THE BIG GAMES

College football teams across the nation are poised for the first big weekend of activity. Here are the 120 key games from September 20 through December 7 that will decide the mythical national title as well as the best teams in all areas.

SEPTEMBER 20
Florida State at Miami (Fla.)

SEPTEMBER 21

Northwestern at Missouri
Navy at West Virginia
Clemson at Oklahoma
Penn State vs. Oregon at Portland
Kansas at TCU
Boston College at Syracuse

SEPTEMBER 28

Oklahoma at USC
Wisconsin at Notre Dame
Missouri vs. Arkansas at Little Rock
Purdue at Miami (Fla.)
Washington at Pitt
Nebraska at Minnesota
Clemson at Georgia Tech
Oregon at Stanford
California at Illinois
Indiana at Northwestern
Syracuse at Kansas
UCLA at Penn State

OCTOBER 5

Michigan State at USC
TCU at Arkansas
LSU at Georgia Tech
Northwestern at Illinois
Duke vs. Maryland at Richmond, Va.
Army at Minnesota
California at Pitt
North Carolina State at Clemson
Ohio State at Indiana
Notre Dame at Purdue
Rice at Penn State

OCTOBER 11
LSU at Miami (Fla.)

OCTOBER 12

Oklahoma vs. Texas at Dallas
Army at Penn State
Purdue at Wisconsin
Florida at Alabama
USC at Notre Dame
Arkansas at Baylor
Illinois at Ohio State
Minnesota at Northwestern

OCTOBER 19

Texas vs. Arkansas at Little Rock
Ohio State at USC
Clemson at Duke
Penn State at Syracuse
Kansas at Oklahoma
Auburn at Georgia Tech
Minnesota at Illinois
Pitt at West Virginia
Wisconsin at Iowa
Indiana at Michigan State
Tennessee vs. Alabama at Birmingham

OCTOBER 26

Washington vs. Oregon at Portland
Michigan State at Northwestern
Pitt at Navy
Rice at Texas
Ohio State at Wisconsin
USC at California
Duke at North Carolina State
Dartmouth at Harvard
LSU at Florida
West Virginia at Penn State

NOVEMBER 2

Mississippi at LSU
Nebraska at Missouri
USC at Washington
Duke at Georgia Tech
Air Force vs. Army at Chicago
Navy at Notre Dame
Mississippi State at Alabama
Florida at Auburn
TCU at Baylor
Syracuse at Pitt
Purdue at Illinois
Columbia at Cornell

NOVEMBER 9

Northwestern at Wisconsin
Maryland at Navy
Baylor at Texas
Kansas at Nebraska
Arkansas at Rice
Pitt at Notre Dame
Washington at California
Princeton at Harvard
TCU at LSU
West Virginia at Syracuse
Michigan State at Purdue
Penn State at Ohio State
Stanford at USC

NOVEMBER 16

Georgia Tech vs. Alabama at Birmingham
TCU at Texas
Oklahoma at Missouri
Northwestern at Ohio State
Mississippi vs. Tennessee at Memphis
Army at Pittsburgh
Maryland at Clemson
Navy at Duke
Illinois at Wisconsin
Notre Dame at Michigan State
Minnesota at Purdue

NOVEMBER 23

Oklahoma at Nebraska
UCLA at USC
Florida at Miami (Fla.)
Illinois at Michigan State
Harvard at Yale
Notre Dame at Iowa
Missouri at Kansas
Dartmouth at Princeton
Ohio State at Michigan
New Mexico at Arizona
Penn State at Pitt
Purdue at Indiana
Rice at TCU

NOVEMBER 28

Texas at Texas A & M
Notre Dame vs. Syracuse at New York City

NOVEMBER 30

Alabama vs. Auburn at Birmingham
Baylor at Rice
Arizona at Arizona State
Georgia at Georgia Tech
Pitt at Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi at Mississippi State
Army vs. Navy at Philadelphia
SMU at TCU

DECEMBER 7
Alabama at Miami (Fla.)