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2021: Week 4

193 games. Six ranked teams lost, four to unranked teams. Two games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Sep 25, 202116Arkansas 20, 7Texas A&M 10upsetBox score
Sep 25, 202112Notre Dame 41, 18Wisconsin 13upsetBox score

Upsets

Sep 25, 202116Arkansas 20, 7Texas A&M 10upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021NC State 27, 9Clemson 21upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021Baylor 31, 14Iowa State 29upsetBox score
Sep 25, 202112Notre Dame 41, 18Wisconsin 13upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021Georgia Tech 45, 21North Carolina 22upsetBox 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

Kenny Pickett24 of 28, 403 yards, 5 TDPittsburgh vs. New Hampshire (FCS)
  1. Chase Cunningham Middle Tennessee28 of 40, 379 yards, 5 TD
  2. Sean Clifford Penn State19 of 26, 401 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Christian Anderson15 carries, 236 yards, 2 TDArmy vs. Miami (OH)
  1. Evan Hull Northwestern22 carries, 216 yards, 2 TD
  2. Gerald Green Georgia Southern18 carries, 186 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Jordan Addison6 catches, 179 yards, 3 TDPittsburgh vs. New Hampshire (FCS)
  1. Tyrese Chambers Florida International6 catches, 175 yards, 1 TD
  2. Jacob Cowing UTEP7 catches, 174 yards, 1 TD

Defense

Bennett Williams8 tackles, 2 INT, 1 TDOregon vs. Arizona
  1. Karene Reid Utah15 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for loss, 1 INT
  2. Xavier Cullens Memphis16 tackles, 1 sack, 3.5 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

Sep 23, 2021App State 31, Marshall 30Box score
Sep 24, 2021Charlotte 42, Middle Tennessee 39Box score
Sep 24, 2021Wake Forest 37, Virginia 17Box score
Sep 24, 2021Syracuse 24, Liberty 21Box score
Sep 24, 202122Fresno State 38, UNLV 30Box score
Sep 25, 2021LSU 28, Mississippi State 25Box score
Sep 25, 2021Boston College 41, Missouri 34Box score
Sep 25, 20212Georgia 62, Vanderbilt 0Box score
Sep 25, 2021Central Michigan 31, Florida International 27Box score
Sep 25, 202112Notre Dame 41, 18Wisconsin 13upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021Bowling Green 14, Minnesota 10Box score
Sep 25, 2021Northwestern 35, Ohio 6Box score
Sep 25, 2021SMU 42, TCU 34Box score
Sep 25, 2021Texas 70, Texas Tech 35Box score
Sep 25, 2021Army 23, Miami (OH) 10Box score
Sep 25, 2021Boise State 27, Utah State 3Box score
Sep 25, 202117Coastal Carolina 53, Massachusetts 3Box score
Sep 25, 2021Western Michigan 23, San José State 3Box score
Sep 25, 2021Toledo 22, Ball State 12Box score
Sep 25, 2021Eastern Michigan 59, Texas State 21Box score
Sep 25, 2021Utah 24, Washington State 13Box score
Sep 25, 202116Arkansas 20, 7Texas A&M 10upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021UTSA 31, Memphis 28Box score
Sep 25, 2021Louisville 31, Florida State 23Box score
Sep 25, 2021NC State 27, 9Clemson 21upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021Purdue 13, Illinois 9Box score
Sep 25, 20215Iowa 24, Colorado State 14Box score
Sep 25, 2021Maryland 37, Kent State 16Box score
Sep 25, 202119Michigan 20, Rutgers 13Box score
Sep 25, 2021Wyoming 24, UConn 22Box score
Sep 25, 2021Baylor 31, 14Iowa State 29upsetBox score
Sep 25, 202123Auburn 34, Georgia State 24Box score
Sep 25, 2021Duke 52, Kansas 33Box score
Sep 25, 2021Tulsa 41, Arkansas State 34Box score
Sep 25, 2021Buffalo 35, Old Dominion 34Box score
Sep 25, 2021Louisiana 28, Georgia Southern 20Box score
Sep 25, 202124UCLA 35, Stanford 24Box score
Sep 25, 202111Florida 38, Tennessee 14Box score
Sep 25, 2021Kentucky 16, South Carolina 10Box score
Sep 25, 2021Louisiana Tech 24, North Texas 17Box score
Sep 25, 202120Michigan State 23, Nebraska 20Box score
Sep 25, 2021Oklahoma State 31, 25Kansas State 20Box score
Sep 25, 2021Houston 28, Navy 20Box score
Sep 25, 20211Alabama 63, Southern Miss 14Box score
Sep 25, 2021Georgia Tech 45, 21North Carolina 22upsetBox score
Sep 25, 202110Ohio State 59, Akron 7Box score
Sep 25, 20214Oklahoma 16, West Virginia 13Box score
Sep 25, 2021Air Force 31, Florida Atlantic 7Box score
Sep 25, 2021UAB 28, Tulane 21Box score
Sep 25, 2021Indiana 33, Western Kentucky 31Box score
Sep 25, 2021UL Monroe 29, Troy 16Box score
Sep 25, 2021Hawai’i 41, New Mexico State 21Box score
Sep 25, 2021UTEP 20, New Mexico 13Box score
Sep 25, 2021Washington 31, California 24Box score
Sep 25, 202115BYU 35, South Florida 27Box score
Sep 25, 20213Oregon 41, Arizona 19Box score
Sep 25, 2021Oregon State 45, USC 27Box score
Sep 25, 2021Arizona State 35, Colorado 13Box score

