- Miami and Alabama secure victories: Miami defeated Pittsburgh 52-23, while Alabama beat Texas A&M 31-20.
- Several ranked matchups produce notable results: Texas defeated Ole Miss 34-27, Indiana beat Michigan 13-6, and Utah topped Houston 21-13.
- Close finishes highlight the Week 8 scoreboard: Appalachian State edged James Madison 34-31, Kansas beat Baylor 25-24, and Syracuse defeated North Carolina 31-30.

Appalachian State 34, James Madison 31
Liberty 34, Kennesaw State 6
Memphis 41, East Carolina 34
Army 38, Tulsa 35
Connecticut 35, Massachusetts 16
Duke 19, Virginia 16
Stanford 31, North Carolina State 28
Wyoming 28, Air Force 14
Alabama 31, Texas A&M 20
Arizona 39, Iowa State 3
Arizona State 28, Kansas State 17
Arkansas State 38, Georgia State 32
Ball State 34, Sacramento State 17
Boise State 31, Washington State 10
Boston College 49, Georgia Tech 27

Buffalo 31, Bowling Green 24
Cincinnati 37, Texas Tech 24
Colorado State 56, San Diego State 49
Florida Atlantic 51, Rice 49
Hawaii 56, Northern Illinois 21
Illinois 21, Oregon 10
Indiana 13, Michigan 6
Kansas 25, Baylor 24
Kent State 35, Akron 20
Kentucky 34, Vanderbilt 17
Louisiana Tech 26, Old Dominion 0
Louisiana-Monroe 21, Troy 14
LSU 38, Auburn 17
Miami (FL) 52, Pittsburgh 23
Miami (OH) 28, Central Michigan 27
Minnesota 13, Iowa 10
Nevada 28, San Jose State 13
New Mexico 21, North Dakota State 16
North Texas 49, Navy 39
Northwestern 42, Rutgers 14
Ohio 24, Eastern Michigan 20
Oklahoma 23, Mississippi State 15
