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2020: Week 12

45 games. Four ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. 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 21, 20203Ohio State 42, 9Indiana 35Box score
Nov 21, 202019Northwestern 17, 10Wisconsin 7upsetBox score
Nov 21, 202018Oklahoma 41, 14Oklahoma State 13Box score

Upsets

Nov 21, 202019Northwestern 17, 10Wisconsin 7upsetBox 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

Michael Penix Jr.26 of 50, 495 yards, 5 TD, 1 INTIndiana at Ohio State
  1. Brady McBride Texas State32 of 45, 443 yards, 5 TD
  2. J.T. Daniels Georgia28 of 38, 401 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

Jaret Patterson31 carries, 301 yards, 4 TDBuffalo at Bowling Green
  1. Teon Dollard Akron28 carries, 202 yards, 4 TD
  2. Brad Roberts Air Force28 carries, 177 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Ty Fryfogle7 catches, 223 yards, 3 TDIndiana at Ohio State
  1. D’Wayne Eskridge Western Michigan4 catches, 212 yards, 3 TD
  2. Jermaine Burton Georgia8 catches, 197 yards, 2 TD

Defense

Zaven Collins15 tackles, 0.5 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TDTulsa vs. Tulane
  1. Olakunle Fatukasi Rutgers15 tackles, 2 sacks, 2.5 for loss
  2. Eli Brown Western Kentucky8 tackles, 3 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TD
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 17, 2020Buffalo 42, Bowling Green 17Box score
Nov 17, 2020Kent State 69, Akron 35Box score
Nov 18, 2020Ball State 31, Northern Illinois 25Box score
Nov 18, 2020Toledo 45, Eastern Michigan 28Box score
Nov 18, 2020Western Michigan 52, Central Michigan 44Box score
Nov 19, 202025Tulsa 30, Tulane 24Box score
Nov 20, 2020Louisville 30, Syracuse 0Box score
Nov 20, 2020Minnesota 34, Purdue 31Box score
Nov 20, 2020Florida Atlantic 24, Massachusetts 2Box score
Nov 20, 2020Air Force 28, New Mexico 0Box score
Nov 21, 2020East Carolina 28, Temple 3Box score
Nov 21, 202015Coastal Carolina 34, App State 23Box score
Nov 21, 2020Texas State 47, Arkansas State 45Box score
Nov 21, 2020Army 28, Georgia Southern 27Box score
Nov 21, 2020LSU 27, Arkansas 24Box score
Nov 21, 20206Florida 38, Vanderbilt 17Box score
Nov 21, 2020Illinois 41, Nebraska 23Box score
Nov 21, 20203Ohio State 42, 9Indiana 35Box score
Nov 21, 2020Western Kentucky 38, Florida International 21Box score
Nov 21, 2020North Texas 27, Rice 17Box score
Nov 21, 2020UTSA 23, Southern Miss 20Box score
Nov 21, 20207Cincinnati 36, UCF 33Box score
Nov 21, 2020Georgia State 31, South Alabama 14Box score
Nov 21, 2020Middle Tennessee 20, Troy 17Box score
Nov 21, 202019Northwestern 17, 10Wisconsin 7upsetBox score
Nov 21, 2020Iowa 41, Penn State 21Box score
Nov 21, 2020Nevada 26, San Diego State 21Box score
Nov 21, 2020Oregon State 31, California 27Box score
Nov 21, 202011Oregon 38, UCLA 35Box score
Nov 21, 2020Pittsburgh 47, Virginia Tech 14Box score
Nov 21, 202017Iowa State 45, Kansas State 0Box score
Nov 21, 20201Alabama 63, Kentucky 3Box score
Nov 21, 202023Auburn 30, Tennessee 17Box score
Nov 21, 2020NC State 15, 21Liberty 14Box score
Nov 21, 202018Oklahoma 41, 14Oklahoma State 13Box score
Nov 21, 202013Georgia 31, Mississippi State 24Box score
Nov 21, 2020Missouri 17, South Carolina 10Box score
Nov 21, 2020Michigan 48, Rutgers 42Box score
Nov 21, 2020Washington 44, Arizona 27Box score
Nov 21, 202020USC 33, Utah 17Box score
Nov 21, 2020Boise State 40, Hawai’i 32Box score

Everyone else

Nov 21, 2020Memphis 56, Stephen F. Austin 14Box score
Nov 21, 20208BYU 66, North Alabama 14Box score
Nov 21, 2020Eastern Kentucky 49, Western Carolina 17Box score
Nov 21, 2020Virginia 55, Abilene Christian 15Box score