September
In the preseason poll released on September 1, 1975, the AP ranked Oklahoma #1, followed by #2 Alabama, #3 Michigan, #4 Ohio State and #5 USC.
September 6 Most teams had yet to open their seasons, but #2 Alabama lost its home opener in Birmingham to unranked Missouri, 20-7. #6 Penn State was the only other top 10 team to play the weekend, and struggled to defeat Temple University in a game in Philadelphia, winning 26-25. In the next poll, Missouri rose to fifth place, while Alabama dropped to 13th. Penn State fell from 6th to 10th. The poll: 1.Oklahoma 2.Michigan 3.Ohio State 4.USC 5.Missouri
September 13 #1 Oklahoma beat Oregon 62-7. #2 Michigan won at Wisconsin, 23-6. #3 Ohio State won at #11 Michigan State, 21-0. #4 USC beat Duke 35-7 at home. #5 Missouri was idle. The poll was unchanged: 1.Oklahoma 2.Michigan 3.Ohio State 4.USC 5.Missouri
September 20 #1 Oklahoma beat #15 Pittsburgh 46-10. Michigan was tied by Stanford at home, 19-19. #3 Ohio State beat #7 Penn State 17-9. #4 USC defeated Oregon State 24-7. #5 Missouri won at Illinois, 30-20. Missouri's Big Eight rival, #6 Nebraska, beat Indiana 45-0, and rose to fourth. The poll: 1.Oklahoma 2.Ohio State 3.USC 4.Nebraska 5.Missouri
In a Friday night game in Miami, #1 Oklahoma eked out a win over the Hurricanes, 20-17. The next day, September 27 #2 Ohio State beat North Carolina 32-7. #3 USC beat visiting Purdue, 19-6. Nebraska Cornhuskers football beat TCU, 56-14. #5 Missouri beat Wisconsin, 27-21. The poll was unchanged: 1.Oklahoma 2.Ohio State 3.USC 4.Nebraska 5.Missouri
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