The Week

There was ample scoring in other Pac-10 games. Oregon State trailed 22-7 in the second quarter at Washington State, but won 32-31 on a 27-yard field goal by Kieron Walford with 18 seconds to go. Jack Thompson of the Cougars became the conference's all-time leader in passing yardage when he completed half of his 30 throws for 223 yards, bringing his career total to 7,197. Washington stayed in contention for first place by downing Arizona 31-21. Arizona State runners gained 409 yards against California in Tempe. where the Sun Devils won 35-21.

Wyoming came to Brigham Young with the WAC's best pass-defense statistics (109 yards a game) and the finest total defense (242 yards). But Jim McMahon picked apart the Cowboys, hitting on 24 of 36 passes for 317 yards and one touchdown. McMahon also ran 13 times for 49 yards and two TDs as the Cougars clung to first place with a 48-14 victory. New Mexico remained a game behind BYU with a 24-12 triumph at Utah.

Utah State tied Pacific for first place in the Pacific Coast AA. scoring 24 points in the first period en route to a 40-14 victory.

1. UCLA (8-1)
2. USC (7-1)
3. WASHINGTON (6-3)