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 Tony Dorsett Doak Walker Eric Dickerson

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

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

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? O. J. Simpson Ernie Davis Gayle Sayers Deacon Jones

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

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

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

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? heart attack car crash plane crash lung cancer

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

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

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

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