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2004: Bowls & playoff

28 games. 11 ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. 10 games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Jan 4, 20051USC 55, 2Oklahoma 19Orange BowlBox score
Jan 3, 20053Auburn 16, 10Virginia Tech 13Sugar BowlBox score
Dec 31, 20047Louisville 44, 11Boise State 40Liberty BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20056Texas 38, 14Michigan 37Rose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20055Utah 35, 19Pittsburgh 7Fiesta BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20058Georgia 24, 17Wisconsin 21Outback BowlBox score

Upsets

Dec 30, 200424Texas Tech 45, 4California 31upsetHoliday BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2004Fresno State 37, 18Virginia 34upsetMPC Computers BowlBox score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

Big days

Passing

Omar JacobsNo. 3 this week26 of 44, 365 yards, 5 TD, 1 INTBowling Green vs. Memphis
  1. Sonny Cumbie Texas Tech39 of 60, 520 yards, 3 TD
  2. Timmy Chang Hawai’i31 of 46, 405 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

Vince Young21 carries, 192 yards, 4 TDTexas vs. Michigan
  1. Leon Washington Florida State12 carries, 195 yards, 1 TD
  2. Marion Barber Minnesota37 carries, 187 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Steve SmithNo. 3 this week7 catches, 113 yards, 3 TDUSC vs. Oklahoma
  1. Paris Warren Utah15 catches, 198 yards, 2 TD
  2. Derek Hagan Arizona State9 catches, 182 yards, 1 TD
Ranked by a points score for each kind of game (yards, touchdowns, tackles, sacks).
How we rankRanked 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.

FBS vs. FBS

Dec 14, 2004Southern Miss 31, North Texas 10New Orleans BowlBox score
Dec 21, 2004Georgia Tech 51, Syracuse 14Champs Sports BowlBox score
Dec 22, 2004Bowling Green 52, Memphis 35GMAC BowlBox score
Dec 23, 2004Cincinnati 32, Marshall 14Fort Worth BowlBox score
Dec 23, 2004Wyoming 24, UCLA 21upsetLas Vegas BowlBox score
Dec 24, 2004Hawai’i 59, UAB 40Hawai’i BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2004Fresno State 37, 18Virginia 34upsetMPC Computers BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2004UConn 39, Toledo 10upsetMotor City BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2004Iowa State 17, Miami (OH) 13upsetIndependence BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2004Oregon State 38, Notre Dame 21Insight BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2004Colorado 33, UTEP 28Houston BowlBox score
Dec 29, 200425Ohio State 33, Oklahoma State 7Alamo BowlBox score
Dec 30, 200423Boston College 37, North Carolina 24Continental Tire BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2004Navy 34, New Mexico 19Emerald BowlBox score
Dec 30, 200424Texas Tech 45, 4California 31upsetHoliday BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2004Northern Illinois 34, Troy 21Silicon Valley Football ClassicBox score
Dec 31, 2004Minnesota 20, Alabama 16Music City BowlBox score
Dec 31, 200421Arizona State 27, Purdue 23Sun BowlBox score
Dec 31, 20047Louisville 44, 11Boise State 40Liberty BowlBox score
Dec 31, 20049Miami 27, 20Florida 10Peach BowlBox score
Jan 1, 200515Tennessee 38, 22Texas A&M 7Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20058Georgia 24, 17Wisconsin 21Outback BowlBox score
Jan 1, 200516Florida State 30, West Virginia 18Gator BowlBox score
Jan 1, 200512Iowa 30, 13LSU 25Capital One BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20056Texas 38, 14Michigan 37Rose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20055Utah 35, 19Pittsburgh 7Fiesta BowlBox score
Jan 3, 20053Auburn 16, 10Virginia Tech 13Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 4, 20051USC 55, 2Oklahoma 19Orange BowlBox score