Welcome to the last installment of the BCS Top 10 series trivia for the 2012 regular season. This is definitely not Cream Puff Week. This is Rivalry Week. Next week will focus on ranked and maybe even unranked teams. Also, the BCS Top 25 series trivia entry will be on Friday instead of Saturday.
For the second consecutive week, there is a new #1 team. The top ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish go to sunny California to take on the USC Trojans in a renewal of this storied rivalry. Notre Dame leads the series 43-35-5, but USC is 9-1 against the Irish since 2002. Notre Dame trails the series 18-21-4 in Los Angeles and are 2-6-1 at L.A. Memorial Coliseum since 1994. They first met in 1946, when Knute Rockne's Irish edged Howard Jones's Trojans 13-12. The highest scoring game in the series was in 1974, when USC spanked Notre Dame 55-24. The last time USC shut out Notre Dame was 38-0 in 2007. The last time Notre Dame shut out USC was 51-0 in 1966. Their last tie was 17-17 in 1994.
The former top ranked team, the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide will host archrival Auburn Tigers in the Iron Bowl. Alabama leads the series 41-34-1 and is 3-1 against the Tigers since 2008. Since most of the games in the series were played at a neutral location, Legion Field in Birmingham, there are only a few home games one way or the other. The Tide trail the Tigers at home 3-7 and are 3-5 in Tuscaloosa since 1996. They first met in 1893, when Auburn won 32-22. Yes, that game was played in Birmingham. They first met in Tuscaloosa in 1895, which Auburn won 48-0. They first met in Auburn in 1902, a 23-0 Auburn victory. The highest scoring game was in 1969, when Auburn spanked the Crimson Tide 49-26. The last time Alabama shut out Auburn was 36-0 in 2008. The last time Auburn shut out Alabama was 9-0 in 2000. Their only tie was 6-6 in 1907.
The #3 Georgia Bulldogs take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets between the hedges at home. Georgia dominates this series 62-39-5 and is 10-1 against the Yellow Jackets since 2001. Georgia also leads the series at home 30-16-1 and is 7-3 in Athens since 1992. They first met in 1893 when Georgia Tech won 28-6. The highest scoring game in the series was a 45-42 Yellow Jacket win in 2008. The last time Georgia Tech shut out Georgia was 6-0 in 1969. The last time Georgia shut out Georgia Tech was 7-0 in 1964. Their last tie was 0-0 in 1938. They also played to a 6-6 tie the previous year. Another trivia note, the man who the Heisman Trophy is named for, John Heisman coached Georgia Tech from 1904-19 and led the Yellow Jackets to a national championship in 1917. He also coached Auburn from 1895-99 and Clemson from 1900-03. Heisman is the reason Auburn and Clemson are called the Tigers.
In the only BCS Top 10 game of the week, the #4 Florida Gators invade Tallahassee to take on the #10 Florida State Seminoles. Florida leads the series 31-21-2, but the Seminoles won the last two games against the Gators. Florida leads the series in Tallahassee 12-11-1, but Florida State leads 8-3-1 at home since 1988. They are 1-1 against each other in the post-season, both in the Sugar Bowl. Florida State won 23-17 in 1995 and Florida won 52-20 in 1997. They first met in 1958, when Florida won 21-7. The highest scoring game in the series was in 1990, when Florida State won 45-30. The last time Florida shut out Florida State was 49-0 in 1973. Florida State has never shut out Florida. Their last tie was 31-31 in 1994.
The #5 Oregon Ducks go to Corvallis to take on the #15 Oregon State Beavers. Oregon leads the series 59-46-10, winning their last four meetings. Oregon State trails the Ducks at home 19-27-6, but is 5-2 against Oregon in Corvallis since 1998. They first met in 1896, when Oregon won 12-8. The highest scoring game in the series was a 65-38 Oregon win in 2008. The last time Oregon shut out Oregon State was 7-0 in 1992. The last time Oregon State shut out Oregon, outside of a tie, was 7-0 in 1953. Their last tie was 0-0 in 1983. In fact, they played to a scoreless tie 6 times in the series: 1902, 1906, 1920, 1921, 1931, and 1983.
Last week's #1 team, the #6 Kansas State Wildcats, have a bye this week. They face #16 Texas Longhorns next week.
