Q 01/05

Through 2025, who is the only player to have won the Heisman Trophy twice?

A) Archie Griffin

B) Tim Tebow

C) Herschel Walker

D) Barry Sanders

Answer · why

A) Archie Griffin

Archie Griffin fumbled on his only carry in his first Ohio State game, ran for a school-record 239 yards in his second, and went on to win the Heisman...

Q 02/05

The AP poll, which crowned Alabama a record 12 times through 2020, is decided by the votes of whom?

A) Sportswriters and broadcasters

B) FBS head coaches

C) Athletic directors

D) Former players and coaches

Answer · why

A) Sportswriters and broadcasters

Sportswriters and broadcasters vote in the AP poll, which in 1964 still closed before the bowls: Alabama kept that year's title despite losing the Ora...

Q 03/05

What do Ohio State and Michigan call their annual end-of-season meeting?

A) The Red River Rivalry

B) The Iron Bowl

C) The Game

D) Clean Old-Fashioned Hate

Answer · why

C) The Game

The Game's strangest edition was the 1950 'Snow Bowl': in a blizzard the teams punted 45 times, and Michigan won 9-3 without making a first down or co...

Q 04/05

Which postseason game, 'The Granddaddy of Them All', is traditionally played on New Year's Day in Pasadena?

A) Cotton Bowl

B) Sugar Bowl

C) Orange Bowl

D) Rose Bowl

Answer · why

D) Rose Bowl

The Rose Bowl was first played in 1902, and Michigan's rout of Stanford was so lopsided that the organizers ran chariot races and other events instead...

Q 05/05

Big Al, the costumed mascot who roams the sideline for Alabama's Crimson Tide, is what animal?

A) Elephant

B) Bear

C) Alligator

D) Bulldog

Answer · why

A) Elephant

An elephant is an odd fit for a team called the Tide, but the pachyderm link dates to a 1930 sportswriter describing Alabama's huge linemen as 'red el...