2020: Week 5

35 games. Eight ranked teams lost, six to unranked teams. Two games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

Big days

Passing

Shane Buechele32 of 45, 474 yards, 3 TDSMU vs. Memphis

2. Mac Jones Alabama20 of 27, 435 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
3. Kenny Pickett Pittsburgh22 of 39, 411 yards, 1 TD

Rushing

No. 21Khalil Herbert20 carries, 208 yards, 2 TDVirginia Tech at Duke

2. J.D. King Georgia Southern21 carries, 196 yards, 1 TD
3. Christian Beal-Smith Wake Forest20 carries, 130 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

John Metchie IIINo. 2 this week5 catches, 181 yards, 2 TDAlabama vs. Texas A&M

1. Reggie Roberson Jr. SMU5 catches, 243 yards, 2 TD
3. Tylan Wallace Oklahoma State9 catches, 148 yards, 2 TD

Defense

No. 13Leighton McCarthy10 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 for lossFlorida Atlantic vs. Charlotte

2. Anthony Butler Liberty9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for loss, 2 INT
3. Tyler Batty BYU6 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 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.