Welcome once again to College Football Saturday! There are another set of great matchups, including a SEC Top 10 game between South Carolina and Florida. Here are a few from the rest of the Top 25.
The Miami Hurricanes renew their rivalry at home against the #14 Florida State Seminoles. Miami leads the series 31-25, but Florida State is 5-2 against the Hurricanes since 2005. The Seminoles are also 17-16 at Miami. They played in the Orange Bowl in 2004, which Miami won 16-14. They first met in 1951, when Miami won 35-13. Their highest scoring game came in 2008, when the Seminoles won 41-39. The last time Florida State shut out Miami was 47-0 in 1997. The last time Miami shut out Florida State was 31-0 in 1988.
The #18 Texas Tech Red Raiders invade Fort Worth to take on the #23 TCU Horned Frogs. Texas Tech leads the series 28-23-3 and are 11-5-3 against the Horned Frogs since 1979. TCU is 17-7 against Texas Tech at home. They first met in 1926, a 28-16 TCU victory. The highest scoring game in the series came in 2004, when the Red Raiders nailed the Horned Frogs 70-35. The last time Texas Tech shut out TCU was 24-0 in 1975. The last time TCU shut out Texas Tech was 16-0 in 1967. Their last tie was 10-10 in 1983.
The #19 Clemson Tigers host the Virginia Tech Hokies. Clemson leads the series 19-12-1 and is 8-7-1 at home against Virginia Tech. The Hokies are 5-2 against the Tigers since 1998, including a 41-20 Gator Bowl win in 2001, the highest scoring game in the series, but the Tigers won the last two games. They first met in 1900, when Clemson won 12-5. The last time Virginia Tech shut out Clemson was 37-0 in 1998. The last time Clemson shut out Virginia Tech was 21-0 in 1979. Their lone tie was 0-0 in 1906.
Here are some historical scores of this week's Top 25 teams played on this day, October 20:
1906 Kansas 20 - Oklahoma 4
1922 Texas A&M 46 - LSU 0
1923 Texas A&M 28 - LSU 0
1928 Tennessee 15 - Alabama 13
1934 Alabama 13 - Tennessee 6
1945 Alabama 25 - Tennessee 7
1945 Purdue 35 - Ohio State 13
1945 Oklahoma 39 - Kansas 7
1951 Tennessee 27 - Alabama 13
1951 Oklahoma 33 - Kansas 21
1956 Tennessee 24 - Alabama 0
1956 Oklahoma 34 - Kansas 12
1962 Alabama 27 - Tennessee 7
1962 Oklahoma 13 - Kansas 7
1973 Alabama 42 - Tennessee 21
1979 Alabama 27 - Tennessee 17
1984 Tennessee 28 - Alabama 27
1990 Ohio State 42 - Purdue 2
1990 Alabama 9 - Tennessee 6
1990 Oregon 27 - Arizona State 7
2001 Tennessee 35 - Alabama 24
2001 Iowa State 28 - Oklahoma State 14
2001 Georgia 43 - Kentucky 29
2007 Alabama 41 - Tennessee 17
2007 Miami 37 - Florida State 29
2007 Texas 31 - Baylor 10
Note: Although (AP #7) Ohio State is disqualified for postseason play this year, their historic scores are not and will be listed.
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