Supe's Off-Season Trivia Challenge

[superman7515]

Randomly throughout weekdays I will be posting an FCS related trivia question. It could relate to a players time in the FCS, their time in a professional sports league, or their days before/after football. First one to get the question right will get some reppies, but I won't be doing it at the same time every day, it will just be when I get the free time and get the research done. Maybe I post it early for those of us not working at work, maybe I post it in the evening for the guys who actually had something to do that day, who knows. Point being, there's no set schedule and I won't be doing it on the weekends, haha.

I was going to kick it off tomorrow, but I figured what the hell, ya know...

Who was the most penalized former FCS player in the NFL during the 2012 regular season?

[asumike83]

Just a guess but I'll go with Cortland Finnegan, that dude is always fighting with somebody.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Demetress Bell

[superman7515]

Nope and Nope

[gotts]

Darryl Skrine

[superman7515]

There ya go. Darryl Skrine, DB from the Cleveland Browns was penalized 11 times (including 5 pass interference calls) for 150 yards (the most in the NFL) this past season. Skrine was drafted in the 2011 draft 5th round out of Chattanooga.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Darryl Skrine

Boo, I just found it.

[asumike83]

That's Buster Skrine to you!

[FormerPokeCenter]

I can't believe that Chattown Mocs didn't know this one!

Yet another in a long line of superlatives produced by Chattanooga!

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Excellent idea supey, I'm probably not gonna be alble to play too often but like reading it just the same.xthumbsupx

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Just a guess but I'll go with Cortland Finnegan, that dude is always fighting with somebody.

That guy's a real asshole. He prefers quality over quantity.

[superman7515]

This runningback was an All-American multiple times before moving on to the NFL and winning a Super Bowl. After retiring he became the first black elected to any public office in Las Vegas when he was elected to city council.

[HailSzczur]

Frank Hawkins of Nevada, then the Raiders

[superman7515]

That's correct. Frank Hawkins was a three time 1AA All-American, led 1AA in rushing twice, and still holds the NCAA record with 21 straight games rushing for over 100 yards. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

[Fear the Bird]

Demetress Bell

That bum couldn't find the field enough to commit penalties

[AshevilleApp2]

That's correct. Frank Hawkins was a three time 1AA All-American, led 1AA in rushing twice, and still holds the NCAA record with 21 straight games rushing for over 100 yards. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

May need some Georgia Southern fans to confirm, but I though Adrian Peterson had over 30 consecutive games with 100 yards rushing. Of course, I've been wrong before......

[NoDak 4 Ever]

That bum couldn't find the field enough to commit penalties

He was in the running early. ended up with 9 or so.

[FormerPokeCenter]

That bum couldn't find the field enough to commit penalties

He's a good kid....didn't play football until his junior year at Northwestern. I'm sure you know who his Dad is....not that the Dad ever did anything for him....

How the Dad isn't in JAIL for impregnating Bell's mom at like age 12 is beyond me. But, when you're a basketball God, you can get away with a lot.

Given what little prep work the kid's been able to do, I think the fact that he's still in the league is pretty amazing....

[citdog]

May need some Georgia Southern fans to confirm, but I though Adrian Peterson had over 30 consecutive games with 100 yards rushing. Of course, I've been wrong before......

I thought the same thing myself.

[superman7515]

May need some Georgia Southern fans to confirm, but I though Adrian Peterson had over 30 consecutive games with 100 yards rushing. Of course, I've been wrong before......

Hmm... I can't find anything to confirm that on any of the stats/records sites. It does say that he missed a couple of games each of his first three seasons (1998 played 11 out of 15, 1999 played 11 out of 15, 2000 played 13 out of 15, 2001 played 14 out of 14), so they may be consecutive to him playing but not actually consecutive games since he never actually played in 30 games in a row, which would be why he doesn't have the record.

[AshevilleApp2]

Hmm... I can't find anything to confirm that on any of the stats/records sites. It does say that he missed a couple of games each of his first three seasons (1998 played 11 out of 15, 1999 played 11 out of 15, 2000 played 13 out of 15, 2001 played 14 out of 14), so they may be consecutive to him playing but not actually consecutive games since he never actually played in 30 games in a row, which would be why he doesn't have the record.

