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Michigan Wolverines Football Trivia Quiz

This is a good quiz for all Michigan Wolverine football fans.

A multiple-choice quiz by mistatdawg. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
mistatdawg

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
172,587

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1227

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Michigan player won the Heisman Trophy in 1940? Hint

Tom Harmon

Jay Berwanger

John Heisman

Charles Woodson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the head coach in-between Bennie Oosterbaan and Bo Schembechler? Hint

Fritz Crisler

Lloyd Carr

Bump Elliot

Gary Moeller

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Question 3 of 10

3. Out of the following Michigan running backs, who had the most career rushing yards? Hint

Anthony Thomas

Jamie Morris

Chris Perry

Butch Woolfolk

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Michigan quarterback was the first to throw for over 7,000 yards in their career? Hint

Elvis Grbac

Drew Henson

Jim Harbaugh

John Navarre

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which position did Elvis Grbac play at Michigan? Hint

quarterback

wide receiver

runningback

kicker

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Question 6 of 10

6. Out of the following, who had more career receptions while playing at Michigan? Hint

Anthony Carter

Amani Toomer

David Terrell

Marquise Walker

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first Michigan running back to rush for over 300 yards in one game? Hint

Ron Johnson

Chris Perry

Tim Biakabutuka

Butch Woolfolk

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following running backs set a record for most rushing yards in a season at Michigan? Hint

Jamie Morris

Tim Biakabutuka

Chris Perry

Anthony Thomas

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which was the final score of the Michigan-Michigan State game in 2002? Hint

49-3

70-0

48-3

49-7

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Question 10 of 10

10. After 100 games, what was the record for Michigan against Ohio State? Hint

57-37-6

30-60-10

50-50

60-37-3

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Michigan player won the Heisman Trophy in 1940?

Answer: Tom Harmon

Harmon was a running back at Michigan. He came in 2nd for Heisman voting in 1939 as a Junior.

2. Who was the head coach in-between Bennie Oosterbaan and Bo Schembechler?

Answer: Bump Elliot

Elliot coached 10 years and had a record of 51-42-2. Moeller came after Bo, Carr after Moeller, and Crisler was before Oosterbaan.

3. Out of the following Michigan running backs, who had the most career rushing yards?

Answer: Anthony Thomas

A-Train played from 1997-2000, and had 4,472 career yards. Morris was next with 4,392 yards. Woolfolk had 3,850, and Perry had 3,696 yards.

4. Which Michigan quarterback was the first to throw for over 7,000 yards in their career?

Answer: John Navarre

Navarre had 9,245 career yards upon graduating. Grbac was next with 6,460. Harbaugh had 5,449 and Henson had 2,946.

5. Which position did Elvis Grbac play at Michigan?

Answer: quarterback

Navarre had one more touchdown pass in his career at Michigan than Grbac, 72 to 71.

6. Out of the following, who had more career receptions while playing at Michigan?

Answer: Marquise Walker

Walker had the most out of these wide receivers. He had 176 in his career. Carter was close to him with 161. Terrell had 152 and Toomer had 143.

7. Who was the first Michigan running back to rush for over 300 yards in one game?

Answer: Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson did it in 1968, when he had 348 yards and five touchdowns against Wisconsin. Biakabutuka is the only other one to do it. He did it in 1995 against Ohio State when he ran for 313 yards.

8. Which of the following running backs set a record for most rushing yards in a season at Michigan?

Answer: Tim Biakabutuka

Tim had 1,818 yards in 1995. A-Train had 1,733 in 2000, and that is second most of those listed. Morris had 3rd most, and Perry had 4th.

9. Which was the final score of the Michigan-Michigan State game in 2002?

Answer: 49-3

Michigan won 49-3 against Michigan State in Ann Arbor.

10. After 100 games, what was the record for Michigan against Ohio State?

Answer: 57-37-6

This may be the greatest football rivarly, or greatest rivalry out of anything of all-time. Michigan of course leads, and they lead 57-37-6. They won the 100th game on 11/22/03 35-21.

Source: Author mistatdawg

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