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2015: Bowls & playoff

47 games. 12 ranked teams lost, two to unranked teams. 10 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 11, 20162Alabama 45, 1Clemson 40CFP National ChampionshipBox score
Dec 31, 20151Clemson 37, 4Oklahoma 17upsetOrange BowlBox score
Dec 31, 20152Alabama 38, 3Michigan State 0Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20165Stanford 45, 6Iowa 16Rose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20167Ohio State 44, 8Notre Dame 28Fiesta BowlBox score
Dec 31, 201514Houston 38, 9Florida State 24upsetPeach BowlBox score

Upsets

Dec 31, 20151Clemson 37, 4Oklahoma 17upsetOrange BowlBox score
Dec 31, 201514Houston 38, 9Florida State 24upsetPeach BowlBox score
Jan 2, 201611TCU 47, 15Oregon 41upsetAlamo BowlBox score
Dec 22, 2015Toledo 32, 24Temple 17upsetBoca Raton 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

Skyler Howard28 of 51, 532 yards, 5 TD, 2 INTWest Virginia vs. Arizona State
  1. Jared Goff California25 of 37, 467 yards, 6 TD
  2. Jeff Driskel Louisiana Tech26 of 38, 458 yards, 3 TD

Rushing

Leonard FournetteNo. 3 this week29 carries, 212 yards, 4 TDLSU vs. Texas Tech
  1. Johnny Jefferson Baylor23 carries, 299 yards, 3 TD
  2. Jamauri Bogan Western Michigan19 carries, 215 yards, 4 TD

Receiving

O.J. Howard5 catches, 208 yards, 2 TDAlabama vs. Clemson
  1. Isaiah Ford Virginia Tech12 catches, 227 yards, 1 TD
  2. Michael Thomas Southern Miss9 catches, 190 yards, 2 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 19, 2015Arizona 45, New Mexico 37New Mexico BowlBox score
Dec 19, 201520Utah 35, BYU 28Las Vegas BowlBox score
Dec 19, 2015App State 31, Ohio 29Camellia BowlBox score
Dec 19, 2015San José State 27, Georgia State 16Cure BowlBox score
Dec 19, 2015Louisiana Tech 47, Arkansas State 28New Orleans BowlBox score
Dec 21, 201525Western Kentucky 45, South Florida 35Miami Beach BowlBox score
Dec 22, 2015Akron 23, Utah State 21Famous Idaho Potato BowlBox score
Dec 22, 2015Toledo 32, 24Temple 17upsetBoca Raton BowlBox score
Dec 23, 2015Boise State 55, Northern Illinois 7Poinsettia BowlBox score
Dec 23, 2015Georgia Southern 58, Bowling Green 27GoDaddy BowlBox score
Dec 24, 2015Western Michigan 45, Middle Tennessee 31Bahamas BowlBox score
Dec 24, 2015San Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7Hawai’i BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2015Marshall 16, UConn 10St. Petersburg BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2015Washington State 20, Miami 14Sun BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2015Washington 44, Southern Miss 31Heart of Dallas BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2015Duke 44, Indiana 41Pinstripe BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2015Virginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52Independence BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2015Nebraska 37, UCLA 29Foster Farms BowlBox score
Dec 28, 201521Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28Military BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2015Minnesota 21, Central Michigan 14Quick Lane BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2015California 55, Air Force 36Armed Forces BowlBox score
Dec 29, 201518Baylor 49, 10North Carolina 38Russell Athletic BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2015Nevada 28, Colorado State 23Arizona BowlBox score
Dec 29, 201522LSU 56, Texas Tech 27Texas BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2015Auburn 31, Memphis 10Birmingham BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2015Mississippi State 51, NC State 28Belk BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2015Louisville 27, Texas A&M 21Music City BowlBox score
Dec 30, 201523Wisconsin 23, USC 21Holiday BowlBox score
Dec 31, 201514Houston 38, 9Florida State 24upsetPeach BowlBox score
Dec 31, 20151Clemson 37, 4Oklahoma 17upsetOrange BowlBox score
Dec 31, 20152Alabama 38, 3Michigan State 0Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 2016Tennessee 45, 12Northwestern 6Outback BowlBox score
Jan 1, 201617Michigan 41, 19Florida 7Citrus BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20167Ohio State 44, 8Notre Dame 28Fiesta BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20165Stanford 45, 6Iowa 16Rose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 201616Ole Miss 48, 13Oklahoma State 20Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 2, 2016Georgia 24, Penn State 17TaxSlayer BowlBox score
Jan 2, 2016Arkansas 45, Kansas State 23Liberty BowlBox score
Jan 2, 201611TCU 47, 15Oregon 41upsetAlamo BowlBox score
Jan 2, 2016West Virginia 43, Arizona State 42Cactus BowlBox score
Jan 11, 20162Alabama 45, 1Clemson 40CFP National ChampionshipBox score

Everyone else

Dec 18, 2015Mount Union 49, St. Thomas (MN) 35Box score
Dec 18, 2015North Dakota State 33, Richmond 7Box score
Dec 19, 2015North Carolina A&T 41, Alcorn State 34Box score
Dec 19, 2015Northwest Missouri State 34, Shepherd 7Box score
Dec 19, 2015Jacksonville State 62, Sam Houston 10Box score
Jan 9, 2016North Dakota State 37, Jacksonville State 10Box score