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2020: Week 6

30 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 10, 20201Clemson 42, 7Miami 17Box score
Oct 10, 20203Georgia 44, 14Tennessee 21Box score
Oct 10, 202021Texas A&M 41, 4Florida 38upsetBox score
Oct 10, 20208North Carolina 56, 19Virginia Tech 45Box score

Upsets

Oct 10, 202021Texas A&M 41, 4Florida 38upsetBox 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

Myles Brennan29 of 48, 430 yards, 4 TDLSU vs. Missouri
  1. Connor Bazelak Missouri29 of 34, 406 yards, 4 TD
  2. Mac Jones Alabama28 of 32, 417 yards, 2 TD

Rushing

Najee Harris23 carries, 206 yards, 5 TDAlabama at Ole Miss
  1. Michael Carter North Carolina17 carries, 214 yards, 2 TD
  2. Kyren Williams Notre Dame19 carries, 185 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Terrace Marshall Jr.No. 2 this week11 catches, 235 yards, 3 TDLSU vs. Missouri
  1. Jaelon Darden North Texas13 catches, 244 yards, 3 TD
  2. Kenny Yeboah Ole Miss7 catches, 182 yards, 2 TD

Defense

Justin Rice12 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 for lossArkansas State vs. Central Arkansas (FCS)
  1. Praise Amaewhule UTEP5 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3.5 for loss
  2. Macon Clark Tulane4 tackles, 1 for loss, 2 INT, 1 TD
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

Oct 8, 2020Houston 49, Tulane 31Box score
Oct 9, 2020Georgia Tech 46, Louisville 27Box score
Oct 10, 2020Liberty 40, UL Monroe 7Box score
Oct 10, 20208North Carolina 56, 19Virginia Tech 45Box score
Oct 10, 2020NC State 38, Virginia 21Box score
Oct 10, 2020Oklahoma 53, 22Texas 45Box score
Oct 10, 202021Texas A&M 41, 4Florida 38upsetBox score
Oct 10, 2020Missouri 45, 17LSU 41Box score
Oct 10, 2020South Carolina 41, Vanderbilt 7Box score
Oct 10, 2020Duke 38, Syracuse 24Box score
Oct 10, 2020Troy 37, Texas State 17Box score
Oct 10, 202024Iowa State 31, Texas Tech 15Box score
Oct 10, 20203Georgia 44, 14Tennessee 21Box score
Oct 10, 202015BYU 27, UTSA 20Box score
Oct 10, 2020Middle Tennessee 31, Florida International 28Box score
Oct 10, 2020Boston College 31, Pittsburgh 30Box score
Oct 10, 2020Kansas State 21, TCU 14Box score
Oct 10, 202013Auburn 30, Arkansas 28Box score
Oct 10, 2020Navy 31, Temple 29Box score
Oct 10, 2020East Carolina 44, South Florida 24Box score
Oct 10, 2020Louisiana Tech 21, UTEP 17Box score
Oct 10, 2020Marshall 38, Western Kentucky 14Box score
Oct 10, 20201Clemson 42, 7Miami 17Box score
Oct 10, 20205Notre Dame 42, Florida State 26Box score
Oct 10, 20202Alabama 63, Ole Miss 48Box score
Oct 10, 2020Kentucky 24, Mississippi State 2Box score
Oct 10, 2020Charlotte 49, North Texas 21Box score

Everyone else

Oct 10, 2020Army 14, The Citadel 9Box score
Oct 10, 2020Jacksonville State 34, Mercer 28Box score
Oct 10, 2020Arkansas State 50, Central Arkansas 27Box score