NCAA Football

Answer: Outback Bowl

Played on January 1st.

Answer: Jackie Sherril

Jackie Sherrill was the coach primarily responsible for recruiting Tony Dorsett to play for the University of Pittsburgh football team. Dorsett went on to become Pitt's only Heisman Trophy winner in 1976, setting numerous records during his college career. Sherrill, who coached at Pitt from 1977-1981, is credited with turning the program around and leading the team to a national championship in 1976. He later went on to coach at Texas A&M and Mississippi State, among other schools. Dorsett went on to have a successful career in the NFL, playing for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos.

Answer: American Association

The American Association was a minor league professional football league (1937-1941) that would continue play for several more years as the American Footbal League (1946-1950), not to be confused with the American Football League of the 1960s.

AFter being independent for its first 20 seasons, Virginia became a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association for over a decade (1907-1921). Virginia was co-champion of the Association in football for 1914 and 1915, with some records indicating that Virginia could also be considered co-champion for 1908 (this may indicated a retroactive naming of the title).

The Southern Conference was formed in 1921, largely from former members of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Virginia was a member of the conference from 1921 to 1937, before spending a period of time (1938-1953) as an independent college.

Virginia would join the Atlantic Coast Conference in December of 1954 after the charter members played their first season (1953) in the conference. Virginia would be co-champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1989 and 1995.

Answer: The Egg Bowl

Beginning in 1927, Mississippi State University played Ole Miss in the "The Battle for the Golden Egg". This game became more commonly known as the Egg Bowl. The winner of each game keeps the "Golden Egg Trophy" until the next game in the series is played.

Mississippi State University and Ole Miss have played rivalry games in college baseball known as the Mayor's Cup and the Governor's Cup. The Magnolia Bowl doesn't involve the Mississippi State University football team.

Answer: Atlanta

The University of Georgia Bulldogs play in Athens, and they are the Jackets' fiercest rival. The Georgia Institute of Technology is located in downtown Atlanta on North Avenue. Because of this location and its status as an engineering school, rival schools often call it the North Avenue Trade School. Georgia Tech can take a joke and sells merchandise sporting the false moniker.

Answer: officials at both schools complained about the emphasis on the games over academics

Princeton hosted and won the second game on November 13, so the first season of college football resulted in a tie. Because each game was played under the different rules of the home team (the Princeton rules gave a "free kick" to players that caught the ball), some people believe that the third game was canceled due to a disagreement over the rules, but the majority believe that school officials canceled the game over concerns about the students focusing on the games over their studies.

In 1933, Parke H. Davis, a college football historian, retroactively named both Rutgers and Princeton "college football national champion" for 1869.

Answer: Coach Jim Wacker

Coach Wacker also coined the phrase "Smash Mouth Football". Coach Wacker navigated the program through the dark days of NCAA probation.

Answer: 1902

Florida State University was a women's school for a short period of time, but before that legislature was put into place. The 2 schools played regularly and it was a true rivalry even then. Note: Florida won that first game 6-0, and the first game after FSU returned to football was in 1958 which Florida won 21-7.

Answer: Andre Woodson

Following a blow out in Andre Woodson's junior year against Louisiana State University, he stepped up and became a leader. The Wildcat went on to finish the season 8-5 with a bowl win. Returning his senior year, Woodson led the Cats to another 8-5 season, winning the same bowl game as the year before.

Answer: The Civil War

This game dates back to being played in the 1800s, and the winner of the game receives the Platypus Trophy. Its location alternates every year between the two Universities' home stadiums.

Answer: Tennessee

Tennessee beat UK 7-0 in the last game of the season. UK finished the year 10-1 and ranked #7. The controvery over the National Championship stemmed from the final ranking being issued before the bowls, as was the practice at the time. Since OU was number 1, UK fans argue that they should be considered National Champions. The USA Today, which used the Sagarin Ranking system, supported that claim.

Answer: Howard Schnellenberger

Louisville native Schnellenberger helped turned the failing football program at the University of Louisville into the powerhouse that it is today. When he took the head coach position in 1985, the Cards had been in a six-year losing streak. In his 10 years at Louisville, Schnellenberger led the Cards to two bowl victories. The Cards beat Alabama 34-7 in the 1991 Fiesta Bowl, finishing the season 10-1-1. The Cards were also ranked 11th in the season ending poll, the first time in the program's history to ever have a final ranking.

Answer: 2004

Lost to Northern Illinois in the Silicon Valley Football Classic 34-21 on December 30, 2004.

Answer: Urban Meyer

Urban Meyer was an amazing coach, he led them to a 10-2 season, then an undefeated season at 12-0.

Answer: 57

With yet another winning record in 2007, the Tigers broke the all-time record. And along with that, the Tigers also had the most ACC championships (14) and postseason appearances (38) in history.

Answer: Florida

I wanted to see if I could trip you up by not giving the city.

Answer: 1961

New Mexico beat Western Michigan, 28-12.

Answer: 12,746

Tim Rattay passed for 12,746 yards and 115 TDs in his 3 years at Tech(1997-99), holding the school record when he graduated.

Answer: More

Todd Berry and John Mumford each had a turn as the head coach during the 2003 campaign which saw Army go a pitiful 0-13. Berry coached the team from 2000 through the first six games of the 2003 season. His career record was a mere 5-35. Mumford coached the team for the remainder of the 2003 season posting an 0-7 record.

Answer: Big West

From 1990-92 the team was an independent. Then in 1993 the team joined the Big West Conference. When the school left the conference in 1998, the team returned to independent status remaining as such until returning to the Big West for two seasons starting in 1999. In 2001 the team joined the Sun Belt Conference.

Answer: WAC

ASU first joined a conference in 1931 when they entered the Border Conference. In 1962, the team joined the WAC where they stayed until 1977. In 1977, the team joined the Pac-10 where they remained for the rest of the century.

Answer: Zippers

The nickname originated in 1927 in honor of rubber shoes, or "zippers" that were manufactured by a local company. When zippers came to be known for fastening pants, the nickname was shortened to Zips.

Answer: San Diego Chargers

The AFA helmets had a blue lightning bolt with a silver outline.

Answer: Calvin Johnson

Ball won it in 2003. Smith and Campbell were in the NFL at the time.