November
On November 7, #5 Texas was tied by Houston 14-14 and was replaced by Penn State at #5. The rest of the top 5 was unchanged.
On November 14, #3 USC lost to Washington, 13-3 and #5 Penn State was knocked off by Alabama, 31-16. The new poll was 1. Pittsburgh, 2. Clemson, 3. Georgia, 4. Alabama, and 5. Nebraska.
The poll would remain unchanged until games of November 28, when Penn State beat #1 Pitt 48-14. The final regular season poll was 1. Clemson, 2. Georgia, 3. Alabama, 4. Nebraska, and 5. SMU.
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Famous quotes containing the word november:
“In that November off Tehuantepec,
The slopping of the sea grew still one night
And in the morning summer hued the deck
And made one think of rosy chocolate
And gilt umbrellas.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“It was always November there.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)
“If God had an agent, the world wouldn’t be built yet. It’d only be about Thursday.”
—Jerry Reynolds, Sacramento Kings’ player personnel director. Quoted in Newsweek (New York, November 25, 1991)