards, 3 TD

Rushing

Khalil Tate14 carries, 327 yards, 4 TDArizona at Colorado

2. Phillip Lindsay Colorado41 carries, 281 yards, 3 TD
3. Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin25 carries, 249 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Anthony Miller15 catches, 224 yards, 4 TDMemphis at UConn

2. Teo Redding Bowling Green8 catches, 197 yards, 2 TD
3. Anthony Johnson Buffalo11 catches, 195 yards, 2 TD

Defense

Sutton Smith10 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 for lossNorthern Illinois vs. Kent State

2. Clifton Duck App State7 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for loss, 3 INT
3. Khalil Brooks Middle Tennessee8 tackles, 3 sacks, 5 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.