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2007: Bowls & playoff

32 games. 12 ranked teams lost, three 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 7, 20085LSU 38, 3Ohio State 24upsetBCS National ChampionshipBox score
Jan 2, 20082West Virginia 48, 9Oklahoma 28Fiesta BowlBox score
Jan 3, 20087Kansas 24, 6Virginia Tech 21upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20084Georgia 41, 11Hawai’i 10Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20088USC 49, 15Illinois 17Rose BowlBox score
Dec 27, 200717Texas 52, 13Arizona State 34upsetHoliday BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 7, 20085LSU 38, 3Ohio State 24upsetBCS National ChampionshipBox score
Jan 3, 20087Kansas 24, 6Virginia Tech 21upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 2008Michigan 41, 10Florida 35upsetCapital One BowlBox score
Dec 27, 200717Texas 52, 13Arizona State 34upsetHoliday BowlBox score
Dec 31, 200723Auburn 23, 16Clemson 20upsetChick-fil-A BowlBox score
Jan 1, 2008Texas Tech 31, 22Virginia 28upsetGator 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

Graham HarrellNo. 2 this week44 of 69, 407 yards, 3 TDTexas Tech vs. Virginia
  1. Curtis Painter Purdue35 of 54, 546 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
  2. Andre’ Woodson Kentucky32 of 50, 358 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Jonathan StewartNo. 3 this week23 carries, 253 yards, 1 TDOregon vs. South Florida
  1. Tony Temple Missouri24 carries, 281 yards, 4 TD
  2. Ray Rice Rutgers35 carries, 280 yards, 4 TD

Receiving

Adrian Arrington9 catches, 153 yards, 2 TDMichigan vs. Florida
  1. Bryan Anderson Central Michigan7 catches, 129 yards, 3 TD
  2. Dante Love Ball State13 catches, 169 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.
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, 2007Utah 35, Navy 32Poinsettia BowlBox score
Dec 21, 2007Florida Atlantic 44, Memphis 27New Orleans BowlBox score
Dec 22, 200720Cincinnati 31, Southern Miss 21PapaJohns.com BowlBox score
Dec 22, 2007New Mexico 23, Nevada 0New Mexico BowlBox score
Dec 22, 200721BYU 17, UCLA 16Las Vegas BowlBox score
Dec 23, 2007East Carolina 41, 24Boise State 38upsetHawai’i BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2007Purdue 51, Central Michigan 48Motor City BowlBox score
Dec 27, 200717Texas 52, 13Arizona State 34upsetHoliday BowlBox score
Dec 28, 200712Boston College 24, Michigan State 21Champs Sports BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2007TCU 20, Houston 13Texas BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2007Oregon State 21, Maryland 14Emerald BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2007Wake Forest 24, UConn 10Meineke Car Care BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2007Mississippi State 10, UCF 3Liberty BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2007Penn State 24, Texas A&M 17Alamo BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2007Alabama 30, Colorado 24Independence BowlBox score
Dec 31, 2007California 42, Air Force 36Armed Forces BowlBox score
Dec 31, 2007Fresno State 40, Georgia Tech 28Humanitarian BowlBox score
Dec 31, 200718Oregon 56, 25South Florida 21Sun BowlBox score
Dec 31, 2007Kentucky 35, Florida State 28Music City BowlBox score
Dec 31, 2007Oklahoma State 49, Indiana 33Insight BowlBox score
Dec 31, 200723Auburn 23, 16Clemson 20upsetChick-fil-A BowlBox score
Jan 1, 200814Tennessee 21, 19Wisconsin 17Outback BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20081Missouri 38, Arkansas 7Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 2008Michigan 41, 10Florida 35upsetCapital One BowlBox score
Jan 1, 2008Texas Tech 31, 22Virginia 28upsetGator BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20088USC 49, 15Illinois 17Rose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20084Georgia 41, 11Hawai’i 10Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 2, 20082West Virginia 48, 9Oklahoma 28Fiesta BowlBox score
Jan 3, 20087Kansas 24, 6Virginia Tech 21upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 5, 2008Rutgers 52, Ball State 30International BowlBox score
Jan 6, 2008Tulsa 63, Bowling Green 7GMAC BowlBox score
Jan 7, 20085LSU 38, 3Ohio State 24upsetBCS National ChampionshipBox score