2018: Week 2

124 games. Four ranked teams lost, two 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. 10Jordan Ta’amu23 of 33, 448 yards, 5 TDOle Miss vs. Southern Illinois (FCS)

2. Chris Robison Florida Atlantic33 of 40, 471 yards, 3 TD
3. Brent Stockstill Middle Tennessee23 of 32, 396 yards, 5 TD

Rushing

Jonathan TaylorNo. 2 this week33 carries, 253 yards, 3 TDWisconsin vs. New Mexico

1. Jermar Jefferson Oregon State22 carries, 238 yards, 4 TD
3. Darrell Henderson Memphis13 carries, 212 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

A.J. Brown8 catches, 158 yards, 2 TDOle Miss vs. Southern Illinois (FCS)

2. Laviska Shenault Jr. Colorado10 catches, 177 yards, 1 TD
3. Corey Xavier Sutton App State3 catches, 155 yards, 2 TD

Defense

No. 22Chase Hansen12 tackles, 2 sacks, 2.5 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TDUtah at Northern Illinois

2. Tron Folsom Troy5 tackles, 1.5 for loss, 2 INT, 1 TD
3. Cornel Jones Purdue9 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.