2019: Week 2

125 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

Joe BurrowNo. 3 this week31 of 39, 471 yards, 4 TD, 1 INTLSU at Texas

1. Elijah Sindelar Purdue34 of 52, 509 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
2. Drew Plitt Ball State32 of 40, 439 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Cam AkersNo. 2 this week36 carries, 193 yards, 2 TDFlorida State vs. UL Monroe

1. Darrynton Evans App State19 carries, 234 yards, 3 TD
3. Tra Minter South Alabama16 carries, 189 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Rondale MooreNo. 3 this week13 catches, 220 yards, 1 TDPurdue vs. Vanderbilt

1. JoJo Ward Hawai’i10 catches, 189 yards, 4 TD
2. Tylan Wallace Oklahoma State5 catches, 180 yards, 3 TD

Defense

Nick Bolton7 tackles, 2 for loss, 2 INT, 1 TDMissouri vs. West Virginia

2. Elijah Riley Army13 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for loss
3. Ellison Hubbard Colorado State5 tackles, 3.5 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.