Some BCS Top 10 College Football Series Trivia

November 7, 2011 – Here is this week’s BCS Top 10 series trivia.

The #1 LSU Tigers, fresh off their overtime win over Alabama, host the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.  This is the first ever meeting between the two teams.  Western Kentucky once owned college football’s longest current losing streak and should lose to the Tigers.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders host the #2 Oklahoma State Cowboys.  Texas Tech leads the series 21-14-3, but Oklahoma State is 5-3 against the Red Raiders since 2003.  The highest scoring game in the series was a 51-49 Cowboys win in 2003.  The last time Texas Tech shut out Oklahoma State was 58-0 in 2000.  The last time Oklahoma State shut out Texas Tech was 13-0 in 1957.  The last tie game was 13-13 in 1956.

The #3 Alabama Crimson Tide invades Starkville to take out their loss against LSU on the Mississippi State Bulldogs.  Bama owns the series 75-17-3.  There isn’t too much good news for the Bulldogs, but their last wins against the Crimson Tide were in 2006 and 2007.  The last time Alabama shut out Mississippi State was 17-0 in 2005.  The last time Mississippi State shut out Alabama was 14-0 in 1941, the year after they shut out the Tide 13-0 in 1940.  Their last tie game was 7-7 in 1953.

The #7 Oregon Ducks visit Stanford Stadium to take on the #4 Stanford Cardinal in a Top 10 matchup.  The Cardinal leads the series 44-29-1, but the Ducks are 9-2 against Stanford since 1998.  The highest scoring game in the series was a 58-49 Stanford victory in 1997.  The last time Oregon shut out Stanford was 35-0 in 2003.  The last time Stanford shut out Oregon was 17-0 in 1974.  Their lone tie game was 7-7 in 1936.

The TCU Horned Frogs go to the blue field to take on the #5 Boise State Broncos.  Boise State leads the series 2-1, with all the meetings being bowl games, including last season’s BCS Fiesta Bowl game.  This is their first ever regular season meeting.  Neither team has ever shut out the other.

The #6 Oklahoma Sooners have a bye this week.  They take on the Baylor Bears next week.

The #8 Arkansas Razorbacks host the Tennessee Volunteers in War Memorial Stadium.  Tennessee owns the series 13-3, but is 3-2 in the series since 1999.  They first met in 1907, then in 1971, and finally started meeting with some regularity in 1990, with the Cotton Bowl game that year.  Neither team has ever shut out the other.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons go to Death Valley to take on the #9 Clemson Tigers.  Clemson dominates the series 58-17-1 and the Tigers are 9-4 against the Demon Deacons since 1998.  The only time Wake Forest dominated the series was a 7-1 run from 1942-49.  The highest scoring game in the series was an 82-24 spanking by Clemson in 1981.  The last time Clemson shut out Wake Forest was 31-0 in 1979.  The only time Wake Forest shut out Clemson was 6-0 in 1936.  Their only tie game was 20-20 in 1968.

The #21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets take on the #10 Virginia Tech Hokies in Atlanta.  This is a fairly new series compared to the others.  Virginia Tech leads the series 5-3 and is 3-1 against the Yellow Jackets since 2007.  Neither team has ever shut out the other.

Here are some historical scores for this week’s BCS Top 25 matchups played on November 7,

1908 – Wisconsin 5 – Minnesota 0

1925 – Georgia 34 – Auburn 0

1953 – Illinois 19 – Michigan 3

1959 – Michigan 20 – Illinois 15

1964 – Michigan 21 – Illinois 6

1970 – Michigan 42 – Illinois 0

1980 – Michigan 70 – Illinois 21

1998 – Wisconsin 26 – Minnesota 7

2009 – Stanford 51 – Oregon 42