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2017: Week 14

25 games. Seven ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. 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

Dec 2, 20171Clemson 38, 7Miami 3Box score
Dec 2, 20176Georgia 28, 4Auburn 7Box score
Dec 2, 20178Ohio State 27, 3Wisconsin 21Box score
Dec 2, 20172Oklahoma 41, 10TCU 17Box score
Dec 1, 201711USC 31, 14Stanford 28Box score
Dec 2, 201712UCF 62, 16Memphis 55Box score

Big days

Passing

McKenzie Milton28 of 40, 494 yards, 5 TD, 3 INTUCF vs. Memphis
  1. Riley Ferguson Memphis30 of 42, 471 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
  2. Tyler Rogers New Mexico State40 of 61, 451 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Devin Singletary26 carries, 164 yards, 3 TDFlorida Atlantic vs. North Texas
  1. Terry Swanson Toledo21 carries, 180 yards, 2 TD
  2. Jacques Patrick Florida State19 carries, 155 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Anthony Miller14 catches, 195 yards, 3 TDMemphis at UCF
  1. Kalib Woods Florida Atlantic6 catches, 208 yards, 1 TD
  2. Tre’Quan Smith UCF6 catches, 161 yards, 2 TD

Defense

Terrill Hanks8 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 for loss, 1 INTNew Mexico State vs. South Alabama
  1. Leon McQuaker New Mexico State11 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 for loss
  2. Jerome Baker Ohio State16 tackles, 1 sack, 2 for loss
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 1, 201711USC 31, 14Stanford 28Box score
Dec 2, 2017Toledo 45, Akron 28Box score
Dec 2, 201712UCF 62, 16Memphis 55Box score
Dec 2, 2017Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17Box score
Dec 2, 2017Florida International 63, Massachusetts 45Box score
Dec 2, 2017Florida State 42, UL Monroe 10Box score
Dec 2, 20172Oklahoma 41, 10TCU 17Box score
Dec 2, 2017Coastal Carolina 28, Georgia Southern 17Box score
Dec 2, 2017Idaho 24, Georgia State 10Box score
Dec 2, 2017App State 63, Louisiana 14Box score
Dec 2, 20176Georgia 28, 4Auburn 7Box score
Dec 2, 2017New Mexico State 22, South Alabama 17Box score
Dec 2, 2017Troy 32, Arkansas State 25Box score
Dec 2, 2017Boise State 17, 25Fresno State 14Box score
Dec 2, 20171Clemson 38, 7Miami 3Box score
Dec 2, 20178Ohio State 27, 3Wisconsin 21Box score

Everyone else

Dec 2, 2017Wofford 28, Furman 10Box score
Dec 2, 2017James Madison 26, Stony Brook 7Box score
Dec 2, 2017Kennesaw State 17, Jacksonville State 7Box score
Dec 2, 2017New Hampshire 21, Central Arkansas 15upsetBox score
Dec 2, 2017South Dakota State 37, Northern Iowa 22Box score
Dec 2, 2017Sam Houston 54, South Dakota 42Box score
Dec 2, 2017North Dakota State 38, San Diego 3Box score
Dec 2, 2017Grambling 40, Alcorn State 32Box score
Dec 2, 2017Weber State 30, Southern Utah 13Box score