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2020: Week 2

20 games. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

Big days

Passing

Sam Ehlinger25 of 33, 426 yards, 5 TDTexas vs. UTEP
  1. Alan Bowman Texas Tech38 of 52, 430 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
  2. Tyler Vitt Texas State26 of 39, 346 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

Sincere McCormick29 carries, 197 yards, 1 TDUTSA at Texas State
  1. Shai Werts Georgia Southern14 carries, 155 yards, 1 TD
  2. Cam’Ron Harris Miami17 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Kawaan Baker7 catches, 129 yards, 1 TDSouth Alabama vs. Tulane
  1. Joshua Moore Texas6 catches, 127 yards, 1 TD
  2. Thomas Hennigan App State5 catches, 120 yards, 1 TD

Defense

Chazz SurrattNo. 3 this week9 tackles, 2 sacks, 2.5 for lossNorth Carolina vs. Syracuse
  1. Rashad Wisdom UTSA10 tackles, 1.5 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TD
  2. Tyler Murray Charlotte14 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 INT
Ranked by a points score for each kind of game (yards, touchdowns, tackles, sacks).
How we rankRanked 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.

FBS vs. FBS

Sep 10, 2020Miami 31, UAB 14Box score
Sep 12, 2020North Carolina 31, Syracuse 6Box score
Sep 12, 2020Arkansas State 35, Kansas State 31Box score
Sep 12, 2020App State 35, Charlotte 20Box score
Sep 12, 2020Louisiana 31, Iowa State 14Box score
Sep 12, 2020Army 37, UL Monroe 7Box score
Sep 12, 2020Notre Dame 27, Duke 13Box score
Sep 12, 2020UTSA 51, Texas State 48Box score
Sep 12, 2020Georgia Tech 16, Florida State 13Box score
Sep 12, 2020Clemson 37, Wake Forest 13Box score
Sep 12, 2020Tulane 27, South Alabama 24Box score
Sep 12, 2020Louisville 35, Western Kentucky 21Box score
Sep 12, 2020Texas 59, UTEP 3Box score
Sep 12, 2020Coastal Carolina 38, Kansas 23Box score

Everyone else

Sep 12, 2020West Virginia 56, Eastern Kentucky 10Box score
Sep 12, 2020Pittsburgh 55, Austin Peay 0Box score
Sep 12, 2020Georgia Southern 27, Campbell 26Box score
Sep 12, 2020Oklahoma 48, Missouri State 0Box score
Sep 12, 2020South Florida 27, The Citadel 6Box score
Sep 12, 2020Texas Tech 35, Houston Christian 33Box score