College Football Trivia
We're stumbling and bumbling and fumbling our way through this trivia game look at the history of college football.
15 questions · Published August 7, 2023
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What is the oldest athletic conference in NCAA Division I football?
The Big Ten Conference, founded in 1896, actually predates the NCAA (est. 1906) by a full decade.
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2. What school did the California Golden Bears defeat with a last-second, game-winning kickoff return in 1982, a moment later dubbed "The Play"?
The California Golden Bears used a series of laterals while dodging a marching band that had prematurely taken to the field to defeat Stanford 25-20 in November 1982.
This game was also the final regular-season college football game for Stanford quarterback—and future Denver Broncos legend—John Elway.
- Multiple Choice
3. Which of these Ivy League schools has won the most college football national championship titles?
FUN FACT
All twenty-seven of Yale's national championship titles came between 1872 and 1927.
- Multiple Choice
4. Which of these NFL superstars did NOT win the Heisman Trophy while playing college football?
Despite his athletic prowess on the field, Adrian Peterson lost the Heisman Trophy to Matt Leinart in 2004.
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5. What beloved Major League Baseball player still holds the NCAA record for highest rushing yards per carry in a season?
In 1939, Jackie Robinson rushed for 12.2 yards a carry for the season while playing for UCLA, a record which still stands.
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