College Football Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A ball carrier retreats into their own end zone and is tackled there while the ball remains live. What is the usual result?
A touchback worth no points
A touchdown for the defense
A five-yard penalty with the offense keeping possession
A safety worth two points to the defense
2. An offensive lineman commits a false start before the snap. What is the standard consequence?
A 10-yard penalty and loss of down
No penalty unless the defense crosses the line
A 15-yard penalty assessed after the play
A 5-yard penalty, with the play stopped before it begins
3. It is second-and-7. The offense gains 4 yards, and there is no penalty. What is the next down and distance?
Third-and-4
Third-and-3
Second-and-3
First-and-10
4. A team scores a touchdown, makes the one-point kick, and later kicks a field goal. How many total points did those plays produce?
9 points
11 points
10 points
12 points
5. A college ball carrier slips, and one knee touches the ground while the player still controls the ball. No defender has made contact. What happens?
Play continues until a defender touches the runner
Play continues because the runner did not fumble
The ball becomes dead where the knee touched
The offense receives a penalty for going to the ground
6. Under ordinary circumstances, how far must an offense advance within four downs to earn a new first down?
10 yards
8 yards
15 yards
5 yards
7. A defender intercepts a pass and is then legally tackled in the field of play. What follows?
The intercepting team takes possession at the end of the return
The play is repeated from the previous spot
The defense receives two points and then kicks off
The original offense keeps the ball but loses a down
8. What shared institutional identity helps make the Army–Navy game distinctive?
Both teams represent United States federal service academies
Both teams represent state flagship universities
Both teams represent private religious universities
Both teams represent military preparatory high schools
9. Which two programs meet in the rivalry commonly called “The Game”?
Army and Navy
Alabama and Auburn
Michigan and Ohio State
Oklahoma and Texas
10. A receiver controls a forward pass and gets one foot down in bounds before landing out of bounds. Assuming all other catch requirements are met, how is this ruled in college football?
Incomplete because the receiver's momentum carried them out
Complete only if the catch passed the first-down marker
Incomplete unless both feet came down in bounds
Complete because one foot came down in bounds
11. In which city is the Rose Bowl stadium located?
Dallas, Texas
Miami Gardens, Florida
New Orleans, Louisiana
Pasadena, California
12. On second down near midfield, a runner fumbles and the loose ball rolls out of bounds between the goal lines without being recovered. What is the usual result?
The opposing team automatically gains possession
The fumbling team retains possession at the out-of-bounds spot and proceeds to the next down
The down is replayed from the previous line of scrimmage
The fumbling team receives a 10-yard penalty
13. How many points is a touchdown worth before any conversion attempt?
7 points
6 points
3 points
8 points
14. How long is the playing field from one goal line to the other, excluding the end zones?
80 yards
100 yards
120 yards
110 yards
15. What does the Heisman Trophy primarily recognize?
The national champion head coach
The nation's top defensive unit
An outstanding college football player
The winner of the oldest annual rivalry game
16. Which matchup is known as the Iron Bowl?
Alabama versus Auburn
Georgia versus Florida
USC versus Notre Dame
Michigan versus Michigan State