This Week's BCS Top 10 College Football Series Trivia

October 31, 2011 – Happy Halloween everybody and a spooky day to all.  Here’s this week’s BCS Top 10 series trivia.

This is the game of the week.  The #1 LSU Tigers invade Bryant Denny Stadium to take on the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide.  The winner of this game could possibly go on to win the national championship, so it could also be considered the real SEC championship game.  The series started in 1895 when LSU beat Bama 12-6.  Alabama leads the series 45-24-5, but LSU is 9-5 against the Tide since 1997.  In fact, the series is tied 14-14-1 since Bear Bryant retired in 1982.  The last time Alabama shut out LSU was 31-0 in 2002.  The last time LSU shut out Alabama was 27-0 in 1997.  Their last tie was 14-14 in 1985.

The #14 Kansas State Wildcats, still smarting from their whipping by Oklahoma, go to the Sooner State to take on the #3 Oklahoma State Cowboys.  Oklahoma State leads the series 35-22 and won three out of the last four games in the series.  However, Kansas State is 10-3 against the Cowboys since 1990.  The last time Kansas State shut out Oklahoma State was 10-0 in 1992.  The last time Oklahoma State shut out Kansas State was also 10-0 in 1980.

The #4 Stanford Cardinal goes to Corvallis to take on the Oregon State Beavers.  Stanford leads the series 49-25-3, but Oregon State is 9-5 against the Cardinal since 1996.  Stanford is 1-4 at Oregon State since 1998.  The last time Stanford shut out Oregon State was 38-0 last season.  The last time Oregon State shut out Stanford was 27-0 in 1962.  Their last tie was 20-20 in 1988.

The UNLV Runnin’ Rebels host the #5 Boise State Broncos.  They’re playing each other for the first time since 1977, when Jimmy Carter was president.  The series is tied 3-3.  Boise State is 1-3 at UNLV.  Neither team has ever shut out the other.

The Texas A&M Aggies go to Norman to take on the #6 Oklahoma Sooners.  Oklahoma leads the series 18-11 and is 10-2 against the Aggies since 1998.  They played each other off and on from 1903-51 and picked up the series again in 1993.  Oklahoma is 11-6 against Texas A&M since then.  The last time Oklahoma shut out Texas A&M was 77-0 in 2002.  The last time Texas A&M shut out Oklahoma was 29-0 in 1998.

The #7 Arkansas Razorbacks host the #9 South Carolina Gamecocks.  Arkansas leads the series 12-7 and is 4-1 since 2006 against the Gamecocks.  This is a late starting series, both teams first facing off in 1992.  The only time Arkansas shut out South Carolina was 23-0 in 2002.  The only time South Carolina shut out Arkansas was 14-0 in 1994.

The Washington Huskies take on the #8 Oregon Ducks at home in Husky Stadium.  Washington leads the series 58-40-5, but Oregon has won the last seven straight.  The Ducks are 12-4 against the Huskies since 1994.  The series began with a 43-0 Oregon win in 1900.  The last time Washington shut out Oregon was 54-0 in 1977.  The last time Oregon shut out Washington was 58-0 in 1973.  Their last tie was 21-21 in 1962.

The #10 Nebraska Cornhuskers take on the Northwestern Wildcats in Lincoln.  This will be the first time they played each other since the Alamo Bowl in 2000.  Nebraska leads the series 3-1, with Northwestern’s lone win coming in 1931.  The only shutout in the series was their first ever meeting, a 12-0 Nebraska win in 1902.

Here are some historical scores for this week’s BCS Top 25 matchups played on October 31,

1936 – Washington 7 – Oregon 0

1970 – Stanford 48 – Oregon State 10

1970 – Washington 25 – Oregon 23

1981 – Texas 26 – Texas Tech 9

1987 – Oklahoma State 56 – Kansas State 7

1987 – Texas 41 – Texas Tech 27

1987 – Purdue 49 – Wisconsin 14

1987 – UCLA 31 – Arizona State 23

1992 – Texas 44 – Texas Tech 33

2009 – Wisconsin 37 – Purdue 0