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2014: Bowls & playoff

44 games. 12 ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. 11 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 1, 20153Oregon 59, 2Florida State 20Rose Bowl, CFP SemifinalBox score
Jan 1, 20155Ohio State 42, 1Alabama 35upsetSugar Bowl, CFP SemifinalBox score
Jan 12, 20155Ohio State 42, 3Oregon 20upsetCFP National ChampionshipBox score
Jan 1, 20157Michigan State 42, 4Baylor 41upsetCotton BowlBox score
Dec 31, 20146TCU 42, 9Ole Miss 3Peach BowlBox score
Dec 31, 201410Georgia Tech 49, 8Mississippi State 34upsetOrange BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 1, 20155Ohio State 42, 1Alabama 35upsetSugar Bowl, CFP SemifinalBox score
Jan 12, 20155Ohio State 42, 3Oregon 20upsetCFP National ChampionshipBox score
Jan 1, 20157Michigan State 42, 4Baylor 41upsetCotton BowlBox score
Dec 31, 201410Georgia Tech 49, 8Mississippi State 34upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 2, 201514UCLA 40, 11Kansas State 35upsetAlamo BowlBox score
Dec 31, 201421Boise State 38, 12Arizona 30upsetFiesta 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

Cooper Rush28 of 45, 493 yards, 7 TD, 1 INTCentral Michigan vs. Western Kentucky
  1. Bryce Petty Baylor36 of 51, 550 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
  2. Brandon Doughty Western Kentucky31 of 42, 486 yards, 5 TD

Rushing

Kareem Hunt32 carries, 271 yards, 5 TDToledo vs. Arkansas State
  1. Ezekiel Elliott Ohio State36 carries, 246 yards, 4 TD
  2. Melvin Gordon Wisconsin34 carries, 251 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Corey DavisNo. 2 this week8 catches, 176 yards, 3 TDWestern Michigan vs. Air Force
  1. K.D. Cannon Baylor8 catches, 197 yards, 2 TD
  2. Titus Davis Central Michigan6 catches, 137 yards, 4 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 20, 2014Louisiana 16, Nevada 3New Orleans BowlBox score
Dec 20, 2014Utah State 21, UTEP 6New Mexico BowlBox score
Dec 20, 201423Utah 45, Colorado State 10Las Vegas BowlBox score
Dec 20, 2014Air Force 38, Western Michigan 24Famous Idaho Potato BowlBox score
Dec 20, 2014Bowling Green 33, South Alabama 28Camellia BowlBox score
Dec 22, 2014Memphis 55, BYU 48Miami Beach BowlBox score
Dec 23, 2014Marshall 52, Northern Illinois 23Boca Raton BowlBox score
Dec 23, 2014Navy 17, San Diego State 16Poinsettia BowlBox score
Dec 24, 2014Western Kentucky 49, Central Michigan 48Bahamas BowlBox score
Dec 24, 2014Rice 30, Fresno State 6Hawai’i BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2014Louisiana Tech 35, Illinois 18Heart of Dallas BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2014Rutgers 40, North Carolina 21Quick Lane BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2014NC State 34, UCF 27St. Petersburg BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2014Virginia Tech 33, Cincinnati 17Military BowlBox score
Dec 27, 201415Arizona State 36, Duke 31Sun BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2014South Carolina 24, Miami 21Independence BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2014Penn State 31, Boston College 30Pinstripe BowlBox score
Dec 27, 201424USC 45, 25Nebraska 42Holiday BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2014Texas A&M 45, West Virginia 37Liberty BowlBox score
Dec 29, 201418Clemson 40, Oklahoma 6Russell Athletic BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2014Arkansas 31, Texas 7Texas BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2014Notre Dame 31, 22LSU 28upsetMusic City BowlBox score
Dec 30, 201413Georgia 37, 20Louisville 14Belk BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2014Stanford 45, Maryland 21Foster Farms BowlBox score
Dec 31, 20146TCU 42, 9Ole Miss 3Peach BowlBox score
Dec 31, 201421Boise State 38, 12Arizona 30upsetFiesta BowlBox score
Dec 31, 201410Georgia Tech 49, 8Mississippi State 34upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 201517Wisconsin 34, 19Auburn 31upsetOutback BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20157Michigan State 42, 4Baylor 41upsetCotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 201516Missouri 33, Minnesota 17Citrus BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20153Oregon 59, 2Florida State 20Rose Bowl, CFP SemifinalBox score
Jan 1, 20155Ohio State 42, 1Alabama 35upsetSugar Bowl, CFP SemifinalBox score
Jan 2, 2015Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34Armed Forces BowlBox score
Jan 2, 2015Tennessee 45, Iowa 28TaxSlayer BowlBox score
Jan 2, 201514UCLA 40, 11Kansas State 35upsetAlamo BowlBox score
Jan 2, 2015Oklahoma State 30, Washington 22Cactus BowlBox score
Jan 3, 2015Florida 28, East Carolina 20Birmingham BowlBox score
Jan 4, 2015Toledo 63, Arkansas State 44GoDaddy BowlBox score
Jan 12, 20155Ohio State 42, 3Oregon 20upsetCFP National ChampionshipBox score

Everyone else

Dec 19, 2014Wisconsin Whitewater 43, Mount Union 34upsetBox score
Dec 19, 2014North Dakota State 35, Sam Houston 3Box score
Dec 20, 2014Illinois State 21, New Hampshire 18Box score
Dec 20, 2014CSU Pueblo 13, Minnesota State 0Box score
Jan 10, 2015North Dakota State 29, Illinois State 27Box score