College Gridiron

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Who was the first college football player to gain more than 6,000 career rushing yards? Ricky Williams Eric Dickerson Doak Walker Tony Dorsett

2. What two teams played in the first college football game? Michigan and Notre Dame Harvard and Cornell Rutgers and Princeton UCLA and Santa Clara

3. Bear Bryant was head coach at four universities in his career. At which of the following was he NOT a head coach? Maryland Kentucky Texas A and M Clemson

4. Which Heisman Trophy winner was also a first-round NBA draft choice? Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

5. In 1970, Notre Dame quarterback Joe Theismann changed the pronunciation of his name from 'theezman' to 'thighs-man' so it would ryhme with Heisman, as in the trophy? True False

6. Who was the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy? Ernie Davis Gayle Sayers O. J. Simpson Deacon Jones

7. The Rose Bowl was once played in North Carolina? True False

8. Where did Jerry Rice play college football? Prairie View Mississippi Valley State Grambling Southern Miss

9. What is the score of a forfeited college football game? 7-0 3-0 1-0 6-0

10. President Gerald Ford was an all-Big Ten player at Michigan. What position did he play? Center Fullback Safety Tackle

11. Knute Rockne died at the age of 42. How did he die? plane crash lung cancer car crash heart attack

12. Name the mascots of the Army, Navy, and Air Force football teams (not necessarily listed in any particular order). mule, falcon, and goat goat, owl, and stallion dolphin, mule, and eagle falcon, mule, and dolphin

13. What is the most popular nickname for college football teams? Answer: (One Word)

14. Where did Y.A. Tittle play college football? Alabama Missouri West Virginia LSU

15. What Big Eight team lost only one conference game in the entire decade of the 1950s? Kansas Iowa Nebraska Oklahoma