October 16, 2009

Randall Thomason
GoMiddle.com Publisher

Think you know your Blue Raiders and college football? GoMiddle.com hands out the weekly trivia test to gauge your knowledge of Middle Tennessee football and this week's opponent, the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Each question is assigned a point value. Junior Varsity questions are worth two points, All-Sun Belt questions are worth three points, All-American questions are worth four points and the Hall of Fame Induction question is worth five points. So sharpen up your mind and challenge your friends to prove that you're the most knowledgeable Blue Raider fan!

JUNIOR VARSITY

1. TRUE or FALSE: Mississippi State is the first SEC school to play a game at Floyd Stadium? - The answer

2. Mississippi State is one of two SEC teams that has "Bulldogs" as its nickname. What is the other? - The answer

3. There is a chance that MT could set a new attendance record at Saturday's game. Against what opponent was the current record of 28,105 set? - The answer

ALL-SUN BELT

4. What former Mississippi State head coach did first year Bulldog boss Dan Mullen replace? - The answer

5. What MT kicker connected on three field goals in last year's 31-22 loss at Mississippi State? - The answer

6. Mississippi State is one of five SEC West division schools that MT has played in the last 10 years. What is the only SEC West team the Blue Raiders have never faced? - The answer

ALL-AMERICAN

7. What former MT receiver caught 11 passes for 164 yards in last year's game at Mississippi State? (HINT: He had a chance to be on this year's team) - The answer

8. The Sun Belt Conference has picked up 12 wins all time against teams from Big Six conferences (ACC, SEC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 10, Big East). MT leads the Sun Belt in wins against those schools. How many games against Big Six opponents has MT won since 2001 and the inception of the Sun Belt? - The answer

9. Mississippi State holds the record for the most points scored by an MT opponent in a single game during MT's 1-A/FBS era of football. The Bulldogs set the record in 2000 during a wild shootout game in Starkville. Within one point either way, how many points did MSU score? (Give yourself one point if you get within five points either way) - The answer

HALL OF FAME INDUCTION

10. Middle Tennessee's first ever game at the 1-A level of college football was on the road at Mississippi State in 1999. What was the final score of that game? (Full credit given for the exact correct score. Give yourself two points if you get within 10 total points of the score.) - The answer