Cal helmet decals top college football week 6 superlatives - ESPN

There's nothing quite like college football.

Every week, we see some of the strangest occurrences anyone has ever seen across the college football landscape. Maybe it's the sheer number of games being played or the relative youth of the players involved, but one thing is certain: It's never dull.

Each week throughout the season we'll spotlight some of those unlikely occurrences and heroics with a list of nonstatistical superlatives. Here are the best from around the college football world in Week 6.

Senior wide receiver Eli Heidenreich had himself a day in the Navy Midshipmen's 34-31 win over the Air Force Falcons. Heidenreich posted eight catches for 243 yards (a Navy record) and three touchdowns, but it was his celebration on his third score that made the rivalry win especially sweet.

After getting behind the Falcons' defense and catching a deep heave from Blake Horvath, Heidenreich ran through the end zone and jumped into the stands. Heidenreich's leap wasn't your average crowd dive though. He had a specific target. The jump took him into the arms of his father, who was sitting in the first row.

California's helmets for the Week 6 matchup with the Duke Blue Devils featured a unique element that paid tribute to a very fitting set of honorees for the school: Nobel Prize-winning affiliates.

Perhaps looking to offer a subtle flex on another elite academic institution, the helmet decals proved no help for the Golden Bears. Duke beat Cal 45-21 in the ACC matchup.

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