Football Flashcards
(47 cards)
Defensive players had a long MVP drought after this linebacker won in 1986.
Lawrence Taylor
Emlen Tunnell, Rod Woodson, Dick “Night Train” Lane, Charles Woodson, Ed Reed, and Ronnie Lott are among the National Football League’s career leaders in what statistical category? Paul Krause is the all-time leader with 81.
Interceptions
In a game played on October 18, 1924, a University of Illinois halfback scored four touchdowns in the game’s first twelve minutes, against a University of Michigan side that had only surrendered three touchdowns over the previous two seasons. The Wolverines would give up 54 total points that season, with 39 coming that day at the hands of the Illini (led by the player in question, who would later be named by ESPN as the best college football player of all time). Who was this player?
Harold “Red” Grange
Notre Dame only lost two games throughout the three years of Quarterback Harry Stuhldreher, left halfback Jim Crowley, right halfback Don Miller, and fullback Elmer Layden on the team. They were collectively known by this name.
Four Horsemen (of Notre Dame)
Bert Bell, Austin Gunsel, _______________, Paul Tagliabue, Roger Goodell. Fill in the blank with the name of the man who occupied his position in this chain for 29 years.
Pete Rozelle
The NFL includes the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and there could have been a third “Bay” team too – what team changed to a name that included that word for one month in 1971, before changing again to the name the team is known by today?
New England (Boston) Patriots
Of the states that the U.S. Census Bureau defines as being part of the Southern United States, three are home to at least two current NFL stadiums. Texas and Florida are two – what is the third?
Maryland
The 1999 offense of this team was at the time referred to as “The Greatest Show on Turf.”
St. Louis Rams
What NFL quarterback (and former 2017 MVP frontrunner) is the only player ever to be drafted #2 overall from an FCS (Division I-AA) school?
Carson Wentz (North Dakota State University)
This team won the only Rose Bowl to go into overtime.
University of Georgia (2018)
Name this play in which the QB runs the ball and can choose to pitch it to another back.
Option
Tom Landry perfected the shotgun formation with this team.
Dallas Cowboys
These “penalties” are simultaneous violations by the offense and defense that cancel each other out.
Offsetting
This is the nickname for the defensive line that took the Minnesota Vikings to four Super Bowls.
Purple People Eaters
Since the college football playoff National Championship began in 2014, what team went to three of the subsequent four final games, and won twice?
Alabama
This city that’s home to an NFL team is named for an 18th century British prime minister.
Pittsburgh
The first major professional American football team to move was the Staleys, who later became the Chicago Bears. What city in Illinois was their original hometown?
Decatur
While the Iron Bowl is a college football rivalry fought between Alabama vs. Auburn, and the Apple Cup pits Washington against Washington State, the Palmetto Bowl features two teams battling for football supremacy in what other state?
South Carolina
What does DVOA stand for?
Defense-Adjusted Value Over Average
The Kansas City Chiefs were originally known as what?
The Dallas Texans
This former Rams player was the lead receiver of “The Greatest Show on Turf.” As of the start of 2019, he is fifth in all-time receiving yards.
Isaac Bruce
Three National Football League teams have the team’s name spelled out as part of the primary logo depicted on their helmets during the 2018 regular season. Name all three.
Jets, Raiders, Steelers
The wishbone-C is a common logo design shared by a number of franchises, including the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Bears, and Minnesota Twins. However, the logo originated from collegiate athletics. Which university began wearing the wishbone-C in 1898 and still uses it today? The university is the only one to have played Notre Dame in football three or more times and never lost to the Fighting Irish.
University of Chicago
Fred Gehrke rushed for just 1,664 yards in his NFL career, but his impact on the NFL is still plainly evident. Gehrke is credited with painting the first logo on an NFL helmet in 1948 when he played for which team? A slightly modified version of the original design painted by Gehrke is still in use today.
Los Angeles Rams
