2022: Week 9

299 games. Seven ranked teams lost, four to unranked teams. Three games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

Big days

Passing

Caleb Williams31 of 45, 411 yards, 5 TDUSC at Arizona

2. Drake Maye North Carolina34 of 44, 388 yards, 5 TD
3. Trenton Bourguet Arizona State32 of 43, 435 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Zach Charbonnet21 carries, 198 yards, 3 TDUCLA vs. Stanford

2. Quinshon Judkins Ole Miss34 carries, 205 yards, 1 TD
3. La’Damian Webb South Alabama28 carries, 162 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Rashee RiceNo. 2 this week9 catches, 180 yards, 2 TDSMU at Tulsa

1. Antoine Green North Carolina10 catches, 180 yards, 2 TD
3. Dorian Singer Arizona7 catches, 141 yards, 3 TD

Defense

J.T. Tuimoloau6 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 for loss, 2 INT, 1 TDOhio State at Penn State

2. Viliami Fehoko San José State12 tackles, 3 sacks, 4.5 for loss
3. Cade Hall San José State6 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.

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