45 medium College Football trivia questions. Not too easy, not impossible.
The Little Brown Jug trophy goes to the winner of Michigan against which school?
Minnesota (1903)
It began in 1903 and is the oldest trophy game in FBS.
Win one for the Gipper refers to which Notre Dame player?
George Gipp (1920)
Ronald Reagan played Gipp in a 1940 film.
Which coach led Notre Dame's famous Four Horsemen backfield?
Knute Rockne (1924)
Sportswriter Grantland Rice gave them the name.
Who won the first Heisman Trophy, in 1935?
Jay Berwanger (1935)
He played for the University of Chicago.
Paul Bunyan's Axe goes to the winner of Minnesota against which rival?
Wisconsin (1948)
It is the most played rivalry in FBS history.
The Ten Year War was the Michigan and Ohio State rivalry between Bo Schembechler and whom?
Woody Hayes (1969)
It began with Michigan's upset of top-ranked Ohio State in 1969.
Woody Hayes was fired after punching a player from which team in the 1978 Gator Bowl?
Clemson (1978)
The Clemson player had just intercepted an Ohio State pass.
Cal's five-lateral The Play, through the band, beat which team?
Stanford (1982)
Stanford's John Elway had just put his team ahead.
How many national titles did Bear Bryant win at Alabama?
6 (1982)
Bryant retired in 1982 with 323 wins.
Doug Flutie's famous Hail Mary for Boston College came against which school?
Miami (1984)
Flutie hit Gerard Phelan as time expired for a 47-45 win, then won the Heisman.
How many rushing yards did Barry Sanders have for Oklahoma State in 1988?
2,628 (1988)
He also scored 37 touchdowns.
The Metrodome hosted the Vikings, the Twins and which other team?
Minnesota Gophers football (1990)
The Gophers played there from 1982 to 2008.
Desmond Howard struck the Heisman pose after a punt return TD against which rival?
Ohio State (1991)
Howard won the Heisman for Michigan that season.
Which Heisman winner went on to play in the NBA instead of the NFL?
Charlie Ward (1993)
Ward played point guard for the Knicks after winning the Heisman at Florida State.
Nebraska beat which team 62-24 for the 1995 season national title?
Florida (1996)
Many rank 1995 Nebraska as the best team ever.
In which season did college football adopt overtime?
1996 (1996)
Before that, games could end in a tie.
Who in 1997 became the first primarily defensive player to win the Heisman?
Charles Woodson (1997)
The Michigan cornerback also returned punts and caught passes.
Ohio State upset which team in double overtime to win the January 2003 title?
Miami (2003)
A late pass interference call in overtime kept Ohio State alive.
Who gave Matt Leinart the Bush Push to beat Notre Dame in 2005?
Reggie Bush (2005)
USC's win kept its 28-game streak alive.
Which FCS school upset No. 5 Michigan at the Big House in 2007?
Appalachian State (2007)
A blocked field goal sealed it.
Boise State's Statue of Liberty play won the 2007 Fiesta Bowl against which team?
Oklahoma (2007)
Ian Johnson scored the winning two-point conversion and then proposed on TV.
Auburn won the 2010 season title by beating which team?
Oregon (2011)
Wes Byrum kicked the winning field goal as time expired.
Which school joined the Big Ten in 2011?
Nebraska (2011)
Maryland and Rutgers followed in 2014.
After a 9-6 loss to LSU in November, Alabama won the January 2012 title rematch by what score?
21-0 (2012)
LSU never crossed midfield until late in the fourth quarter.
Texas A&M and which other school joined the SEC in 2012?
Missouri (2012)
Both came from the Big 12.
Auburn's Prayer at Jordan-Hare in 2013 came against which team?
Georgia (2013)
A 73-yard tipped TD on 4th-and-18 came two weeks before the Kick Six.
Alabama beat which unbeaten team 42-14 for the 2012 season title?
Notre Dame (2013)
Notre Dame had gone 12-0.
Which redshirt freshman won the 2013 Heisman and the national title?
Jameis Winston (2013)
Florida State beat Auburn in the last BCS title game.
Which school won the first four-team College Football Playoff, after the 2014 season?
Ohio State (2015)
Third-string QB Cardale Jones started all three postseason games.
Michigan State beat Michigan in 2015 on a botched punt returned for a TD by whom?
Jalen Watts-Jackson (2015)
There were 10 seconds left.
Christian McCaffrey set the single-season all-purpose yards record in 2015, breaking whose mark?
Barry Sanders (2015)
McCaffrey had 3,864 all-purpose yards for Stanford.
Who won the 2016 Heisman for Louisville?
Lamar Jackson (2016)
At 19, he was the youngest winner.
Who caught Deshaun Watson's title-winning TD with one second left against Alabama?
Hunter Renfrow (2017)
The walk-on receiver won it for Clemson 35-31.
Tua Tagovailoa's 2nd-and-26 overtime TD in the 2018 title game went to whom?
DeVonta Smith (2018)
Tua had come in for Jalen Hurts at halftime against Georgia.
UCF claimed a 2017 national title after an unbeaten season capped by beating whom in the Peach Bowl?
Auburn (2018)
UCF held a parade and hung a banner, though no major poll ranked them first.
Kyler Murray won the 2018 Heisman after being drafted by which MLB team?
Oakland Athletics (2018)
He chose football and went first overall in the NFL draft.
Georgia beat which team in double overtime in the January 2018 Rose Bowl?
Oklahoma (2018)
It was the highest scoring Rose Bowl ever.
How many TD passes did Joe Burrow throw in 2019, an FBS record?
60 (2019)
LSU went 15-0. Burrow had transferred from Ohio State.
Jalen Hurts transferred from Alabama to which school?
Oklahoma (2019)
He finished second in the Heisman to Joe Burrow.
Clemson beat Alabama by what score for the 2018 season title?
44-16 (2019)
Freshman Trevor Lawrence threw three TDs.
Minnesota's 2019 upset win in Minneapolis came against which top-five team?
Penn State (2019)
The Gophers finished 11-2 and beat Auburn in the Outback Bowl.
Georgia beat which team 65-7 in the January 2023 title game?
TCU (2023)
It was the most lopsided title game of the BCS and CFP eras.
Which player had his vacated 2005 Heisman reinstated in 2024?
Reggie Bush (2024)
He had forfeited it in 2010 over NCAA violations.
Who came within 27 yards of Barry Sanders' single-season rushing record in 2024?
Ashton Jeanty (2024)
Jeanty ran for 2,601 yards for Boise State.
Which coach led Indiana to the 2026 national title?
Curt Cignetti (2026)
Cignetti arrived from James Madison in 2024 and had once coached in Division II.