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2025: Week 15

32 games. Five ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. Four 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 6, 20252Indiana 13, 1Ohio State 10upsetBox score
Dec 6, 20253Georgia 28, 10Alabama 7Box score
Dec 6, 20255Texas Tech 34, 11BYU 7Box score
Dec 5, 202521Tulane 34, 20North Texas 21upsetBox score

Upsets

Dec 6, 20252Indiana 13, 1Ohio State 10upsetBox score
Dec 6, 2025Duke 27, 16Virginia 20upsetBox score
Dec 5, 202521Tulane 34, 20North Texas 21upsetBox 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

Drew MestemakerNo. 2 this week21 of 34, 294 yards, 2 TD, 3 INTNorth Texas at Tulane
  1. Maddux Madsen Boise State17 of 31, 289 yards, 3 TD
  2. Amari Odom Kennesaw State26 of 32, 246 yards, 1 TD

Rushing

Jalen Buckley19 carries, 193 yards, 2 TDWestern Michigan vs. Miami (OH)
  1. Wayne Knight James Madison21 carries, 212 yards, 1 TD
  2. Jamauri McClure Tulane22 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Jeremiah SmithNo. 2 this week8 catches, 144 yardsOhio State vs. Indiana
  1. Miles Coleman North Texas7 catches, 125 yards, 1 TD
  2. Charlie Becker Indiana6 catches, 126 yards

Defense

Sahir West10 tackles, 3 sacks, 5.5 for lossJames Madison vs. Troy
  1. Eli Blakey Miami (OH)15 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for loss
  2. Nadame Tucker Western Michigan6 tackles, 2.5 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

Dec 5, 2025Kennesaw State 19, Jacksonville State 15Box score
Dec 5, 202519James Madison 31, Troy 14Box score
Dec 5, 202521Tulane 34, 20North Texas 21upsetBox score
Dec 5, 2025Boise State 38, UNLV 21Box score
Dec 6, 20255Texas Tech 34, 11BYU 7Box score
Dec 6, 2025Western Michigan 23, Miami (OH) 13Box score
Dec 6, 20253Georgia 28, 10Alabama 7Box score
Dec 6, 2025Duke 27, 16Virginia 20upsetBox score
Dec 6, 20252Indiana 13, 1Ohio State 10upsetBox score

Everyone else

Dec 6, 2025Villanova 14, Lehigh 7Box score
Dec 6, 2025South Dakota 47, Mercer 0Box score
Dec 6, 2025John Carroll 10, Mount Union 7upsetBox score
Dec 6, 2025Wheaton (IL) 49, DePauw 24upsetBox score
Dec 6, 2025Kutztown 51, Frostburg State 29Box score
Dec 6, 2025Johns Hopkins 45, Salisbury 13Box score
Dec 6, 2025Susquehanna 29, Eastern 0Box score
Dec 6, 2025Berry 31, Trinity (TX) 23Box score
Dec 6, 2025Illinois State 29, North Dakota State 28upsetBox score
Dec 6, 2025Tarleton State 31, North Dakota 13Box score
Dec 6, 2025West Texas 28, Arkansas Tech 27Box score
Dec 6, 2025Wisconsin River Falls 42, Saint John’s (MN) 14Box score
Dec 6, 2025North Central College 35, Wisconsin La Crosse 27Box score
Dec 6, 2025Bethel (MN) 35, Wisconsin Platteville 24Box score
Dec 6, 2025Ferris State 52, Minnesota State 29Box score
Dec 6, 2025Newberry 31, Albany State 24upsetBox score
Dec 6, 2025Prairie View A&M 23, Jackson State 21upsetBox score
Dec 6, 2025Montana State 21, Yale 13Box score
Dec 6, 2025Montana 50, South Dakota State 29Box score
Dec 6, 2025Stephen F. Austin 41, Abilene Christian 34Box score
Dec 6, 2025Upper Iowa 37, Hillsdale 28Box score
Dec 6, 2025Harding 34, UT Permian Basin 28Box score
Dec 6, 2025UC Davis 47, Rhode Island 26Box score