2009: Week 14

23 games. Eight ranked teams lost, three to unranked teams. Five 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 5, 2009	2Alabama 32, 1Florida 13upset	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	5Cincinnati 45, 14Pittsburgh 44	Box score
Dec 3, 2009	7Oregon 37, 13Oregon State 33	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	3Texas 13, 21Nebraska 12	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	12Georgia Tech 39, 25Clemson 34	Box score

Upsets

Dec 5, 2009	2Alabama 32, 1Florida 13upset	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	East Carolina 38, 18Houston 32upset	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	Washington 42, 19California 10upset	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	Arizona 21, 20USC 17upset	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 Keenum 56 of 75, 527 yards, 5 TD, 3 INTHouston at East Carolina

Sean Canfield Oregon State24 of 36, 306 yards, 2 TD
Jake Locker Washington19 of 23, 248 yards, 3 TD

Rushing

C.J. Spiller 20 carries, 233 yards, 4 TDClemson vs. Georgia Tech

Daniel Porter Louisiana Tech28 carries, 199 yards, 3 TD
Dion Lewis Pittsburgh47 carries, 194 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

James Cleveland 19 catches, 241 yards, 3 TDHouston at East Carolina

Marquis Avery San José State7 catches, 147 yards, 2 TD
Jermaine Kearse Washington7 catches, 147 yards, 1 TD

Ranked by a points score for each kind of game (yards, touchdowns, tackles, sacks).

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.

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, 2009	Arkansas State 24, Western Kentucky 20	Box score
Dec 3, 2009	7Oregon 37, 13Oregon State 33	Box score
Dec 4, 2009	Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	East Carolina 38, 18Houston 32upset	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	24West Virginia 24, Rutgers 21	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	5Cincinnati 45, 14Pittsburgh 44	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	Fresno State 53, Illinois 52	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	Louisiana Tech 55, San José State 20	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	6Boise State 42, New Mexico State 7	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	Arizona 21, 20USC 17upset	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	2Alabama 32, 1Florida 13upset	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	Washington 42, 19California 10upset	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	Florida Atlantic 28, Florida International 21	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	UConn 29, South Florida 27	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	3Texas 13, 21Nebraska 12	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	12Georgia Tech 39, 25Clemson 34	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	Wisconsin 51, Hawai’i 10	Box score

Everyone else

Dec 5, 2009	William & Mary 24, Southern Illinois 3	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	Butler 28, Central Connecticut 23	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	Montana 51, Stephen F. Austin 0	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	Texas Southern 30, Southern 25	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	Villanova 46, New Hampshire 7	Box score
Dec 5, 2009	App State 35, Richmond 31	Box score