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51 Andre Woodson threw 325 consecutive passes (over two seasons) without an interception to set a NCAA record. Whose record did he break?
Answer: Trent Dilfer

Ware, Plunkett, and Flutie all won the Heisman, but Dilfer set a record of 271 passes attempted without an interception until Woodson shattered the mark in 2007.
Question Reference: Quiz: The Kentucky Wildcats Football.
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52 One of the biggest rivalries in college football is that of in-state rivals University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky. What is the name of the trophy awarded to the winner each year?
Answer: The Governors Cup

The Governors Cup was first issued in 1994.
Question Reference: Quiz: University of Louisville Cardinals.
53 When did they first field a football team?
Answer: 1909

Skipped 8 different seasons between 1909 and 1946 for various reasons, including lack of participation and time off for WWII.
Question Reference: Quiz: Troy Trojans Football.
54 When was the first bowl game that the Utes went to?
Answer: 1939

The Utes played their first bowl game against New Mexico. Under coach Ike Armstrong. In the Sun Bowl on January 2nd, 1939, the Utes won that game 26-0.
Question Reference: Quiz: Utah Utes.
55 Perhaps the most recognizable coach in all college football coached the Clemson Tigers to their first undefeated season in 1900. Who was it?
Answer: John Heisman

Heisman started the football program at Clemson, but he only stayed 4 years (1900 to 1903).
Question Reference: Quiz: Clemson Tiger Sports.
56 The winningest program in college football history in Ann Arbor is who?
Answer: Michigan

The Wolverines started play in 1879.
Question Reference: Quiz: College Football Homes.
57 In 2004, how many Spartan First-Team All-Americans did they have in the season?
Answer: 1

In 2004 Punter, Brandon Fields, was the only Spartan voted to be a First-Team All-American. As a sophomore in 2004, Fields led the nation in punting with his 47.9 yard average.
Question Reference: Quiz: Michigan State University Football.
58 Who was the first Bulldog to have their jersey retired?
Answer: Terry Bradshaw

Tech retired #12 for quarterback Terry Bradshaw in 1970, and in 2001 #71 for offensive lineman Willie Roaf.
Question Reference: Quiz: Louisiana Tech Football.
59 From 2002-2004, what wide reciever for NIU wore the number 5 and was nicknamed "The Man"?
Answer: Dan Sheldon

He was drafted by the 49ers in 2005 but released shortly before the season began.
Question Reference: Quiz: Northern Illinois Football.
60 Why was J.R. Redmond suspended for a game during the 1999 season?
Answer: Getting married

He was suspended for a game for getting married. The story goes a bit deeper than that though. He was only married to avoid breaking NCAA rules. During the 1999 season, he borrowed a cell phone to make a call from one of the athletic department employees at ASU, he was then informed that unless they were married he was in violation of NCAA rules. Since he had already placed the call they decided to get married. They flew to Las Vegas and were wed, after an NCAA investigation the woman was fired and Redmond was suspended because the two were not a couple at the time of the incident.
Question Reference: Quiz: Arizona State Football.
61 Who was the first coach in school history to coach at least one full season and win every single game he coached in?
Answer: Leslie Gillett

Gillett coached a single season in 1902 and finished with a 5-0 record. Forbes went 1-1-1 in Arizona's first football season (1899). Doherty coached just two seasons (1957-58) compiling a 4-15-1 record and Hanwitz posted a 1-6 record in 2003 taking over in mid-season for the fired John Mackovic.
Question Reference: Quiz: Arizona Football.
62 Akron and Kent State are fierce rivals. What item did they play for each year?
Answer: Blue and Gold Wagon Wheel

The two campuses are less than 20 miles apart. The schools played annually from 1946-1954, and again from 1972-2005.
Question Reference: Quiz: Akron Football.
63 The falcon is the AFA mascot, how was it chosen?
Answer: The first graduating class voted on it

The class that picked the falcon picked it because the falcon embodies the qualities sought after in Air Force cadets. The falcon was chosen as the mascot back in 1954, a year before the AFA had a football team.
Question Reference: Quiz: Air Force Football.
64 How many consecutive times did UCLA beat USC in the 1990s?
Answer: 8

UCLA won consecutively from 1991 through 1998. The previous record for consecutive victories in this crosstown rivaly was four held by the Trojans.
Question Reference: Quiz: UCLA vs USC Football 1990s.
65 Who was the first Heisman Trophy winner to attend BYU?
Answer: Ty Detmer

Ty Detmer set many records in 1991 to win the Heisman.
Question Reference: Quiz: BYU Cougars Football.
66 In 2003 and 2004, this school according to most recruiting sources, pulled in the #1 rated recruiting class in the country.
Answer: USC

LSU originally had the #1 rated class in 2003, but a late commit to USC by quarterback John David Booty pushed the Trojans ahead of the Tigers.
Question Reference: Quiz: College Football [1].
67 What is the name of the award given out each season to the nation's top college quarterback?
Answer: Davey O'Brien Award

The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award is the oldest award for college quarterbacks. In 1981, the award was expanded from only being awarded to the top player from the five southwestern states of Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, to becoming the nation's top trophy for its outstanding quarterback.
Question Reference: Quiz: College Football.
68 What year was the first year Virginia was ranked #1 in the AP poll?
Answer: 1990

UVA was ranked #1 for 3 weeks from October 16, 1990, until October 30, 1990. Georgia Tech were the team to knock them from the top spot, and Virginia finished the season ranked #23.
Question Reference: Quiz: Virginia Cavaliers.
69 Although the school colors are officially navy blue and gold, the legendary Red Sanders switched the football jerseys to powder blue when he took over the head coaching reins in 1949. Why?
Answer: He thought they showed up better on the game films

He also switched the numbers from block style to clarendon style for the same reason.
Question Reference: Quiz: UCLA Bruins Football.
70 Who did Grossman lose out to in the 2001 Heisman Trophy race?
Answer: Eric Crouch

Grossman finished second in the closest balloting in years.
Question Reference: Quiz: All About Rex Grossman.
71 What is the name of Northwestern's fight song?
Answer: Go U Northwestern

Go "U" Northwestern was written by Theodore C. Van Etten in 1913 as the school's fight song.
Question Reference: Quiz: Northwestern Knowledge.
72 Who was the Spartans coach in its first season of football in 1896?
Answer: They didn't have a coach

Michigan did not have an established coach for the 1896 season, their first in College football. Henry Keep became Michigan States first ever coach in 1897.
Question Reference: Quiz: History of MSU Football.
73 How many times did the University of Dayton played in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl in the 1980s and 1990s?
Answer: 5

1980, 1981, 1987, 1989, and 1991. Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden was a QB in the early '80s at UD.
Question Reference: Quiz: Ohio Football.
74 What two teams played in the first college football game?
Answer: Rutgers and Princeton

In 1869, Rutgers beat Princeton 6-4 in a contest that featured 25 players on each side and one point touchdowns. Playing without a clock, the first team to reach six points was declared the winner.
Question Reference: Quiz: College Gridiron.
75 This former head coach was the defensive coordinator for the famed 'Steel Curtain' defense. Who is he?
Answer: Woody Widenhoffer

Question Reference: Quiz: Mizzzou Football.
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