Some Top 5 College Football Trivia

October 10, 2011 – Here is this week’s Top 5 college football trivia.

The #1 LSU Tigers go to Neyland Stadium to take on the Tennessee Volunteers.  Tennessee dominates the series 20-8-3.  The Tigers have never won two or more in a row against the Vols until the current three game win streak, including that crazy ending 16-14 game last season.  LSU is 5-2 against Tennessee since 2000.  The last time Tennessee shut out LSU was 20-0 in 1992.  The last time LSU shut out Tennessee was 7-0 in 1933.  Their last tie was 24-24 in 1982 when Leonard Marshall’s Tigers faced Reggie White’s Vols.

The Ole Miss Rebels host the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide in Oxford.  Bama owns the series 48-8-2.  The Tide is current enjoying a seven game winning streak against the Rebels.  Ole Miss has never won two in a row against Alabama.  Both ties were scoreless games.  The last time Alabama shut out Ole Miss was 37-0 in 1996.  Other than the ties, the last time Ole Miss shut out Alabama was 16-0 in 1910.

The #3 Oklahoma Sooners invade Memorial Stadium to play the Kansas Jayhawks.  Oklahoma dominates the series 68-27-6, including a six game winning streak since 2000.  The Jayhawks’ last win streak against the Sooners was a three game streak from 1995-97.  Kansas hadn’t won two or more games in a row against Oklahoma since the 1920’s, where they won two straight (1929-30) and three straight (1922-24).  The last time Oklahoma shut out Kansas was 38-0 in 1979, when future Detroit Lion Billy Sims and future congressman J.C. Watts were Sooners and Leroy Irvin was a Jayhawk.  The last time Kansas shut out Oklahoma was 10-0 in 1961, when John Hadl quarterbacked the Jayhawks.  Their last tie was 13-13 in 1960.

The Indiana Hoosiers go to Camp Randall Stadium to take on the #4 Wisconsin Badgers.  Wisconsin leads the series 37-18-2, and won the last six straight against Indiana.  The Badgers are 12-2 against the Hoosiers since 1993, including an 83-20 spanking last year.  The last time Wisconsin shut out Indiana was 59-0 in 1999.  The last time Indiana shut out Wisconsin was 24-0 in 1980, a season after they blanked the Badgers 3-0.

The #5 Boise State Broncos play the Colorado Buffalos for the first time this week.  So…

The Texas Longhorns host the #6 Oklahoma State Cowboys in Austin.  Texas owns the series 22-3.  Last season’s Cowboys victory broke a 12 game Longhorn winning streak starting in 1998.  Oklahoma State’s only other wins against Texas was in 1997 and 1944.  The last time Texas shut out Oklahoma State was 19-0 in 1967.  The Cowboys have never shut out the Longhorns.

Here are some historical scores for this week’s Top 25 matchups played on October 10,

1902 – Texas A&M 11 – Baylor 6

1908 – Baylor 6 – Texas A&M 5

1908 – Michigan 0 – Michigan State 0

1914 – Auburn 20 – Florida 0

1942 – Florida 6 – Auburn 0

1953 – Illinois 41 – Ohio State 20

1959 – Illinois 9 – Ohio State 0

1964 – Michigan 17 – Michigan State 10

1964 – Ohio State 26 – Illinois 0

1981 – Michigan 38 – Michigan State 20

1981 – Arizona State 24 – Oregon 0

1987 – Michigan State 17 – Michigan 11

1987 – Stanford 44 – Washington State 7

1992 – Michigan 35 – Michigan State 10

1992 – Illinois 18 – Ohio State 16

1998 – Clemson 23 – Maryland 0

1998 – Alabama 20 – Ole Miss 17

1998 – Ohio State 41 – Illinois 0

2009 – Alabama 22 – Ole Miss 3

2009 – Kansas State 66 – Texas Tech 14