2023: Week 7

302 games. Eight ranked teams lost, four to unranked teams. Four games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

Big days

Passing

Graham Mertz30 of 48, 423 yards, 3 TDFlorida at South Carolina

2. Shedeur Sanders Colorado33 of 47, 400 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
3. Josh Hoover TCU37 of 58, 439 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

Ashton Jeanty31 carries, 212 yards, 3 TDBoise State at Colorado State

2. Omarion Hampton North Carolina24 carries, 197 yards, 1 TD
3. Quinton Cooley Liberty28 carries, 163 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

No. 13Elic Ayomanor13 catches, 294 yards, 3 TDStanford at Colorado

2. Kelly Akharaiyi UTEP8 catches, 223 yards, 2 TD
3. Ricky White III UNLV7 catches, 166 yards, 2 TD

Defense

No. 40Landon Jackson11 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3.5 for lossArkansas at Alabama

2. Antwuan Powell Virginia Tech6 tackles, 4 sacks, 4.5 for loss
3. Trey Moore UTSA5 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3.5 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.