College football

College Football Trivia

Rules

•20 Questions with 2 Rounds– The First Round Questions are

worth 1 Point Each– The Second Round Questions are

worth 2 Points•One Halftime Question: Worth 5 Points•One Final Question: Wager up to 10 Points

Rules

•Grab some paper and a pen from the bar for your team and turn in your team’s answer into the bucket on the bar

•Choose a team name. Right your team name on EACH answer you turn in. If there’s no team name, you get no points.

Rules

•I will read the question then play a song. You will have until the end of the song to get your answers into the bucket. If your team doesn’t have a response when I collect them, sorry, your team is too slow and you get no points.•Spelling does NOT count•NO cell phones, computers, iTouches, etc.

ROUND 1

Question 1

What is San Diego State’s nickname?

Answer

The Aztecs

Question 2

This team won the 2005 NCAA Football Championship, led by head coach Mack Brown.

Answer

University of Texas Longhorns

Question 3

True or False: There has been at least one player to win the Heisman Trophy more than once.

Answer

True, Ohio State running back Archie Griffin in 1974 and 1975

Question 4

The 2003 National Championship for college football was shared between the USC Trojans and which team from the SEC?

Answer

LSU

Question 5

What is the longest winning streak in college football history?

Answer

47 games, set by the Oklahoma Sooners between 1954 and 1957

Question 6

What two teams play in the Red River Rivalry (also known as the Red River Shootout)?

Answer

University of Texas Longhorns and the University of Oklahoma Sooners

Question 7

True or False: In the 1940’s, college bowl games included the Raisin Bowl, the Salad Bowl, the Oil Bowl, and the Refrigerator Bowl.

Answer

True

Question 8

Who is the model for the Heisman Trophy?

Answer

Ed Smith

Question 9

What school won the first football Atlantic Coast Confrence (ACC) Championship Game?

Answer

Florida State (against Virginia Tech, 27-22)

HALFTIME QUESTION

Where is the College Football Hall of Fame located?

Answer

South Bend, Indiana

Question 11

What was notable about Yale’s undefeated season in 1888?

Answer

No team ever scored on them

Question 12

True of False: in 1906, President Roosevelt threatened to ban college football due to its increasing violence.

Answer

True

Question 13

Who was the very first college football game played between?

Answer

Princeton and Rutgers

Question 14

What team has won more college football games than any other team?

Answer

The University of Michigan; they have won 842 games

Question 15

Which player holds the record for most yards rushing in a single college football game?

Answer

LaDainian Tomlinson, who rushed for 406 yards in a single game while playing for TCU in 1999

Question 16

What team suffered the worst defeat in terms of points over another team in college football history?

Answer

Cumberland University, in a loss to Georgia Tech 222-0

Question 17

Which of the following is the oldest Bowl game in college football?

A) Gator Bowl B) Rose Bowl

C) Sugar Bowl D) Orange Bowl

Answer

B, Rose Bowl

Question 18

Within 2, how many Conference Championships have the Clemson Tigers won?

Answer

18

Question 19

This team won the 1994 NCAA Division I-A National Football Championship. Their team motto is, “Not the victory, but the action. Not the goal, but the game. In the deed, the glory.”

Answer

The Nebraska Cornhuskers

FINAL QUESTION

Name two of the four college football stadiums that hold more than 100,000 fans.

Answer

Penn State’s Beaver Stadium

The University of Tennesse’s Neyland Stadium

The University of Michigan’s Michigan Stadium

Ohio State’s Ohio Stadium