Some More BCS Top 25 Series Trivia

Welcome to College Football Saturday. This will be a "Cream Puff Game Free" entry for today's featured games, so let's get started.

   Let's start off with a classic rivalry, the #18 USC Trojans against the #17 UCLA Bruins. It doesn't get much better than this. USC leads the series 46-28-7 and is 12-1 against the Bruins since 1999. UCLA is 1-5 at home against the Trojans since 2000, last winning at all in the series in 2006. They first met in 1929, when USC nailed UCLA 76-0. The highest scoring game in the series was in 1996, when UCLA won 48-41. The last time USC shut out UCLA was a 50-0 spanking last season. The last time UCLA shut out USC was 34-0 in 1954. Their last tie was 10-10 in 1989.

   The Iowa Hawkeyes invade Michigan Stadium to take on the #21 Michigan Wolverines. Michigan dominates the series 40-13-4, but is 3-5 against the Hawkeyes since 2002, losing the last three games against them. The Wolverines are 27-6-3 in Ann Arbor against Iowa, but is 2-2 since 2002. They first met in 1900, when Iowa won 28-5. The highest scoring game in the series was a total beatdown by Michigan over Iowa in 1902, 107-0. The last time Michigan shut out Iowa was 34-0 in 1978. The only time Iowa shut out Michigan outside of a tie was 26-0 in 1984. Their last tie was 17-17 in 1988.

   The #22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights go to Nippert Stadium to take on the Cincinnati Bearcats (now THAT'S how you spell Bearcats, Sam Houston State). The series is tied 8-8-1, but the Scarlet Knights are 1-5 against Cincinnati since 2006, getting that lone win last season. Rutgers also trails the Bearcats in Cincinnati 1-6-1 and the Scarlet Knights haven't won there since 1987. They first met in 1980, when Rutgers won 24-7. The highest scoring game in the series was in 2010, when Cincinnati won 69-8. The lone shutout of the series was a 10-0 Cincinnati victory in 1981. Their only tie was 17-17 in 1989.

   The #24 Oklahoma State Cowboys host the #23 Texas Tech Red Raiders in Boone Pickens Stadium. Texas Tech leads the series 21-15-3, but lost the last three meetings against the Cowboys. Oklahoma State leads the series at home 10-8 and is 5-1 against the Red Raiders in Stillwater since 1999. They first met in 1935, when Texas Tech won 14-0. The highest scoring game in the series was in 2003, when the Cowboys took it 51-49. The last time Texas Tech shut out Oklahoma State was 58-0 in 2000. The last time Oklahoma State shut out Texas Tech was 13-0 in 1957. Their last tie was 13-13 in 1956.

Here are some historical scores for BCS Top 25 teams playing each other this week, November 17:

1917  Wofford 20 - South Carolina 0
1928  Texas 6 - TCU 0
1934  LSU 14 - Ole Miss 0
1934  Texas 20 - TCU 19
1945  Oklahoma State 46 - Texas Tech 6
1945  Texas 20 - TCU 0
1951  Texas 32 - TCU 21
1956  TCU 46 - Texas 0
1962  Iowa 28 - Michigan 14
1962  Texas 14 - TCU 0
1973  Stanford 24 - Oregon 7
1973  Texas 52 - TCU 7
1979  Texas 35 - TCU 10
1984  UCLA 29 - USC 10
1984  Texas 44 - TCU 23
1990  Ohio State 35 - Wisconsin 10
1990  Texas 38 - TCU 10
1990  USC 45 - UCLA 42
2001  USC 27 - UCLA 0
2007  LSU 41 - Ole Miss 24
2007  Florida State 24 - Maryland 16