[NU Sports] a little wacky mid-summer CFB info!

[Brad Wilson]

from Phil Steele's overflowing-with-info preview mag.
Enjoy!

Indiana is 1-25 in the last 26 games in the week
before they play Purdue (that's NU this year -- good!)

Michigan and Ohio State have identical 18-20 bowl
records.

Only BT teams with over-.500 bowl marks: Penn State
(25-12-1l; JoePa is 22-10-1), Iowa (11-10-1), and
Bucky
(10-8)

Number of non-league wins vs. BCS leagues for the MAC
in 2006: 5. For the ACC: 4. Ouch.

Wake-NC State is ACC's most-played rivalry (100 games)

Only Big Ten team winless against another Big Ten
team: Indiana (0-10) vs. Penn State

Oklahoma leads the all-time series with Iowa State
66-5-2. OU's 77-17-7 series with Oklahoma State is
most lopsided in-state D-1 rivalry.

Michigan is 24-1 in last 25 BT openers (this year:
Penn State)

UW has never beaten Michigan in consecutive games in
Madison.

Ohio State has beaten NU by 18 or more points every
game in Columbus since 1981.

Last time Ohio State lost to a current D-1 in-state
team: 1897

Ferentz is 5-0 in last five vs. JoePa.

Joe Tiller vs. NU, Indiana, MSU and Minny: 31-5

Last Perdoo win at Michigan: 1966

Illinois is 1-15 in last 16 BT road games and 1-16 in
last 17 BT home games, 1-10 anywhere in November and
3-10 in its last 13 Homecomings. (this year's is Ball
State, so ...)

Michigan State has won five straight games at Notre
Dame!

Did you know MSU and Indiana play for the Old Brass
Spittoon? (MSU leads series 38-12-1)

Poor old Joe, or why hasn't Northern Illinois won more
MAC crowns: Toledo has won 12 of last 13 vs. NIU. 

About another six weeks ... kickoff!!!!

bw






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