October 30, 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 Florida Atlantic Owls. 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. What other Sun Belt football program besides Florida Atlantic is located in the state of Florida? - The answer

2. What Blue Raider freshman receiver hauled in the game winning touchdown reception in last year's thrilling 14-13 MT win over FAU? - The answer

3. MT's 14-13 win last year occurred on a Tuesday night in front of a national television audience. What was special about the uniforms the Blue Raiders wore that night? - The answer

ALL-SUN BELT

4. What major college football team did FAU coach Howard Schnellenberger lead to the national championship in 1983? - The answer

5. MT receiver Chris McClover caught two touchdown passes last week in the 62-24 win over Western Kentucky. Only two Blue Raider receivers have caught three touchdown passes in a game this decade. Name one of them. (HINT: Both players caught three touchdown passes in a game twice during their career) - The answer

6. FAU's football program played its first game in 2001 after the school decided to start football in the late 1990's. How many head coaches has FAU football had since the program's inception? - The answer

ALL-AMERICAN

7. In what year was FAU first eligible to win the Sun Belt football championship? - The answer

8. FAU has been to a bowl game in each of the last two seasons. The Owls went to the New Orleans Bowl in 2007 and the Motor City Bowl in 2008 and won both games. What two opponents did they face in those bowl games? Give yourself two points if you can only name one of the opponents. - The answer

9. MT won for the first time against FAU in 2005, a 35-14 victory on the road in Boca Raton. The Blue Raiders ran for 263 yards that day and scored all five of their touchdowns on running plays, with one player scoring four of them. Name the player that scored four touchdowns and add a bonus point if you can name the player that scored the other touchdown. - The answer

HALL OF FAME INDUCTION

10. In Rick Stockstill's first season at MT, the Blue Raiders beat FAU 35-14 with the help of two non-offensive touchdowns. What two players scored those touchdowns? (Give yourself two points if you can only name one.) - The answer