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Quiz about SE Conference Football 2
Quiz about SE Conference Football 2

SE Conference Football #2 Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz about football teams from the Southeastern Conference.

A multiple-choice quiz by Uga76. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Uga76
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
186,571
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
736
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who were the last two teams to drop out of the SEC during the 20th Century? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of these teams in the Southeastern Conference was the first to record five games in which they have scored over 100 points during a single game? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What school was the first to win five consecutive Southeastern Conference titles? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In 1917, Georgia Tech would become the first chartered member of the SEC to win a National Title. Who was Tech's legendary Head Football Coach? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Steve Spurrier, 1966 Heisman winner, led Florida to the Southeastern Conference Title in 1966.


Question 6 of 10
6. What team has a 0-37 win-loss record, and thus became the first team in the history of the Southeastern Conference that never won an SEC game? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The National "Freshman Single Season Rushing Record" was held by Tony Dorsett. Who broke his record? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In 1942, Frank Sinkwich, of Georgia, became the first player from the Southeastern Conference to win the Heisman Trophy.


Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the legendary Head Coach at LSU when the Tigers won the National Title in 1958? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. How many National Titles did Coach Bryant win as the Head Coach at Alabama? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who were the last two teams to drop out of the SEC during the 20th Century?

Answer: Georgia Tech and Tulane

Georgia Tech dropped out after the 1963 season and Tulane dropped out after the 1965 season. Arkansas and South Carolina joined the SEC in 1992.
2. Which of these teams in the Southeastern Conference was the first to record five games in which they have scored over 100 points during a single game?

Answer: Tennessee

Tennessee has recorded five games where they have scored 100+ points during a single game: 1905 (105pts); 1912 (101pts); and, in 1915 they scored 101 points twice. Alabama was the last team to score 100 points or more during the 20th century, when they scored 110 points in 1922. Georgia did it in 1913, Ole Miss in 1904, and Vanderbilt scored 100 points or more three times. Georgia Tech, who was once a member of the SEC, scored 220 points in 1912, the most points in the history of college football (a record unlikely to be broken).
3. What school was the first to win five consecutive Southeastern Conference titles?

Answer: Alabama

Alabama won five straight SEC Titles,1971-72-73-74-75.
4. In 1917, Georgia Tech would become the first chartered member of the SEC to win a National Title. Who was Tech's legendary Head Football Coach?

Answer: John W. Heisman

Coach Heisman coached at Tech from 1904 thru 1919. During his 16 seasons there, his record was 138-102-7, with an overall winning percentage of .764 while with the Yellow Jackets.
5. Steve Spurrier, 1966 Heisman winner, led Florida to the Southeastern Conference Title in 1966.

Answer: False

Though Steve Spurrier didn't lead Florida to a Southeastern Conference Title or Mythical National Title (NMC) as a player, he returned to Florida and won several SEC Titles and one MNC as its Head Coach.
6. What team has a 0-37 win-loss record, and thus became the first team in the history of the Southeastern Conference that never won an SEC game?

Answer: Sewanee

Sewanee, an original member of the SEC, never recorded an SEC victory. They went 0-37 in SEC play before dropping out of the league after the 1940 season.
7. The National "Freshman Single Season Rushing Record" was held by Tony Dorsett. Who broke his record?

Answer: Herschel Walker, Georgia

Herschel rushed for 1,616 yards as a freshman in 1980. He broke the nation's single season rushing mark for a freshman, previously held by Pitt's Tony Dorsett.
8. In 1942, Frank Sinkwich, of Georgia, became the first player from the Southeastern Conference to win the Heisman Trophy.

Answer: True

The first player from the SEC to finish in the balloting was Alabama's Joe Kilgrow; however, Georgia's Frank Sinkwich was the first player from the SEC and the entire South to win the Heisman Trophy.
9. Who was the legendary Head Coach at LSU when the Tigers won the National Title in 1958?

Answer: Paul Dietzel

The LSU head coach was Paul Dietzel, who was selected National Coach of the Year, too. Coach Bryant coached at Alabama, Shug Jordan coached at Auburn, and Joe McCarthy was a professional baseball player.
10. How many National Titles did Coach Bryant win as the Head Coach at Alabama?

Answer: 6

Coach Paul Bear Bryant's Alabama team's won six National Titles while he coached the Crimson Tide. They won the titles in 1961, 1964-65, 1973, and 1978-79. If Coach Bryant had not spent so many years rebuilding programs at Maryland, Kentucky, and Texas A&M, before returning to Alabama, he'd probably have won 10 or 12 National Titles.
Source: Author Uga76

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