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2024: Week 15

30 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 7, 20241Oregon 45, 3Penn State 37Box score
Dec 7, 20245Georgia 22, 2Texas 19upsetBox score
Dec 7, 202418Clemson 34, 8SMU 31upsetBox score
Dec 7, 202412Arizona State 45, 16Iowa State 19upsetBox score
Dec 6, 202410Boise State 21, 19UNLV 7Box score

Upsets

Dec 7, 20245Georgia 22, 2Texas 19upsetBox score
Dec 7, 202418Clemson 34, 8SMU 31upsetBox score
Dec 7, 202412Arizona State 45, 16Iowa State 19upsetBox 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

Dillon Gabriel22 of 32, 283 yards, 4 TDOregon vs. Penn State
  1. Cade Klubnik Clemson24 of 41, 262 yards, 4 TD
  2. Quinn Ewers Texas27 of 46, 358 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

Ashton JeantyNo. 2 this week32 carries, 209 yards, 1 TDBoise State vs. UNLV
  1. Tre Stewart Jacksonville State27 carries, 201 yards, 3 TD
  2. Cam Skattebo Arizona State16 carries, 170 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Matthew GoldenNo. 3 this week8 catches, 162 yardsTexas vs. Georgia
  1. Tez Johnson Oregon11 catches, 181 yards, 1 TD
  2. Bryant Wesco Jr. Clemson8 catches, 143 yards, 2 TD

Defense

Ty Wise17 tackles, 1 sack, 1.5 for lossMiami (OH) vs. Ohio
  1. Seyi Oladipo Boise State10 tackles, 1 sack, 2 for loss
  2. Andon Thomas Army8 tackles, 1.5 for loss, 1 INT
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, 2024Jacksonville State 52, Western Kentucky 12Box score
Dec 6, 202424Army 35, Tulane 14Box score
Dec 6, 202410Boise State 21, 19UNLV 7Box score
Dec 7, 202412Arizona State 45, 16Iowa State 19upsetBox score
Dec 7, 2024Ohio 38, Miami (OH) 3Box score
Dec 7, 20245Georgia 22, 2Texas 19upsetBox score
Dec 7, 2024Marshall 31, Louisiana 3Box score
Dec 7, 202418Clemson 34, 8SMU 31upsetBox score
Dec 7, 20241Oregon 45, 3Penn State 37Box score

Everyone else

Dec 7, 2024Johns Hopkins 14, DePauw 9Box score
Dec 7, 2024Mount Union 24, Carnegie Mellon 19Box score
Dec 7, 2024Springfield 40, SUNY Cortland 28Box score
Dec 7, 2024Salisbury 35, Randolph Macon 14Box score
Dec 7, 2024North Central College 41, Hope 21Box score
Dec 7, 2024Slippery Rock 31, California (PA) 13Box score
Dec 7, 2024Susquehanna 41, Saint John’s (MN) 38Box score
Dec 7, 2024Valdosta State 49, Virginia Union 14Box score
Dec 7, 2024Ferris State 41, Harding 7Box score
Dec 7, 2024Bethel (MN) 24, Wartburg 14Box score
Dec 7, 2024Jackson State 41, Southern 13Box score
Dec 7, 2024South Dakota State 35, Montana 18Box score
Dec 7, 2024Incarnate Word 13, Villanova 6Box score
Dec 7, 2024Mercer 17, Rhode Island 10Box score
Dec 7, 2024Montana State 49, UT Martin 17Box score
Dec 7, 2024North Dakota State 51, Abilene Christian 31Box score
Dec 7, 2024South Dakota 42, Tarleton State 31Box score
Dec 7, 2024Mary Hardin Baylor 28, Linfield 18Box score
Dec 7, 2024Minnesota State 27, Bemidji State 23Box score
Dec 7, 2024UC Davis 42, Illinois State 10Box score
Dec 7, 2024Idaho 34, Lehigh 13Box score