Sports news and scores from Monday January 2, 1978

`Sports headlines for Monday January 2, 1978:`

It's Moon Over Michigan In 27-20 Stunner
Irish Do A Number On No. 1 Longhorns
Texas Coach Refuses To Concede Top Ranking
Bear, Alabama Smash Woody, Ohio State, 35-6
Arkansas Stuns Oklahoma, 31-6
Bowls Leave One Question -- Who's No.1?
Ron Lyle To Plead Innocent Today

Top-20 scores:

#5 Notre Dame 38, #1 Texas 10 (Cotton Bowl)
#6 Arkansas 31, #2 Oklahoma 6 (Orange Bowl)
#3 Alabama 35, #9 Ohio State 6 (Sugar Bowl)
#13 Washington 27, #4 Michigan 20 (Rose Bowl)

Associated Press Final Poll for 1977:

1 Notre Dame (37) 11-1 1180 2 Alabama (19) 11-1 1132 3 Arkansas (5) 11-1 1011 4 Texas (2) 11-1 797 5 Penn State 11-1 768 6 Kentucky 10-1 605 7 Oklahoma 10-2 592 8 Pittsburgh 9-2-1 508 9 Michigan 10-2 443 10 Washington 8-4 437 11 Ohio State 9-3 242 12 Nebraska 9-3 240 13 Southern California 8-4 140 14 Florida State 10-2 138 15 Stanford 9-3 68 16 San Diego State 10-1 62 17 North Carolina 8-3-1 53 18 Arizona State 9-3 39 19 Clemson 8-3-1 37 20 Brigham Young 9-2 23

NCAA football standings as of this date