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2021: Week 14

23 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 4, 20214Alabama 41, 1Georgia 24upsetBox score
Dec 4, 20219Baylor 21, 5Oklahoma State 16upsetBox score
Dec 4, 20212Michigan 42, 15Iowa 3Box score
Dec 4, 20213Cincinnati 35, 16Houston 20Box score
Dec 3, 202114Utah 38, 10Oregon 10Box score
Dec 4, 202117Pittsburgh 45, 18Wake Forest 21Box score

Upsets

Dec 4, 20214Alabama 41, 1Georgia 24upsetBox score
Dec 4, 20219Baylor 21, 5Oklahoma State 16upsetBox score
Dec 4, 2021Utah State 46, 19San Diego State 13upsetBox 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

Bryce YoungNo. 2 this week26 of 44, 421 yards, 3 TDAlabama vs. Georgia
  1. Bailey Zappe Western Kentucky36 of 59, 577 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
  2. Logan Bonner Utah State29 of 42, 318 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Jerome FordNo. 2 this week18 carries, 187 yards, 2 TDCincinnati vs. Houston
  1. Sincere McCormick UTSA36 carries, 204 yards, 3 TD
  2. Jevyon Ducker Northern Illinois29 carries, 146 yards

Receiving

Jameson Williams7 catches, 184 yards, 2 TDAlabama vs. Georgia
  1. Jerreth Sterns Western Kentucky10 catches, 179 yards, 2 TD
  2. Mitchell Tinsley Western Kentucky9 catches, 173 yards, 2 TD

Defense

C.J. Brown10 tackles, 1 sack, 1.5 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TDNorthern Illinois vs. Kent State
  1. Joel Dublanko Cincinnati7 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for loss, 1 INT
  2. SirVocea Dennis Pittsburgh12 tackles, 2 sacks, 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.
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The week’s biggest individual games by FBS players, from CollegeFootballData box scores.

FBS vs. FBS

Dec 3, 2021UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41Box score
Dec 3, 202114Utah 38, 10Oregon 10Box score
Dec 4, 20219Baylor 21, 5Oklahoma State 16upsetBox score
Dec 4, 2021Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23Box score
Dec 4, 2021Utah State 46, 19San Diego State 13upsetBox score
Dec 4, 202120Louisiana 24, App State 16Box score
Dec 4, 20214Alabama 41, 1Georgia 24upsetBox score
Dec 4, 20213Cincinnati 35, 16Houston 20Box score
Dec 4, 202117Pittsburgh 45, 18Wake Forest 21Box score
Dec 4, 20212Michigan 42, 15Iowa 3Box score
Dec 4, 2021California 24, USC 14Box score

Everyone else

Dec 3, 2021Villanova 21, Holy Cross 16Box score
Dec 3, 2021Montana 57, Eastern Washington 41Box score
Dec 4, 2021Shepherd 30, Kutztown 28Box score
Dec 4, 2021Valdosta State 41, Bowie State 17Box score
Dec 4, 2021Ferris State 41, Northwest Missouri State 20Box score
Dec 4, 2021East Tennessee State 32, Kennesaw State 31Box score
Dec 4, 2021Colorado School of Mines 34, Angelo State 26Box score
Dec 4, 2021Sam Houston 49, Incarnate Word 42Box score
Dec 4, 2021North Dakota State 38, Southern Illinois 7Box score
Dec 4, 2021Montana State 26, UT Martin 7Box score
Dec 4, 2021Jackson State 27, Prairie View A&M 10Box score
Dec 4, 2021South Dakota State 24, Sacramento State 19Box score