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2010: Bowls & playoff

35 games. 13 ranked teams lost, four to unranked teams. Nine games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Jan 10, 20111Auburn 22, 2Oregon 19BCS National ChampionshipBox score
Jan 1, 20113TCU 21, 4Wisconsin 19Rose BowlBox score
Jan 4, 20116Ohio State 31, 8Arkansas 26Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 3, 20115Stanford 40, 12Virginia Tech 12Orange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 201115Alabama 49, 7Michigan State 7upsetCapital One BowlBox score
Jan 7, 201111LSU 41, 18Texas A&M 24Cotton BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 1, 201115Alabama 49, 7Michigan State 7upsetCapital One BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2010Iowa 27, 14Missouri 24upsetInsight BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2010Washington 19, 17Nebraska 7upsetHoliday BowlBox score
Dec 31, 201023Florida State 26, 19South Carolina 17upsetChick-fil-A BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2010NC State 23, 22West Virginia 7upsetChamps Sports BowlBox score
Dec 24, 2010Tulsa 62, 24Hawai’i 35upsetHawai’i BowlBox 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

Landry Jones34 of 49, 429 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTOklahoma vs. UConn
  1. Corey Robinson Troy32 of 42, 387 yards, 4 TD
  2. Taylor Potts Texas Tech43 of 56, 369 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Ronnie Hillman28 carries, 228 yards, 3 TDSan Diego State vs. Navy
  1. Marcus Coker Iowa33 carries, 219 yards, 2 TD
  2. Mikel Leshoure Illinois29 carries, 184 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Greg Salas13 catches, 214 yards, 2 TDHawai’i vs. Tulsa
  1. Coby Fleener Stanford6 catches, 173 yards, 3 TD
  2. Marcus Sales Syracuse5 catches, 172 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

Dec 18, 2010BYU 52, UTEP 24New Mexico BowlBox score
Dec 18, 2010Northern Illinois 40, Fresno State 17Humanitarian BowlBox score
Dec 18, 2010Troy 48, Ohio 21New Orleans BowlBox score
Dec 21, 2010Louisville 31, Southern Miss 28Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. PetersburgBox score
Dec 22, 201010Boise State 26, 20Utah 3Maaco Bowl Las VegasBox score
Dec 23, 2010San Diego State 35, Navy 14upsetPoinsettia BowlBox score
Dec 24, 2010Tulsa 62, 24Hawai’i 35upsetHawai’i BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2010Florida International 34, Toledo 32Little Caesars BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2010Air Force 14, Georgia Tech 7Independence BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2010NC State 23, 22West Virginia 7upsetChamps Sports BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2010Iowa 27, 14Missouri 24upsetInsight BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2010Maryland 51, East Carolina 20Military BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2010Illinois 38, Baylor 14Texas BowlBox score
Dec 29, 201016Oklahoma State 36, Arizona 10Alamo BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2010Army 16, SMU 14Armed Forces BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2010Syracuse 36, Kansas State 34Pinstripe BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2010North Carolina 30, Tennessee 27Music City BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2010Washington 19, 17Nebraska 7upsetHoliday BowlBox score
Dec 31, 2010South Florida 31, Clemson 26Meineke Car Care BowlBox score
Dec 31, 2010Notre Dame 33, Miami 17Sun BowlBox score
Dec 31, 2010UCF 10, Georgia 6Liberty BowlBox score
Dec 31, 201023Florida State 26, 19South Carolina 17upsetChick-fil-A BowlBox score
Jan 1, 2011Texas Tech 45, Northwestern 38TicketCity BowlBox score
Jan 1, 201115Alabama 49, 7Michigan State 7upsetCapital One BowlBox score
Jan 1, 2011Florida 37, Penn State 24Outback BowlBox score
Jan 1, 201121Mississippi State 52, Michigan 14Gator BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20113TCU 21, 4Wisconsin 19Rose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20119Oklahoma 48, 25UConn 20Fiesta BowlBox score
Jan 3, 20115Stanford 40, 12Virginia Tech 12Orange BowlBox score
Jan 4, 20116Ohio State 31, 8Arkansas 26Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 6, 2011Miami (OH) 35, Middle Tennessee 21GoDaddy.com BowlBox score
Jan 7, 201111LSU 41, 18Texas A&M 24Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 8, 2011Pittsburgh 27, Kentucky 10BBVA Compass BowlBox score
Jan 9, 201113Nevada 20, Boston College 13Fight Hunger BowlBox score
Jan 10, 20111Auburn 22, 2Oregon 19BCS National ChampionshipBox score