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2014: Week 15

23 games. Six ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. 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 5, 20143Oregon 51, 8Arizona 13Box score
Dec 6, 20145Baylor 38, 9Kansas State 27Box score
Dec 6, 20142Florida State 37, 12Georgia Tech 35Box score
Dec 6, 20141Alabama 42, 14Missouri 13Box score
Dec 6, 20146Ohio State 59, 11Wisconsin 0upsetBox score

Upsets

Dec 6, 20146Ohio State 59, 11Wisconsin 0upsetBox score
Dec 6, 2014Oklahoma State 38, 18Oklahoma 35upsetBox 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

Shane CardenNo. 2 this week36 of 48, 397 yards, 3 TD, 2 INTEast Carolina vs. UCF
  1. Trevone Boykin TCU30 of 41, 460 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
  2. Bryce Petty Baylor34 of 40, 412 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Ezekiel Elliott20 carries, 220 yards, 2 TDOhio State vs. Wisconsin
  1. Kenneth Dixon Louisiana Tech20 carries, 156 yards, 3 TD
  2. Matt Davis SMU22 carries, 191 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Devin Smith4 catches, 137 yards, 3 TDOhio State vs. Wisconsin
  1. Brandon Sheperd Oklahoma State7 catches, 156 yards, 2 TD
  2. Tyler Lockett Kansas State14 catches, 158 yards, 1 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.
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The week’s biggest individual games by FBS players, from CollegeFootballData box scores.

FBS vs. FBS

Dec 4, 2014UCF 32, East Carolina 30Box score
Dec 5, 2014Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17Box score
Dec 5, 20143Oregon 51, 8Arizona 13Box score
Dec 6, 2014Cincinnati 38, Houston 31Box score
Dec 6, 2014SMU 27, UConn 20Box score
Dec 6, 20144TCU 55, Iowa State 3Box score
Dec 6, 2014Marshall 26, Louisiana Tech 23Box score
Dec 6, 2014Oklahoma State 38, 18Oklahoma 35upsetBox score
Dec 6, 20141Alabama 42, 14Missouri 13Box score
Dec 6, 2014Temple 10, Tulane 3Box score
Dec 6, 20145Baylor 38, 9Kansas State 27Box score
Dec 6, 20142Florida State 37, 12Georgia Tech 35Box score
Dec 6, 20146Ohio State 59, 11Wisconsin 0upsetBox score
Dec 6, 201422Boise State 28, Fresno State 14Box score

Everyone else

Dec 6, 2014New Hampshire 44, Fordham 19Box score
Dec 6, 2014Chattanooga 35, Indiana State 14Box score
Dec 6, 2014Coastal Carolina 36, Richmond 15Box score
Dec 6, 2014Sam Houston 37, Jacksonville State 26Box score
Dec 6, 2014Illinois State 41, Northern Iowa 21Box score
Dec 6, 2014North Dakota State 27, South Dakota State 24Box score
Dec 6, 2014Alcorn State 38, Southern 24Box score
Dec 6, 2014Eastern Washington 37, Montana 20Box score
Dec 6, 2014Villanova 29, Liberty 22Box score