2018: Week 1

133 games. Five ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. Four games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

Big days

Passing

Cole McDonaldNo. 2 this week30 of 41, 428 yards, 6 TDHawai’i vs. Navy

1. K.J. Carta-Samuels Colorado State34 of 50, 537 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
3. Will Grier West Virginia25 of 34, 429 yards, 5 TD

Rushing

Trayveon Williams20 carries, 240 yards, 3 TDTexas A&M vs. Northwestern State (FCS)

2. Mike Weber Ohio State20 carries, 186 yards, 3 TD
3. Scottie Phillips Ole Miss16 carries, 204 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

J.J. Arcega-Whiteside6 catches, 226 yards, 3 TDStanford vs. San Diego State

2. D’Wayne Eskridge Western Michigan8 catches, 240 yards, 2 TD
3. Laviska Shenault Jr. Colorado11 catches, 211 yards, 1 TD

Defense

No. 35Jake Hansen15 tackles, 6 for lossIllinois vs. Kent State

2. Nate Landman Colorado16 tackles, 2 for loss, 1 INT
3. Malik Carney North Carolina8 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3.5 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.