2011: Week 14

30 games. Five ranked teams lost. 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 3, 2011	1LSU 42, 12Georgia 10	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	3Oklahoma State 44, 13Oklahoma 10	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	21Clemson 38, 5Virginia Tech 10upset	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	15Wisconsin 42, 11Michigan State 39upset	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	24Southern Miss 49, 7Houston 28upset	Box score

Upsets

Dec 3, 2011	21Clemson 38, 5Virginia Tech 10upset	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	24Southern Miss 49, 7Houston 28upset	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	15Wisconsin 42, 11Michigan State 39upset	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. 3 this week41 of 67, 373 yards, 2 TD, 2 INTHouston vs. Southern Miss

Riley Nelson BYU25 of 37, 363 yards, 3 TD
Tyler Lantrip Nevada24 of 31, 340 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

Lance Dunbar 40 carries, 313 yards, 4 TDNorth Texas vs. Middle Tennessee

LaMichael James Oregon25 carries, 219 yards, 3 TD
Ronnie Hillman San Diego State29 carries, 178 yards, 4 TD

Receiving

Kendall WrightNo. 3 this week6 catches, 166 yards, 1 TDBaylor vs. Texas

Justin Johnson Houston12 catches, 171 yards, 2 TD
Aaron Bradley Nevada7 catches, 136 yards, 3 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 1, 2011	22West Virginia 30, South Florida 27	Box score
Dec 2, 2011	Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20	Box score
Dec 2, 2011	8Oregon 49, UCLA 31	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	Pittsburgh 33, Syracuse 20	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	24Southern Miss 49, 7Houston 28upset	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	Cincinnati 35, UConn 27	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	16Kansas State 30, Iowa State 23	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	Wyoming 22, Colorado State 19	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	18TCU 56, UNLV 9	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	Utah State 24, New Mexico State 21	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	19Baylor 48, Texas 24	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	UL Monroe 26, Florida Atlantic 0	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	1LSU 42, 12Georgia 10	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	North Texas 59, Middle Tennessee 7	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	Nevada 56, Idaho 3	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	Arkansas State 45, Troy 14	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	9Boise State 45, New Mexico 0	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	BYU 41, Hawai’i 20	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	San Diego State 35, Fresno State 28	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	3Oklahoma State 44, 13Oklahoma 10	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	21Clemson 38, 5Virginia Tech 10upset	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	15Wisconsin 42, 11Michigan State 39upset	Box score

Everyone else

Dec 3, 2011	Georgia Southern 55, Old Dominion 48	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	Montana 41, Central Arkansas 14	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	Maine 34, App State 12	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	Montana State 26, New Hampshire 25	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	Sam Houston 34, Stony Brook 27	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	Lehigh 40, Towson 38	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	North Dakota State 26, James Madison 14	Box score
Dec 3, 2011	Northern Iowa 28, Wofford 21	Box score