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Notre Dame Football History Quiz

Quiz Number: 705
Date Submitted: 2007-01-01 14:01:01
Quiz Categories: College Football
Quiz Type: General Quiz
Author: garrett
Average Score: 54.4 percent
Times Taken: 90 times
Taken by Registered Users: 5
Quiz Description: All about the history of Notre Dame Football! Written by krystal

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1. Notre Dame first sported a football team in what year?
  A.   1885
  B.   1886
  C.   1887
  D.   1888


2. Who was the first Notre Dame coach in history to have a losing record while coaching the Irish?
  A.   Joseph L. "Joe" Kuharich
  B.   Gerry Faust
  C.   Hugh J. Devore
  D.   Bob Davie


3. In what year did the Irish win their first national championship (as recognized by the NCAA)?
  A.   1924
  B.   1929
  C.   1930
  D.   1943


4. What team did the Irish defeat in their very first bowl appearance in 1925?
  A.   UCLA
  B.   USC
  C.   Penn
  D.   Stanford


5. Who was the first Notre Dame coach to win the Paul 'Bear' Bryant Award (Coach of the Year Award)?
  A.   Lou Holtz
  B.   Dan Devine
  C.   Ara Parseghian
  D.   Terry Brennan


6. Who was the first Notre Dame coach to win 100 career games with the Irish?
  A.   Frank W. Leahy
  B.   Lou Holtz
  C.   Knute Kenneth Rockne
  D.   Ara R. Parseghian


7. Who was the first Irish player to win the Heisman Trophy?
  A.   Paul Hornung
  B.   Johnny Lattner
  C.   Leon Hart
  D.   Angelo Bertelli


8. Who was the only team that defeated the Irish in their 1977 National Championship season?
  A.   Michigan
  B.   Arkansas
  C.   Mississippi
  D.   USC


9. What team did Notre Dame defeat in the 1989 Fiesta Bowl to secure both their undefeated season at 12-0 and the national championship?
  A.   Penn St.
  B.   West Virginia
  C.   Miami (FL)
  D.   Colorado


10. The annual winner of the Notre Dame-Purdue rivalry game is awarded with what coveted trophy?
  A.   The Megaphone
  B.   The Little Brown Jug
  C.   The Shillelagh Trophy
  D.   The Jeweled Shillelagh



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