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1. Y. A. Tittle, Bert Jones, Jim Taylor and Odell Beckham, Junior were all Tigers at which school?

Answer: Louisiana State University

The Louisiana State University football team played its first official game on November 25, 1893 against Tulane University. Between 1893 and 2019, the program had 318 players selected in the NFL Draft. Former LSU Tigers Steve Van Buren, Jim Taylor and Y. A. Tittle were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

2. L.C. Greenwood was a Golden Lion at which school?

Answer: Arkansas Pine Bluff

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff won the Southwestern Athletic Conference football championship in 2012. L.C. Greenwood played for the Golden Lions before being drafted by the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969. Greenwood played for the Steelers' "Steel Curtain" defense from 1969 through 1981.

3. Quarterbacks Craig Morton, Jared Goff and Aaron Rodgers were Golden Bears at which school?

Answer: University of California

The University of California, Berkeley started playing football 1886. The Golden Bears played in the Rose Bowl eight times between 1920 and 1960. Super Bowl starting quarterbacks Craig Morton, Jared Goff and Aaron Rodgers played for the Golden Bears. Former NFL quarterbacks Steve Bartkowski, Jack Evans, Joe Kapp, Davis Webb and Kyle Boller also played for the Golden Bears.

4. Super Bowl Champions Isaac Bruce and Stephen Gostkowski were Tigers at which school?

Answer: University of Memphis

The University of Memphis played their first official football season in 1912. The Tigers have played their home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis since 1965. Super Bowl Champions Isaac Bruce and Stephen Gostkowski played for the Memphis Tigers. Dontari Poe, DeAngelo Williams, Harry Schuh and Paxton Lynch also played for the Memphis Tigers.

5. Running backs Franco Harris, Saquon Barkley, Dick Hoak, Lenny Moore and Wallace Triplett were Nittany Lions at which school?

Answer: Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State University played their first recorded football game on November 12, 1881 against Bucknell. Joe Paterno was the head coach for the Nittany Lions for forty-five years. The program is known for having many talented running backs and linebackers on its teams.

6. Robert Griffin III and Mike Singletary were Bears at which school?

Answer: Baylor University

The Baylor University Bears played in the Cotton Bowl Classic three times between 1974 and 2014. Five Bears were selected in the 2014 NFL Draft. The 2011 Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III and Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Singletary played college football at Baylor.

7. Dwight Clark, William "The Refrigerator" Perry, Brian Dawkins and DeAndre Hopkins were Tigers at which school?

Answer: Clemson University

John Heisman coached the Clemson University football teams between 1900 and 1903. Between 1939 and 2019, the Tigers had 243 players drafted into the National Football League. The Tiger football teams won the national championship in 1981, 2016 and 2018.

8. Former quarterback and Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett was a was a Lion at which school?

Answer: Columbia University

On November 12, 1870, Columbia University played Rutgers University in the fourth college football game in history. Former NFL quarterbacks Jason Garrett and Sid Luckman played football for the Lions. Other former Columbia Lions football players include William J. Donovan, actor Brian Dennehy and baseball players Lou Gehrig and Eddie Collins.

Jason Garrett played on Princeton's freshman team but not on the varsity team. Garrett transferred to Columbia while his dad was the coach. When his father was fired as head coach, Jason Garrett returned to Princeton to finish his degree. Although Jason Garrett graduated from Princeton but never played on the varsity team.

9. Takeo Spikes, Cam Newton, Bo Jackson and Kevin Greene were Tigers for which school?

Answer: Auburn University

Auburn University first fielded a football team in 1892. The Auburn Tigers have had 279 players drafted into the National Football League. Former former Auburn Tigers were the first overall pick in a National Football League draft including Cam Newton, Aundray Bruce, Bo Jackson and Tucker Frederickson.

10. Troy Aikman, Jimmy Johnson, Jonathan Ogden and Ken Norton, Junior were Bruins at which school?

Answer: UCLA

The University of California, Los Angeles fielded its first football team in 1919. In the first on hundred years of football, the Bruins sent over three hundred players to the NFL. Former baseball star Jackie Robinson and "NCIS" actor Mark Harmon also played football for the Bruins.

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Lions, and Tigers, and Bears, Oh My! Quiz

Many college football teams have either Lions or Tigers or Bears as their mascots. In this quiz, please match the NFL star with their Lion, Tiger or Bear affiliated alma mater.

Questions		Choices
1. Y. A. Tittle, Bert Jones, Jim Taylor and Odell Beckham, Junior were all Tigers at which school?		University of California
2. L.C. Greenwood was a Golden Lion at which school?		Baylor University
3. Quarterbacks Craig Morton, Jared Goff and Aaron Rodgers were Golden Bears at which school?		Louisiana State University
4. Super Bowl Champions Isaac Bruce and Stephen Gostkowski were Tigers at which school?		Pennsylvania State University
5. Running backs Franco Harris, Saquon Barkley, Dick Hoak, Lenny Moore and Wallace Triplett were Nittany Lions at which school?		Columbia University
6. Robert Griffin III and Mike Singletary were Bears at which school?		University of Memphis
7. Dwight Clark, William "The Refrigerator" Perry, Brian Dawkins and DeAndre Hopkins were Tigers at which school?		UCLA
8. Former quarterback and Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett was a was a Lion at which school?		Auburn University
9. Takeo Spikes, Cam Newton, Bo Jackson and Kevin Greene were Tigers for which school?		Clemson University
10. Troy Aikman, Jimmy Johnson, Jonathan Ogden and Ken Norton, Junior were Bruins at which school?		Arkansas Pine Bluff