BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier hit Walker Lyons with a six-yard touchdown pass with 1:47 left to go in the game, giving the Cougars a 28-24 lead over Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish drove all the way to the BYU four-yard line with four seconds remaining, but their game-winning touchdown pass missed its mark and BYU held on for the win. The Cougars move up five spots to No. 3 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll while Notre Dame drops six places to No. 8. This was BYU’s highest-ranked opponent victory since 1990 when the Cougars beat No. 1 Miami (Fla.).
Five of the top seven ranked teams lost causing a massive reshuffling of the top 25. Georgia lost to Auburn, 27-24, causing the Bulldogs to drop to No. 4 and allowing Miami (Fla.) to take over the No. 1 spot. They are followed by Ohio State at No. 2, who handed Indiana a 19-15 loss and dropped the Hoosiers to No. 6. Texas Tech benefitted from all the upsets and jumped into the No. 5 spot.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (Fla.) (50) | 1,791 | 3 | 6-0 | |
| 2 | Ohio State (13) | 1,725 | 5 | 6-1 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young (10) | 1,698 | 8 | 6-0 | |
| 4 | Georgia | 1,469 | 1 | 6-1 | |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 1,414 | 9 | 6-0 | |
| 6 | Indiana | 1,378 | 4 | 6-1 | |
| 7 | Mississippi | 1,371 | 10 | 5-1 | |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 1,332 | 2 | 6-1 | |
| 9 | Utah | 1,222 | 11 | 6-0 | |
| 10 | UCLA | 1,206 | 12 | 6-0 | |
| 11 | Tennessee | 1,193 | 14 | 6-1 | |
| 12 | Kentucky | 979 | 17 | 6-1 | |
| 13 | Alabama | 813 | 7 | 5-2 | |
| 14 | Iowa | 807 | 16 | 5-1 | |
| 15 | Southern California | 796 | 15 | 6-1 | |
| 16 | Houston | 730 | 18 | 6-1 | |
| 17 | LSU | 569 | 21 | 5-2 | |
| 18 | Texas | 520 | 6 | 4-2 | |
| 19 | Wake Forest | 514 | 23 | 6-1 | |
| 20 | SMU | 458 | 22 | 5-1 | |
| 21 | Missouri | 274 | 13 | 5-2 | |
| 22 | Boise State | 266 | 24 | 5-1 | |
| 23 | Northwestern | 256 | NR | 5-1 | |
| 24 | Florida | 250 | NR | 5-2 | |
| 25 | Oregon | 189 | 25 | 4-2 |
Dropped out: No. 19 Mississippi State (4-2); No. 20 Oklahoma State (4-2).
Others receiving votes: Arizona (5-1) 141; Oklahoma State (4-2) 87; James Madison (7-0) 80; Auburn (4-2) 55; Mississippi State (4-2) 32; Nebraska (5-2) 19; Oregon State (5-2) 17; New Mexico (5-1) 16; Texas-San Antonio (6-1) 13; Michigan (4-2) 10; North Dakota State (6-1) 8; Duke (4-2) 7; Wisconsin (4-2) 7; North Carolina (4-2) 5; Pittsburgh (5-2) 4; Air Force (5-1) 3; North Texas (4-2) 1.
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