2004: Week 15
11 games. Two ranked teams lost. Two games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.
The week in review
Ranked against ranked
| Dec 4, 2004 | 3Auburn 38, 15Tennessee 28 | Box score |
| Dec 4, 2004 | 10Virginia Tech 16, 9Miami 10upset | Box score |
Upsets
| Dec 4, 2004 | 10Virginia Tech 16, 9Miami 10upset | Box 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
Jason CampbellNo. 3 this week27 of 35, 374 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTAuburn vs. Tennessee
- Tyler Palko Pittsburgh19 of 28, 411 yards, 5 TD
- Timmy Chang Hawai’i29 of 49, 416 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
Reggie BushNo. 2 this week15 carries, 204 yards, 2 TDUSC at UCLA
- J.J. Arrington California31 carries, 261 yards
- Adrian Peterson Oklahoma28 carries, 172 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Chad Owens13 catches, 283 yards, 4 TDHawai’i vs. Michigan State
- Greg Lee Pittsburgh8 catches, 153 yards, 3 TD
- Geoff McArthur California6 catches, 145 yards, 1 TD
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.The week’s biggest individual games by FBS players, from CollegeFootballData box scores.
FBS vs. FBS
| Dec 2, 2004 | Toledo 35, Miami (OH) 27 | Box score |
| Dec 4, 2004 | 19Pittsburgh 43, South Florida 14 | Box score |
| Dec 4, 2004 | 10Virginia Tech 16, 9Miami 10upset | Box score |
| Dec 4, 2004 | Navy 42, Army 13 | Box score |
| Dec 4, 2004 | 7Louisville 55, Tulane 7 | Box score |
| Dec 4, 2004 | 1USC 29, UCLA 24 | Box score |
| Dec 4, 2004 | 3Auburn 38, 15Tennessee 28 | Box score |
| Dec 4, 2004 | 4California 26, Southern Miss 16 | Box score |
| Dec 4, 2004 | 2Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3 | Box score |
| Dec 4, 2004 | Hawai’i 41, Michigan State 38 | Box score |
Everyone else
| Dec 4, 2004 | Florida Atlantic 17, Florida International 10 | Box score |