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2021: Week 12

139 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 20, 20215Ohio State 56, 7Michigan State 7Box score
Nov 20, 20212Alabama 42, 21Arkansas 35Box score
Nov 20, 202124Utah 38, 4Oregon 7Box score

Big days

Passing

Bryce Young31 of 40, 559 yards, 5 TDAlabama vs. Arkansas
  1. Todd Centeio Colorado State29 of 48, 527 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
  2. C.J. Stroud Ohio State32 of 35, 432 yards, 6 TD

Rushing

Braelon Allen22 carries, 228 yards, 3 TDWisconsin vs. Nebraska
  1. Bryant Koback Toledo21 carries, 203 yards, 4 TD
  2. Lew Nichols III Central Michigan32 carries, 219 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Jameson WilliamsNo. 3 this week8 catches, 190 yards, 3 TDAlabama vs. Arkansas
  1. Jordan Addison Pittsburgh14 catches, 202 yards, 4 TD
  2. Milton Wright Purdue8 catches, 213 yards, 3 TD

Defense

Drake Thomas8 tackles, 2 sacks, 2.5 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TDNC State vs. Syracuse
  1. Chauncey Manac Louisiana6 tackles, 4 sacks, 4.5 for loss
  2. Jacoby Windmon UNLV12 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 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 16, 2021Toledo 35, Ohio 23Box score
Nov 16, 2021Eastern Michigan 22, Western Michigan 21Box score
Nov 16, 2021Miami (OH) 34, Bowling Green 7Box score
Nov 17, 2021Northern Illinois 33, Buffalo 27Box score
Nov 17, 2021Central Michigan 37, Ball State 17Box score
Nov 18, 2021Louisville 62, Duke 22Box score
Nov 19, 2021Southern Miss 35, Louisiana Tech 19Box score
Nov 19, 202117Houston 31, Memphis 13Box score
Nov 19, 2021Washington State 44, Arizona 18Box score
Nov 19, 2021Air Force 41, Nevada 39Box score
Nov 19, 202123San Diego State 28, UNLV 20Box score
Nov 20, 2021Kentucky 56, New Mexico State 16Box score
Nov 20, 2021Western Kentucky 52, Florida Atlantic 17Box score
Nov 20, 2021Florida State 26, Boston College 23Box score
Nov 20, 2021Clemson 48, 13Wake Forest 27Box score
Nov 20, 20215Ohio State 56, 7Michigan State 7Box score
Nov 20, 2021Purdue 32, Northwestern 14Box score
Nov 20, 2021Penn State 28, Rutgers 0Box score
Nov 20, 2021Army 33, Massachusetts 17Box score
Nov 20, 202112Oklahoma 28, Iowa State 21Box score
Nov 20, 2021West Virginia 31, Texas 23Box score
Nov 20, 2021Tulane 45, South Florida 14Box score
Nov 20, 2021Kent State 38, Akron 0Box score
Nov 20, 2021Coastal Carolina 35, Texas State 21Box score
Nov 20, 202118Iowa 33, Illinois 23Box score
Nov 20, 2021Georgia State 28, Arkansas State 20Box score
Nov 20, 20216Notre Dame 55, Georgia Tech 0Box score
Nov 20, 2021Colorado 20, Washington 17Box score
Nov 20, 20212Alabama 42, 21Arkansas 35Box score
Nov 20, 2021Marshall 49, Charlotte 28Box score
Nov 20, 2021Old Dominion 24, Middle Tennessee 17Box score
Nov 20, 202115UTSA 34, UAB 31Box score
Nov 20, 202120Pittsburgh 48, Virginia 38Box score
Nov 20, 2021Minnesota 35, Indiana 14Box score
Nov 20, 20218Michigan 59, Maryland 18Box score
Nov 20, 202119Wisconsin 35, Nebraska 28Box score
Nov 20, 20213Cincinnati 48, SMU 14Box score
Nov 20, 2021East Carolina 38, Navy 35Box score
Nov 20, 2021App State 45, Troy 7Box score
Nov 20, 2021Missouri 24, Florida 23Box score
Nov 20, 2021UTEP 38, Rice 28Box score
Nov 20, 202125NC State 41, Syracuse 17Box score
Nov 20, 2021UCF 49, UConn 17Box score
Nov 20, 202122Louisiana 42, Liberty 14Box score
Nov 20, 2021TCU 31, Kansas 28Box score
Nov 20, 2021Tulsa 44, Temple 10Box score
Nov 20, 202114BYU 34, Georgia Southern 17Box score
Nov 20, 2021UCLA 62, USC 33Box score
Nov 20, 202111Baylor 20, Kansas State 10Box score
Nov 20, 2021South Carolina 21, Auburn 17Box score
Nov 20, 2021North Texas 49, Florida International 7Box score
Nov 20, 2021California 41, Stanford 11Box score
Nov 20, 202110Ole Miss 31, Vanderbilt 17Box score
Nov 20, 2021Tennessee 60, South Alabama 14Box score
Nov 20, 2021Miami 38, Virginia Tech 26Box score
Nov 20, 202124Utah 38, 4Oregon 7Box score
Nov 20, 20219Oklahoma State 23, Texas Tech 0Box score
Nov 20, 2021Wyoming 44, Utah State 17Box score
Nov 20, 2021LSU 27, UL Monroe 14Box score
Nov 20, 2021Boise State 37, New Mexico 0Box score
Nov 20, 2021Oregon State 24, Arizona State 10Box score
Nov 20, 2021Hawai’i 50, Colorado State 45Box score

