Sports headlines for Thursday December 27, 1979:
- Simmer Runs Streak To 13
Associated Press Top 20 for this week (poll of Dec. 5): 1 Ohio State (16) 11-0 1267 2 Alabama (29) 11-0 1265 3 Southern California (19) 10-0-1 1257 4 Florida State 11-0 1103 5 Oklahoma (1) 10-1 1068 6 Arkansas 10-1 951 7 Nebraska 10-1 908 8 Houston 10-1 893 9 Brigham Young (1) 11-0 848 10 Pittsburgh 10-1 728 11 Texas 9-2 677 12 Purdue 9-2 606 13 Washington 9-2 489 14 Michigan 8-3 452 15 Tulane 9-2 386 16 South Carolina 8-3 287 17 Auburn 8-3 244 18 Clemson 8-3 222 19 Baylor 7-4 106 20 Temple 9-2 65 |