2015: Week 14

24 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, 2015	1Clemson 45, 8North Carolina 37	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	5Michigan State 16, 4Iowa 13	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	2Alabama 29, 18Florida 15	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	7Stanford 41, 24USC 22	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	17Houston 24, 20Temple 13	Box score

Upsets

Dec 5, 2015

Texas 23, 12Baylor 17upset

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

Nick ArbuckleNo. 3 this week20 of 32, 346 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTGeorgia State at Georgia Southern

Brandon Doughty Western Kentucky34 of 52, 410 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Brandon Silvers Troy22 of 28, 320 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

Christian McCaffrey 32 carries, 207 yards, 1 TDStanford vs. USC

Travis Greene Bowling Green29 carries, 183 yards, 2 TD
Derrick Henry Alabama44 carries, 189 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Taywan Taylor 8 catches, 165 yards, 2 TDWestern Kentucky vs. Southern Miss

Teddy Ruben Troy8 catches, 131 yards, 2 TD
Robby Anderson Temple12 catches, 150 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

Dec 4, 2015	Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	Texas 23, 12Baylor 17upset	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	17Houston 24, 20Temple 13	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	Georgia State 34, Georgia Southern 7	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	Arkansas State 55, Texas State 17	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	UL Monroe 42, New Mexico State 35	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	2Alabama 29, 18Florida 15	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	Kansas State 24, West Virginia 23	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	Troy 41, Louisiana 17	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	App State 34, South Alabama 27	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	San Diego State 27, Air Force 24	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	7Stanford 41, 24USC 22	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	1Clemson 45, 8North Carolina 37	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	5Michigan State 16, 4Iowa 13	Box score

Everyone else

Dec 5, 2015	Richmond 48, William & Mary 13	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	Charleston Southern 14, The Citadel 6	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	Colgate 44, James Madison 38upset	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	Illinois State 36, Western Illinois 19	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	Jacksonville State 41, Chattanooga 35	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	North Dakota State 37, Montana 6	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	Alcorn State 49, Grambling 21	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	Sam Houston 34, McNeese 29	Box score
Dec 5, 2015	Northern Iowa 29, Portland State 17	Box score