2026: Week 4

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

Big days

Passing

No. 6Mason Heintschel29 of 37, 403 yards, 6 TDPittsburgh vs. Bucknell (FCS)

2. Kevin Jennings SMU33 of 39, 464 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
3. Davis Warren Stanford22 of 36, 396 yards, 3 TD

Rushing

No. 0Maurice Turner12 carries, 200 yards, 2 TDTulane vs. Southern Miss

2. Jeffrey Overton Jr. Virginia Tech25 carries, 209 yards, 1 TD
3. Lee Beebe Indiana24 carries, 203 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Jeremiah Smith12 catches, 217 yards, 4 TDOhio State vs. Illinois

2. Chris Marshall Arkansas9 catches, 195 yards, 1 TD
3. Carlos Hernandez Wake Forest9 catches, 194 yards, 1 TD

Defense

No. 1Colin Simmons8 tackles, 5 sacks, 5 for lossTexas at Tennessee

2. Austin Romaine Texas Tech8 tackles, 2 INT, 2 TD
3. Myles Bradley Bowling Green5 tackles, 4.5 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.

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