Most Consecutive Games Gaining 100
Yards or More
Season
11—Frank Hawkins, Nevada, 1980; Rich Lemon, Bucknell,
1994; Charles Roberts, Sacramento St., 1998; Adrian
Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998-99; Jamaal Branch,
Colgate, 2003; Jordan Scott, Colgate, 2007

Career
36—Adrian Peterson, Ga. Southern, 1998-01

Found it on this website.


What you said does make some sense though, since he didn't play all the games.

[Fear the Bird]

He's a good kid....didn't play football until his junior year at Northwestern. I'm sure you know who his Dad is....not that the Dad ever did anything for him....

How the Dad isn't in JAIL for impregnating Bell's mom at like age 12 is beyond me. But, when you're a basketball God, you can get away with a lot.

Given what little prep work the kid's been able to do, I think the fact that he's still in the league is pretty amazing....

I'm sure he is, I'm just a jaded Eagles fan at this point unfortunately

[NoDak 4 Ever]

He's a good kid....didn't play football until his junior year at Northwestern. I'm sure you know who his Dad is....not that the Dad ever did anything for him....

How the Dad isn't in JAIL for impregnating Bell's mom at like age 12 is beyond me. But, when you're a basketball God, you can get away with a lot.

Given what little prep work the kid's been able to do, I think the fact that he's still in the league is pretty amazing....


Hey Baby...want me to put a lineman in ya?

http://sharetv.org/images/guide/166083.jpg

[superman7515]

What team posted the biggest one year record turn-around in 1AA/FCS history?

[citdog]

What team posted the biggest one year record turn-around in 1AA/FCS history?

2012 villinova?

[Professor Chaos]

Towson?

From 1-10 in 2010 to 9-3 in 2011

[TheRevSFA]

Nicholls State? I think it was 1996?

[superman7515]

Nope, nope, and nope

[El Griz]

Montana State: 1983 1-10; 1984 12-2 (with a championship)

[superman7515]

Montana State: 1983 1-10; 1984 12-2 (with a championship)

That's correct! Dave Arnold's first season in 1983 saw Montana State hit the bottom of the barrel, but the very next season they went from chumps to champs.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Montana State: 1983 1-10; 1984 12-2 (with a championship)

Wow, that's pretty cool!

[Laker]

Montana State: 1983 1-10; 1984 12-2 (with a championship)

That is amazing.

[AmsterBison]

That is amazing.

They won two games in 1985... yikes, talk about a rollercoaster.

[superman7515]

What team has the most overtime wins without a loss in 1AA/FCS history?

[TheRevSFA]

Richmond?

[superman7515]

Nope

[superman7515]

Actually kinda surprised to only get one guess on this, some of their fans are on right now, I would have thought they would know they've never lost in OT.

[TheRevSFA]

Happy Appy?

[superman7515]

No sir

[gotts]

McNeese?

[superman7515]

McNeese?

And we have a winner! Must have been a bit harder question today. McNeese State is 5-0 in OT games, the only team to play 4 OT games without a loss. Richmond has the most OT wins, they are 11-1 with their only OT loss coming against UMass in 1996. They were 3-0 in OT at the time and 8-0 in OT since.

[Tribe4SF]

McNeese St.

Edit: I'm slow because I'm old.

[Walkon79]

Montana State: 1983 1-10; 1984 12-2 (with a championship)

I was going to guess that as well!

[superman7515]

McNeese St.

Edit: I'm slow because I'm old.

Don't worry about it, there should be plenty of chances to get one. I'm trying to spread it around a bit and not get too many from one school or even one conference. So far we've hit on Chattanooga, Nevada, Montana State, McNeese... No stone unturned.

[TheRevSFA]

Eh no one cares about McNeese.

[superman7515]

Eh no one cares about McNeese.

You might be right. McNeese75 was on and I figured he'd get it pretty quick... No dice.

[superman7515]

A lot of 3's in trivia today... Since the beginning of 1AA/FCS, 33 teams have lost a perfect season (undefeated and untied) in their final game of the season, whether that was in the playoffs or their final regular season game. Over 25% of those losses have come to just 3 teams, who have knocked off an undefeated team in the final game 3 times each.

