College Football Trivia Quiz!

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 Welcome Back!

We're a long way from the season starting, and from even talking about next year. In fact, spring practice isn't set to start for at least a month in most places. So I thought it might be fun to give you a fun little trivia quiz. These are tidbits I've discovered in doing research for this summer's team and conference previews, so you'll see all this information presented then. Some questions will be easy, and some will be much more difficult. How many can you get right? 

To really do this correctly, I would recommend you having a piece of paper to write your answers on, then you can check them at the bottom of the blog only after you've answered all the questions. Don't cheat! But do let me know your score by leaving a comment, or by replying to my post on either Twitter or Facebook.

By the way, all the answers are presented in alphabetical order, so don't try to read anything into that.

Let's get to it. Good luck!


Questions

1) Most people are aware that Iowa State hasn't won a league title since they were the Missouri Valley co-champs in 1912. But which team has the 2nd longest title drought? (5 pts)

A. Kansas

B. Mississippi State

C. New Mexico State

D. Ohio

E. Vanderbilt


2. Nine teams have never won a league title. Some should be obvious, some much less so. Can you name at least 5? (1 pt for each you can name, up to 9 points)


3. ULM hasn't been to a bowl since 2012. Which Power 5 Conference team has the longest bowl drought? (5 pts)

A. Arizona

B. Colorado

C. Georgia Tech

D. Nebraska

E. Vanderbilt


4. Three current FBS teams have never been to a bowl. One is James Madison, who just joined the FBS ranks last year and thus was ineligible. Who are the other 2? (3 pts per correct answer)


5. Georgia has been to a bowl for 26 straight years, the longest current streak (their last non-bowl year was 1996!). Which team has the 2nd longest streak? (5pts)

A. Alabama

B. Clemson

C. Ohio State

D. Oklahoma

E. Wisconsin


6. Over the last 3 years, which team in Texas has the best winning percentage? (5 pts)

A. Houston

B. TCU

C. Texas

D. Texas A&M

E. UTSA


7.Which team from North Carolina has the best winning percentage over the last 3 years? (5 pts)

A. Appalachian State

B. East Carolina

C. NC State

D. North Carolina

E. Wake Forest


8. Which team or teams from Florida have the best winning percentage over the last 3 years? (5 pts)

A. Florida

B. FSU

C. Miami

D. UCF

E. Florida and Miami are tied


9. Which Group of 5 team  has the best winning percentage over the last 3 years? (5 pts)

A. Appalachian State

B. Cincinnati

C. Coastal Carolina

D. Liberty

E. Louisiana


10. Which Power 5 team has the worst winning percentage over the last 3 years? (5 pts)

A. Arizona

B. Colorado

C. Georgia Tech

D. Kansas

E. Vanderbilt


See answers below















Answers:

1. E. Vanderbilt: The Commodores last won a league title in 1923 when they won the old Southern Conference before they broke off to help form the SEC. Kansas was co-champs of the Big 8 in 1968 (tied for 9th longest), NMSU won the Border Conference in 1960 (4th longest), Mississippi State won the SEC in 1941 (3rd longest), and Ohio won the MAC in 1968 (tied with Kansas for 9th longest). The rest of the top ten are Ole Miss at #5 (1963), New Mexico at #6 (1964), and Minnesota and Indiana tied at #7 (1967).


2. The teams that have never won a league title, in alphabetical order, are:

Army

Charlotte

Georgia State

Navy

Notre Dame

ODU

Rutgers

South Alabama

USF


How many did you get?


3. D. Nebraska: The Cornhuskers haven't been to a bowl since 2016. Arizona went in 2017, and the other 3 all went in 2018.


4. Texas State and UMass


5. D. Oklahoma: The Sooners have a 24 game streak (since 1998). Alabama is 5th (since 2003), Clemson is tied for 6th with Oklahoma State (since 2005), Ohio State is 10th (since 2012), and Wisconsin is tied for 3rd with Boise State (since 2001). The rest of the top ten are Kansas State and Mississippi State tied at #8 (since 2009).


6. E. UTSA: The Roadrunners are 30-10, for a .750 winning percentage, 11th best in all of FBS. Houston is 23-12/.657/T25th, TCU is 24-13/.649/T27th, Texas is 20-15/.571/T53rd, and Texas A&M is 22-12/.647/30th. The other teams from Texas are: Baylor 20-16/.556/58th; North Texas 17-20/.459/88th; Rice 11-19/.367/102nd; SMU 22-13/.629/T35th; Texas State 10-26/.278/118th; Texas Tech 19-17/.528/T69th; and UTEP 15-18/.455/T89th.


7. C. NC State: The Wolfpack are 25-12, for a .676 winning percentage, good enough for 22nd in the FBS. App State is 25-13/.658/24th, ECU is 18-16/.529/T66th, UNC is 23-16/.590/47th, and Wake Forest is 23-13/.639/T31st. The other teams from NC are: Charlotte 10-20/.333/T108th and Duke 14-22/.389/98th.


8. D. UCF: The Knights are 24-13 for a .649 winning percentage, which is tied for 27th best in FBS over the last 3 years. Florida is 20-18/.526/T72nd, FSU is 18-16/.529/T66th, and Miami is 20-15/.571/T53rd. The other teams from Florida are: FAU 15-18/.455/T89th; FIU 5-24/.172/128th; and USF 4-29/.121/130th


9. B. Cincinnati: The Bearcats are 31-6 over the last 3 years, good enough for a .838 winning percentage, which is 4th best in all of FBS. App State is 25-13/.658/24th, CCU is 31-7/.816/5th, Liberty is 26-11/.703/T16th, and Louisiana is 29-9/.763/T9th. Other top G5 performers over the last 3 years are: Air Force 23-9/.719/13th; Army and UCF 24-13/.649/T27th; Boise State 22-11/.667/23rd; BYU 29-9/.763/T9th (with Louisiana); Marshall 23-13/.639/T31st; Houston and San Diego State 23-12/.657/T25th; and UTSA 30-10/.750/11th.


10. A. Arizona: The Wildcats are 6-23 over the last 3 years, a .207 winning percentage, which is 127th out of 131 FBS teams. Colorado is 9-21/.300/116th, GT is 11-23/.324/T112th, Kansas is 8-26/.235/T121st, and Vandy is 7-26/.212/126th. Other "bottom feeders" over the last 3 years are: California 10-18/.357/106th; Nebraska 10-22/.313/115th; Northwestern and Stanford 11-22/.333/T108th; and Rutgers 12-22/.353/107th.



Score (55 Points Possible)

40-55 points: College Football Expert

30-39 points: Rabid College Football Fan

20-29 points: Casual College Football Fan

10-19 points: Do you even watch any College Football?

0-9 points: Have you heard of College Football? (It's a cool game- you should check it out!)



I hope you enjoyed the quiz. As I said at the top, I hope you didn't cheat! Let me know your score by replying or tagging me on Twitter (@pbanderson) or on Facebook.


Until next time, may you and your loved ones be blessed! 

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