2009: Week 12
108 games. Four ranked teams lost, all to unranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.
The week in review
Upsets
| Nov 21, 2009 | Ole Miss 25, 10LSU 23upset | Box score |
| Nov 21, 2009 | California 34, 14Stanford 28upset | Box score |
| Nov 21, 2009 | Northwestern 33, 17Wisconsin 31upset | Box score |
| Nov 21, 2009 | Syracuse 31, 25Rutgers 13upset | Box 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
Case KeenumNo. 2 this week29 of 39, 405 yards, 5 TDHouston vs. Memphis
- Levi Brown Troy27 of 36, 477 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
- Colt McCoy Texas32 of 41, 396 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
Shane Vereen42 carries, 193 yards, 3 TDCalifornia at Stanford
- John Mosure Colorado State27 carries, 177 yards, 2 TD
- Toby Gerhart Stanford20 carries, 136 yards, 4 TD
Receiving
Freddie Barnes12 catches, 197 yards, 2 TDBowling Green vs. Akron
- Damaris Johnson Tulsa17 catches, 196 yards
- Danario Alexander Missouri11 catches, 173 yards, 1 TD
Ranked by a points score for each kind of game (yards, touchdowns, tackles, sacks). Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How we rank
Ranked 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.The week’s biggest individual games by FBS players, from CollegeFootballData box scores.


