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15 Heisman Trophy Winners Questions | NCAA Football Trivia Quiz

A quiz on how much you know about Heisman Trophy winners.

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

Author
d-brick

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
109,795

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

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1278

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Question 1 of 15

1. What numbers did Larry Kelley and Clint Frank wear at Yale, when they
won their Heisman's in 1936 & 1937, respectively?
Hint

19 &14

11 & 19

14 &19

21 & 17

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Question 2 of 15

2. There has never been a Heisman winner from the University of Minnesota?

True

False

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Question 3 of 15

3. Name the only Heisman winner that Bear Bryant coached? Hint

Mark Allen Morrison

Ron Perryman

John Robert Ward

John David Crow

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who was the first junior to win the Heisman? Hint

Felix Blanchard

Vic Janowicz

Doak Walker

Roger Staubach

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Question 5 of 15

5. How many games did Army lose in 1945 and 1946, when Blanchard and Glenn Davis won the Heisman? Hint

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Question 6 of 15

6. How many wide receivers won the Heisman in the 9180s and 1990s? Hint

None

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Question 7 of 15

7. Earl Campbell won the Heisman Trophy in 1977?

True

False

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Question 8 of 15

8. What was Bo Jackson's given name? Hint

Edward Ross Jackson

Roger Christopher Jackson

Vance Allen Jackson

Vincent Edward Jackson

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Question 9 of 15

9. How many Heisman winners were fullbacks in the 20th century? Hint

None

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Question 10 of 15

10. What school did Terry Baker play at, when he won the Heisman in 1962? Hint

Stanford

UCLA

Oregon State

Oregon

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Question 11 of 15

11. What number did Les Horvath wear, when he won the Heisman
in 1944? Hint

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Question 12 of 15

12. What Heisman winner won the award as a junior, and was 2nd as a senior?

Answer: (Pro career ended too early)

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which of the following finished 3rd as a freshman, 2nd as a sophomore, and won the Heisman as a junior? Hint

Tony Dorsett

Roger Staubach

Marshall Faulk

Herschel Walker

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Question 14 of 15

14. Paul Hornung won the Heisman Trophy in 1956 as a halfback?

True

False

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Question 15 of 15

15. Tommy Harmon, who was the 1940 Heisman winner, had a son who was an All-American QB in college?

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What numbers did Larry Kelley and Clint Frank wear at Yale, when they won their Heisman's in 1936 & 1937, respectively?

Answer: 19 &14

Kelley won in 1936 as an end, and Frank won as a halfback. The first
teammates to win the Heisman.

2. There has never been a Heisman winner from the University of Minnesota?

Answer: False

Halfback Bruce Smith was the first to win the Heisman in 1941, and was presented the trophy while we were at war.

3. Name the only Heisman winner that Bear Bryant coached?

Answer: John David Crow

The halfback from Texas A&M won the trophy in 1957. It is amazing he
is the only one to win it with all the great backs 'The Bear' coached
at Alabama.

4. Who was the first junior to win the Heisman?

Answer: Felix Blanchard

"Mr. Inside" won the award in 1945, the first Army player so honored.

5. How many games did Army lose in 1945 and 1946, when Blanchard and Glenn Davis won the Heisman?

Answer: 0

They were 18-0-1 in those years. Davis was known as "Mr. Outside".

6. How many wide receivers won the Heisman in the 9180s and 1990s?

Answer: 2

Tim Brown of Notre Dame in 1987, and Desmond Howard in 1991.

7. Earl Campbell won the Heisman Trophy in 1977?

Answer: True

The "Tyler Rose" won the award as a Texas Longhorn running back.

8. What was Bo Jackson's given name?

Answer: Vincent Edward Jackson

He won in 1985 as a Auburn Tiger.

9. How many Heisman winners were fullbacks in the 20th century?

Answer: 3

Blanchard-1945 (Army), Ameche-1954 (Wisconsin), Steve Owens Oklahoma).

10. What school did Terry Baker play at, when he won the Heisman in 1962?

Answer: Oregon State

The first Heisman winner from the West Coast.

11. What number did Les Horvath wear, when he won the Heisman in 1944?

Answer: 22

The first Heisman winner from Ohio State.

12. What Heisman winner won the award as a junior, and was 2nd as a senior?

Answer: Billy Sims

As an Oklahoma Sooner running back, he won the trophy in 1978, and
finished behind Charles White of Southern Cal his senior year.

13. Which of the following finished 3rd as a freshman, 2nd as a sophomore, and won the Heisman as a junior?

Answer: Herschel Walker

He was the seventh junior to win the Heisman; if he stayed his senior
year, he could have been the second to win the trophy twice.

14. Paul Hornung won the Heisman Trophy in 1956 as a halfback?

Answer: False

He made his mark in the pros as a halfback, but he won the Heisman
as a quarterback for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.

15. Tommy Harmon, who was the 1940 Heisman winner, had a son who was an All-American QB in college?

Answer: True

Before becoming an actor, Mark Harmon was an All-American QB at UCLA
in the 1970s.

Source: Author d-brick

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