2007: Week 9

111 games. 10 ranked teams lost, four to unranked teams. Six games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Oct 25, 20072Boston College 14, 8Virginia Tech 10Box score
Oct 27, 20075Oregon 24, 9USC 17Box score
Oct 27, 20071Ohio State 37, 24Penn State 17Box score
Oct 27, 20077Arizona State 31, 18California 20Box score
Oct 27, 200720Georgia 42, 9Florida 30upsetBox score
Oct 27, 20076West Virginia 31, 25Rutgers 3Box score

Upsets

Oct 27, 200720Georgia 42, 9Florida 30upsetBox score
Oct 27, 2007UConn 22, 11South Florida 15upsetBox score
Oct 27, 2007Mississippi State 31, 14Kentucky 14upsetBox score
Oct 27, 2007Tennessee 27, 15South Carolina 24upsetBox score
Oct 27, 2007NC State 29, 21Virginia 24upsetBox 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

Colt BrennanNo. 2 this week29 of 46, 425 yards, 6 TD, 1 INTHawai’i vs. New Mexico State
  1. Willie Tuitama Arizona38 of 51, 510 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
  2. Aaron Opelt Toledo22 of 28, 387 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

  1. Matt Forte Tulane44 carries, 278 yards, 2 TD
  2. Kalvin McRae Ohio42 carries, 200 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

  1. Donald Bowens NC State11 catches, 202 yards, 2 TD
  2. Mike Thomas Arizona10 catches, 165 yards, 3 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

Oct 25, 20072Boston College 14, 8Virginia Tech 10Box score
Oct 25, 2007New Mexico 34, Air Force 31Box score
Oct 26, 2007Boise State 34, Fresno State 21Box score
Oct 27, 2007Louisville 24, Pittsburgh 17Box score
Oct 27, 2007Wake Forest 37, North Carolina 10Box score
Oct 27, 20076West Virginia 31, 25Rutgers 3Box score
Oct 27, 2007Wisconsin 33, Indiana 3Box score
Oct 27, 2007Illinois 28, Ball State 17Box score
Oct 27, 2007Iowa 34, Michigan State 27Box score
Oct 27, 2007Purdue 35, Northwestern 17Box score
Oct 27, 2007Colorado 31, Texas Tech 26upsetBox score
Oct 27, 2007Mississippi State 31, 14Kentucky 14upsetBox score
Oct 27, 2007Buffalo 26, Akron 10Box score
Oct 27, 2007Central Michigan 41, Kent State 32Box score
Oct 27, 2007Arkansas 58, Florida International 10Box score
Oct 27, 200713Missouri 42, Iowa State 28Box score
Oct 27, 2007Vanderbilt 24, Miami (OH) 13Box score
Oct 27, 2007Wyoming 29, UNLV 24Box score
Oct 27, 2007Tulsa 29, SMU 23Box score
Oct 27, 2007Louisiana Tech 31, Utah State 21Box score
Oct 27, 20075Oregon 24, 9USC 17Box score
Oct 27, 2007Memphis 28, Tulane 27Box score
Oct 27, 2007Arizona 48, Washington 41Box score
Oct 27, 2007UConn 22, 11South Florida 15upsetBox score
Oct 27, 200720Georgia 42, 9Florida 30upsetBox score
Oct 27, 2007Clemson 30, Maryland 17Box score
Oct 27, 200719Michigan 34, Minnesota 10Box score
Oct 27, 2007East Carolina 41, UAB 6Box score
Oct 27, 200717Texas 28, Nebraska 25Box score
Oct 27, 2007Kansas State 51, Baylor 13Box score
Oct 27, 2007Eastern Michigan 19, Western Michigan 2upsetBox score
Oct 27, 2007UL Monroe 33, Florida Atlantic 30Box score
Oct 27, 2007Nevada 37, Idaho 21Box score
Oct 27, 2007NC State 29, 21Virginia 24upsetBox score
Oct 27, 2007Marshall 34, Rice 21Box score
Oct 27, 2007Utah 27, Colorado State 3Box score
Oct 27, 200723Auburn 17, Ole Miss 3Box score
Oct 27, 2007Ohio 38, Bowling Green 27Box score
Oct 27, 2007Washington State 27, UCLA 7Box score
Oct 27, 2007Oregon State 23, Stanford 6Box score
Oct 27, 200712Kansas 19, Texas A&M 11Box score
Oct 27, 2007Middle Tennessee 48, North Texas 28Box score
Oct 27, 2007Troy 27, Arkansas State 0Box score
Oct 27, 2007Toledo 70, Northern Illinois 21Box score
Oct 27, 2007Tennessee 27, 15South Carolina 24upsetBox score
Oct 27, 2007Florida State 25, Duke 6Box score
Oct 27, 20071Ohio State 37, 24Penn State 17Box score
Oct 27, 2007Houston 34, UTEP 31Box score
Oct 27, 20077Arizona State 31, 18California 20Box score
Oct 28, 200716Hawai’i 50, New Mexico State 13Box score
Oct 28, 2007UCF 34, Southern Miss 17upsetBox score

