2026: Week 3

311 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. 2Tayven Jackson43 of 57, 483 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTNorth Texas at Texas State

2. John Alan Richter Toledo36 of 51, 429 yards, 4 TD
3. Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele California27 of 33, 413 yards, 3 TD

Rushing

No. 6Kendrick Raphael24 carries, 197 yards, 3 TDSMU at Louisville

2. Dylan Riley Boise State26 carries, 198 yards, 2 TD
3. L.J. Martin BYU15 carries, 176 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

No. 18Sean Wilson9 catches, 185 yards, 2 TDDelaware vs. Coastal Carolina

2. Justin Bowick Oklahoma State9 catches, 178 yards, 2 TD
3. Xavier Townsend Purdue6 catches, 162 yards, 2 TD

Defense

Samuel Omosigho12 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for lossUCLA vs. Purdue

2. Kaleb Beasley Louisville10 tackles, 0.5 for loss, 2 INT
3. Jayden Woods Florida6 tackles, 2.5 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.