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Football Records Trivia Quiz

This is a pretty tough quiz, I doubt any of you can get all 10 questions correct.

A multiple-choice quiz by Tee14. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Tee14

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
192,931

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who are the first two kickers to have made 63-yard field goals? Hint

Morten Anderson and Jason Elam

Tom Dempsey and Jan Stenerud

Jan Stenerud and Morten Anderson

Tom Dempsey and Jason Elam

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first NFL player to rush for 1000 yards in a season? Hint

Steve Van Buren

Jim Brown

Joe Perry

Beattie Feathers

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who held the record for career passing touchdowns before Dan Marino? Hint

Fran Tarkenton

Joe Namath

Johnny Unitas

Otto Graham

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first player enshrined in the Hall of Fame to have a career passer rating above 90? Hint

Steve Young

Dan Marino

Joe Montana

John Elway

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these defenses gave up the least points per game over a season? Hint

1985 Chicago Bears

1977 Atlanta Falcons

2000 Baltimore Ravens

1976 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first NFL running back to score 100 touchdowns and average more than five yards per carry in his career? Hint

Emmitt Smith

Walter Payton

Jim Brown

Barry Sanders

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these teams scored the least points per game? Hint

1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1991 Indianapolis Colts

2000 Cleveland Browns

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these NFL players has not thrown for at least 38 touchdowns in a season? Hint

John Elway

Brett Favre

Dan Marino

Kurt Warner

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which two of these NFL players have caught more than 15 TDs in a season more than once? Hint

Jerry Rice and Randy Moss

Jerry Rice and Cris Carter

Jerry Rice and Tim Brown

Randy Moss and Cris Carter

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first QB to have a quarterback rating better than 105 more than once? Hint

Steve Young

Kurt Warner

Joe Montana

Dan Marino

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who are the first two kickers to have made 63-yard field goals?

Answer: Tom Dempsey and Jason Elam

They were tied for the longest field goal in an NFL game. Elam kicked his in 1998 for Denver, and Dempsey kicked his for New Orleans.

2. Who was the first NFL player to rush for 1000 yards in a season?

Answer: Beattie Feathers

Feathers rushed for 1004 yards on 119 carries for the 1934 Chicago Bears, outgaining two Hall of Fame teammates, Bronko Nagurski (586 yards) and Red Grange (156 yards).

3. Who held the record for career passing touchdowns before Dan Marino?

Answer: Fran Tarkenton

Tarkenton had 342 touchdowns, mostly with Minnesota. Unitas had 290 TDs, Namath had 173, and Graham only had 88 in the NFL, but 86 more playing in the AAFC.

4. Who was the first player enshrined in the Hall of Fame to have a career passer rating above 90?

Answer: Joe Montana

Joe Montana, whose QB rating was 92.3, was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 2000. Also, Young was another QB to have a rating of better than 90, with a 96.8. Marino had 86.4 and Elway had 79.9. Elway made the Hall of Fame in 2004.

5. Which of these defenses gave up the least points per game over a season?

Answer: 1977 Atlanta Falcons

The 1977 Falcons team gave up 129 points over the 14 game season, 9.21 points per game. The 1976 Steelers gave up 9.75 PPG. The 2000 Ravens gave up 10.31 PPG, and the 1985 Bears gave up 12.38 PPG.

6. Who was the first NFL running back to score 100 touchdowns and average more than five yards per carry in his career?

Answer: Jim Brown

Jim Brown, the first player to rush for 100 TDs and average 5 YPC, averaged 5.22 yards per carry and scored 106 TDs. Emmitt Smith only averaged 4.21 YPC while scoring 158 TDs, and Walter Payton averaged 4.36 YPC and scored 110 TDs. Barry Sanders just missed both, averaging 4.99 YPC and scoring 99 TDs.

7. Which of these teams scored the least points per game?

Answer: 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The 1977 Bucs only managed 103 points in their 14 game season, 7.36 PPG. The 1976 Bucs did a little better at 8.93 PPG, the 1991 Colts averaged 8.94 PPG, and the 2000 Browns scored 10.06 PPG.

8. Which of these NFL players has not thrown for at least 38 touchdowns in a season?

Answer: John Elway

Dan Marino threw 48 TD passes in 1984, though he also topped 38 in 1986 with 44 TDs. Brett Favre also topped 38 TD passes twice with 38 in 1995 and 39 in 1996. Kurt Warner only did it once, throwing for 41 TDs in 1999. Elway never topped 30 TDs in a season.

9. Which two of these NFL players have caught more than 15 TDs in a season more than once?

Answer: Jerry Rice and Randy Moss

Jerry Rice had five seasons with 15 receiving TDs or better, 1986 (15 TDs), 1987 (22 TDs), 1989 (17 TDs), 1993 (15 TDs), and 1995 (15 TDs). Moss had 17 touchdowns twice, 1998 and 2003, and 15 TDs in 2000. Cris Carter caught 17 TDs in 1995, and Tim Brown never caught 15 TDs in a season.

10. Who was the first QB to have a quarterback rating better than 105 more than once?

Answer: Steve Young

Young had a rating of 107.0 in 1992, and a rating of 112.8 in 1994. Montana, Marino, and Warner, made 105 once. Montana had a 112.4 in 1989, Warner had a 109.2 in 1999, and Marino had a 108.9 in 1984.

Source: Author Tee14

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