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2018: Week 12

123 games. Five ranked teams lost, two to unranked teams. Three 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 17, 20183Notre Dame 36, 12Syracuse 3Box score
Nov 17, 201811UCF 38, 19Cincinnati 13Box score
Nov 17, 201813Texas 24, 18Iowa State 10Box score

Upsets

Nov 17, 2018Oklahoma State 45, 7West Virginia 41upsetBox score
Nov 17, 2018Florida State 22, 22Boston College 21upsetBox 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

Gardner Minshew43 of 55, 473 yards, 7 TDWashington State vs. Arizona
  1. David Blough Purdue31 of 48, 386 yards, 4 TD
  2. Jordan Ta’amu Ole Miss32 of 51, 457 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

Jonathan Taylor33 carries, 321 yards, 3 TDWisconsin at Purdue
  1. Anthony McFarland Jr. Maryland21 carries, 298 yards, 2 TD
  2. Joshua Kelley UCLA40 carries, 289 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Andy Isabella15 catches, 219 yards, 2 TDMassachusetts at Georgia
  1. A.J. Brown Ole Miss9 catches, 212 yards, 1 TD
  2. Fred Trevillion San Diego State4 catches, 189 yards, 2 TD

Defense

A.J. EpenesaNo. 3 this week8 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3.5 for loss, 1 TDIowa at Illinois
  1. Mike Edwards Kentucky12 tackles, 2 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TD
  2. Blake Cashman Minnesota20 tackles, 1 sack, 2.5 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.
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The week’s biggest individual games by FBS players, from CollegeFootballData box scores.

FBS vs. FBS

Nov 13, 2018Ball State 42, Western Michigan 41Box score
Nov 14, 2018Ohio 52, Buffalo 17Box score
Nov 14, 2018Miami (OH) 13, Northern Illinois 7Box score
Nov 15, 2018Toledo 56, Kent State 34Box score
Nov 15, 2018Houston 48, Tulane 17Box score
Nov 15, 2018North Texas 41, Florida Atlantic 38Box score
Nov 16, 2018Memphis 28, SMU 18Box score
Nov 16, 201823Boise State 45, New Mexico 14Box score
Nov 17, 201820Kentucky 34, Middle Tennessee 23Box score
Nov 17, 201825Mississippi State 52, Arkansas 6Box score
Nov 17, 201816Penn State 20, Rutgers 7Box score
Nov 17, 20189Ohio State 52, Maryland 51Box score
Nov 17, 2018Nebraska 9, Michigan State 6Box score
Nov 17, 2018TCU 16, Baylor 9Box score
Nov 17, 2018Pittsburgh 34, Wake Forest 13Box score
Nov 17, 201824Northwestern 24, Minnesota 14Box score
Nov 17, 2018Temple 27, South Florida 17Box score
Nov 17, 2018NC State 52, Louisville 10Box score
Nov 17, 201821Utah 30, Colorado 7Box score
Nov 17, 2018Florida International 42, Charlotte 35Box score
Nov 17, 201814Utah State 29, Colorado State 24Box score
Nov 17, 20183Notre Dame 36, 12Syracuse 3Box score
Nov 17, 2018Marshall 23, UTSA 0Box score
Nov 17, 2018App State 45, Georgia State 17Box score
Nov 17, 2018Arkansas State 31, UL Monroe 17Box score
Nov 17, 2018Nevada 21, San José State 12Box score
Nov 17, 2018Missouri 50, Tennessee 17Box score
Nov 17, 2018UCLA 34, USC 27Box score
Nov 17, 2018Iowa 63, Illinois 0Box score
Nov 17, 2018Kansas State 21, Texas Tech 6Box score
Nov 17, 2018Florida State 22, 22Boston College 21upsetBox score
Nov 17, 2018Georgia Tech 30, Virginia 27Box score
Nov 17, 2018Miami 38, Virginia Tech 14Box score
Nov 17, 2018Oklahoma State 45, 7West Virginia 41upsetBox score
Nov 17, 2018Wisconsin 47, Purdue 44Box score
Nov 17, 2018Southern Miss 21, Louisiana Tech 20Box score
Nov 17, 2018Navy 37, Tulsa 29Box score
Nov 17, 2018Bowling Green 21, Akron 6Box score
Nov 17, 2018Troy 12, Texas State 7Box score
Nov 17, 2018Auburn 53, Liberty 0Box score
Nov 17, 20185Georgia 66, Massachusetts 27Box score
Nov 17, 20184Michigan 31, Indiana 20Box score
Nov 17, 2018Wyoming 35, Air Force 27Box score
Nov 17, 201817Washington 42, Oregon State 23Box score
Nov 17, 2018Georgia Southern 41, Coastal Carolina 17Box score
Nov 17, 2018Louisiana 48, South Alabama 38Box score
Nov 17, 2018Texas A&M 41, UAB 20Box score
Nov 17, 20182Clemson 35, Duke 6Box score
Nov 17, 2018East Carolina 55, UConn 21Box score
Nov 17, 201810LSU 42, Rice 10Box score
Nov 17, 2018Vanderbilt 36, Ole Miss 29Box score
Nov 17, 20186Oklahoma 55, Kansas 40Box score
Nov 17, 2018Western Kentucky 40, UTEP 16Box score
Nov 17, 201813Texas 24, 18Iowa State 10Box score
Nov 17, 201811UCF 38, 19Cincinnati 13Box score
Nov 17, 2018BYU 45, New Mexico State 10Box score
Nov 17, 2018Oregon 31, Arizona State 29Box score
Nov 17, 20188Washington State 69, Arizona 28Box score
Nov 17, 2018Fresno State 23, San Diego State 14Box score
Nov 17, 2018Hawai’i 35, UNLV 28Box score

