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2008: Week 15

16 games. Four ranked teams lost, two to unranked teams. 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 6, 20082Florida 31, 1Alabama 20upsetBox score
Dec 6, 20084Oklahoma 62, 19Missouri 21Box score

Upsets

Dec 6, 20082Florida 31, 1Alabama 20upsetBox score
Dec 5, 2008Buffalo 42, 12Ball State 24upsetBox score
Dec 6, 2008Virginia Tech 30, 18Boston College 12upsetBox 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

Sam BradfordNo. 2 this week34 of 49, 384 yards, 2 TDOklahoma vs. Missouri
  1. Mike Teel Rutgers21 of 26, 447 yards, 7 TD
  2. Nate Davis Ball State31 of 48, 351 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Jahvid Best19 carries, 311 yards, 4 TDCalifornia vs. Washington
  1. Donald Brown UConn34 carries, 189 yards, 1 TD
  2. Chris Brown Oklahoma27 carries, 122 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Tim Brown4 catches, 173 yards, 2 TDRutgers vs. Louisville
  1. Naaman Roosevelt Buffalo10 catches, 116 yards, 3 TD
  2. Juaquin Iglesias Oklahoma9 catches, 125 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 3, 2008Louisiana 42, Middle Tennessee 28Box score
Dec 4, 2008Rutgers 63, Louisville 14Box score
Dec 5, 2008Buffalo 42, 12Ball State 24upsetBox score
Dec 6, 200823Pittsburgh 34, UConn 10Box score
Dec 6, 2008East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24upsetBox score
Dec 6, 2008Navy 34, Army 0Box score
Dec 6, 2008Virginia Tech 30, 18Boston College 12upsetBox score
Dec 6, 2008California 48, Washington 7Box score
Dec 6, 20082Florida 31, 1Alabama 20upsetBox score
Dec 6, 20085USC 28, UCLA 7Box score
Dec 6, 2008Florida International 27, Western Kentucky 3Box score
Dec 6, 2008Troy 35, Arkansas State 9Box score
Dec 6, 2008Arizona 31, Arizona State 10Box score
Dec 6, 20084Oklahoma 62, 19Missouri 21Box score
Dec 6, 2008West Virginia 13, South Florida 7Box score
Dec 6, 200813Cincinnati 29, Hawai’i 24Box score