Some More Top 25 College Football Trivia Nuggets

October 7, 2011 - Here are some trivia nuggets for the rest of the Top 25 and the opponents they face tomorrow.  The Top 5 was done on Monday.

The #6 Oklahoma State Cowboys host the Kansas Jayhawks in Stillwater.  The series is tied 29-29-3.  Kansas dominated the series early in its history, but Oklahoma State is 23-8-3 since 1969.  They are also 6-1 since 1998.  The last time the Jayhawks shut out the Cowboys was 31-0 in 1991.  The last time the Cowboys shut out the Jayhawks was 21-0 in 1977.  At least one of the teams scored over 40 points against the other in every game since 1999.

The #15 Auburn Tigers go to Little Rock to face the #10 Arkansas Razorbacks.  Auburn leads the series 11-8-1.  The series is 5-5 since 2001.  The Tigers beat the Razorbacks last season in the highest scoring game of the series 65-43.  Neither team has ever shut out the other.

#12 Michigan Wolverines invade Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois to take on the Northwestern Wildcats.  Michigan dominated the series 52-15-2.  Northwestern upset Michigan last season 21-14.  Michigan is 30-5 against the Wildcats since 1960.  The last time the Wolverines shut out Northwestern was 31-0 in 1984.  The last time the Wildcats shut out Michigan was 6-0 in 1951.

In another Wildcat game, the Kentucky Wildcats go to Bryce Stadium in Columbia to take on the #18 South Carolina Gamecocks.  South Carolina leads the series 14-7-1.  The Gamecocks are 10-1 since 1999, the loss coming in an upset last season.  The lone tie was 14-14 in 1978.  Neither team has ever shut out the other.

In a third Wildcat game, Missouri Tigers go to Manhattan, Kansas to take on the #20 Kansas State Wildcats.  Missouri leads the series 59-32-5.  Like the Oklahoma-Texas rivalry, this one runs in streaks.  Missouri has won the last 5 games, which broke a 13 game win streak by Kansas State.  The last tie game was 7-7 in 1982.  The last time the Wildcats shut out the Tigers was 38-0 in 2002.  The last time Missouri shut out Kansas State was also 38-0 in 1983.

Okay, no Wildcats this time.  The Miami Hurricanes storm in to Blacksburg to take on the Virginia Tech Hokies.  Miami leads the series 17-11.  The Hurricanes were once undefeated in the series, leading it 12-0 from 1953-94.  The Hokies were 11-6 since.  There is only one shutout in the series.  In their first ever meeting in 1953, Miami beat Virginia Tech 26-0.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders host the #24 Texas A&M Aggies in Lubbock.  Texas A&M leads the series 36-32-1.  The winner of the last three games scored 43 points or more.  The Red Raiders are 11-5 against the Aggies since 1994.  The last time Tech shut out A&M was 12-0 in 2001.  The last time A&M shut out Tech was 21-0 in 1957.  The lone tie was a 14-14 game in 1960.

There is an honorable mention for the Valparaiso Crusaders.  They have the longest active losing streak in the NCAA.  They are 0-4 this season and have lost 24 straight games.  Their last win was in 2009, a 20-17 win over Concordia, which was their only win that season.  They face the 4-1 Pioneer Division leading San Diego Toreros.  Chances are pretty good Valpo will get loss number 25.

Here are some historical scores for this week’s top 25 matchups played on October 7,

1905 - Vanderbilt 34 – Alabama 0

1944 – Missouri 33 – Kansas State 0

1950 - Vanderbilt 27 – Alabama 22

1961 – Utah 28 – Arizona State 26

1961 – Alabama 35 – Vanderbilt 6

1961 – Texas A&M 38 – Texas Tech 7

1967 – LSU 37 – Florida 6

1967 – Indiana 20 – Illinois 7

1978 – Oklahoma 31 – Texas 10

1978 – LSU 34 – Florida 21

1978 – California 21 – Oregon 18

1978 – Texas A&M 38 – Texas Tech 9

1989 – Florida 16 – LSU 13

1989 – Georgia Tech 28 – Maryland 24

1989 – Texas Tech 27 – Texas A&M 24

1995 – Northwestern 19 – Michigan 13

1995 – Florida 28 – LSU 10

1995 – Illinois 17 – Indiana 10

1995 – Kansas State 30 – Missouri 0

1995 – Texas Tech 14 – Texas A&M 7

2000 – Oklahoma 63 – Texas 14

2000 – Florida 41 – LSU 9

2000 – South Carolina 20 – Kentucky 17

2006 – Texas 28 – Oklahoma 10

2006 – Florida 23 – LSU 10

2006 – South Carolina 24 – Kentucky 17

2006 – California 45 – Oregon 24

2006 – Arkansas 27 – Auburn 10

2006 – Georgia Tech 27 – Maryland 23

2006 – Indiana 34 – Illinois 32