Some BCS Top 10 Trivia for this Week

October 17, 2011 – I'm changing things up a bit here.  Since the BCS rankings are out, that is where the trivia will come from.  So here is this week’s BCS Top 10 trivia.

The #20 Auburn Tigers go into their second Death Valley to face the #1 LSU Tigers.  Auburn went to another Death Valley in Clemson a month ago and lost 38-24.  LSU leads the series 24-20-1.  LSU is also 9-5 against Auburn since 1995.  Each team has a winning home record against the other.  Auburn is 15-10 at home and LSU is 14-4-1 at home.  The last time Auburn beat LSU in Baton Rouge was 41-7 in 1999.  Their lone tie was 7-7 in 1941.  The last time LSU shut out Auburn was 6-0 in 1935.  The last time Auburn shut out LSU was 3-0 in 1924.  It was the third of three successive shutouts against LSU.

The #2 Alabama Crimson Tide welcomes the Tennessee Volunteers, fresh off their spanking by LSU.  Alabama leads the series 48-37-8.  The Tide is 7-10-1 against the Vols since 1993, but has won the last four games.  The last time Alabama shut out Tennessee was 27-0 in 1980.  The last time Tennessee shut out Alabama was 24-0 in 1970.

Texas Tech goes to Norman to take on the #3 Oklahoma Sooners.  The Sooners lead the series 13-5, but are 3-3 against the Red Raiders since 2005.  The last time Texas Tech beat Oklahoma in Norman was their first win in the series, 22-12 in 1996.  Neither team has ever shut out the other.

The Missouri Tigers host the #4 Oklahoma State Cowboys in Columbia.  Missouri leads the series 28-22, but Oklahoma State won three out of the last four games.  The Cowboys are 8-5 against the Tigers since 1991.  Like the LSU-Auburn series, each team has a winning record at home versus the other, Oklahoma State 12-11 and Missouri 17-10.  The highest scoring game in the series was a 51-50 win by Missouri.  The last time Missouri shut out Oklahoma State was 7-0 in 1967.  It was the third in three consecutive shutouts.  Oklahoma State has never shut out Missouri.

The #5 Boise State Broncos play the Air Force Falcons for the first time ever at home this week.

The #6 Wisconsin Badgers invade East Lansing to take on the Michigan State Spartans.  Michigan State leads the series 29-20, but the Badgers are 8-6 against the Spartans since 1993.  Each team has a winning record at home versus the other.  The last time Michigan State shut out Wisconsin was 36-0 in 1988.  The last time Wisconsin shut out Michigan State was 32-0 in 1983.

The #7 Clemson Tigers welcome the North Carolina Tarheels at Memorial Stadium.  Clemson leads the series 34-19-1, but is 7-6 against the Tarheels since 1993.  Their lone tie was 13-13 in 1977.  Their first ever meeting was a 28-0 drubbing by North Carolina in 1897.  The last time North Carolina shut out Clemson was 45-0 in 1996.  The last time Clemson shut out North Carolina was 17-0 in 1967.  Their highest scoring game was a 54-32 Clemson win in 1974.

The Washington Huskies go to sunny California to play the #8 Stanford Cardinal.  Washington leads the series 40-37-4, but Stanford is 5-1 against the Huskies since 2004.  The series has gone in streaks since 1957.  Stanford’s longest streak was ten games from 1967-76.  Washington’s longest streak also ten games, from 1983-93.  Their last tie was 7-7 in 1955.  The last time Stanford shut out Washington was 41-0 last season.  The last time Washington shut out Stanford was 34-0 in 1985.

The Ole Miss Rebels host the #9 Arkansas Razorbacks in Oxford.  Arkansas leads the series 30-26-1, including two Sugar Bowl victories in 1963 and 1970.  Arkansas is 11-10 versus Ole Miss since 1990.  Ole Miss is 6-4 at home versus the Razorbacks since 1991.  Their first ever meeting was a 33-0 Arkansas romp in 1908.  The lone tie game was 14-14 in 1984.  The last time Arkansas shut out Ole Miss was 34-0 in 1998.  The last time Ole Miss shut out Arkansas was 19-0 in 1993.

The #10 Oregon Ducks go to Boulder to face the Colorado Buffaloes.  Colorado leads the series 8-7, but Oregon is 5-3 since 1979.  The last time these two teams played was in the Fiesta Bowl in 2002, when Joey Harrington’s Ducks beat Daniel Graham’s Buffaloes 38-16.  Their previous two meetings were also bowl games and Colorado wins; the Aloha Bowl in 1998 (51-43) and the Cotton Bowl in 1996 (38-6).  The only shutout in the series was a 35-0 Oregon win in 1956.

Here are some historical scores for this week’s BCS Top 25 matchups played on October 17,

1903 – Purdue 24 – Illinois 0

1908 – Nebraska 0 – Minnesota 0

1935 – Kansas State 14 – Kansas 7

1931 – Tennessee 25 – Alabama 0

1931 – Kansas State 13 – Kansas 0

1936 – Tennessee 0 – Alabama 0

1942 – Alabama 8 – Tennessee 0

1942 – Minnesota 15 – Nebraska 2

1953 – Tennessee 0 – Alabama 0

1959 – Tennessee 7 – Alabama 7

1959 – Kansas 33 – Kansas State 14

1964 – Alabama 19 – Tennessee 8

1964 – Washington 6 – Stanford 0

1970 – Tennessee 24 – Alabama 0

1981 – Alabama 38 – Tennessee 19

1981 – Michigan State 33 – Wisconsin 14

1987 – Alabama 41 – Tennessee 22

1992 – Oklahoma State 28 – Missouri 26

1992 – Alabama 17 – Tennessee 10

1992 – Ole Miss 17 – Arkansas 3

1992 – Syracuse 20 – West Virginia 17

2009 – Oklahoma State 33 – Missouri 17