2025: Week 3

296 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

No. 2Behren Morton23 of 35, 464 yards, 4 TD, 1 INTTexas Tech vs. Oregon State

2. Steven Angeli Syracuse23 of 31, 382 yards, 5 TD
3. Ty Simpson Alabama24 of 29, 382 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

No. 29Ahmad Hardy22 carries, 250 yards, 3 TDMissouri vs. Louisiana

2. Jo’Nathan Silver Delaware15 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD
3. Kejon Owens Florida International19 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

No. 3Omar Cooper Jr.10 catches, 207 yards, 4 TDIndiana vs. Indiana State (FCS)

2. E. Jai Mason Charlotte10 catches, 228 yards, 2 TD
3. Chris Brazzell II Tennessee6 catches, 177 yards, 3 TD

Defense

No. 6Bryun Parham10 tackles, 3 sacks, 3.5 for lossUConn at Delaware

2. Ian Foster Southern Miss12 tackles, 1 INT, 1 TD
3. J’Mond Tapp Southern Miss7 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.

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