Everyone else

Nov 18, 2021Nicholls 45, SE Louisiana 42upsetBox score
Nov 20, 20211Georgia 56, Charleston Southern 7Box score
Nov 20, 2021Mississippi State 55, Tennessee State 10Box score
Nov 20, 202116Texas A&M 52, Prairie View A&M 3Box score
Nov 20, 2021North Carolina 34, Wofford 14Box score
Nov 20, 2021Robert Morris 20, Campbell 17Box score
Nov 20, 2021Dartmouth 52, Brown 31Box score
Nov 20, 2021Morgan State 28, Georgetown 21Box score
Nov 20, 2021Colgate 45, Fordham 31Box score
Nov 20, 2021Butler 28, Marist 21upsetBox score
Nov 20, 2021Duquesne 44, Wagner 0Box score
Nov 20, 2021Sacred Heart 38, Long Island University 14Box score
Nov 20, 2021Central Connecticut 24, Saint Francis 21Box score
Nov 20, 2021Lehigh 17, Lafayette 10Box score
Nov 20, 2021Harvard 34, Yale 31Box score
Nov 20, 2021Shepherd 38, Findlay 31Box score
Nov 20, 2021Notre Dame College 33, Slippery Rock 25Box score
Nov 20, 2021Western Carolina 52, VMI 24upsetBox score
Nov 20, 2021Gardner-Webb 35, North Carolina A&T 27upsetBox score
Nov 20, 2021North Alabama 35, Hampton 27upsetBox score
Nov 20, 2021Kennesaw State 49, Monmouth 17Box score
Nov 20, 2021Stony Brook 36, UAlbany 14Box score
Nov 20, 2021Villanova 21, Delaware 13Box score
Nov 20, 2021Maine 33, New Hampshire 20Box score
Nov 20, 2021Columbia 34, Cornell 26Box score
Nov 20, 2021Princeton 34, Pennsylvania 14Box score
Nov 20, 2021Indiana State 15, Illinois State 10upsetBox score
Nov 20, 2021Youngstown State 35, Southern Illinois 18upsetBox score
Nov 20, 2021Murray State 20, Eastern Illinois 13Box score
Nov 20, 2021Holy Cross 45, Bucknell 6Box score
Nov 20, 2021Furman 41, Samford 34Box score
Nov 20, 2021Northwestern State 24, McNeese 20upsetBox score
Nov 20, 2021East Tennessee State 38, Mercer 35Box score
Nov 20, 2021Bryant 58, Merrimack 14Box score
Nov 20, 2021Davidson 45, Drake 14Box score
Nov 20, 2021San Diego 41, Stetson 16Box score
Nov 20, 2021Howard 56, Virginia Lynchburg 6Box score
Nov 20, 2021Grand Valley State 20, Lindenwood 3Box score
Nov 20, 2021Bemidji State 28, Augustana (SD) 24Box score
Nov 20, 2021New Haven 38, Bentley 13Box score
Nov 20, 2021West Georgia 23, Albany State 7upsetBox score
Nov 20, 2021Bowie State 31, Lenoir Rhyne 10Box score
Nov 20, 2021Newberry 33, West Florida 30upsetBox score
Nov 20, 2021The Citadel 24, Chattanooga 21upsetBox score
Nov 20, 2021Eastern Kentucky 39, Jacksonville State 31Box score
Nov 20, 2021Sam Houston 35, Abilene Christian 9Box score
Nov 20, 2021Montana 29, Montana State 10Box score
Nov 20, 2021Elon 43, Rhode Island 28Box score
Nov 20, 2021James Madison 56, Towson 10Box score
Nov 20, 2021North Carolina Central 34, Delaware State 28Box score
Nov 20, 2021South Carolina State 31, Norfolk State 21Box score
Nov 20, 2021Northern Iowa 41, Western Illinois 3Box score
Nov 20, 2021Morehead State 51, Valparaiso 38Box score
Nov 20, 2021Jackson State 24, Alcorn State 10Box score
Nov 20, 2021Alabama A&M 52, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24Box score
Nov 20, 2021New Mexico Highlands 31, Western New Mexico 28Box score
Nov 20, 2021Southeast Missouri State 31, UT Martin 14upsetBox score
Nov 20, 2021St. Thomas (MN) 54, Presbyterian 15Box score
Nov 20, 2021Harding 30, Washburn 14Box score
Nov 20, 2021Angelo State 48, Minnesota Duluth 14Box score
Nov 20, 2021Northwest Missouri State 50, Central Washington 21Box score
Nov 20, 2021Idaho 14, Idaho State 0Box score
Nov 20, 2021Weber State 48, Northern Colorado 17Box score
Nov 20, 2021South Dakota State 24, North Dakota 21Box score
Nov 20, 2021Austin Peay 48, Tennessee Tech 20Box score
Nov 20, 2021Incarnate Word 55, Houston Christian 14Box score
Nov 20, 2021Alabama State 24, Texas Southern 21Box score
Nov 20, 2021Nebraska Kearney 31, Western Colorado 24Box score
Nov 20, 2021Richmond 20, William & Mary 17Box score
Nov 20, 2021North Dakota State 52, South Dakota 24Box score
Nov 20, 2021Florida A&M 46, Bethune-Cookman 21Box score
Nov 20, 2021Sacramento State 27, UC Davis 7Box score
Nov 20, 2021Stephen F. Austin 42, Lamar 6Box score
Nov 20, 2021Eastern Washington 42, Portland State 28Box score
Nov 20, 2021Tarleton State 24, Central Arkansas 3Box score
Nov 20, 2021Northern Arizona 45, Cal Poly 21Box score
Nov 20, 2021Missouri State 55, Utah Tech 24Box score