Everyone else

Sep 23, 2021Alcorn State 39, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 38upsetBox score
Sep 24, 2021Harvard 49, Brown 17Box score
Sep 25, 2021Pittsburgh 77, New Hampshire 7Box score
Sep 25, 2021Virginia Tech 21, Richmond 10Box score
Sep 25, 20216Penn State 38, Villanova 17Box score
Sep 25, 2021Temple 41, Wagner 7Box score
Sep 25, 2021Robert Morris 22, Howard 16Box score
Sep 25, 2021Yale 23, Cornell 17Box score
Sep 25, 2021Norfolk State 28, Saint Francis 16Box score
Sep 25, 2021Incarnate Word 31, McNeese 0Box score
Sep 25, 2021Lindenwood 28, Findlay 16upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021Kutztown 37, Shepherd 29upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021Wheeling 27, Glenville State 10Box score
Sep 25, 2021Notre Dame College 38, West Virginia State 14Box score
Sep 25, 2021UVA Wise 33, Carson Newman 7Box score
Sep 25, 2021California (PA) 20, Edinboro 12Box score
Sep 25, 2021Kentucky Wesleyan 41, William Jewell 21Box score
Sep 25, 2021Davidson 28, San Diego 16Box score
Sep 25, 2021Bentley 35, American International 27Box score
Sep 25, 2021Miami 69, Central Connecticut 0Box score
Sep 25, 2021Shaw 41, Lincoln (PA) 6Box score
Sep 25, 2021Virginia Union 43, Johnson C. Smith 7Box score
Sep 25, 2021Chowan 59, St. Augustine’s 12Box score
Sep 25, 2021Columbia 35, Georgetown 24Box score
Sep 25, 2021South Dakota State 44, Indiana State 0Box score
Sep 25, 2021Colgate 30, Lehigh 3Box score
Sep 25, 2021Holy Cross 45, Monmouth 15upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021St. Thomas (MN) 36, Butler 0upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021Dayton 63, Presbyterian 43Box score
Sep 25, 2021Valparaiso 24, Drake 21upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021Ashland 63, Quincy 23Box score
Sep 25, 2021New Haven 38, Southern Connecticut State 9Box score
Sep 25, 2021Grand Valley State 44, Michigan Tech 21Box score
Sep 25, 2021Northwood 37, Northern Michigan 20Box score
Sep 25, 2021West Georgia 56, Shorter 0Box score
Sep 25, 2021North Greenville 38, Erskine 7Box score
Sep 25, 2021Minnesota St Moorhead 33, Upper Iowa 28Box score
Sep 25, 2021Southwest Minnesota State 34, Concordia St. Paul 24upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021Shippensburg 51, Bloomsburg 7Box score
Sep 25, 2021Gannon 56, Clarion 21Box score
Sep 25, 2021IU Pennsylvania 48, Mercyhurst 13Box score
Sep 25, 2021Ohio Dominican 19, Indianapolis 16upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021Saint Anselm 42, Franklin Pierce 7Box score
Sep 25, 2021Charleston (WV) 69, Alderson-Broaddus 7Box score
Sep 25, 2021Duquesne 56, Virginia Lynchburg 7Box score
Sep 25, 2021Frostburg State 42, Concord 23Box score
Sep 25, 2021Fairmont State 30, UNC Pembroke 27upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021West Liberty 31, West Virginia Wesleyan 0Box score
Sep 25, 2021Princeton 63, Stetson 0Box score
Sep 25, 2021Elizabeth City State 19, Winston-Salem State 14upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021Dartmouth 41, Sacred Heart 3Box score
Sep 25, 2021VMI 31, Wofford 23Box score
Sep 25, 2021Newberry 24, Tusculum 19Box score
Sep 25, 2021William & Mary 34, Elon 31Box score
Sep 25, 2021Merrimack 47, Delaware State 10Box score
Sep 25, 2021Mercer 24, Furman 3Box score
Sep 25, 2021Nebraska Kearney 31, Central Missouri 28Box score
Sep 25, 2021Northeastern State 49, Lincoln (MO) 48Box score
Sep 25, 2021Washburn 47, Missouri Western 41Box score
Sep 25, 2021Northern Illinois 41, Maine 14Box score
Sep 25, 2021Eastern Illinois 28, Tennessee Tech 14Box score
Sep 25, 2021Northwest Missouri State 38, Central Oklahoma 0Box score
Sep 25, 2021Eastern Kentucky 35, Austin Peay 27Box score
Sep 25, 2021Montana 39, Cal Poly 7Box score
Sep 25, 2021Sacramento State 23, Idaho State 21Box score
Sep 25, 2021Northern Colorado 17, Northern Arizona 10Box score
Sep 25, 2021Southern Illinois 35, Illinois State 17Box score
