2024: Week 12

296 games. Seven ranked teams lost, five to unranked teams. Two games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

Big days

Passing

No. 2Walker Eget34 of 50, 446 yards, 3 TD, 2 INTSan José State vs. Boise State

2. John Mateer Washington State25 of 36, 375 yards, 4 TD
3. Lanorris Sellers South Carolina21 of 30, 353 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Omarion Hampton35 carries, 244 yards, 1 TDNorth Carolina vs. Wake Forest

2. Shane Porter North Texas13 carries, 193 yards, 3 TD
3. Devon Dampier New Mexico28 carries, 193 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

No. 2Kyle Williams9 catches, 181 yards, 3 TDWashington State at New Mexico

2. Emmett Mosley V Stanford13 catches, 168 yards, 3 TD
3. Joseph Williams Tulsa5 catches, 158 yards, 3 TD

Defense

T.J. Parker7 tackles, 4 sacks, 4.5 for lossClemson at Pittsburgh

2. Shaun Dolac Buffalo17 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 INT
3. D.D. Snyder Ball State11 tackles, 1 for loss, 2 INT

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.