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2008: Week 13

96 games. Eight ranked teams lost, four to unranked teams. Four 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 22, 20085Oklahoma 65, 2Texas Tech 21upsetBox score
Nov 22, 20087Penn State 49, 17Michigan State 18Box score
Nov 22, 20088Utah 48, 16BYU 24Box score
Nov 22, 200819Cincinnati 28, 20Pittsburgh 21Box score

Upsets

Nov 22, 20085Oklahoma 65, 2Texas Tech 21upsetBox score
Nov 22, 2008Ole Miss 31, 18LSU 13upsetBox score
Nov 22, 2008Florida State 37, 22Maryland 3upsetBox score
Nov 20, 2008Georgia Tech 41, 23Miami 23upsetBox score
Nov 22, 2008NC State 41, 25North Carolina 10upsetBox 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

Chase Holbrook45 of 59, 486 yards, 4 TDNew Mexico State vs. Louisiana Tech
  1. Curtis Painter Purdue38 of 54, 448 yards, 5 TD
  2. Andy Schmitt Eastern Michigan50 of 76, 484 yards, 3 TD

Rushing

Morgan Williams28 carries, 330 yards, 3 TDToledo vs. Miami (OH)
  1. Tarrion Adams Tulsa33 carries, 323 yards, 1 TD
  2. DuJuan Harris Troy28 carries, 234 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Chris Williams10 catches, 189 yards, 2 TDNew Mexico State vs. Louisiana Tech
  1. Tyler Jones Eastern Michigan17 catches, 185 yards, 2 TD
  2. Lucas Miller Arkansas10 catches, 201 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.
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The week’s biggest individual games by FBS players, from CollegeFootballData box scores.

FBS vs. FBS

Nov 18, 2008Northern Illinois 42, Kent State 14Box score
Nov 19, 200814Ball State 31, Central Michigan 24Box score
Nov 20, 2008Georgia Tech 41, 23Miami 23upsetBox score
Nov 21, 2008Buffalo 40, Bowling Green 34Box score
Nov 21, 2008Toledo 42, Miami (OH) 14Box score
Nov 21, 2008Fresno State 24, San José State 10Box score
Nov 22, 2008West Virginia 35, Louisville 21Box score
Nov 22, 2008NC State 41, 25North Carolina 10upsetBox score
Nov 22, 2008Rutgers 30, Army 3Box score
Nov 22, 200810Ohio State 42, Michigan 7Box score
Nov 22, 2008Clemson 13, Virginia 3Box score
Nov 22, 2008Purdue 62, Indiana 10Box score
Nov 22, 2008Tennessee 20, Vanderbilt 10Box score
Nov 22, 2008Temple 55, Eastern Michigan 52Box score
Nov 22, 2008UCF 28, Memphis 21Box score
Nov 22, 2008Colorado State 31, Wyoming 20Box score
Nov 22, 2008Mississippi State 31, Arkansas 28Box score
Nov 22, 2008Syracuse 24, Notre Dame 23upsetBox score
Nov 22, 2008Washington State 16, Washington 13Box score
Nov 22, 2008Arkansas State 28, Florida Atlantic 14Box score
Nov 22, 2008Tulsa 56, Tulane 7Box score
Nov 22, 2008California 37, Stanford 16Box score
Nov 22, 2008Ole Miss 31, 18LSU 13upsetBox score
Nov 22, 2008Boston College 24, Wake Forest 21Box score
Nov 22, 2008Ohio 49, Akron 42Box score
Nov 22, 20087Penn State 49, 17Michigan State 18Box score
Nov 22, 2008Rice 35, Marshall 10Box score
Nov 22, 2008Houston 42, UTEP 37Box score
Nov 22, 2008Middle Tennessee 52, North Texas 13Box score
Nov 22, 200815TCU 44, Air Force 10Box score
Nov 22, 2008Northwestern 27, Illinois 10Box score
Nov 22, 2008Kansas State 38, Iowa State 30Box score
Nov 22, 2008Louisiana Tech 35, New Mexico State 31Box score
Nov 22, 20089Boise State 41, Nevada 34Box score
Nov 22, 2008Virginia Tech 14, Duke 3Box score
Nov 22, 20088Utah 48, 16BYU 24Box score
Nov 22, 2008East Carolina 17, UAB 13Box score
Nov 22, 200821Oregon State 19, Arizona 17Box score
Nov 22, 2008UL Monroe 31, Florida International 27Box score
Nov 22, 2008Troy 48, Louisiana 3Box score
Nov 22, 2008Iowa 55, Minnesota 0Box score
Nov 22, 200819Cincinnati 28, 20Pittsburgh 21Box score
Nov 22, 2008Florida State 37, 22Maryland 3upsetBox score
Nov 22, 2008San Diego State 42, UNLV 21Box score
Nov 22, 20085Oklahoma 65, 2Texas Tech 21upsetBox score
Nov 22, 2008Hawai’i 49, Idaho 17Box score
Nov 23, 2008South Florida 17, UConn 13Box score

