2004: Week 12

105 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.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Nov 13, 20043Auburn 24, 8Georgia 6Box score
Nov 13, 200418Miami 31, 10Virginia 21upsetBox score
Nov 13, 200421Boston College 36, 13West Virginia 17upsetBox score

Upsets

Nov 13, 2004Michigan State 49, 4Wisconsin 14upsetBox score
Nov 13, 200418Miami 31, 10Virginia 21upsetBox score
Nov 13, 200421Boston College 36, 13West Virginia 17upsetBox score
Nov 13, 2004Pittsburgh 41, 24Notre Dame 38upsetBox 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

  1. Jason White Oklahoma29 of 35, 383 yards, 3 TD
  2. Tyler Palko Pittsburgh26 of 42, 334 yards, 5 TD

Rushing

  1. Bryson Sumlin Fresno State18 carries, 220 yards, 3 TD
  2. Matt Forte Tulane34 carries, 216 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Charles SharonNo. 2 this week5 catches, 168 yards, 2 TDBowling Green vs. Marshall
  1. Craig Chambers Washington8 catches, 189 yards, 1 TD
  2. Greg Jennings Western Michigan8 catches, 155 yards, 2 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.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

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

FBS vs. FBS

Nov 9, 2004Toledo 31, Northern Illinois 17upsetBox score
Nov 10, 200412Louisville 55, TCU 28Box score
Nov 11, 2004Arkansas State 16, Utah State 7Box score
Nov 11, 200411Florida State 17, NC State 10Box score
Nov 12, 2004Memphis 30, Southern Miss 26Box score
Nov 12, 2004Fresno State 70, Hawai’i 14Box score
Nov 13, 200414Boise State 56, San José State 49Box score
Nov 13, 2004Colorado State 45, UNLV 10Box score
Nov 13, 2004Penn State 22, Indiana 18Box score
Nov 13, 20049Michigan 42, Northwestern 20Box score
Nov 13, 200419Iowa 29, Minnesota 27Box score
Nov 13, 2004North Carolina 31, Wake Forest 24Box score
Nov 13, 2004Bowling Green 56, Marshall 35Box score
Nov 13, 2004Temple 34, Syracuse 24upsetBox score
Nov 13, 2004New Mexico 21, BYU 14Box score
Nov 13, 200421Boston College 36, 13West Virginia 17upsetBox score
Nov 13, 20046Texas 27, Kansas 23Box score
Nov 13, 2004Arkansas 35, Ole Miss 3Box score
Nov 13, 2004Georgia Tech 30, UConn 10Box score
Nov 13, 2004Kentucky 14, Vanderbilt 13Box score
Nov 13, 2004Duke 16, Clemson 13upsetBox score
Nov 13, 2004Akron 31, Ohio 19Box score
Nov 13, 2004Buffalo 36, Central Michigan 6Box score
Nov 13, 200425Oklahoma State 49, Baylor 21Box score
Nov 13, 2004Colorado 38, Kansas State 31Box score
Nov 13, 2004Pittsburgh 41, 24Notre Dame 38upsetBox score
Nov 13, 2004San Diego State 37, Air Force 31upsetBox score
Nov 13, 2004Middle Tennessee 37, UL Monroe 24Box score
Nov 13, 20043Auburn 24, 8Georgia 6Box score
Nov 13, 2004Michigan State 49, 4Wisconsin 14upsetBox score
Nov 13, 200422Texas A&M 32, Texas Tech 25Box score
Nov 13, 200418Miami 31, 10Virginia 21upsetBox score
Nov 13, 20045California 42, Washington 12Box score
Nov 13, 2004Troy 13, Louisiana 10Box score
Nov 13, 2004UCLA 34, Oregon 26Box score
Nov 13, 2004Purdue 24, Ohio State 17Box score
Nov 13, 2004Miami (OH) 42, Western Michigan 21Box score
Nov 13, 2004UAB 20, Houston 7Box score
Nov 13, 2004Ball State 21, UCF 17Box score
Nov 13, 2004New Mexico State 35, Florida Atlantic 7upsetBox score
Nov 13, 2004Kent State 69, Eastern Michigan 17Box score
Nov 13, 2004Oregon State 24, Stanford 19Box score
Nov 13, 2004SMU 38, Nevada 20Box score
Nov 13, 200420Arizona State 45, Washington State 28Box score
Nov 13, 2004Florida 48, South Carolina 14Box score
Nov 13, 2004South Florida 41, East Carolina 17Box score
Nov 13, 20042Oklahoma 30, Nebraska 3Box score
Nov 13, 2004Louisiana Tech 38, Tulsa 21Box score
Nov 13, 2004Tulane 45, Army 31Box score
Nov 13, 20047Utah 45, Wyoming 28Box score
Nov 13, 2004North Texas 51, Idaho 29Box score
Nov 13, 200417LSU 26, Alabama 10Box score
Nov 13, 200423UTEP 35, Rice 28Box score
Nov 13, 20041USC 49, Arizona 9Box score

