2020: Week 16

19 games. Seven ranked teams lost, two to unranked teams. Five games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

Big days

Passing

No. 17Nick Starkel32 of 52, 453 yards, 3 TDSan José State vs. Boise State

2. Mac Jones Alabama33 of 43, 418 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
3. Max Johnson LSU27 of 51, 435 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Trey Sermon29 carries, 331 yards, 2 TDOhio State vs. Northwestern

2. Brittain Brown UCLA29 carries, 219 yards
3. Najee Harris Alabama31 carries, 178 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Jahan DotsonNo. 3 this week6 catches, 189 yards, 2 TDPenn State vs. Illinois

1. Kayshon Boutte LSU14 catches, 308 yards, 3 TD
2. Simi Fehoko Stanford16 catches, 230 yards, 3 TD

Defense

Talanoa HufangaNo. 3 this week12 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for lossUSC vs. Oregon

1. Leo Chenal Wisconsin13 tackles, 2 sacks, 5 for loss
2. Jay Ward LSU6 tackles, 2 INT, 1 TD

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.