2024: Week 1

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

Big days

Passing

Jaxson Dart22 of 27, 418 yards, 5 TDOle Miss vs. Furman (FCS)

2. Shedeur Sanders Colorado26 of 34, 445 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
3. Giovanni Lopez South Alabama26 of 49, 432 yards, 3 TD

Rushing

Ashton Jeanty20 carries, 267 yards, 6 TDBoise State at Georgia Southern

2. Marquez Cooper San Diego State27 carries, 223 yards, 2 TD
3. Anthony Tyus III Ohio16 carries, 203 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Tetairoa McMillan10 catches, 304 yards, 4 TDArizona vs. New Mexico

2. Damon Ward Jr. North Texas12 catches, 230 yards, 2 TD
3. Tre Harris Ole Miss8 catches, 179 yards, 2 TD

Defense

No. 8Christian Ellis8 tackles, 8 sacks, 1 INTNew Mexico at Arizona

2. Jackson Woodard UNLV11 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 for loss
3. Jahvaree Ritzie North Carolina6 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.

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