Everyone else

Nov 20, 2008Grambling 33, Texas Southern 7Box score
Nov 22, 2008Harvard 10, Yale 0Box score
Nov 22, 2008Jacksonville 19, Dayton 14Box score
Nov 22, 2008New Hampshire 28, Maine 24Box score
Nov 22, 2008Davidson 46, Butler 34Box score
Nov 22, 2008Richmond 23, William & Mary 20Box score
Nov 22, 2008Wofford 35, Furman 10Box score
Nov 22, 2008Missouri State 27, Indiana State 24Box score
Nov 22, 2008Brown 41, Columbia 10Box score
Nov 22, 2008Delaware State 10, Howard 6Box score
Nov 22, 2008Rhode Island 29, Northeastern 14Box score
Nov 22, 2008Princeton 28, Dartmouth 10Box score
Nov 22, 2008Pennsylvania 23, Cornell 6Box score
Nov 22, 2008Bucknell 24, Fordham 21Box score
Nov 22, 2008Morehead State 42, Campbell 7Box score
Nov 22, 2008Hampton 17, Morgan State 13Box score
Nov 22, 2008North Carolina Central 10, Savannah State 7Box score
Nov 22, 2008Bryant 23, Saint Francis 0Box score
Nov 22, 2008Eastern Kentucky 33, UT Martin 31Box score
Nov 22, 2008Drake 32, Valparaiso 0Box score
Nov 22, 2008Liberty 26, Elon 3Box score
Nov 22, 2008James Madison 58, Towson 27Box score
Nov 22, 2008Colgate 28, Holy Cross 27Box score
Nov 22, 2008Lehigh 31, Lafayette 15upsetBox score
Nov 22, 20083Florida 70, The Citadel 19Box score
Nov 22, 2008South Carolina State 55, North Carolina A&T 0Box score
Nov 22, 2008VMI 49, Presbyterian 27Box score
Nov 22, 2008Norfolk State 17, Winston-Salem State 14Box score
Nov 22, 2008Florida A&M 58, Bethune-Cookman 35Box score
Nov 22, 2008Murray State 24, Tennessee State 17Box score
Nov 22, 2008Samford 30, Chattanooga 7Box score
Nov 22, 2008Jackson State 26, Alcorn State 21Box score
Nov 22, 2008Southeast Missouri State 33, Austin Peay 30Box score
Nov 22, 2008Eastern Washington 33, Weber State 26upsetBox score
Nov 22, 2008Youngstown State 31, Western Illinois 28upsetBox score
Nov 22, 2008Montana 35, Montana State 3Box score
Nov 22, 2008Villanova 21, Delaware 7Box score
Nov 22, 2008Massachusetts 28, Hofstra 14Box score
Nov 22, 2008Southern Illinois 17, Illinois State 10Box score
Nov 22, 2008Eastern Illinois 38, Tennessee Tech 20Box score
Nov 22, 2008Northern Iowa 34, Southern Utah 24Box score
Nov 22, 2008Alabama A&M 58, Mississippi Valley State 23Box score
Nov 22, 2008App State 35, Western Carolina 10Box score
Nov 22, 2008Wisconsin 36, Cal Poly 35Box score
Nov 22, 2008Portland State 24, Northern Colorado 21Box score
Nov 22, 2008Idaho State 36, Sacramento State 33upsetBox score
Nov 22, 2008Charleston Southern 24, Coastal Carolina 0Box score
Nov 22, 2008South Dakota State 25, North Dakota State 24Box score
Nov 22, 2008San Diego 28, UC Davis 20Box score