November
November 5 #1 Texas won at Houston, 35-21. #2 Alabama embarrassed #18 LSU in Baton Rouge 24-3. #3 Oklahoma won at Oklahoma State, 61-28, #4 Ohio State won at Illinois, 35-0, and #5 Notre Dame beat Georgia Tech, 69-14. For the first time since the season began, the top five remained unchanged (in fact, the top nine were the same): 1.Texas 2.Alabama 3.Oklahoma 4.Ohio State 5.Notre Dame
November 12 #1 Texas beat TCU 44-14. #2 Alabama beat the visiting Miami Hurricanes, 36-0. #3 Oklahoma beat Colorado, 52-14. #4 Ohio State beat Indiana, 35-7, and #5 Notre Dame won at #15 Clemson, 21-17. #6 Michigan won at Purdue, 40-7, and returned to the Top Five: 1.Texas 2.Alabama 3.Oklahoma 4.Ohio State 5.Michigan
November 19 #1 Texas beat Baylor, 29-7, while #2 Alabama and #3 Oklahoma were idle. Once again, the Big Ten title came down to a meeting between #4 Ohio State and #5 Michigan, 7-0 and 6-1 in conference play, respectively. The game, at Ann Arbor, Michigan, saw the host Wolverines win 14-6 and gain the trip to the Rose Bowl. #6 Notre Dame beat Air Force, 49-0. The poll: 1.Texas 2.Alabama 3.Oklahoma 4.Michigan 5.Notre Dame
November 25 On this Friday night after Thanksgiving, USC defeated UCLA on a last second field goal, 29-27 to knock UCLA out of the Rose Bowl and put the Washington Huskies in.
November 26 #1 Texas closed with a 57-28 win at #12 Texas A&M, with an 11-0-0 record, the SWC title, and a trip to the Cotton Bowl Classic. #2 Alabama closed its season in Birmingham, beating Auburn 48-21. The Crimson Tide was unbeaten (7-0) in SEC conference play, as was Kentucky (6-0). The Kentucky Wildcats, 10-1-0 overall, might otherwise have gone to the Sugar Bowl, but were ineligible because of NCAA probation. #3 Oklahoma had beaten #11 Nebraska, 38-7, on the day after Thanksgiving to close the regular season 10-1-0. #4 Michigan was idle, as was #5 Notre Dame, which closed its season on December 3 with a 48-10 win at Miami. The final regular season poll had been released on November 28: 1.Texas 2.Oklahoma 3.Alabama 4.Michigan 5.Notre Dame
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