Who are those three teams with a knack for the knock-off?

[Sammy94]

NDSU is one.
App St. and Youngstown St. would be my guesses for the other two.

[superman7515]

All three are wrong.

[GAD]

is Richmond one?

[superman7515]

No sir.

[MR. CHICKEN]

DELAWARE....PRETTY SURE
UMA$$..........MAYBE
MAINE..........JES' GUESSIN'

[superman7515]

Mr. Chicken with 2 outta 3!

[MR. CHICKEN]

NORTHEASTERN???

[TheRevSFA]

Delaware UMASS and Georgia Southern?

[asucrutch23]

Delaware, UMass, and Nova?

[HailSzczur]

My guess is maybe a patriot league team for the 3rd? I'll try Lafayette?

[superman7515]

Delaware UMASS and Georgia Southern?

We have a winner!

Delaware has done it three times:
2000 vs Lehigh - Delaware wins 47-22
2003 vs Colgate - Delaware wins 40-0
2007 vs Northern Iowa - Delaware wins 39-27

UMass did it three times:
1978 vs Nevada - UMass wins 44-21
1998 vs Lehigh - UMass wins 27-21
1998 vs Georgia Southern - UMass wins 55-43

Georgia Southern did it three times:
1985 vs Middle Tennessee State - Georgia Southern wins 28-21
1986 vs Nevada - Georgia Southern wins 48-38
1995 vs Troy - Georgia Southern wins 24-21


The teams to have it happen to them the most often?
Montana three times (losses to Marshall, Wofford, and Villanova)
Lehigh three times (losses to Delaware, UMass, and Furman)
Nevada three times (losses to UMass, Georgia Southern, and Youngstown State)

[TheRevSFA]

Sweet! Thanks for the rep. I now sit at 5600 rep points. Me gusta

I tried to rep you back but I gotta spread my lovin first. You understand, it's not cheating, it benefits you

Someone hit supe up in the interim

[superman7515]

This appropriately named linebacker holds the 1AA/FCS record for career solo tackles.

[Southern Bison]

Boomer Grigsby from ISU-r

[superman7515]

Boomer Grigsby from ISU-r

That's correct. Boomer Grigsby holds the record with 325 solo tackles (580 total) at a record 9.8 solo tackles per game. Grigsby went on to a short career with the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins and was featured in the 2007 season of "Hard Knocks" with the Chiefs.

[Southern Bison]

Thanks for the rep Supe!

[superman7515]

Name the former 1AA/FCS players who went on to become Super Bowl MVP.

[asumike83]

Kurt Warner?

[superman7515]

There was more than one, haha.

[asumike83]

Ah yes, playerS.

[asumike83]

Warner, Jerry Rice, Phil Simms.

[superman7515]

Close

[asumike83]

Damn. That's all I got without cheating!

[Southern Bison]

Phil Simms, Jerry Rice, Richard Dent, & Kurt Warner,

[Southern Bison]

Damn. That's all I got without cheating!

You forgot about the Super Bowl Shuffle.


http://youtu.be/2B74ii2F0Bw

[superman7515]

Phil Simms, Jerry Rice, Richard Dent, & Kurt Warner,

That's correct. Richard Dent started at Tennessee State while they were an independent 1A school, but before his senior year TSU moved down to 1AA.

[McNeese75]

You might be right. McNeese75 was on and I figured he'd get it pretty quick... No dice.

I was on but not on this thread and if I was, I would have hit the button and shouted McNeese, lol. And Rev, well, you know :D

[superman7515]

What coach, past or present, has the best record in Patriot League history (by win %, not just the most wins)?

[citdog]

What coach, past or present, has the best record in Patriot League history (by win %, not just the most wins)?

Higgins?



kind of like being the tallest midget isn't it?

[superman7515]

Higgins?

kind of like being the tallest midget isn't it?

1) No
2) Probably

[Fordham]

1) No
2) Probably

Duffner?

[BisonFan02]

What coach, past or present, has the best record in Patriot League history (by win %, not just the most wins)?

Duffner?

[superman7515]

Duffner?

