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SE Conference Football #1 Trivia Quiz

Here is a simple quiz about teams from the South Eastern Conference (SEC).

A multiple-choice quiz by Uga76. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Uga76

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
186,342

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What two teams were added to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1992? Hint

Tulane and South Carolina

Arkansas and South Carolina

Vanderbilt and Arkansas

Florida State and Troy State

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Question 2 of 10

2. What legendary Head Football Coach at Ole Miss was responsible for Ole Miss's growing football prominence during the 1950s? Hint

Dr. John Davis Williams

Bear Bryant

Harold "Red" Drew

Johnny Vaught

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Question 3 of 10

3. What team was the last Southeastern Conference School to finish the regular season unbeaten and unscored in the 20th century? Hint

Alabama, 1941

Florida, 1901

LSU, 1908

Tennessee, 1939

4. What was the name of the book written about an alleged scandal, that occurred between University of Alabama head football coach Bear Bryant and Georgia's Athletic Director, Wally Butts, prior to the 1962 season opener? Hint

"Saturday Evening Post Scandal"

"Champions"

"Fumble"

"Butt's Dawgs"

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Question 5 of 10

5. Kentucky enjoyed its greatest era of football between 1946-1953, when they won the Southeastern Conference Title and defeated the number one ranked team in the nation, Oklahoma. It snapped the Sooner's 31-game winning streak. Who was the Wildcats Head Football Coach during this time? Hint

Wally Butts

Jim Owens

Johnny Vaught

Paul "Bear" Bryant

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Question 6 of 10

6. What future Heisman Trophy winner led LSU and its 1958 "Chinese Bandits", to the Southeastern Conference and National Title in 1958? Hint

Billy Cannon

Hart Bourque

Johnny Robinson

Henry Lee Roberts

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Question 7 of 10

7. What two Southeastern Conference teams play for the "Golden Egg Bowl" each season? Hint

Mississippi State and Ole Miss

LSU and Ole Miss

Alabama and Auburn

Tennessee and Vanderbilt

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Question 8 of 10

8. What Southeastern Conference teams did not win the SEC during the 20th Century? Hint

Vanderbilt, Arkansas, and Sewanee

Georgia Tech and Arkansas

Vanderbilt, and Mississippi State

Vanderbilt and Tulane

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Question 9 of 10

9. Auburn's mascot is what? Hint

Tigers

Buccaneers

Lions

Eagles

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who quarterbacked Florida to its first ever National Title in 1996? Hint

Doug Johnson

Danny Wuerffel

Wayne Peace

Steve Spurrier

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What two teams were added to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1992?

Answer: Arkansas and South Carolina

Arkansas, formerly of the old Southwest Conference, and South Carolina, formerly from the Atlantic Coast Conference, were added in 1992. Their addition brought the total number of teams in the SEC to 12, paving the way to the SEC Championship Game.

2. What legendary Head Football Coach at Ole Miss was responsible for Ole Miss's growing football prominence during the 1950s?

Answer: Johnny Vaught

John Howard Vaught, who replaced Harold Drew in 1947, and introduced the Split-T in the Deep South, complied a 13 record of 101-29-6. In 1960, his Ole Miss Rebels went 9-0-1, and won the SEC Championship.

3. What team was the last Southeastern Conference School to finish the regular season unbeaten and unscored in the 20th century?

Answer: Tennessee, 1939

General Neyland's 1939 Tennessee team finished the regular season with a prefect 10-0 record, and they were unscored on. They went on to play the USC Trojans in the Rose Bowl, where the Volunteers lost 14-0.

Answer: "Fumble"

"Fumble," written by James Kirby, was about an alleged telephone conversation accidentally overheard by George Burnett, an insurance salesman. The case went to the United States District Court and the actual trial lasted 11 days.

Answer: Paul "Bear" Bryant

The legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant, was Head Football Coach at Kentucky between 1946-1953. He had an overall record of 60-23-5, prior to moving on to take over at Texas A&M. Kentucky won four bowl games, a Southeastern Conference Title and defeated an unbeaten, and number one ranked Oklahoma team in 1948, snapping Oklahoma's 31-game winning streak.

6. What future Heisman Trophy winner led LSU and its 1958 "Chinese Bandits", to the Southeastern Conference and National Title in 1958?

Answer: Billy Cannon

Billy Cannon, winner of the 1959 Heisman Trophy, led LSU to an 8-0-2 record, and the Southeastern and National Championships. LSU finished the season by defeating Clemson in the Sugar Bowl, 7-0 (played Jan 1st 1959). Auburn, who was ineligible, finished 9-0-1.

7. What two Southeastern Conference teams play for the "Golden Egg Bowl" each season?

Answer: Mississippi State and Ole Miss

In 1927, members of Sigma Iota, an Ole Miss honorary society, first proposed the Golden Egg. As thoughts of the 1926 game, Sigma Iota proposed that a trophy be awarded in a dignified ceremony designed to calm excited fans. One proposal that was rejected was to send the goal posts to the winning side each year.

When the first Golden Egg Bowl was played, Mississippi State was known as Mississippi A&M.

8. What Southeastern Conference teams did not win the SEC during the 20th Century?

Answer: Vanderbilt, Arkansas, and Sewanee

Vanderbilt came close in 1935, finishing second to LSU. Sewanee was an original member who never won the title. Georgia Tech and Tulane were original members who won the title at least once before they defected from the Conference.

9. Auburn's mascot is what?

Answer: Tigers

Auburn's Tiger, named Aubie, began his stand up act in 1962.

10. Who quarterbacked Florida to its first ever National Title in 1996?

Answer: Danny Wuerffel

Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy winner, quarterbacked Florida to an 11-1 season and the Southeastern and National Championships in 1996.

Source: Author Uga76

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