came back from a 13-0 fourth-quarter deficit to win 16-13 over No. 14 West Virginia. No. 3 Penn State was idle. No. 4 Florida lost at home to LSU 24-13. No. 5 Alabama defeated Arkansas State 34-7, and No. 6 Georgia won 29-22 at Mississippi State. The next poll featured No. 1 Washington, No. 2 Pittsburgh, No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 Alabama, and No. 5 Georgia. October 9: No. 1 Washington dominated California 50-7. No. 2 Pittsburgh was idle. No. 4 Alabama defeated No. 3 Penn State in Birmingham 42-21. No. 5 Georgia beat Mississippi 33-10, while No. 6 SMU won 22-19 at Baylor. Alabama moved up in the next poll: No. 1 Washington, No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Pittsburgh, No. 4 Georgia, and No. 5 SMU. October 16: No. 1 Washington won 34-17 at Oregon State. No. 2 Alabama was knocked off in Knoxville by Tennessee, 35-28, the Volunteers’ first victory over the Crimson Tide in twelve years. After a 5-0 start and a big win over Penn State, Alabama would lose four of their last six regular-season games to end coach Bear Bryant’s storied career. No. 3 Pittsburgh beat Temple 38-7, No. 4 Georgia defeated Vanderbilt 27-13, No. 5 SMU won 20-14 over Houston, and No. 6 Nebraska beat Kansas State 42-13. The next poll featured No. 1 Washington, No. 2 Pittsburgh, No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 SMU, and No. 5 Nebraska. October 23: No. 1 Washington struggled to beat Texas Tech 10-3 while No. 2 Pittsburgh shut out Syracuse 14-0, leading the two teams to switch places at the top. No. 3 Georgia won 27-14 at Kentucky, and No. 4 SMU defeated No. 19 Texas 30-17. No. 5 Nebraska squeaked by Missouri 23-19 while No. 6 Arkansas blasted Houston 38-3, leading to another change in the next poll: No. 1 Pittsburgh, No. 2 Washington, No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 SMU, and No. 5 Arkansas. October 30: No. 1 Pittsburgh beat Louisville 63-14, while John Elway and Stanford stunned No. 2 Washington in a 43-31 shootout. No. 3 Georgia defeated Memphis 34-3 but was still passed by No. 4 SMU, which drubbed Texas A&M 47-9. No. 5 Arkansas hosted Rice and won 24-6. No. 7 Arizona State beat No. 12 USC 17-10 to remain undefeated and move up in the next poll: No. 1 Pittsburgh, No. 2 SMU, No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Arizona State, and No.