2018: Week 8
108 games. Six ranked teams lost, two to unranked teams. Four games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.
The week in review
Ranked against ranked
| Oct 20, 2018 | 3Clemson 41, 16NC State 7 | Box score |
| Oct 20, 2018 | 5LSU 19, 22Mississippi State 3 | Box score |
| Oct 20, 2018 | 6Michigan 21, 24Michigan State 7 | Box score |
| Oct 20, 2018 | 25Washington State 34, 12Oregon 20 | Box score |
Upsets
| Oct 20, 2018 | Purdue 49, 2Ohio State 20upset | 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
Dwayne Haskins48 of 72, 468 yards, 2 TD, 1 INTOhio State at Purdue
- D’Eriq King Houston25 of 38, 413 yards, 3 TD
- Alan Bowman Texas Tech36 of 46, 408 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Patrick LairdNo. 2 this week22 carries, 193 yards, 2 TDCalifornia at Oregon State
- David Pindell UConn28 carries, 197 yards, 2 TD
- Isaiah Sanders Air Force21 carries, 173 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Rondale MooreNo. 2 this week12 catches, 170 yards, 2 TDPurdue vs. Ohio State
- Albert Okwuegbunam Missouri6 catches, 159 yards, 3 TD
- Stanley Morgan Jr. Nebraska10 catches, 163 yards, 2 TD
Defense
Austin Robinson21 tackles, 2 sacks, 4.5 for lossHouston at Navy
- Markus Bailey Purdue15 tackles, 0.5 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TD
- Jessie Lemonier Liberty9 tackles, 3 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.