Trivia Pt. 5: Rivalries

So, in honor of the South's Oldest Rivalry, a new trivia question:

What are the longest running rivalries in college football? How about the top 15 in I-A, and we'll say the top 5 in I-AA.

Answers are posted in the Comments section.

Trivia Pt. 4: Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My!

More mascot/nickname trivia! This one is in honor of the Tigers-Tigers matchup this week in Red Stick.

1) What is the most prolific nickname used in both I-A and I-AA football: Tigers, Wildcats, Bears, Bulldogs, or Eagles?

2) What is the most prolific nickname used amongst I-A football teams: Tigers, Wildcats, Bears, Bulldogs, or Eagles?

3) What is the most prolific nickname used amongst I-AA football teams: Tigers, Wildcats, Bears, Bulldogs, or Eagles?

4) What is the most prolific nickname used solely in I-A football (that is, no I-AA team uses the nickname for its football team): Huskies, Owls, Cougars, Aggies, or Broncos?

5) What is the most prolific nickname used solely in I-AA football (that is, no I-A team uses the nickname for its football team): Dukes, Lions, Bison, Lumberjacks, or Hornets?

6) How many teams in Division I football have the word "Fighting" in their nickname?

7) How many teams in Division I football have the word "Golden" in their nickname?

8) How many teams in Division I football have the word "Red" as part of their nickname?

9) How many teams in Division I football have the word "Blue" as part of their nickname?

10) Which of these is not a Division I football team's nickname: Demons, Jackrabbits, Seawolves, Lynx, or Delta Devils?

11) Which of these is not a Division I football team's nickname: Huskies, Retrievers, Great Danes, Terriers, or Bulldogs?

12) Which of these is not a Division I football team's nickname: Fightin' Injuns, Ragin' Cajuns, or Runnin' Bulldogs?

Answers in the Comments section.

Trivia Pt. 3: The Wildcat Offense

The Wildcat Offense. It's been around for 70 years or so, but it has just recently been popularized by Gus Malzahn, former Arkansas OC and current Auburn OC. Since these teams met this weekend, it seemed appropriate that the trivia question should be related to this thread that links the two teams. However, I'm going in a little bit different direction:

How many teams in Division I-A or Division I-AA college football can you name that use "Wildcats" as their team nickname? The I-A teams are probably easier to name (there are four of them), but the I-AA teams are definitely a lot more difficult (there are five of them). Answers will be posted to the comments shortly, so no peeking!

Trivia, Part 2: Tennessee vs. Auburn Pro Bowl Edition

I feel like "We're Going To Be Friends" by The White Stripes should be playing in the background of this picture.

SPOILER ALERT: Answers will be posted shortly in the comments, so don't look unless you want to know.

I was curious to see if Tennessee or Auburn had any former players who made last year's Pro Bowl (which I figured they both would), and it turns out that Tennessee has starters on both the AFC and NFC teams while Auburn has a starter on the NFC side and a reserve on the AFC side (at least one for both teams, but I didn't count them all up). That sparked a trivia question:

For how many starting players in last year's Pro Bowl can you name the college or university that he attended? To be honest, I only knew 12 of these. I'll give you the rosters:

AFC:

Peyton Manning (QB, Colts)

Thomas Jones (HB, Jets)

Le'Ron McClain (FB, Ravens)

Andre Johnson (WR, Texans)

Brandon Marshall (WR, Broncos)

Tony Gonzalez (TE, Chiefs)

Joe Thomas (T, Browns)

Jason Peters (T, Bills)

Alan Faneca (G, Jets)

Kris Dielman (G, Chargers)

Kevin Mawae (C, Titans)

Mario Williams (DE, Texans)

Dwight Freeney (DE, Colts)

Albert Haynesworth (DT, Titans)

Kris Jenkins (DT, Jets)

James Harrison (OLB, Steelers)

Joey Porter (OLB, Dolphins)

Ray Lewis (ILB, Ravens)

Nnamdi Asomugha (CB, Raiders)

Cortland Finnegan (CB, Titans)

Ed Reed (FS, Ravens)

Troy Polamalu (SS, Steelers)

Shane Lechler (P, Raiders)

Stephen Gostkowski (K, Patriots)

Leon Washington (KR, Jets)

Brendon Ayanbadejo (Special Teams, Ravens)

NFC:

Kurt Warner (QB, Cardinals)

Adrian Peterson (HB, Vikings)

Mike Sellers (FB, Redskins)

Larry Fitzgerald (WR, Cardinals)

Anquan Boldin (WR, Cardinals)

Jason Witten (TE, Cowboys)

Jordan Gross (T, Panthers)

Walter Jones (T, Seahawks)

Steve Hutchinson (G, Vikings)

Chris Snee (G, Giants)

Andrew Gurode (C, Cowboys)

Julius Peppers (DE, Panthers)

Justin Tuck (DE, Giants)

Kevin Williams (DT, Vikings)

Jay Ratliff (DT, Cowboys)

DeMarcus Ware (OLB, Cowboys)

Lance Briggs (OLB, Bears)

Patrick Willis (ILB, 49ers)

Charles Woodson (CB, Packers)

Antoine Winfield (CB, Vikings)

Nick Collins (FS, Packers)

Adrian Wilson (SS, Cardinals)

Jeff Feagles (P, Giants)

John Carney (K, Giants)

Clifton Smith (KR, Buccaneers)

Sean Morey (Special Teams, Cardinals)

Good luck. Some of these are tough!

Trivia answers + questions

So, about my earlier remark, the answer to the trivia question "Who started at QB in Troy's first game as a Div. I team?", the answer is Hoover's own Brock Nutter. Good job to all who knew that one.

In honor of the big Alabama-N. Texas matchup this past weekend, I have another two trivia questions.

Eli Gold made mention of the first one, but here goes:

1) What are the 12 universities in Division I-A (I refuse to call them FBS) football whose nickname does not end in an -s? Bonus points for naming the mascot too.

2) By my count, there are 13 colleges and universities in Division I-AA (again, not FCS) that fall in this category as well. Bonus points for naming the mascot too. I'll give hints here:

• Three of the schools are in the Ivy League
• One school changed in 1999 from the Fighting Christians to their current nickname
• Three of the schools (none of the previously mentioned ones) have the same nickname (that mascot is pictured in this post)
• One of the teams plays Division I-A basketball

I'll be impressed if anyone can name several of them without looking.