411 NCAA Football Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: 1888

To be fair, the entire 1887 season was one game--a November 13 meeting between Virginia and Pantops Academy (a private school in Charlottesville, VA). That meeting between the two schools ended in a 0-0 tie. The next year, November 20, 1888, Virginia defeated Pantops Academy in a re-match, 20-0. The team would also suffer its first defeat (and first intercollegiate) game against Johns Hopkins University on December 4, 1888, 36-0. For the 1888 season, the team went 2-1.

Answer: Mississippi State University

Ole Miss and Mississippi State have competed in the "The Battle for the Golden Egg" every year since 1927. The Golden Egg trophy presentation started after a riot occurred between the fans after the 1926 game between the two schools.

Answer: University of Georgia

Frank Sinkwich was as gifted a passer as a runner, so his coaches at Georgia insisted he play halfback instead of fullback. In that era, the halfback was sort of a hybrid mix between the quarterback and the running back, as he would handle both duties.

During his 1942 campaign, his on-field play was so dominant that was selected to win the Heisman Trophy with 99.69% of the total vote. His best college game may have been the last one he played. His Georgia team beat Texas Christian University 40-26. In that game, Sinkwich rushed for 139 yards, passed for 243 yards, and scored three touchdowns. After graduating from UGA, Sinkwich went on to the Marine Corps, but was medically discharged. That opened the door for him to be drafted by the Detroit Lions and then go on to win the National Football League MVP award in 1944.

Answer: Ramblin' Wreck

The Ramblin' Wreck is a 1930 Ford Model A Sport coupe. It ushers the team and cheerleaders onto the field prior to home games, and it has made appearances at away games. The Wreck, along with Buzz, is a mascot of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Answer: Philip Rivers

Rivers, an Alabama native, led a very promising team to four straight bowl games. He would be named the MVP in three of them (two Tangerine Bowls and a Gator Bowl). Marcus Stone would be quarterback over the next couple seasons after. Russell Wilson took the job in 2008, and Charlie Whitehurst played quarterback for Clemson at the same time as Rivers.

Answer: Hamline University (St. Paul, MN)

The Gophers only played two games in their first year of existence. Both games were played against Hamline University. Hamline won the second game on October 7 by a score of 2-0.

Answer: Princeton

Rutgers defeated Princeton, then called the College of New Jersey, 6-4. The rules were quite different from modern football.

Answer: LaDanian Tomlinson

LT led the NCAA in rushing for the 1999 and 2000 season. In 2000, Tomlinson won the Doak Walker Award given to the best running back in college football.

Answer: 1899

The first team was organized in 1899 and coached by Lt. N.H. Cox.

Answer: Kentucky

Coming off two consecutive winning seasons, the Wildcats came into 2008 with a new look. Both home and away jerseys had two stripes on the rib area of the jerseys, with KENTUCKY written across the chest, and the pants had two strips down each side.

Answer: University of Arizona

The University of Arizona was founded in 1885, making it Arizona's first university. It is located in Tucson, Arizona.

Answer: George Blanda, 1981

Blanda played for 26 years with the Bears, Colts, Oilers, and Raiders. He retired as the all-time leading scorer in NFL history. Dawson was a standout center for the Steelers during the '90s and Van Note spent the '70s and '80s with the Falcons.

Answer: Johnny Unitas

Unitas is ranked #5 of 100 best football players according to TSN Sporting News. Unitas is best known for throwing at least one touchdown pass in 47 consecutive games (between 1956-1960) during his NFL career. This record is unsurpassed today. A statue of Unitas stands on the north end of Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium. Players rub the statue for good luck as they enter the playing field. Unitas passed away in 2002.

Answer: 1946

They were coached by Albert Choate and went 3-4 in the season.

Answer: 3rd Round

He went in the third round and it kinda is amazing now. He is one of the best receivers around.

Answer: 1981

It was 1981. They suffered a loss to Baylor in the 1979 Peach Bowl in Danny Ford's first year as head coach. In 1980, they ended with two straight losses and a 6-5 record. There was unrest among both coaches and players, but as the summer of '81 rolled around, there was new life in Clemson, and as they beat team after team, including a 13-3 win over defending champion Georgia (the bulldogs turned it over 9, yes, 9 times), everyone started to take notice. And before you knew it, they had a 12-0 record and a spot in the Orange Bowl.

Answer: Notre Dame

The home to the college football Hall of Fame.

Answer: Henry Keep

Taking the reins in 1897, Henry Keep coached the Spartans for 2 years leading them to a record of 8-5-1 (.607). Before Keep, there was no established head coach.

Answer: Colorado State

Colorado St. 41, New Mexico 13.

Answer: Ruston, LA

Ruston, Louisiana, in the piney hills of North Louisiana has been Tech's home since 1894.

Answer: Michael Turner

Turner rushed for over 1000 yards in each of his starting years, and because of this was nicknamed Michael "the Burner" Turner. He also had his own hot sauce in DeKalb restaurants.

Answer: West Point

The first and only game played by Army in the 1890 season was a 24-0 defeat at the hands of the Naval Academy.

Answer: Bulldog

The Bulldog was adopted as the mascot in the early years, but in 1946 the student body voted to change the mascot to the Sun Devils.

Answer: Division 1-A

In their final season of Division 1-AA competition, Akron needed just one victory to earn a playoff berth. They just needed to beat Youngstown State University which had a 1-9 record so far that season. YSU, completed two hail-mary passes that were both completed, the second for a touchdown and a 40-39 victory, thus ending Akron's season.

Answer: 1962

Falcon Stadium had a capacity of 52,480 fans in 2005.