Everyone else

Nov 11, 2004SE Louisiana 54, Texas College 14Box score
Nov 13, 2004Georgia Southern 53, Florida International 32Box score
Nov 13, 2004Yale 21, Princeton 9Box score
Nov 13, 2004New Hampshire 62, Towson 24Box score
Nov 13, 2004Maine 42, Rhode Island 28Box score
Nov 13, 2004William & Mary 27, James Madison 24Box score
Nov 13, 2004Gardner-Webb 18, Charleston Southern 0Box score
Nov 13, 2004Maine 42, Rhodes 28Box score
Nov 13, 2004Dartmouth 20, Brown 7upsetBox score
Nov 13, 2004Cornell 32, Columbia 26Box score
Nov 13, 2004Lafayette 56, Holy Cross 20Box score
Nov 13, 2004Coastal Carolina 48, Jacksonville 23Box score
Nov 13, 2004Lehigh 21, Fordham 14Box score
Nov 13, 2004Sacred Heart 24, Robert Morris 3Box score
Nov 13, 2004Harvard 31, Pennsylvania 10Box score
Nov 13, 2004Delaware 23, Richmond 14Box score
Nov 13, 2004Central Connecticut 28, UAlbany 23Box score
Nov 13, 2004Bucknell 42, Colgate 7Box score
Nov 13, 2004Georgetown 23, Davidson 0Box score
Nov 13, 2004Duquesne 36, Morehead State 33Box score
Nov 13, 2004Hampton 51, North Carolina A&T 24Box score
Nov 13, 2004Monmouth 49, Saint Francis 39Box score
Nov 13, 2004Delaware State 33, Norfolk State 28Box score
Nov 13, 2004St. Peter’s 13, Pace 6Box score
Nov 13, 2004Furman 31, Wofford 24Box score
Nov 13, 2004Liberty 43, Chattanooga 40Box score
Nov 13, 2004Eastern Kentucky 29, Tennessee State 14Box score
Nov 13, 2004South Carolina State 38, Morgan State 35Box score
Nov 13, 2004Elon 24, The Citadel 7Box score
Nov 13, 2004Southeast Missouri State 31, Tennessee Tech 28Box score
Nov 13, 2004Missouri State 34, Youngstown State 28Box score
Nov 13, 2004Eastern Washington 51, Montana State 44Box score
Nov 13, 2004Montana 52, Sacramento State 21Box score
Nov 13, 2004Murray State 38, UT Martin 0Box score
Nov 13, 2004Jacksonville State 31, Eastern Illinois 21Box score
Nov 13, 2004Grambling 31, Savannah State 26Box score
Nov 13, 2004Texas State 35, Nicholls 12Box score
Nov 13, 2004Portland State 34, Weber State 15Box score
Nov 13, 2004Northeastern 37, Hofstra 34Box score
Nov 13, 2004Stephen F. Austin 55, McNeese 7Box score
Nov 13, 2004Howard 10, Bethune-Cookman 7Box score
Nov 13, 2004Stony Brook 45, Iona 13Box score
Nov 13, 2004Western Carolina 30, App State 27Box score
Nov 13, 2004San Diego 35, Wagner 14Box score
Nov 13, 2004Western Kentucky 45, Western Illinois 3Box score
Nov 13, 2004Southern Utah 23, South Dakota State 17Box score
Nov 13, 2004Northwestern State 45, Sam Houston 27Box score
Nov 13, 2004Idaho State 24, Northern Arizona 17Box score
Nov 13, 2004Northern Iowa 41, Illinois State 14Box score
Nov 13, 2004Southern Illinois 59, Indiana State 10Box score
Nov 13, 2004Cal Poly 31, Northern Colorado 0Box score