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Cornhusker Running Backs Trivia Quiz

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have had many great running backs (both I-backs and fullbacks) play for them throughout the years. How well do you know them?

A multiple-choice quiz by top754. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
top754

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
177,326

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first Cornhusker back to rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season? Hint

Jeff Kinney

Bobby Reynolds

Tony Davis

I.M. Hipp

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first Cornhusker running back to run for over 2,000 yards in a single season? Hint

Ahman Green

Ken Clark

Lawrence Phillips

Mike Rozier

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which one of the following I-backs never rushed for over 1,000 yards in a single season? Hint

Dan Alexander

Jeff Smith

Roger Craig

Doug Dubose

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first Cornhusker I-back to run for 1,000 yards in a single season as a true freshman? Hint

Monte Anthony

Mike Rozier

Ahman Green

Jarvis Redwine

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Husker I-back ran for 294 yards and 6 touchdowns in a game, against Kansas in 1991? Hint

Keith Jones

Calvin Jones

Leodis Flowers

Derek Brown

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first Cornhusker to run for over 200 yards in a single game? Hint

Jeff Kinney

I.M. Hipp

Frank Solich

Rick Berns

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Question 7 of 10

7. In a 2001 game against Baylor, the Huskers had four different players run for over 100 yards. Who were they? Hint

Thunder Collins, Jamal Lord, Dahran Diedrick, Judd Davies

Thunder Collins, Eric Crouch, Dahran Diedrick, Judd Davies

Thunder Collins, Eric Crouch, David Horne, Judd Davies

Thunder Collins, Eric Crouch, Dahran Diedrick, Willie Miller

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the only Husker I-back, besides Mike Rozier, to be named an All-American during the 1980s and 1990s? Hint

Ken Clark

Roger Craig

Ahman Green

Jarvis Redwine

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Question 9 of 10

9. Tom Rathman was the first Husker fullback to rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first Husker I-back to rush for 100 yards in 11 consecutive games? Hint

Jarvis Redwine

Lawrence Phillips

Mike Rozier

Ahman Green

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first Cornhusker back to rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season?

Answer: Bobby Reynolds

Bobby Reynolds ran for 1,342 yards in 1950. Jeff Kinney ran for 1,037 yards in 1971, Tony Davis ran for 1,008 yards in 1973, and I.M. Hipp ran for 1,301 yards in 1977.

2. Who was the first Cornhusker running back to run for over 2,000 yards in a single season?

Answer: Mike Rozier

Mike Rozier was one of the first four to rush for over 2,000 yards in a single season. He rushed for 2,148 yards in 1983. That was good enough to earn him the Heisman Trophy.

3. Which one of the following I-backs never rushed for over 1,000 yards in a single season?

Answer: Jeff Smith

The closest Jeff Smith ever got was 935 yards during his senior season in 1984. He went to play professional football with Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

4. Who was the first Cornhusker I-back to run for 1,000 yards in a single season as a true freshman?

Answer: Ahman Green

Ahman Green rushed for 1,086 yards in his freshman season in 1995, while stepping in for the suspended Lawrence Phillips.

5. Which Husker I-back ran for 294 yards and 6 touchdowns in a game, against Kansas in 1991?

Answer: Calvin Jones

Calvin Jones was a red-shirt freshman in 1991. He ran for 900 yards during that season.

6. Who was the first Cornhusker to run for over 200 yards in a single game?

Answer: Frank Solich

Frank Solich, a fullback, rushed for 204 yards against Air Force in 1965. He went on to coach the Cornhuskers for over 25 years, first as an assistant coach and then as a head coach.

7. In a 2001 game against Baylor, the Huskers had four different players run for over 100 yards. Who were they?

Answer: Thunder Collins, Eric Crouch, Dahran Diedrick, Judd Davies

Thunder Collins rushed for 165 yards, Eric Crouch rushed for 132 yards, Dahran Diedrick rushed for 137 yards, and Judd Daives ran for 119 yards.

8. Who was the only Husker I-back, besides Mike Rozier, to be named an All-American during the 1980s and 1990s?

Answer: Jarvis Redwine

Jarvis Redwine was named to the All-American team in 1980.

9. Tom Rathman was the first Husker fullback to rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season.

Answer: False

Tom Rathman ran for 881 yards in 1985 as his best season.

10. Who was the first Husker I-back to rush for 100 yards in 11 consecutive games?

Answer: Mike Rozier

Mike Rozier did this in 1983. Lawrence Phillips did it in 1994, and Ahman Green did it in 1997. Jarvis Redwine had 3 consecutive 100 yard games twice in his career, once in 1979 and once in 1980.

Source: Author top754

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