2022: Week 1

332 games. Four ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. Three games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

Big days

Passing

No. 7Will Rogers38 of 49, 450 yards, 5 TD, 1 INTMississippi State vs. Memphis

2. Davis Brin Tulsa30 of 52, 460 yards, 3 TD
3. Tanner Mordecai SMU23 of 32, 432 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

No. 23Anthony Grant23 carries, 189 yards, 2 TDNebraska vs. North Dakota (FCS)

2. Frank Gore Jr. Southern Miss32 carries, 178 yards, 2 TD
3. Mike Wright Vanderbilt13 carries, 163 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

No. 11Ricky White III8 catches, 182 yards, 2 TDUNLV vs. Idaho State (FCS)

2. Kris Thornton James Madison12 catches, 155 yards, 3 TD
3. Jacob Cowing Arizona8 catches, 152 yards, 3 TD

Defense

No. 34Xander Mueller5 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 for loss, 1 INTNorthwestern vs. Nebraska

2. Gurvan Hall Jr. Utah State6 tackles, 6 sacks, 0.5 for loss
3. Jacoby Windmon Michigan State7 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 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.