Some BCS Top 10 Football Series Trivia

October 24, 2011 – Here’s this week’s BCS Top 10 series trivia and historical scores on this day.

The #1 LSU Tigers have a bye week after spanking the #23 Auburn Tigers.  They face the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide next week.

The #2 Alabama Crimson Tide, fresh off their easy victory over the Tennessee Volunteers also have a bye week.  Next week’s game against LSU will be good.

Finally, a game this week.  The #3 Oklahoma State Cowboys host the Baylor Bears.  The Cowboys lead the series 17-12 and have won the last five.  Oklahoma State is 16-3 against Baylor since 1972.  They met in the 1983 Bluebonnet Bowl, which Oklahoma State won 24-14.  The last time Baylor shut out Oklahoma State was 13-0 in 1939.  The only time Oklahoma State shut out Baylor was 60-0 in their first ever meeting in 1914.  That score will be featured later.

The #4 Boise State Broncos have a bye this week.  They go to UNLV to face the Running Rebs next week.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets host the #5 Clemson Tigers in Atlanta.  Tech leads the series 49-25-2 and is 6-2 since 2004.  The series has been streaky since 1994 with one team winning three or four and then the other team winning three or four.  Their first ever meeting was in 1898 and Clemson won 23-0.  The Jackets shut out the Tigers six out of seven years from 1910-19.  Tech’s head coach was John Heisman.  The last time Tech shut out Clemson was 10-0 in 1967.  The last time Clemson shut out the Yellow Jackets was 10-0 in 1906.  Their last tie was 24-24 in 1976.

The #6 Stanford Cardinal invade the L.A. Coliseum to take on the USC Trojans.  Southern Cal dominates the series 59-27-3 and is 6-3 against Stanford since 2002.  The series is more even since 1991, where USC is 11-9 against Stanford.  The last time Southern Cal shut out Stanford was 42-0 in 2006.  The last time Stanford shut out USC was 13-0 in 1941.  Their last tie was 21-21 in 1979.

The #7 Oregon Ducks host the Washington State Cougars in Eugene.  Oregon leads the series 45-36-7.  They won the last four games in the series and are 22-13 since 1975, including the highest scoring game in the series, a 55-44 win by the Cougars.  The last time Washington State shut out Oregon was 6-0 in 1958.  The last time Oregon shut out Washington State was 35-0 in 1955.  Their last tie was 21-21 in 1964.

The #10 Oklahoma Sooners go to Manhattan, Kansas to take on the #9 Kansas State Wildcats.  Oklahoma owns the series 70-17-4, but is 7-6 against Kansas State since 1993.  The highest scoring game in the series was a 75-28 spanking by the Sooners in 1971.  The last time Oklahoma shut out Kansas State was 63-0 in 1974.  The last time Kansas State shut out Oklahoma was 14-0 in 1933.  Their last tie was 6-6 in 1936.

Here are some historical scores for this week’s BCS Top 25 matchups played on October 24,

1892 – Purdue 24 – Michigan 0

1896 – Michigan 16 – Purdue 0

1914 – Oklahoma State 60 – Baylor 0

1914 – Nebraska 24 – Michigan State 0

1914 – Wisconsin 7 – Ohio State 6

1931 – Kansas State 14 – Oklahoma 0

1936 – USC 14 – Stanford 7

1936 – Washington State 3 – Oregon 0

1942 – Stanford 14 – USC 6

1953 – Ohio State 20 – Wisconsin 19

1959 – Wisconsin 12 – Ohio State 3

1959 – Penn State 20 – Illinois 9

1959 – USC 30 – Stanford 28

1964 – Oklahoma 44 – Kansas State 0

1964 – Ohio State 28 – Wisconsin 3

1970 – Kansas State 19 – Oklahoma 14

2009 – Oklahoma State 34 – Baylor 7