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226 What college did Joe Montana attend?
Answer: Notre Dame

He was at Notre Dame from 1974 to 1978.
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227 How many times did Tony Dorsett beat Penn State?
Answer: one

Tony Dorsett, the former running back for the University of Pittsburgh, beat Penn State only once during his college career. However, that one victory was a significant one. In 1976, Dorsett led the Panthers to a 24-7 victory over the Nittany Lions, rushing for 224 yards and two touchdowns. This win helped secure Pitt's first national championship in football. Dorsett went on to win the Heisman Trophy that same year, becoming the first player from a Pennsylvania college to receive the award. He finished his college career with 6,082 rushing yards, a record that stood for over two decades.
Question Reference: Quiz: Tony Dorsett.
228 Ty Detmer Played for BYU what college did his brother Koy play for?
Answer: Colorado

229 Which threshold would the Virginia football team reach during 2007 season, under Al Groh?
Answer: 600th team win

The team won its 600th game on September 22, 2007, at home against Georgia Tech, 28-23. Al Groh (born 1944) would amass a 59-53 overall record (at the time, the second most by a Virginia coach) at Virginia, with a 36-36 record in conference play and a 3-2 record in bowl games. Though he did not win a conference title in his time at Virignia, the 2002 team tied for second place with the University of Maryland.
230 On October 28, 1989, which Ole Miss player suffered a career ending spinal injury against the Vanderbilt Commodores?
Answer: Chucky Mullins

On October 28, 1989, Ole Miss player Chucky Mullins suffered a broken neck while making a head-first tackle on Vanderbilt's fullback Brad Gaines fullback. Mullins became a quadriplegic and would never play football again. Mullins died on May 6, 1991. Beginning in 1990, Ole Miss has awarded the "Chucky Mullins Memorial Courage Award" to a rising senior defender. The award winner wore Mullins' jersey number which was thirty-eight.
231 In what year did the Yellow Jackets leave the Southeastern Conference?
Answer: 1963

Bobby Dodd's decision to withdraw from the SEC came from a feud with the University of Alabama coach, Bear Bryant, along with various practices he didn't like in the SEC. From there, Georgia Tech remained an independent school until they joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1978. Tech won its third national title in 1952, and its fourth in 1990.
232 In both 2008 and 2009, North Carolina State upset a nationally ranked Big East team at the beginning of the season. Which were the two teams?
Answer: Pittsburgh and Cincinnati

NC State beat Pitt 38-31 in 2008, and then beat Cincinnati 30-19 in 2009. Both games were won at home.
233 What is the name of the Gophers mascot?
Answer: Goldy Gopher

Goldy Gopher made his first appearance in 1940. Up until 1992, the University of Minnesota marching band was in charge of the mascot, and the members of the band rotated wearing the costume. After 1992, control of the mascot was given to the athletic department.
234 On November 3, 1979, Rutgers upset Tennessee 13-7. The day before, the Knoxville paper ran a story predicting an easy victory with an unflattering headline about Rutgers. What question did the headline ask?
Answer: What's a Rutgers?

"What's a Rutgers?" is a question that has haunted Rutgers teams and alumni ever since.

The answer is that the school was renamed in 1825 after Revolutionary War hero Colonel Henry Rutgers, in an attempt to get the colonel to become a financial supporter of the school. It worked - Rutgers donated a bell and a $5,000 bond to the university.
235 What former TCU player intercepted a NFL leading 11 passes, on top of leading the NFL in passing and punting in 1943?
Answer: Sammy Baugh

A feat unlikely to ever be matched. Sammy Baugh also set records for punting distance and passing completion.
236 What is the name of the place where the Kentucky football teams practice?
Answer: Nutter Field House

Nutter Field House is an inside practice facility located right beside Commonwealth Stadium.
237 About how many fans does the Stanford Stadium seat?
Answer: 50,000

Stanford Stadium was opened on November 19, 1921.
238 The New York Jets won Super Bowl III and the New York Giants won Super Bowl XLII with UK alumni as their backup quarterbacks. Who were these championship winning bench-warmers?
Answer: Vito Parilli and Jared Lorenzen

