2012: Week 4

107 games. Five ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. Four games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Sep 22, 2012	4Florida State 49, 10Clemson 37	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	15Kansas State 24, 6Oklahoma 19upset	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	3Oregon 49, 22Arizona 0	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	11Notre Dame 13, 18Michigan 6	Box score

Upsets

Sep 22, 2012	15Kansas State 24, 6Oklahoma 19upset	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Oregon State 27, 19UCLA 20upset	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

Tyler BrayNo. 3 this week27 of 43, 401 yards, 4 TD, 1 INTTennessee vs. Akron

Gary Nova Rutgers25 of 35, 397 yards, 5 TD
Brett Smith Wyoming23 of 35, 365 yards, 5 TD

Rushing

Mark WeismanNo. 2 this week27 carries, 217 yards, 3 TDIowa vs. Central Michigan

Stefphon Jefferson Nevada31 carries, 170 yards, 6 TD
Le’Veon Bell Michigan State36 carries, 253 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Cobi Hamilton 10 catches, 303 yards, 3 TDArkansas vs. Rutgers

Chris McNeill Wyoming8 catches, 219 yards, 1 TD
Tavon Austin West Virginia13 catches, 179 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

Sep 19, 2012	Kent State 23, Buffalo 7	Box score
Sep 20, 2012	24Boise State 7, BYU 6	Box score
Sep 21, 2012	Baylor 47, UL Monroe 42	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	14Florida 38, Kentucky 0	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Miami (OH) 27, Massachusetts 16	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	16Ohio State 29, UAB 15	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Virginia Tech 37, Bowling Green 0	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Wisconsin 37, UTEP 26	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	8West Virginia 31, Maryland 21	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Central Michigan 32, Iowa 31upset	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	17TCU 27, Virginia 7	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Ole Miss 39, Tulane 0	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Wake Forest 49, Army 37	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Western Michigan 30, UConn 24	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Miami 42, Georgia Tech 36	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Oregon State 27, 19UCLA 20upset	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	21Michigan State 23, Eastern Michigan 7	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	North Carolina 27, East Carolina 6	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Penn State 24, Temple 13	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Marshall 54, Rice 51	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Northern Illinois 30, Kansas 23	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	7South Carolina 31, Missouri 10	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Colorado 35, Washington State 34upset	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Ball State 31, South Florida 27	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Wyoming 40, Idaho 37	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	1Alabama 40, Florida Atlantic 7	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	13USC 27, California 9	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Duke 38, Memphis 14	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	2LSU 12, Auburn 10	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Rutgers 35, Arkansas 26	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Utah State 31, Colorado State 19	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Western Kentucky 42, Southern Miss 17	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Troy 14, North Texas 7	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	23Mississippi State 30, South Alabama 10	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	20Louisville 28, Florida International 21	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	11Notre Dame 13, 18Michigan 6	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Tennessee 47, Akron 26	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	5Georgia 48, Vanderbilt 3	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	15Kansas State 24, 6Oklahoma 19upset	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	San José State 38, San Diego State 34upset	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	4Florida State 49, 10Clemson 37	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Minnesota 17, Syracuse 10	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	New Mexico 27, New Mexico State 14	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Tulsa 27, Fresno State 26	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Louisiana Tech 52, Illinois 24	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Arizona State 37, Utah 7	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	UNLV 38, Air Force 35upset	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Nevada 69, Hawai’i 24	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	3Oregon 49, 22Arizona 0	Box score

Everyone else

Sep 20, 2012	Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24, Alabama State 21	Box score
Sep 21, 2012	Georgetown 21, Princeton 20	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Old Dominion 64, New Hampshire 61	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Lafayette 20, Bucknell 14	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Butler 35, Campbell 14	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Marist 34, Davidson 21	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Furman 31, Presbyterian 21	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Alabama A&M 42, Texas Southern 13	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Fordham 20, Columbia 13	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Dartmouth 13, Holy Cross 10	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Cornell 45, Yale 6	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	James Madison 32, Rhode Island 7	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Jacksonville 21, Dayton 17	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Monmouth 27, Sacred Heart 14	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Duquesne 35, Bryant 21	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Ohio 44, Norfolk State 10	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Drake 28, Morehead State 25	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Southern Illinois 14, Missouri State 6	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	UTSA 56, Northwestern (OK) 3	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	South Dakota State 24, Indiana State 10	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Northwestern 38, South Dakota 7	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	25Nebraska 73, Idaho State 7	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Villanova 24, Pennsylvania 8	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Pittsburgh 55, Gardner-Webb 10	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Richmond 35, Georgia State 14	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Navy 41, VMI 3	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Samford 25, Western Carolina 21	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	San Diego 51, Valparaiso 14	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Tennessee State 21, Bethune-Cookman 14upset	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Central Arkansas 24, Sam Houston 20	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Illinois State 23, Western Illinois 3	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	North Dakota State 66, Prairie View A&M 7	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Harvard 45, Brown 31	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Southern 28, Jackson State 21upset	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	NC State 52, The Citadel 14	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	App State 34, Chattanooga 17	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Georgia Southern 26, Elon 23	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	UAlbany 30, Maine 20	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Florida A&M 24, Delaware State 22	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Eastern Kentucky 51, Jacksonville State 21	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Stony Brook 32, Colgate 31	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Towson 46, Saint Francis 17	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Texas A&M 70, South Carolina State 14	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Texas State 41, Stephen F. Austin 37	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Arkansas State 56, Alcorn State 0	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	UT Martin 31, Austin Peay 6	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Wagner 31, Central Connecticut 13	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Lehigh 28, Liberty 26	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Nicholls 73, Evangel University 17	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Northwestern State 45, Mississippi Valley State 14	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	North Carolina Central 45, Savannah State 33	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Southeast Missouri State 41, Tennessee Tech 38upset	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Toledo 38, Coastal Carolina 28	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Delaware 51, William & Mary 21	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Youngstown State 42, Northern Iowa 35	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Eastern Illinois 50, Murray State 49	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	Lamar 31, Langston 0	Box score
Sep 22, 2012	SE Louisiana 25, McNeese 24upset	Box score