At the Pentagon, several prominent generals demanded...

At the Pentagon, several prominent generals demanded a congressional investigation to determine why Air Force and Navy got to play helpless Notre Dame (1-9) this year but not Army. Representatives of the Coast Guard Academy, the Citadel and the Harvard-Westlake prep school raised the same question.

Elsewhere, officials announced that the Orange Bowl was being torn down -- a harsh measure but something that had to be done to remove the memories of the home teams, No. 2 Florida International (0-9) and No. 20 Miami (5-5).

Meanwhile, the mysterious SMUs (1-9) advanced to No. 5, while University of Texas at El Deflected Paso (4-6) took over No. 10 after a 19-34 drubbing by previously inoffensive Tulane. And outnumbered James Madison held off both Bill & Mary, 55-34.

*--* Wreck Team (W-L) Last loss Next Loss 1. Notre Dame (1-9) 24-41, Air Force Duke 2. Florida Int’l (0-9) Idle Louisiana ( Laf.) 3. Utah State (0-10) 0-52, Boise State New Mexico State 4. Minnehaha (1-10) 16-21, Iowa Wisconsin 5. SMU (1-9) 42-43, Rice Central Florida 6. Duke (1-9) 24-41, Georgia Tech Notre Dame 7. Idaho* (1-9) Idle Boise State 8. Syracuse (2-8) 10-41, South Florida Connecticut 9. North Texas (1-8) 62-74, Navy 10. UTEP (4-6) 19-34, Tulane Southern Miss *--*

11. Cranky Ole Miss (3-7); 12. Baylor (3-8) 13. Temple (2-7); 14. North Carolina (3-7); 15-16. Bill & Mary (4-6); 17 Alabama (Birmingham) (2-8); 18. Columbia (1-9); 19. On semester break; 20. Miami (Fla.) (5-5).

*Vandals everywhere say the wimpy team is giving them a bad name.

Crummy game of the week: Notre Dame (1-9) vs. Duke (1-9) (a rare chance to see two teams coming off 24-41 losses!).

Rout of the week: Boise State (9-1) vs. Idaho (1-9).

Short memory: Doug Flutie is a celebrity for one reason -- the dramatic touchdown pass he threw for Boston College in the final seconds of a 47-45 victory over Miami in 1984. Now an ABC broadcaster, he dismissed Louisiana State as a worthy BCS contender Saturday because of its penchant for come-from-behind wins on “fourth downs, [in] the last seconds, and all that.” Doesn’t that sound familiar, Doug?

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steve.harvey@latimes.com