Everyone else

Oct 25, 2007Wofford 47, Western Carolina 44Box score
Oct 26, 2007Princeton 34, Cornell 31Box score
Oct 27, 2007Monmouth 51, Central Connecticut 36upsetBox score
Oct 27, 2007New Hampshire 49, Rhode Island 36Box score
Oct 27, 2007Richmond 17, James Madison 16upsetBox score
Oct 27, 2007Georgia Southern 21, The Citadel 17Box score
Oct 27, 2007Harvard 28, Dartmouth 21Box score
Oct 27, 2007Yale 28, Columbia 7Box score
Oct 27, 2007Brown 31, Pennsylvania 17Box score
Oct 27, 2007Eastern Kentucky 46, Murray State 35Box score
Oct 27, 2007Iona 28, Duquesne 23Box score
Oct 27, 2007Colgate 36, Lafayette 27Box score
Oct 27, 2007Holy Cross 45, Bucknell 21Box score
Oct 27, 2007Davidson 44, Butler 32Box score
Oct 27, 2007Dayton 35, San Diego 16Box score
Oct 27, 2007Lehigh 45, Georgetown 0Box score
Oct 27, 2007Liberty 48, Presbyterian 14Box score
Oct 27, 2007Delaware 59, Navy 52upsetBox score
Oct 27, 2007Howard 17, Norfolk State 10upsetBox score
Oct 27, 2007Saint Francis 35, Sacred Heart 30Box score
Oct 27, 2007UT Martin 55, Southeast Missouri State 20Box score
Oct 27, 2007UAlbany 24, Wagner 10Box score
Oct 27, 2007Massachusetts 48, William & Mary 34Box score
Oct 27, 2007Elon 38, Chattanooga 28Box score
Oct 27, 2007Bethune-Cookman 24, North Carolina A&T 20Box score
Oct 27, 2007Delaware State 17, South Carolina State 16Box score
Oct 27, 2007Maine 20, Northeastern 14Box score
Oct 27, 2007Drake 42, Jacksonville 14Box score
Oct 27, 2007North Dakota State 52, Southern Utah 17Box score
Oct 27, 2007Edward Waters 24, Savannah State 7Box score
Oct 27, 2007Morehead State 16, Valparaiso 14Box score
Oct 27, 2007Northern Colorado 16, Montana State 13upsetBox score
Oct 27, 2007Western Illinois 27, Illinois State 14Box score
Oct 27, 2007Missouri State 63, Indiana State 7Box score
Oct 27, 2007Samford 59, Tennessee Tech 52Box score
Oct 27, 2007App State 34, Furman 27Box score
Oct 27, 2007Assumption 10, La Salle 7Box score
Oct 27, 2007Texas State 20, Northwestern State 17Box score
Oct 27, 2007Prairie View A&M 26, Mississippi Valley State 21Box score
Oct 27, 2007Sam Houston 45, Stephen F. Austin 17Box score
Oct 27, 2007Grambling 57, Texas Southern 9Box score
Oct 27, 2007Villanova 35, Hofstra 31Box score
Oct 27, 2007Alabama A&M 13, Alabama State 9Box score
Oct 27, 2007Jackson State 17, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 6Box score
Oct 27, 2007Morgan State 14, Florida A&M 12Box score
Oct 27, 2007Stony Brook 30, Bryant 0Box score
Oct 27, 2007Northern Iowa 14, Youngstown State 13Box score
Oct 27, 2007South Dakota State 28, UC Davis 21Box score
Oct 27, 2007Eastern Illinois 38, Tennessee State 35Box score
Oct 27, 2007Eastern Washington 38, Sacramento State 30Box score
Oct 27, 2007Cal Poly 48, Idaho State 28Box score
Oct 27, 2007Weber State 73, Portland State 68Box score
Oct 27, 2007Winston-Salem State 20, Hampton 19Box score
Oct 27, 2007Montana 21, Northern Arizona 16Box score
Oct 27, 2007Gardner-Webb 29, Charleston Southern 25Box score
Oct 27, 2007Western Kentucky 50, North Carolina Central 14Box score
Oct 27, 2007Coastal Carolina 42, VMI 35Box score
Oct 27, 2007Central Arkansas 49, Nicholls 42Box score
Oct 27, 2007Fordham 33, Marist 0Box score
Oct 27, 2007McNeese 45, SE Louisiana 17Box score