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2013: Bowls & playoff

38 games. 12 ranked teams lost, four to unranked teams. Eight 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 6, 20141Florida State 34, 2Auburn 31BCS National ChampionshipBox score
Jan 1, 20144Michigan State 24, 5Stanford 20upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 2, 201411Oklahoma 45, 3Alabama 31upsetSugar BowlBox score
Jan 3, 201412Clemson 40, 7Ohio State 35upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 201415UCF 52, 6Baylor 42upsetFiesta BowlBox score
Jan 3, 20149Missouri 41, 13Oklahoma State 31Cotton BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 2, 201411Oklahoma 45, 3Alabama 31upsetSugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20144Michigan State 24, 5Stanford 20upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 201415UCF 52, 6Baylor 42upsetFiesta BowlBox score
Jan 3, 201412Clemson 40, 7Ohio State 35upsetOrange BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2013Texas Tech 37, 16Arizona State 23upsetHoliday BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20148South Carolina 34, 19Wisconsin 24upsetCapital One 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

Teddy BridgewaterNo. 2 this week35 of 45, 447 yards, 3 TDLouisville vs. Miami
  1. Connor Halliday Washington State37 of 58, 410 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT
  2. Davis Webb Texas Tech28 of 41, 403 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

Jeremy HillNo. 2 this week28 carries, 216 yards, 2 TDLSU vs. Iowa
  1. Adam Muema San Diego State28 carries, 229 yards, 3 TD
  2. James Conner Pittsburgh26 carries, 229 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Sammy Watkins16 catches, 227 yards, 2 TDClemson vs. Ohio State
  1. Matt Miller Boise State11 catches, 206 yards, 1 TD
  2. Jameon Lewis Mississippi State9 catches, 220 yards
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 21, 2013Colorado State 48, Washington State 45New Mexico BowlBox score
Dec 21, 2013USC 45, 21Fresno State 20Las Vegas BowlBox score
Dec 21, 2013San Diego State 49, Buffalo 24Famous Idaho Potato BowlBox score
Dec 21, 2013Louisiana 24, Tulane 21New Orleans BowlBox score
Dec 23, 2013East Carolina 37, Ohio 20Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. PetersburgBox score
Dec 24, 2013Oregon State 38, Boise State 23Hawai’i BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2013Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27Little Caesars BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2013Utah State 21, 24Northern Illinois 14upsetPoinsettia BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2013Marshall 31, Maryland 20Military BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2013Syracuse 21, Minnesota 17Texas BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2013Washington 31, BYU 16Fight Hunger BowlBox score
Dec 28, 201325Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 16Pinstripe BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2013North Carolina 39, Cincinnati 17Belk BowlBox score
Dec 28, 201318Louisville 36, Miami 9Russell Athletic BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2013Kansas State 31, Michigan 14Buffalo Wild Wings BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2013Navy 24, Middle Tennessee 6Armed Forces BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2013Ole Miss 25, Georgia Tech 17Music City BowlBox score
Dec 30, 201310Oregon 30, Texas 7Alamo BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2013Texas Tech 37, 16Arizona State 23upsetHoliday BowlBox score
Dec 31, 2013Arizona 42, Boston College 19AdvoCare V100 BowlBox score
Dec 31, 201317UCLA 42, Virginia Tech 12Sun BowlBox score
Dec 31, 2013Mississippi State 44, Rice 7Liberty BowlBox score
Dec 31, 201320Texas A&M 52, 22Duke 48Chick-fil-A BowlBox score
Jan 1, 2014Nebraska 24, 23Georgia 19upsetGator BowlBox score
Jan 1, 2014North Texas 36, UNLV 14Heart of Dallas BowlBox score
Jan 1, 201414LSU 21, Iowa 14Outback BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20148South Carolina 34, 19Wisconsin 24upsetCapital One BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20144Michigan State 24, 5Stanford 20upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 201415UCF 52, 6Baylor 42upsetFiesta BowlBox score
Jan 2, 201411Oklahoma 45, 3Alabama 31upsetSugar BowlBox score
Jan 3, 20149Missouri 41, 13Oklahoma State 31Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 3, 201412Clemson 40, 7Ohio State 35upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 4, 2014Vanderbilt 41, Houston 24BBVA Compass BowlBox score
Jan 5, 2014Arkansas State 23, Ball State 20GoDaddy BowlBox score
Jan 6, 20141Florida State 34, 2Auburn 31BCS National ChampionshipBox score

Everyone else

Dec 20, 2013North Dakota State 52, New Hampshire 14Box score
Dec 21, 2013Towson 35, Eastern Washington 31Box score
Jan 4, 2014North Dakota State 35, Towson 7Box score