That's correct. Mark Duffner was the head coach at Holy Cross for six seasons, from 1986-1991, finishing with a conference record of 25-1 (.962) and an overall record of 60-5-1 (.917). He then moved on to be the head coach of the Maryland Terrapins, but failed to experience nearly the level of success he had at Holy Cross.

[superman7515]

Who holds the record for most receptions in a season by a tight end?

[MR. CHICKEN]

17519......STEPHEN CAMPBELL...BROWN.....BROCK??

[813Jag]

Who holds the record for most receptions in a season by a tight end?
Stephen Campbell, Brown 120 receptions

[superman7515]

17519......STEPHEN CAMPBELL...BROWN.....BROCK??

That's correct. Sorry for not replying sooner, the drive home took a little longer than usual.

Stephen Campbell caught 120 passes for 1,332 yards for Brown in 2000. As a tight end he won the Football Gazette NCAA Division I FCS Wide Receiver of the Year award, New England Football Writers Gold Helmet of the Year Award, and a Walter Payton Award finalist. Campbell was named 3 time All Ivy, 2 time All New England, and in 2000 was named a 1st Team All-American by ESPN/USA Today, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, AFCA, The Sports Network, Football News, and Football Gazette.

[superman7515]

Who had the longest losing streak in 1AA/FCS history?

[MR. CHICKEN]

COLUMBIA?...........................BROCK/BRAWK/BARAK!!

[superman7515]

No sir

[MR. CHICKEN]

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M?.....AWK!

[citdog]

prarie view

[superman7515]

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M?.....AWK!

That's correct. Prairie View A&M lost 80 straight games sandwiched between their wins over Mississippi Valley State on 10/28/1989 and Langston on 9/26/1998. Your first guess of Columbia actually has the second longest streak at 44 consecutive losses between 1983 and 1988.

[MSUBobcat]

That's correct. Prairie View A&M lost 80 straight games sandwiched between their wins over Mississippi Valley State on 10/28/1989 and Langston on 9/26/1998. Your first guess of Columbia actually has the second longest streak at 44 consecutive losses between 1983 and 1988.

Ouch!!

[superman7515]

This former 1AA/FCS guard is the only player to win a Super Bowl in the NFL, a Grey Cup in the CFL, and the Million Dollar Game in the XFL.

[HailSzczur]

Bobby Singh.

What a career path he had:
Hawaii to Portland St to St Louis Rams to Los Angles Xtreme to Calgary Stampede to BC Lions back to Calgary to Winnipeg Blue Bombers back to BC

[superman7515]

Bobby Singh.

What a career path he had:
Hawaii to Portland St to St Louis Rams to Los Angles Xtreme to Calgary Stampede to BC Lions back to Calgary to Winnipeg Blue Bombers back to BC

You got it!

Singh was All Big Sky two times for Portland, All-American his senior year, and Scholar Athlete of the Year. He won the Super Bowl with the 1999 St. Louis Rams (The Greatest Show on Turf), won the Million Dollar Game with the Los Angeles Xtreme in the XFL, and the Grey Cup with the BC Lions. While in the CFL he won the Outstanding Canadian Award and Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award. He now runs the Down, Set, Hut football camp and has been involved as a member of the school board in Vancouver.

[superman7515]

Who was the first defensive player from 1AA drafted into the NFL?

[TheRevSFA]

Jesse Baker?

[superman7515]

Jesse Baker?

That's correct. Jesse Baker was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1979 NFL Draft as a defensive end out of Jacksonville State. The next two picks of the draft were Jim Haslett and Bob Golic and Joe Montana was not drafted until the end of the 3rd round.

[TheRevSFA]

Awesome! Thanks Supe!

[superman7515]

Hmm... Maybe something a little out of the box for the last day of the month... Here is an anagram of a 1AA/FCS team, name the team:
A Heartlands Street Woe

[Professor Chaos]

Delaware State Hornets

[superman7515]

Delaware State Hornets

That's correct Prof.

Delaware State actually went to Division 1AA football before the University of Delaware did. Their most successful period was under Coach Bill Collick in the mid & late 80's, but despite a couple of MEAC Championships during that period and several 9 win seasons, they never made the playoffs until 2007 under Al Lavan.