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2019: Week 15

20 games. Six ranked teams lost. 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 7, 20191LSU 37, 4Georgia 10Box score
Dec 7, 20192Ohio State 34, 10Wisconsin 21Box score
Dec 7, 20196Oklahoma 30, 8Baylor 23Box score
Dec 6, 201913Oregon 37, 5Utah 15upsetBox score
Dec 7, 20193Clemson 62, 22Virginia 17Box score
Dec 7, 201916Memphis 29, 21Cincinnati 24Box score

Upsets

Dec 6, 201913Oregon 37, 5Utah 15upsetBox 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

Joe Burrow28 of 38, 349 yards, 4 TDLSU vs. Georgia
  1. Levi Lewis Louisiana24 of 46, 354 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
  2. Trevor Lawrence Clemson16 of 22, 302 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

J.K. DobbinsNo. 3 this week33 carries, 172 yards, 1 TDOhio State vs. Wisconsin
  1. Malcolm Perry Navy29 carries, 304 yards, 2 TD
  2. C.J. Verdell Oregon18 carries, 208 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Tee Higgins9 catches, 182 yards, 3 TDClemson vs. Virginia
  1. CeeDee Lamb Oklahoma8 catches, 173 yards
  2. Damonte Coxie Memphis9 catches, 165 yards

Defense

Kenneth MurrayNo. 2 this week10 tackles, 1 sack, 3 for lossOklahoma vs. Baylor
  1. Jordan Williams Baylor13 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 INT
  2. Kayvon Thibodeaux Oregon5 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 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

Dec 6, 201913Oregon 37, 5Utah 15upsetBox score
Dec 7, 20196Oklahoma 30, 8Baylor 23Box score
Dec 7, 2019Miami (OH) 26, Central Michigan 21Box score
Dec 7, 201920App State 45, Louisiana 38Box score
Dec 7, 2019Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6Box score
Dec 7, 201916Memphis 29, 21Cincinnati 24Box score
Dec 7, 201919Boise State 31, Hawai’i 10Box score
Dec 7, 20191LSU 37, 4Georgia 10Box score
Dec 7, 20193Clemson 62, 22Virginia 17Box score
Dec 7, 20192Ohio State 34, 10Wisconsin 21Box score
Dec 14, 201923Navy 31, Army 7Box score

Everyone else

Dec 7, 2019James Madison 66, Monmouth 21Box score
Dec 7, 2019Northern Iowa 13, South Dakota State 10Box score
Dec 7, 2019Montana State 47, UAlbany 21Box score
Dec 7, 2019Illinois State 24, Central Arkansas 14Box score
Dec 7, 2019Weber State 26, Kennesaw State 20Box score
Dec 7, 2019Montana 73, SE Louisiana 28Box score
Dec 7, 2019North Dakota State 37, Nicholls 13Box score
Dec 7, 2019Alcorn State 39, Southern 24Box score
Dec 7, 2019Austin Peay 42, Sacramento State 28Box score