October
October 4 #1 Oklahoma had another narrow win, beating visiting #19 Colorado, 21-20, while in Los Angeles, #2 Ohio State had no problems in defeating #13 UCLA, 41-20. The Buckeyes and Bruins would meet again at season's end. #3 USC won at Iowa, 27-16. #4 Nebraska defeated the Miami Hurricanes at home, 31-16. #5 Missouri played its third straight game against a Big Ten team, losing at #12 Michigan, 31-7. After a promising start, the Tigers would go on to a 6-5-0 finish. #7 Texas, which beat Utah State 61-7, rose to fifth. Ohio State took over first place from Oklahoma, with 47 of the 62 first place votes. The poll was 1.Ohio State 2.Oklahoma 3.USC 4.Nebraska 5.Texas
October 11 #1 Ohio State beat visiting Iowa 49-0. In their annual meeting in Dallas, #2 Oklahoma defeated #5 Texas in Dallas, 24-17 to regain the top spot. #3 USC beat Washington State 28-10. #4 Nebraska beat visiting Kansas 16-0. #6 Texas A&M, which won at Texas Tech 38-9, rose to fifth. The poll was 1.Oklahoma 2.Ohio State 3.USC 4.Nebraska 5.Texas A & M
October 18 #1 Oklahoma won at Kansas State, 25-3. #2 Ohio State had a second straight shutout at home, a 56-0 win over Wisconsin. #3 USC beat visiting Oregon 17-3. #4 Nebraska won at Oklahoma State, 28-20. #5 Texas A&M won at TCU, 14-6. The poll was unchanged: 1.Oklahoma 2.Ohio State 3.USC 4.Nebraska 5.Texas A & M
October 25 #1 Oklahoma beat Iowa State, 39-7. #2 Ohio State won at Purdue, 35-6. #3 USC won at #14 Notre Dame, 24-17. #4 Nebraska beat #10 Colorado, 63-21. #5 Texas A&M beat Baylor at home, 19-10. The poll was 1.Oklahoma 2.Ohio State 3.Nebraska 4.USC 5.Texas A & M
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