Top-ranked Texas beat Oklahoma 28–7 at Dallas on October 10. Visiting No. 4 Ohio State shut out No. 2 Illinois 26–0 in the Big Ten, and No. 3 Alabama beat North Carolina State 21–0. No. 5 Kentucky, previously 3–0, was beaten 48–6 by Florida State, the start of a four-game losing streak en route to a 5–5 season. Two road wins moved teams into the top five: No. 6 Notre Dame won 34–7 at Air Force and No. 8 Michigan won 17–10 at Michigan State.<br>The top 5 were 1.Texas 2.Ohio State 3.Alabama 4.Notre Dame 5.Michigan.