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2025: Bowls & playoff

54 games. 17 ranked teams lost, three to unranked teams. 14 games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Jan 9, 20261Indiana 56, 5Oregon 22Peach Bowl, CFP SemifinalBox score
Jan 1, 20266Ole Miss 39, 2Georgia 34upsetSugar Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalBox score
Jan 1, 20265Oregon 23, 4Texas Tech 0upsetOrange Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalBox score
Jan 19, 20261Indiana 27, 10Miami 21CFP National ChampionshipBox score
Jan 1, 20261Indiana 38, 11Alabama 3Rose Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalBox score
Dec 31, 202510Miami 24, 3Ohio State 14upsetCotton Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalBox score

Upsets

Jan 1, 20266Ole Miss 39, 2Georgia 34upsetSugar Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalBox score
Dec 31, 202510Miami 24, 3Ohio State 14upsetCotton Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalBox score
Jan 1, 20265Oregon 23, 4Texas Tech 0upsetOrange Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalBox score
Dec 20, 202510Miami 10, 7Texas A&M 3upsetCFP First RoundBox score
Dec 19, 202511Alabama 34, 8Oklahoma 24upsetCFP First RoundBox score
Dec 31, 2025Iowa 34, 13Vanderbilt 27upsetReliaQuest BowlBox 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

Jacob Clark25 of 35, 349 yards, 4 TDMissouri State vs. Arkansas State
  1. Jeff Sims Arizona State27 of 38, 375 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
  2. Trinidad Chambliss Ole Miss30 of 46, 362 yards, 2 TD

Rushing

Caleb Hawkins31 carries, 198 yards, 2 TDNorth Texas vs. San Diego State
  1. Godspower Nwawuihe Army12 carries, 171 yards, 2 TD
  2. Bert Emanuel Jr. San Diego State11 carries, 170 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Que’Sean Brown10 catches, 178 yards, 2 TDDuke vs. Arizona State
  1. Alred Luke Missouri State7 catches, 169 yards, 2 TD
  2. Anthony Smith East Carolina4 catches, 156 yards, 2 TD

Defense

Rasheem Biles16 tackles, 2 sacks, 5 for loss, 1 TDPittsburgh vs. East Carolina
  1. Ben Roberts Texas Tech16 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 INT
  2. Coleman Cauley Navy10 tackles, 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.

The week’s biggest individual games by FBS players, from CollegeFootballData box scores.

FBS vs. FBS

Dec 13, 2025Washington 38, Boise State 10LA BowlBox score
Dec 16, 2025Jacksonville State 17, Troy 13Salute to Veterans BowlBox score
Dec 17, 2025Old Dominion 24, South Florida 10Cure BowlBox score
Dec 17, 2025Delaware 20, Louisiana 1368 Ventures BowlBox score
Dec 18, 2025Arkansas State 34, Missouri State 28Xbox BowlBox score
Dec 19, 2025Western Michigan 41, Kennesaw State 6Myrtle Beach BowlBox score
Dec 19, 2025NC State 31, Memphis 7Gasparilla BowlBox score
Dec 19, 202511Alabama 34, 8Oklahoma 24upsetCFP First RoundBox score
Dec 20, 202510Miami 10, 7Texas A&M 3upsetCFP First RoundBox score
Dec 20, 20256Ole Miss 41, 17Tulane 10CFP First RoundBox score
Dec 20, 20255Oregon 51, 19James Madison 34CFP First RoundBox score
Dec 22, 2025Washington State 34, Utah State 21Famous Idaho Potato BowlBox score
Dec 23, 2025Louisville 27, Toledo 22Boca Raton BowlBox score
Dec 23, 2025Western Kentucky 27, Southern Miss 16New Orleans BowlBox score
Dec 23, 2025Ohio 17, UNLV 10Frisco BowlBox score
Dec 24, 2025Hawai’i 35, California 31Hawai’i BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2025Northwestern 34, Central Michigan 7GameAbove Sports BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2025Minnesota 20, New Mexico 17Rate BowlBox score
Dec 26, 2025UTSA 57, Florida International 20First Responder BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2025East Carolina 23, Pittsburgh 17Military BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2025Penn State 22, Clemson 10Pinstripe BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2025Army 41, UConn 16Fenway BowlBox score
Dec 27, 202512BYU 25, 24Georgia Tech 21Pop-Tarts BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2025Fresno State 18, Miami (OH) 3Arizona BowlBox score
Dec 27, 202523North Texas 49, San Diego State 47New Mexico BowlBox score
Dec 27, 202520Virginia 13, 25Missouri 7upsetGator BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2025Houston 38, LSU 35Texas BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2025Georgia Southern 29, App State 10Birmingham BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2025Louisiana Tech 23, Coastal Carolina 14Independence BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2025Illinois 30, Tennessee 28Music City BowlBox score
Dec 30, 2025TCU 30, 16USC 27upsetAlamo BowlBox score
Dec 31, 2025Iowa 34, 13Vanderbilt 27upsetReliaQuest BowlBox score
Dec 31, 2025Duke 42, Arizona State 39Sun BowlBox score
Dec 31, 202514Texas 41, 18Michigan 27Citrus BowlBox score
Dec 31, 202515Utah 44, Nebraska 22Las Vegas BowlBox score
Dec 31, 202510Miami 24, 3Ohio State 14upsetCotton Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalBox score
Jan 1, 20265Oregon 23, 4Texas Tech 0upsetOrange Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalBox score
Jan 1, 20261Indiana 38, 11Alabama 3Rose Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalBox score
Jan 1, 20266Ole Miss 39, 2Georgia 34upsetSugar Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalBox score
Jan 2, 2026Texas State 41, Rice 10Armed Forces BowlBox score
Jan 2, 202622Navy 35, Cincinnati 13Liberty BowlBox score
Jan 2, 2026Wake Forest 43, Mississippi State 29Duke’s Mayo BowlBox score
Jan 2, 2026SMU 24, 21Arizona 19Holiday BowlBox score
Jan 8, 202610Miami 31, 6Ole Miss 27Fiesta Bowl, CFP SemifinalBox score
Jan 9, 20261Indiana 56, 5Oregon 22Peach Bowl, CFP SemifinalBox score
Jan 19, 20261Indiana 27, 10Miami 21CFP National ChampionshipBox score

Everyone else

Dec 13, 2025South Carolina State 40, Prairie View A&M 38Cricket Celebration BowlBox score
Dec 20, 2025Wisconsin River Falls 48, Johns Hopkins 41Division III Championship, CFP SemifinalBox score
Dec 20, 2025Montana State 48, Montana 23FCS Championship – Semifinals, CFP SemifinalBox score
Dec 20, 2025Ferris State 42, Harding 21Division II ChampionshipBox score
Dec 20, 2025North Central College 41, John Carroll 21Division III Championship, CFP SemifinalBox score
Dec 20, 2025Illinois State 30, Villanova 14FCS Championship – Semifinals, CFP SemifinalBox score
Jan 4, 2026Wisconsin River Falls 24, North Central College 14Division III ChampionshipBox score
Jan 5, 2026Montana State 35, Illinois State 34FCS ChampionshipBox score