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2022: Week 14

29 games. Five ranked teams lost. Five 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 3, 20221Georgia 50, 11LSU 30Box score
Dec 2, 202212Utah 47, 4USC 24upsetBox score
Dec 3, 202213Kansas State 31, 3TCU 28Box score
Dec 3, 202210Clemson 39, 24North Carolina 10Box score
Dec 3, 202218Tulane 45, 22UCF 28Box score

Upsets

Dec 2, 202212Utah 47, 4USC 24upsetBox 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

Caleb WilliamsNo. 3 this week28 of 41, 363 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTUSC vs. Utah
  1. Michael Pratt Tulane20 of 33, 394 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
  2. Frank Harris UTSA32 of 37, 341 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

Tyjae Spears22 carries, 199 yards, 1 TDTulane vs. UCF
  1. Donovan Edwards Michigan25 carries, 185 yards, 1 TD
  2. Kevorian Barnes UTSA28 carries, 175 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Zakhari Franklin10 catches, 144 yards, 3 TDUTSA vs. North Texas
  1. RaJae’ Johnson Troy4 catches, 134 yards, 2 TD
  2. Charlie Jones Purdue13 catches, 162 yards

Defense

Shaun Dolac12 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2.5 for lossBuffalo vs. Akron
  1. Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Clemson9 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 for loss
  2. James Patterson Buffalo11 tackles, 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 2, 2022Buffalo 23, Akron 22Box score
Dec 2, 202223UTSA 48, North Texas 27Box score
Dec 2, 202212Utah 47, 4USC 24upsetBox score
Dec 3, 202213Kansas State 31, 3TCU 28Box score
Dec 3, 2022Toledo 17, Ohio 7Box score
Dec 3, 2022Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26Box score
Dec 3, 202218Tulane 45, 22UCF 28Box score
Dec 3, 2022Fresno State 28, Boise State 16Box score
Dec 3, 20221Georgia 50, 11LSU 30Box score
Dec 3, 202210Clemson 39, 24North Carolina 10Box score
Dec 3, 20222Michigan 43, Purdue 22Box score

Everyone else

Dec 3, 2022Mount Union 22, Delaware Valley 6Box score
Dec 3, 2022Holy Cross 35, New Hampshire 19Box score
Dec 3, 2022Shepherd 48, IU Pennsylvania 13Box score
Dec 3, 2022Ferris State 24, Grand Valley State 21Box score
Dec 3, 2022Wartburg 45, Aurora 17Box score
Dec 3, 2022North Central College 48, Ithaca 7Box score
Dec 3, 2022West Florida 45, Wingate 14Box score
Dec 3, 2022Mary Hardin Baylor 41, Bethel (MN) 28Box score
Dec 3, 2022Incarnate Word 41, Furman 38Box score
Dec 3, 2022Colorado School of Mines 42, Angelo State 24Box score
Dec 3, 2022William & Mary 54, Gardner-Webb 14Box score
Dec 3, 2022South Dakota State 42, Delaware 6Box score
Dec 3, 2022Montana State 33, Weber State 25Box score
Dec 3, 2022Samford 48, SE Louisiana 42Box score
Dec 3, 2022New Mexico State 65, Valparaiso 3Box score
Dec 3, 2022North Dakota State 49, Montana 26Box score
Dec 3, 2022Jackson State 43, Southern 24Box score
Dec 3, 2022Sacramento State 38, Richmond 31Box score