2025: Week 1

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

Big days

Passing

No. 13Sawyer Robertson27 of 48, 419 yards, 3 TDBaylor vs. Auburn

2. Maverick McIvor Western Kentucky33 of 51, 401 yards, 3 TD
3. Darian Mensah Duke27 of 34, 389 yards, 3 TD

Rushing

No. 5Braxton Woodson7 carries, 180 yards, 2 TDNavy vs. VMI (FCS)

2. Justice Haynes Michigan16 carries, 159 yards, 3 TD
3. Colton Joseph Old Dominion10 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

No. 13Chris Durr Jr.8 catches, 190 yards, 1 TDWyoming at Akron

2. Danny Scudero San José State9 catches, 189 yards, 1 TD
3. Jordyn Tyson Arizona State12 catches, 141 yards, 2 TD

Defense

No. 9Aamaris Brown4 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TDUNLV vs. Sam Houston

2. Daniel Wingate Maryland10 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TD
3. Mekhi Mason Louisiana Tech9 tackles, 2 sacks, 4.5 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.

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