The Week

Charles White put USC ahead 14-7 when he gained 73 yards during a 68-yard march which culminated in a two-yard touchdown plunge by White. That's right, 73 yards—45 by running and 28 by grabbing two passes—because the Trojans were hit with a five-yard penalty during the march. Campbell promptly took Cal 52 yards in five plays, the last a 13-yard pass to Matt Bouza. That made it 14-14. A dropped pass stymied USC's subsequent drive, which was climaxed by Eric Hipp's 45-yard field goal with 2:46 to go. A five-yard TD run by White with just two seconds left clinched Southern Cal's 24-14 win. White had 198 yards, Campbell 266 yards as he hit on 24 of 40 passes. Rounding out the Pac 10 action was Oregon's 37-26 defeat of Washington State.

Four fumble recoveries and two interceptions by Brigham Young's defense were only partly responsible for the Cougars' 59-7 drubbing of New Mexico. As usual, the main man was Marc Wilson. In less than three quarters, he passed for four touchdowns. Hauling in eight throws for 153 yards was Split End Lloyd Jones, who made his biggest catch of the day when he married Bonnie Savage right after the game.

1. USC (7-0-1)
2. BYU (7-0)
3. WASHINGTON (6-2)

SOUTH

Undefeated Florida State usually alternates two quarterbacks during a game, but with Wally Woodham recuperating from dental surgery it was up to Jimmy Jordan alone to put some teeth into the Seminole offense. Besides, said Coach Bobby Bowden, "We wanted to have our rifle arm in there to throw the ball over the secondary." Throw, Jordan did. He completed 14 of 31 passes for 312 yards and three touchdowns. Six of Jordan's completions covered 44, 40, 53, 36, 30 and 25 yards as the Seminoles kept their perfect record intact with a 24-19 triumph at Louisiana State. Six of the passes were caught by Jackie Flowers.

"It's an honor for our team to get this opportunity," said Virginia Tech Coach Bill Dooley before playing at Alabama. It may have been an honor for Tech, but it was another victory for ' Bama, 31-7. Coach Bear Bryant had his cake and ate it, too—a giant one commemorating his 200th Alabama win. Only two other major-college coaches have had more at one school, Amos Alonzo Stagg with 244 at Chicago and Woody Hayes with 205 at Ohio State.

Georgia moved half a game ahead of Alabama in the Southeastern Conference with a 20-6 verdict over Kentucky. Two touchdowns in eight seconds by Frank Mordica didn't prevent Vanderbilt from losing 63-28 at Mississippi. Mordica's scores came on a five-yard run and, after an Ole Miss fumble on the ensuing kickoff, on a 20-yard dash.

North Carolina State, which was outgained by Clemson on the ground (222 yards to 101) and through the air (134 yards to 47), nevertheless won the war 16-13. The Wolfpack took a 13-3 lead by scoring after picking off a pass at the Tiger 27 and pouncing on a fumble on the Clemson 24. State's Nathan Ritter kicked field goals of 41 and 26 yards, and added a 25-yard clincher with 9:06 left.

Field goals of 42 and 30 yards by Dale Castro of Maryland made him 15 for 15, an NCAA record for consecutive three-pointers in one season. Those kicks, plus 136 yards rushing by Wayne Wingfield and a defense that held Duke runners to minus five yards, carried the Terps to a 27-0 ACC victory.

It took a 47-yard field goal by Jeff Hayes with 13 seconds left for North Carolina to salvage a 24-24 deadlock with East Carolina. The Pirates, down 21-10 at halftime, had moved in front with 7:36 to be played when Leander Green passed 12 yards to Vern Davenport. In another out-of-conference game, Georgia Tech lost to Tulane 12-7.