Sep 25, 2021Southeast Missouri State 47, Tennessee State 14Box score
Sep 25, 2021Southeastern Oklahoma State 31, Southern Nazarene 10Box score
Sep 25, 2021East Tennessee State 55, Samford 48Box score
Sep 25, 2021Jackson State 24, Delta State 17Box score
Sep 25, 2021Truman State 38, Tiffin 35Box score
Sep 25, 2021Ferris State 38, Davenport 0Box score
Sep 25, 2021Black Hills State 51, Adams State 48Box score
Sep 25, 2021Winona State 48, University of Mary 38Box score
Sep 25, 2021Kentucky State 34, Benedict 28Box score
Sep 25, 2021Augustana (SD) 52, Bemidji State 24Box score
Sep 25, 2021Colorado Mesa 24, Chadron State 17Box score
Sep 25, 2021Western Colorado 42, Fort Lewis 0Box score
Sep 25, 2021Fort Hays 42, Missouri Southern State 21Box score
Sep 25, 2021San Diego State 48, Towson 21Box score
Sep 25, 2021Lafayette 24, Pennsylvania 14Box score
Sep 25, 2021Bowie State 49, Livingstone 0Box score
Sep 25, 2021UT Martin 34, Jacksonville State 31upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021Nicholls 31, North Alabama 14Box score
Sep 25, 2021Hillsdale 38, Missouri S&T 31Box score
Sep 25, 2021West Chester 42, Millersville 14Box score
Sep 25, 2021Fordham 31, Stony Brook 14Box score
Sep 25, 2021Sam Houston 45, Central Arkansas 35Box score
Sep 25, 2021Montana State 30, Portland State 17Box score
Sep 25, 2021Prairie View A&M 24, Grambling 10Box score
Sep 25, 2021Alabama A&M 45, Tuskegee 35Box score
Sep 25, 2021East Carolina 31, Charleston Southern 28Box score
Sep 25, 2021Gardner-Webb 52, Western Carolina 34Box score
Sep 25, 2021North Carolina A&T 37, North Carolina Central 14Box score
Sep 25, 2021Western Illinois 38, Youngstown State 35upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021Bryant 34, Marist 17Box score
Sep 25, 2021Alabama State 38, Bethune-Cookman 24Box score
Sep 25, 2021Southwest Baptist 28, Lake Erie 20upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021Savannah State 29, Morehouse 10Box score
Sep 25, 2021Saginaw Valley State 41, Wayne State (MI) 21Box score
Sep 25, 2021Fort Valley State 56, Allen 20Box score
Sep 25, 2021Lane College 45, Edward Waters 35Box score
Sep 25, 2021Slippery Rock 41, Seton Hill 17Box score
Sep 25, 2021CSU Pueblo 49, South Dakota Mines 7Box score
Sep 25, 2021Lenoir Rhyne 31, Mars Hill 16Box score
Sep 25, 2021East Stroudsburg 45, Lock Haven 21Box score
Sep 25, 2021Stonehill 27, Assumption 26Box score
Sep 25, 2021Rice 48, Texas Southern 34Box score
Sep 25, 2021Fayetteville State 28, Virginia State 14Box score
Sep 25, 2021Abilene Christian 56, Lamar 0Box score
Sep 25, 2021Tarleton State 40, New Mexico Highlands 21Box score
Sep 25, 2021Arkansas Monticello 27, Arkansas Tech 20Box score
Sep 25, 2021East Central 20, Northwestern (OK) 17Box score
Sep 25, 2021Harding 38, Ouachita Baptist 21Box score
Sep 25, 2021Henderson State 56, Southern Arkansas 49Box score
Sep 25, 2021Oklahoma Baptist 31, Southwestern Oklahoma State 27Box score
Sep 25, 2021Miles 55, Central State 4Box score
Sep 25, 2021Northern State 41, Sioux Falls 10Box score
Sep 25, 2021Albany State 49, Clark Atlanta 0Box score
Sep 25, 2021Angelo State 14, Central Washington 9Box score
Sep 25, 2021Minnesota State 68, Minot State 10Box score
Sep 25, 2021Barton 45, Limestone 7Box score
Sep 25, 2021Wayne State (NE) 31, Minnesota Duluth 28upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021Stephen F. Austin 61, Lincoln (CA) 13Box score
Sep 25, 2021Eastern Washington 50, Southern Utah 21Box score
Sep 25, 2021UC Davis 17, Weber State 14Box score
Sep 25, 2021Missouri State 31, South Dakota 23Box score
Sep 25, 2021West Alabama 31, Mississippi College 28Box score
Sep 25, 2021Midwestern State 31, Eastern New Mexico 24Box score
Sep 25, 2021East Texas A&M 35, Texas A&M–Kingsville 10upsetBox score
Sep 25, 2021Colorado School of Mines 21, West Texas 13Box score
Sep 25, 2021Pittsburg State 30, Emporia State 28Box score
Sep 25, 2021UT Permian Basin 27, Western New Mexico 19Box score
Sep 25, 2021Western Oregon 24, Simon Fraser 7Box score