The #7 LSU Tigers go to Pig Sooie Country to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks. LSU leads the series 35-20-2, but are 2-3 against the Razorbacks since 2007. The series is tied 8-8 in Little Rock, but LSU is 2-5 there since 1998. As with the Florida/Florida State rivalry, the Tigers and Razorbacks played against each other in the postseason, each time in the Cotton Bowl. They played to a 0-0 tie in 1947 and LSU won in 1966, 14-7. They first met in 1901, when LSU won 15-0. The highest scoring game in the series was in 2007, when Arkansas won 50-48. The last time LSU shut out Arkansas was 28-0 in 1995. The last time Arkansas shut out LSU, outside of a tie, 32-0 in 1929. Their last tie was that 0-0 Cotton Bowl game in 1947.
The #17 UCLA Bruins host the #8 Stanford Cardinal in Rose Bowl Stadium. UCLA leads the series 45-34-3., but Stanford has won the last three meetings. The Bruins also lead the series at home 26-13-1 and are 9-3 against the Cardinal in Los Angeles since 1988. They first met in 1925, when Stanford decimated UCLA 82-0, which is also the highest scoring game in the series. The last time Stanford shut out UCLA was 35-0 in 2010. The last time UCLA shut out Stanford was 31-0 in 2006. Their last tie was 13-13 in 1974.
In a battle of the two newest members of the SEC, the #9 Texas A&M Aggies host the Missouri Tigers. Texas A&M leads the series 7-4, but Missouri is 5-1 against the Aggies since 2002. Texas A&M leads the series at home 4-3, but they are tied 3-3 at College Station since 1992. They first met in 1957, when the Aggies blanked the Tigers 28-0. The highest scoring game in the series was when Texas A&M nailed Missouri 73-0. It's also the last time Texas A&M shut out Missouri. The Tigers have never shut out the Aggies.
Here are some historical scores for BCS Top 25 games played on this day, November 21:
1903 Oregon 5 - Oregon State 0
1905 Washington State 11 - Washington State 5
1908 Oregon 8 - Oregon State 0
1913 Oklahoma 7 - Oklahoma State 0
1914 Nebraska - 16 - Iowa 7
1914 Oregon 3 - Oregon State 3
1931 USC 16 - Notre Dame 14
1936 Ohio State 21 - Michigan 0
1936 Oregon State 18 - Oregon 0
1942 Ohio State 21 - Michigan 7
1942 Oregon State 39 - Oregon 2
1953 LSU 9 - Arkansas 8
1953 Oregon State 7 - Oregon 0
1953 Michigan 20 - Ohio State 0
1953 Washington State 25 - Washington 20
1959 Florida 18 - Florida State 8
1959 Michigan 23 - Ohio State 14
1959 Oregon State 15 - Oregon 7
1959 Washington 20 - Washington State 0
1964 South Carolina 7 - Clemson 3
1964 Florida State 16 - Florida 7
1964 Oregon State 7 - Oregon 6
1964 Michigan 10 - Ohio State 0
1964 Washington 14 - Washington State 0
1970 Oregon State 24 - Oregon 9
1970 Ohio State 20 - Michigan 9
1970 Washington 43 - Washington State 25
1970 South Carolina 38 - Clemson 32
1981 Oregon 47 - Oregon State 17
1981 Ohio State 14 - Michigan 9
1981 Washington 23 - Washington State 10
1981 Ohio 20 - Kent State 7
1981 Clemson 29 - South Carolina 13
1982 Ohio State 24 - Michigan 14
1987 Oregon 44 - Oregon State 0
1987 Ohio State 23 - Michigan 20
1987 Washington 34 - Washington State 19
1987 South Carolina 20 - Clemson 7
1992 Arizona State 7 - Arizona 6
1992 Oregon 7 - Oregon State 0
1992 Washington State 42 - Washington 23
1992 Michigan 13 - Ohio State 13
1992 South Carolina 24 - Clemson 13
1998 Clemson 28 - South Carolina 19
1998 Ohio State 31 - Michigan 16
1998 Washington 16 - Washington State 9
1998 Ohio 31 - Kent State 21
1998 Alabama 31 - Auburn 17
1998 Florida State 23 - Florida 12
1998 Oregon State 44 - Oregon 41
1999 Michigan 24 - Ohio State 17
2009 Ohio State 21 - Michigan 10
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