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2020: Week 9

47 games. Five ranked teams lost, four to unranked teams. One game matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Oct 31, 20203Ohio State 38, 18Penn State 25Box score

Upsets

Oct 31, 2020Texas 41, 6Oklahoma State 34upsetBox score
Oct 31, 2020Michigan State 27, 13Michigan 24upsetBox score
Oct 31, 2020Virginia 44, 15North Carolina 41upsetBox 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

Matt CorralNo. 2 this week31 of 34, 412 yards, 6 TDOle Miss at Vanderbilt
  1. Nick Starkel San José State34 of 47, 467 yards, 5 TD
  2. Sam Howell North Carolina23 of 28, 443 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

Breece HallNo. 3 this week21 carries, 185 yards, 2 TDIowa State at Kansas
  1. Mohamed Ibrahim Minnesota41 carries, 207 yards, 4 TD
  2. Jake Funk Maryland21 carries, 216 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Dyami Brown11 catches, 240 yards, 3 TDNorth Carolina at Virginia
  1. Elijah Moore Ole Miss14 catches, 238 yards, 3 TD
  2. DeVonta Smith Alabama11 catches, 203 yards, 4 TD

Defense

Joseph Ossai12 tackles, 3 sacks, 6 for lossTexas at Oklahoma State
  1. Charles Snowden Virginia10 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 for loss
  2. Justin Rice Arkansas State14 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 for loss
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 29, 2020Georgia Southern 24, South Alabama 17Box score
Oct 29, 2020Fresno State 38, Colorado State 17Box score
Oct 30, 2020Maryland 45, Minnesota 44Box score
Oct 30, 2020Tulsa 34, East Carolina 30Box score
Oct 30, 2020Wyoming 31, Hawai’i 7Box score
Oct 31, 2020Florida Atlantic 24, UTSA 3Box score
Oct 31, 2020Tulane 38, Temple 3Box score
Oct 31, 20207Cincinnati 49, Memphis 10Box score
Oct 31, 202020Coastal Carolina 51, Georgia State 0Box score
Oct 31, 20201Clemson 34, Boston College 28Box score
Oct 31, 2020Wake Forest 38, Syracuse 14Box score
Oct 31, 202023Iowa State 52, Kansas 22Box score
Oct 31, 2020West Virginia 37, 16Kansas State 10Box score
Oct 31, 20205Georgia 14, Kentucky 3Box score
Oct 31, 2020Purdue 31, Illinois 24Box score
Oct 31, 2020Michigan State 27, 13Michigan 24upsetBox score
Oct 31, 2020UCF 44, Houston 21Box score
Oct 31, 2020Rice 30, Southern Miss 6Box score
Oct 31, 2020Troy 38, Arkansas State 10Box score
Oct 31, 2020Louisiana Tech 37, UAB 34Box score
Oct 31, 20204Notre Dame 31, Georgia Tech 13Box score
Oct 31, 2020TCU 33, Baylor 23Box score
Oct 31, 2020Auburn 48, LSU 11Box score
Oct 31, 202017Indiana 37, Rutgers 21Box score
Oct 31, 2020Northwestern 21, Iowa 20Box score
Oct 31, 2020App State 31, UL Monroe 13Box score
Oct 31, 2020Virginia Tech 42, Louisville 35Box score
Oct 31, 2020Texas 41, 6Oklahoma State 34upsetBox score
Oct 31, 2020Ole Miss 54, Vanderbilt 21Box score
Oct 31, 202025Boise State 49, Air Force 30Box score
Oct 31, 2020Duke 53, Charlotte 19Box score
Oct 31, 20202Alabama 41, Mississippi State 0Box score
Oct 31, 2020San José State 38, New Mexico 21Box score
Oct 31, 202022SMU 51, Navy 37Box score
Oct 31, 202010Florida 41, Missouri 17Box score
Oct 31, 20208Texas A&M 42, Arkansas 31Box score
Oct 31, 20203Ohio State 38, 18Penn State 25Box score
Oct 31, 2020Louisiana 44, Texas State 34Box score
Oct 31, 2020Virginia 44, 15North Carolina 41upsetBox score
Oct 31, 202024Oklahoma 62, Texas Tech 28Box score
Oct 31, 2020San Diego State 38, Utah State 7Box score
Oct 31, 202011BYU 41, Western Kentucky 10Box score
Oct 31, 2020Nevada 37, UNLV 19Box score

Everyone else

Oct 30, 2020Southern Illinois 20, Southeast Missouri State 17Box score
Oct 31, 2020Abilene Christian 20, Mercer 17Box score
Oct 31, 2020Stephen F. Austin 64, Western Colorado 7Box score
Oct 31, 2020Central Arkansas 52, Missouri Western 10Box score