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2005: Bowls & playoff

28 games. 13 ranked teams lost, four to unranked teams. Nine 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, 20062Texas 41, 1USC 38upsetRose BowlBox score
Dec 30, 20053LSU 40, 10Miami 3Peach BowlBox score
Jan 2, 20066Ohio State 34, 7Notre Dame 20Fiesta BowlBox score
Jan 2, 20065Virginia Tech 35, 16Louisville 24Gator BowlBox score
Jan 2, 200612West Virginia 38, 13Georgia 35Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 3, 20064Penn State 26, 22Florida State 23Orange BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 4, 20062Texas 41, 1USC 38upsetRose BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2005Oklahoma 17, 8Oregon 14upsetHoliday BowlBox score
Jan 2, 200621Wisconsin 24, 9Auburn 10upsetCapital One BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2005Nebraska 32, 20Michigan 28upsetAlamo BowlBox score
Dec 31, 2005Tulsa 31, 23Fresno State 24upsetLiberty BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2005Utah 38, 24Georgia Tech 10upsetEmerald 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

Rudy Carpenter23 of 35, 467 yards, 4 TDArizona State vs. Rutgers
  1. Luke Getsy Akron34 of 59, 455 yards, 4 TD
  2. Justin Holland Colorado State26 of 33, 381 yards, 3 TD

Rushing

DeAngelo Williams31 carries, 238 yards, 3 TDMemphis vs. Akron
  1. Steve Slaton West Virginia26 carries, 204 yards, 3 TD
  2. Kevin Smith UCF29 carries, 202 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Brandon MarshallNo. 2 this week11 catches, 210 yards, 3 TDUCF vs. Nevada
  1. Travis LaTendresse Utah16 catches, 214 yards, 4 TD
  2. Jabari Arthur Akron8 catches, 180 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

Dec 20, 2005Southern Miss 31, Arkansas State 19New Orleans BowlBox score
Dec 21, 2005Toledo 45, UTEP 13GMAC BowlBox score
Dec 22, 2005California 35, BYU 28Las Vegas BowlBox score
Dec 22, 2005Navy 51, Colorado State 30Poinsettia BowlBox score
Dec 23, 2005Kansas 42, Houston 13Fort Worth BowlBox score
Dec 24, 2005Nevada 49, UCF 48Hawai’i BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2005Memphis 38, Akron 31Motor City BowlBox score
Dec 27, 200522Clemson 19, Colorado 10Champs Sports BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2005Arizona State 45, Rutgers 40Insight BowlBox score
Dec 28, 200519Boston College 27, Boise State 21MPC Computers BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2005Nebraska 32, 20Michigan 28upsetAlamo BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2005Utah 38, 24Georgia Tech 10upsetEmerald BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2005Oklahoma 17, 8Oregon 14upsetHoliday BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2005Virginia 34, Minnesota 31Music City BowlBox score
Dec 30, 200511UCLA 50, Northwestern 38Sun BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2005Missouri 38, South Carolina 31Independence BowlBox score
Dec 30, 20053LSU 40, 10Miami 3Peach BowlBox score
Dec 31, 2005NC State 14, South Florida 0Meineke Car Care BowlBox score
Dec 31, 2005Tulsa 31, 23Fresno State 24upsetLiberty BowlBox score
Dec 31, 200515TCU 27, Iowa State 24Houston BowlBox score
Jan 2, 200617Florida 31, 25Iowa 24Outback BowlBox score
Jan 2, 200614Alabama 13, 18Texas Tech 10Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 2, 20065Virginia Tech 35, 16Louisville 24Gator BowlBox score
Jan 2, 200621Wisconsin 24, 9Auburn 10upsetCapital One BowlBox score
Jan 2, 20066Ohio State 34, 7Notre Dame 20Fiesta BowlBox score
Jan 2, 200612West Virginia 38, 13Georgia 35Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 3, 20064Penn State 26, 22Florida State 23Orange BowlBox score
Jan 4, 20062Texas 41, 1USC 38upsetRose BowlBox score