2022: Week 4

294 games. Six ranked teams lost, three to unranked teams. Three games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

Big days

Passing

No. 9Kurtis Rourke41 of 50, 537 yards, 4 TDOhio vs. Fordham (FCS)

2. Will Rogers Mississippi State39 of 50, 409 yards, 6 TD
3. Austin Reed Western Kentucky30 of 35, 381 yards, 5 TD

Rushing

Blake CorumNo. 2 this week30 carries, 243 yards, 2 TDMichigan vs. Maryland

1. Jadyn Ott California19 carries, 274 yards, 3 TD
3. Israel Abanikanda Pittsburgh19 carries, 177 yards, 4 TD

Receiving

No. 1De’Corian Clark9 catches, 217 yards, 3 TDUTSA vs. Texas Southern (FCS)

2. Tyler Scott Cincinnati10 catches, 185 yards, 3 TD
3. Michael Wilson Stanford6 catches, 176 yards, 2 TD

Defense

Ivan Pace Jr.15 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 4.5 for lossCincinnati vs. Indiana

2. Zaylin Wood Middle Tennessee2 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TD
3. Nelson Paul SMU8 tackles, 3 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.