October 5, 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 Troy Trojans. 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 is the name of the trophy that the winner of the MT/Troy game receives? - The answer

2. TRUE or FALSE: Middle Tennessee leads the all time series against Troy. - The answer

3. Troy joined the Sun Belt in 2004. Another school from the state of Alabama will join the conference football lineup in 2013. Name the school. - The answer

ALL-SUN BELT

4. In last year's season opener against Troy at Floyd Stadium, what true freshman Blue Raider scored on a 46 yard touchdown reception? - The answer

5. What opponent did Troy face in last year's New Orleans Bowl? (Add an extra bonus point if you can name the opponent Troy faced in the 2006 New Orleans Bowl) - The answer

6. What company is the title sponsor of Troy's home stadium? - The answer

ALL-AMERICAN

7. In MT's 27-20 win over Troy in 2003, the Blue Raiders scored the opening touchdown of the game on a 54 yard run by the punter on a fake punt. Name the punter. - The answer

8. MT offensive coordinator Tony Franklin worked last year at Auburn and prior to that spent two years as Troy's offensive coordinator. At what school was Franklin employed in his most recent college assistant coaching job prior to going to Troy? (HINT: He coached there from 1997-2000) - The answer

9. Middle Tennessee has five players on its roster from the state of Alabama. Name three of them. Add a bonus point if you can name more than three (HINT: Two of them are true freshmen signed in 2009) - The answer

HALL OF FAME INDUCTION

10. Middle Tennessee and Troy combined have eight former players currently active on an NFL roster. To get the full five points, name five of those eight players. Give yourself one point if you can name two or less and two points if you can name three or four. If you can name more than five, give yourself a bonus point for six total points. - The answer