2020: Week 8

49 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.

Big days

Passing

Dillon Gabriel26 of 40, 422 yards, 5 TDUCF vs. Tulane

2. Malik Willis Liberty24 of 31, 345 yards, 6 TD
3. Carson Strong Nevada37 of 50, 405 yards, 3 TD

Rushing

Desmond Ridder8 carries, 179 yards, 3 TDCincinnati at SMU

2. Javian Hawkins Louisville16 carries, 174 yards, 3 TD
3. Sincere McCormick UTSA37 carries, 165 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

No. 6Marlon Williams9 catches, 174 yards, 3 TDUCF vs. Tulane

2. Kawaan Baker South Alabama6 catches, 154 yards, 3 TD
3. Calvin Austin III Memphis6 catches, 184 yards, 1 TD

Defense

Terrel BernardNo. 3 this week19 tackles, 1 sack, 2 for lossBaylor at Texas

1. Trey Baldwin Louisiana Tech18 tackles, 1 sack, 2 for loss, 1 INT
2. Nick Andersen Wake Forest11 tackles, 3 INT

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.