September 25, 2009

Randall Thomason
GoMiddle.com

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 North Texas Eagles. 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 Blue Raider player scored six touchdowns against North Texas in last year's game at Floyd Stadium? - The answer

2. What is the relationship between North Texas head coach Todd Dodge and North Texas quarterback Riley Dodge? - The answer

3. True or False: Middle Tennessee head coach Rick Stockstill is undefeated against North Texas. - The answer

ALL-SUN BELT

4. In what season did Middle Tennessee snap its five game losing streak to North Texas? - The answer

5. What former North Texas head coach did current coach Todd Dodge replace? - The answer

6. MT has lost its last two conference openers. Who did MT beat in 2006 when it last won a conference opener? (HINT: It was the first game of the season and the first game of Rick Stockstill's tenure) - The answer

ALL-AMERICAN

7. North Texas lost its very first Sun Belt game in 2001 before reeling off its incredible streak of 26 straight Sun Belt victories. Which team defeated North Texas in its first ever conference game? - The answer

8. From 2001-2004, the Sun Belt Player of the Year award went to a player from either North Texas or Middle Tennessee. Give yourself one point if you can name one of the players, the full credit of four points if you can name two of them, and add a bonus point if you can name them all. (HINT: One North Texas player won the award twice, so there are only three answers.) - The answer

9. What North Texas quarterback transferred after starting for the Mean Green during the 2008 season? - The answer

HALL OF FAME INDUCTION

10. Middle Tennessee and North Texas have won more Sun Belt games than any other team in the conference since the league's inception in 2001. A) Which team has won the most all time Sun Belt games? B) How many Sun Belt games has MT won all time (within one game either way) C) What team ranks third in all time Sun Belt Conference wins? *** Give yourself one point if you get one of three questions right, three points if you get two right, and the full five points if you answer them all correctly. - The answer