College Football Quiz for Experts | College Sports

Answer: True

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award, considered the most prestigious individual award in all of sports, is awarded annually to the nation's top college football player. The award, first presented in 1935, was named after Coach John W. Heisman, the first Athletic Director of the organization that presents this award, the Downtown Athletic Club.

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.

Answer: Princeton and Rutgers

Princeton and Rutgers played the first ever college football game on November 6, 1869. The teams, consisting of mostly Civil War veterans, fought a hard battle as Rutgers won the contest by a slim margin of 6-4.

Answer: True

The Doak Walker Award, named after the legendary Doak Walker of SMU, was developed in 1989, and is awarded annually to the nation's top running back. Unlike other awards, where only on field accomplishments are weighed, the Doak Walker Award considers classroom and local community involvement as major factors in deciding who will ultimately be selected as its annual recipient.

Answer: Outland Trophy

The Outland Trophy is awarded each season to the nation's top interior offensive lineman. The award, originally awarded in 1946, was named after John H. Outland, an All-American in the late 1890s, who played for the University of Kansas. The Football Writer's Association of America selects the winner.

Answer: Georgia Tech, Air Force, Navy, Army

The four Division I schools who are not referred to as "universities" are: Georgia Tech, known as Georgia Institute of Technology; Air Force, simply known as the United States Air Force Academy; Navy, known as the United States Naval Academy; and Army, known as the United States Military Academy at West Point.

They are all four year schools, however, university is not in their official title.

Answer: punter

Originally awarded in 2000, the award is named in honor of legendary punter Ray Guy. An All-American at Southern Mississippi, this Thomson, Georgia native was a Pro Bowl punter for the NFL's Oakland Raiders. The Greater Augusta Sports Council presents this award each season.

Answer: 1973

In 1973, the National Collegiate Athletics Association rescinded its traditional band on not allowing freshmen to play on the varsity level of Division I football. The airplane that crashed and killed the entire Marshall football was a major reason for lifting the ban on freshmen being able to play at the varsity.

Answer: Fred Biletnikoff Award

Fred Biletnikoff, an All-American at Florida States (FSU) in the 1960s, prior to FSU's domination in the 1980s and 90s, and an All-Pro with the Oakland Raiders, earned the honor of having this award named after him. The Fred Biletnikoff Award made its debut in 1993. The Tallahassee Quarterback Club presents it annually.

Answer: Walter Camp

Walter Camp, a graduate of Yale, is known as the "Father of American Football." In the late 1890s he wrote and developed the rules of the game and chaired numerous committees that helped shape American football. In fact, several of his books are still in print.