Everyone else

Nov 15, 2018Northwestern State 35, Stephen F. Austin 23Box score
Nov 15, 2018Nicholls 44, SE Louisiana 0Box score
Nov 16, 2018Eastern Washington 74, Portland State 23Box score
Nov 17, 20181Alabama 50, The Citadel 17Box score
Nov 17, 201815Florida 63, Idaho 10Box score
Nov 17, 2018Army 28, Colgate 14Box score
Nov 17, 2018Villanova 42, Delaware 21upsetBox score
Nov 17, 2018Maine 27, Elon 26Box score
Nov 17, 2018Rhode Island 24, New Hampshire 21Box score
Nov 17, 2018Alabama A&M 42, Mississippi Valley State 14Box score
Nov 17, 2018Duquesne 38, Central Connecticut 31Box score
Nov 17, 2018Wagner 41, Robert Morris 7Box score
Nov 17, 2018Sacred Heart 13, Saint Francis 7Box score
Nov 17, 2018San Diego 31, Marist 14Box score
Nov 17, 2018Harvard 45, Yale 27Box score
Nov 17, 2018Holy Cross 32, Georgetown 31Box score
Nov 17, 2018Lehigh 34, Lafayette 3Box score
Nov 17, 2018Columbia 24, Cornell 21Box score
Nov 17, 2018Princeton 42, Pennsylvania 14Box score
Nov 17, 2018Illinois State 35, Youngstown State 28Box score
Nov 17, 2018Samford 38, East Tennessee State 27Box score
Nov 17, 2018Davidson 41, Butler 38Box score
Nov 17, 2018Morgan State 44, Norfolk State 27upsetBox score
Nov 17, 2018Bryant 56, Howard 55upsetBox score
Nov 17, 2018Dayton 34, Jacksonville 7Box score
Nov 17, 2018Stetson 45, Valparaiso 31Box score
Nov 17, 2018Drake 43, Morehead State 6Box score
Nov 17, 2018Dartmouth 49, Brown 7Box score
Nov 17, 2018Fordham 17, Bucknell 14Box score
Nov 17, 2018Monmouth 56, Gardner-Webb 42Box score
Nov 17, 2018Wofford 45, Presbyterian 21Box score
Nov 17, 2018South Carolina State 21, Savannah State 17Box score
Nov 17, 2018Old Dominion 77, VMI 14Box score
Nov 17, 2018James Madison 38, Towson 17Box score
Nov 17, 2018Richmond 10, William & Mary 6Box score
Nov 17, 2018Charleston Southern 12, Campbell 7Box score
Nov 17, 2018Indiana State 15, Western Illinois 13upsetBox score
Nov 17, 2018Southeast Missouri State 38, Eastern Illinois 32Box score
Nov 17, 2018Montana State 29, Montana 25upsetBox score
Nov 17, 2018Prairie View A&M 66, Alabama State 13Box score
Nov 17, 2018Bethune-Cookman 33, Florida A&M 19Box score
Nov 17, 2018Delaware State 41, Virginia Lynchburg 7Box score
Nov 17, 2018North Carolina A&T 45, North Carolina Central 0Box score
Nov 17, 2018Eastern Kentucky 37, Tennessee Tech 6Box score
Nov 17, 2018North Carolina 49, Western Carolina 26Box score
Nov 17, 2018Kennesaw State 60, Jacksonville State 52Box score
Nov 17, 2018South Dakota State 49, South Dakota 27Box score
Nov 17, 2018Central Arkansas 16, Abilene Christian 7Box score
Nov 17, 2018Sam Houston 42, Houston Christian 20Box score
Nov 17, 2018Furman 35, Mercer 30Box score
Nov 17, 2018Tennessee State 31, UT Martin 28Box score
Nov 17, 2018UC Davis 56, Sacramento State 13Box score
Nov 17, 2018Alcorn State 24, Jackson State 3Box score
Nov 17, 2018North Dakota State 65, Southern Illinois 17Box score
Nov 17, 2018UAlbany 25, Stony Brook 23upsetBox score
Nov 17, 2018Lamar 21, McNeese 17Box score
Nov 17, 2018Northern Arizona 31, North Dakota 16Box score
Nov 17, 2018Weber State 26, Idaho State 13Box score
Nov 17, 2018Northern Iowa 37, Missouri State 0Box score
Nov 17, 2018Austin Peay 48, Murray State 23Box score
Nov 17, 2018Cal Poly 38, Southern Utah 24Box score
Nov 17, 2018South Carolina 49, Chattanooga 9Box score
Nov 17, 2018Arkansas–Pine Bluff 15, Texas Southern 10Box score