2015: Week 12

119 games. Eight ranked teams lost, two to unranked teams. Six games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Nov 21, 2015	9Michigan State 17, 2Ohio State 14upset	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	10Baylor 45, 4Oklahoma State 35	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	7Oklahoma 30, 11TCU 29	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	20Northwestern 13, 21Wisconsin 7upset	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	25Ole Miss 38, 17LSU 17	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	23Oregon 48, 22USC 28	Box score

Upsets

Nov 21, 2015	9Michigan State 17, 2Ohio State 14upset	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	UConn 20, 13Houston 17upset	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	20Northwestern 13, 21Wisconsin 7upset	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

Dak Prescott 38 of 50, 508 yards, 5 TD, 1 INTMississippi State at Arkansas

Brandon Allen Arkansas30 of 43, 406 yards, 7 TD
Blake Kemp East Carolina35 of 50, 465 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

Brandon Ross 19 carries, 245 yards, 3 TDMaryland vs. Indiana

Jalen Richard Southern Miss22 carries, 161 yards, 4 TD
Shannon Brooks Minnesota17 carries, 174 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Zay JonesNo. 2 this week14 catches, 181 yards, 2 TDEast Carolina at UCF

K.D. Cannon Baylor5 catches, 210 yards, 2 TD
Jamari Staples Louisville9 catches, 194 yards, 1 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

Nov 17, 2015	Toledo 44, Bowling Green 28	Box score
Nov 17, 2015	Ohio 48, Ball State 31	Box score
Nov 18, 2015	Central Michigan 27, Kent State 14	Box score
Nov 18, 2015	Northern Illinois 27, Western Michigan 19	Box score
Nov 19, 2015	East Carolina 44, UCF 7	Box score
Nov 19, 2015	Texas State 16, UL Monroe 3	Box score
Nov 20, 2015	South Florida 65, Cincinnati 27	Box score
Nov 20, 2015	Air Force 37, Boise State 30	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	8Florida 20, Florida Atlantic 14	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	12North Carolina 30, Virginia Tech 27	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Rutgers 31, Army 21	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	West Virginia 49, Kansas 0	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Kansas State 38, Iowa State 35	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	6Iowa 40, Purdue 20	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Indiana 47, Maryland 28	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Minnesota 32, Illinois 23	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	14Michigan 28, Penn State 16	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Middle Tennessee 41, North Texas 7	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Temple 31, Memphis 12	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Miami 38, Georgia Tech 21	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	NC State 42, Syracuse 29	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Miami (OH) 20, Massachusetts 13	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Georgia State 24, South Alabama 10	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Western Kentucky 63, Florida International 7	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	BYU 52, Fresno State 10	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	25Ole Miss 38, 17LSU 17	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	1Clemson 33, Wake Forest 13	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Virginia 42, Duke 34	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Arizona State 52, Arizona 37	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	23Oregon 48, 22USC 28	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	UCLA 17, 18Utah 9	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	9Michigan State 17, 2Ohio State 14upset	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	20Northwestern 13, 21Wisconsin 7upset	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Southern Miss 56, Old Dominion 31	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Louisiana Tech 17, UTEP 15	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	UConn 20, 13Houston 17upset	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Utah State 31, Nevada 27	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Akron 42, Buffalo 21	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Pittsburgh 45, Louisville 34	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Auburn 56, Idaho 34	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	New Mexico State 37, Louisiana 34	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Colorado State 28, New Mexico 21	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Washington 52, Oregon State 7	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Mississippi State 51, Arkansas 50	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Georgia 23, Georgia Southern 17	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	UTSA 34, Rice 24	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	19Navy 44, Tulsa 21	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Tennessee 19, Missouri 8	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Kentucky 58, Charlotte 10	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Texas A&M 25, Vanderbilt 0	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	5Notre Dame 19, Boston College 16	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	10Baylor 45, 4Oklahoma State 35	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	7Oklahoma 30, 11TCU 29	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	SMU 49, Tulane 21	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	15Stanford 35, California 22	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	San Diego State 52, UNLV 14	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	24Washington State 27, Colorado 3	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	San José State 42, Hawai’i 23	Box score

Everyone else

Nov 19, 2015	Liberty 24, Coastal Carolina 21upset	Box score
Nov 19, 2015	Nicholls 27, SE Louisiana 24upset	Box score
Nov 20, 2015	Brown 28, Columbia 23	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	The Citadel 23, South Carolina 22	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Delaware 14, Elon 10	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	James Madison 38, Villanova 29	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Richmond 20, William & Mary 9	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Dartmouth 17, Princeton 10	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Duquesne 30, Saint Francis 20	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Robert Morris 21, Bryant 20upset	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Sacred Heart 45, Wagner 17	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Holy Cross 45, Georgetown 7	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Lehigh 49, Lafayette 35	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	East Tennessee State 42, Kentucky Wesleyan 27	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Stony Brook 20, UAlbany 2	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	New Hampshire 22, Maine 6	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Illinois State 46, South Dakota 0	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Colgate 14, Bucknell 10	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Pennsylvania 34, Cornell 21	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Norfolk State 17, Morgan State 10upset	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	North Carolina Central 21, North Carolina A&T 16upset	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	South Carolina State 52, Savannah State 29	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Jacksonville 58, Valparaiso 13	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Morehead State 20, Marist 17	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Davidson 20, Stetson 17upset	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Indiana State 27, Youngstown State 24	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Monmouth 23, Gardner-Webb 9	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Western Carolina 24, VMI 20	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Northern Colorado 40, Abilene Christian 36	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Montana 54, Montana State 35	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Presbyterian 14, Kennesaw State 6	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Towson 38, Rhode Island 21	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Jacksonville State 42, Murray State 20	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	UT Martin 28, Southeast Missouri State 25	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Eastern Illinois 21, Eastern Kentucky 7	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Arkansas–Pine Bluff 25, Mississippi Valley State 19	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Prairie View A&M 56, Jackson State 14	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Delaware State 32, Howard 31	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Drake 27, Dayton 17upset	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Harvard 38, Yale 19	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Bethune-Cookman 35, Florida A&M 14	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	16Florida State 52, Chattanooga 13	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Weber State 35, Idaho State 14	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Samford 47, Mercer 21	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Alcorn State 44, Alabama A&M 10	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Incarnate Word 30, Houston Christian 3	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Western Illinois 30, South Dakota State 24upset	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	North Dakota State 55, Missouri State 0	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Tennessee Tech 30, Tennessee State 24	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Wofford 38, Furman 28	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	3Alabama 56, Charleston Southern 6	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Alabama State 26, Miles 7	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	San Diego 28, Butler 27	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Northwestern State 33, Stephen F. Austin 17	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Southern Utah 49, Northern Arizona 41	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Northern Iowa 49, Southern Illinois 28	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Portland State 34, Eastern Washington 31	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	UC Davis 35, Sacramento State 21upset	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	Sam Houston 42, Central Arkansas 13	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	McNeese 20, Lamar 14	Box score
Nov 21, 2015	North Dakota 45, Cal Poly 21	Box score