2021: Week 1

210 games. Eight ranked teams lost, three to unranked teams. Five games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

Big days

Passing

No. 4Bailey Zappe28 of 35, 424 yards, 7 TD, 1 INTWestern Kentucky vs. UT Martin (FCS)

2. Tanner Mordecai SMU24 of 30, 317 yards, 7 TD
3. Nick Starkel San José State16 of 27, 394 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

No. 9Ken Walker III23 carries, 264 yards, 4 TDMichigan State at Northwestern

2. Mataeo Durant Duke29 carries, 255 yards, 3 TD
3. DeAndre Torrey North Texas25 carries, 244 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

No. 7Kayshon Boutte9 catches, 148 yards, 3 TDLSU at UCLA

2. Corey Rucker Arkansas State9 catches, 138 yards, 3 TD
3. Dontario Drummond Ole Miss9 catches, 177 yards, 1 TD

Defense

No. 54Blaze Alldredge10 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 6 for lossMissouri vs. Central Michigan

2. Elias Neal Marshall11 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 for loss
3. K.D. Davis North Texas14 tackles, 2 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.

The week’s biggest individual games by FBS players, from CollegeFootballData box scores.