College Football Trivia Questions and Answers

College football trivia questions and answers is a great way to test yourself and others on the knowledge of the sport.

As the next season approaches, this trivia game can help you learn more about the game, your team and get you ready for the upcoming season. So why not give it a try?

For more sporting quiz, see NHL Trivia Questions and Answers, and NFL Trivia Questions and Answers.

College Football Trivia Questions and Answers

1. When was the first official college football game played?

Answer: The first college game was played in November 6, 1869

2. Who won the first Heisman Trophy in 1935?

Answer: Jay Berwanger, a halfback from the University of Chicago.

3. Who is the only player to have won the Heisman for a team on NCAA probation?

Answer: Andre Ware

4. How many teams are in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)?

Answer: 131

5. Who is the most winningest coach in college football history?

Answer: Joe Paterno with 409 wins.

6. How many players are on each side of a college football team?

Answer: 11 players on each side.

7. Which college football team has won the most national championships as at 2022?

Answer: Yale University have won 18 national championships.

8. Who holds the record for most career passing yards in college football as at 2022?

Answer: Case Keenum, who accumulated 19,217 yards during his college career at Houston and Washington State.

9. What two teams have played each other the most in college football?

Answer: The two teams that have played each other the most in college football are the Lehigh–Lafayette rivalry, also known as "The Rivalry." Both teams have played each other 157 times.

10. What school has played in more bowl games than any other school?

Answer: The University of Alabama Crimson Tide has played in more bowl games than any other school in college football history. As of 2021, the Crimson Tide have played in 65 bowl games, winning 37 of them.

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11. What is the name of the trophy awarded to the winner of the Army-Navy game each year?

Answer: The Commander-in-Chief's Trophy.

12. How many minutes long is a quarter in college football?

Answer: 15 minutes long.

13. What is “The Granddaddy of Them All” when referring to college football bowl games?

Answer: The Rose Bowl Game, which was first held in 1902 and takes place annually on New Year's Day or January 2nd.

14. Where does ESPN’s College Gameday originate from each week during the season?

Answer: The location changes every week and usually takes place at a campus site hosting an important matchup that day or weekend; however, it can also be located at neutral sites for high profile games such as conference championship games or playoff semi-finals and finals.

15. Which college football team has the longest winning streak in college football history as at 2022?

Answer: The Oklahoma Sooners (with 47 consecutive wins from 1953-1957)

16. Who holds the record for most rushing yards in a single season in college football?

Answer: Barry Sanders (with 2,628 rushing yards in 1988)

17. Who holds the record for most touchdowns scored in a single season in college football as at 2022?

Answer: Joe Burrow with 60 touchdowns

18. What team has the most all-time wins in college football?

Answer: Michigan Wolverines, with 953 all-time wins.

19. Who is the only player to win the Heisman Trophy twice?

Answer: Archie Griffin, in 1974 and 1975.

20. What team has the most consecutive bowl game appearances?

Answer: Florida State Seminoles, with 35 consecutive bowl game appearances from 1982-2016.

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21. Who is the only player to win the Heisman Trophy, Super Bowl MVP, and NFL MVP?

Answer: Marcus Allen

22. Who is the only player to win the Outland Trophy as a defensive player?

Answer: Ndamukong Suh, in 2009 and Pitt's Aaron Donald in 2013.

23. What team has the most all-time conference championships in the Big Ten as at 2022?

Answer: Ohio State Buckeyes (with 37 conference championships)

24. What team has the most all-time conference championships in the SEC?

Answer: Alabama Crimson Tide

25. What team has the most all-time conference championships in the ACC?

Answer: The Clemson Tigers

26. True or false: The University of Alabama has won the most national championships in college football.

Answer: True (Alabama has won 15 national championships)

27. Fill in the blank: The __ Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Answer: Orange Bowl

28. True or false: The University of Notre Dame has won the most all-time national championships in college football.

Answer: False. While Notre Dame has won a total of 11 national championships, the University of Yale has won the most all-time national championships in college football with 18.

29. Where is College Football Playoff 2023 be held?

Answer: At SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California

30. Who is the highest paid College Football coach 2022?

Answer: Nick Saban ($11.7 million)

31. Which is the biggest College Football stadium?

Answer: The biggest college football stadium in the United States is the Michigan Stadium, also known as "The Big House," with a seating capacity of 107,601.

32. What is nil in College Football games?

Answer: "Nil" in college football refers to a score of zero, or a shutout

33. How long are College Football games?

Answer: College football games are typically 60 minutes long, divided into four quarters of 15 minutes each

34. Where did Sam Ehlinger play College Football?

Answer: The University of Texas at Austin

35. Who is currently ranked number one in College Football 2022?

Answer: UGA with 1574 points