Parilli backed up Broadway Joe Namath and Lorenzen backed up Eli Manning. Couch never played in a Super Bowl. Rick Norton played for both the Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers, but never played in a Super Bowl. Blanda won 2 AFL titles with the Houston Oilers, but lost against the Packers in SB II, his only Super Bowl appearance.
239 What feature of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium is unlike any other university operated stadium?
Answer: All stadium seats feature chairback seating

Papa John's Cardinal Stadium opened in September 1998. The stadium seats 42,000. It is named after John Schnatter, founder of Papa John's pizza. John Schnatter has also committed an additional $10 million to fund the future stadium expansion which would increase capacity to 63,000. This project is scheduled to be completed in 2010.
240 Who coached Troy to the the 1968 NAIA National Championship?
Answer: Billy Atkins

Defeated Texas A&I 43-35.
241 Which Clemson player did the Tampa Bay Buccaneers select with the fourth pick in the 2007 NFL draft?
Answer: Gaines Adams, defensive end

Tye Hill was drafted in '06 by the Rams and Leroy Hill in the same year by the Seahawks. Joe Thomas went to Wisconsin and was the third overall pick by the Browns.
242 Where would one might hear the "Hullabaloo" of New Orleans?
Answer: Tulane

A one, a two, A helluva hullabaloo.
243 Who was the first Spartan to be drafted into the NFL?
Answer: Sid Wagner

Wagner was drafted by the Detroit Lions as the 8th overall pick in the 1936 NFL Draft. Wagner was an offensive guard for the Spartans, he was a consensus First-Team All-American and captain of the team in 1935.
244 Which conference did Tech play in for the 2006 season?
Answer: Western Athletic

Tech joined the WAC in 2001, winning the conference title that same year.
245 What season did Army win the school's third consecutive National Championship?
Answer: 1946

In '46 the team went 9-0-1. That season both Army and Notre Dame finish at 9-0-1, having tied each other 0-0. ND finished the season ranked first in 7 polls while Army was ranked first in just two polls. School officials still claim the National Championship as its own. In both 1944 and 1945, the team posted 9-0 records.
Question Reference: Quiz: Army Football.
246 Which 11-year ASU coach was credited with inventing the end-around?
Answer: Larry Lacewell

Each year Lacewell would pick out his fastest lineman to run the end-around, otherwise known as the fumblerooski. Lacewell ran this play two or three times a season, however, the most important fumblerooski in ASU history was during the 1987 division 1-AA playoffs. Ken Nelson scored on a 30-yard fumblerooski to put ASU up 35-32 with a minute left in the game against Jackson State. That touchdown helped ASU to advance all the way to the third round of the playoffs.
247 The first bowl game in school history was the 1921 Christmas Bowl. What school did the Wildcats play in that game?
Answer: Centre

Arizona fell to Centre 38-0 in that game. Centre actually played in two bowl games that season. They won the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 28, and then fell in the Dixie Bowl 22-14 to Texas A&M. That season also included the most lopsided game in school history when they beat the New Mexico Military 110-0. The Christmas Bowl was only played three times throughout the 20th century. In 1921, it was Arizona v. Centre. In 1922, West Virginia beat Gonzaga 21-13, and in 1977 Maryland beat Minnesota 17-7.
248 J.D. Brookhart took over as head football coach prior to the 2004 campaign. Who was fired following a 7-5 season in 2003?
Answer: No one was fired

No one was fired. It was Lee Owens who resigned stating personal reasons that he must leave the position. Owens coached the Zips from 1995-2003 and posted a 40-61 record.
Question Reference: Quiz: Akron Football.
249 Quarterback Dee Dowis held which NCAA record when he graduated in 1989?
Answer: QB rushing yards

He finished his collegiate career with 3,612 rushing yards, the most ever by a QB at the time. He finished fifth in the Heisman trophy voting his senior year.
250 In the 1996 double overtime classic, what was the largest lead held by USC in the fourth quarter?
Answer: 17 points

UCLA was losing by 17 with less than seven minutes to play in regulation, and won 48-41 in double OT. It was the most points UCLA had scored in the series and the highest losing score for the Trojans. 1996 was the first year overtime was implemented in NCAA football, and it was only fitting that UCLA and USC needed two extra periods to settle this one.