Penn State Nittany Lion Football Team Quiz
Do you really know everything about Penn State Nittany Lion Football?
- 1.Who was the head coach in 1982 for the 11-1-0 Penn State football team?
- A.
Joe Paterno
- B.
Paul "Bear" Bryant
- C.
Dennis Erickson
- D.
Young LaVell Edwards
- 2.Who was the head coach in 1986 for the 12-0-0 Penn State football team?
- A.
Young LaVell Edwards
- B.
Joe Paterno
- C.
Steve Spurrier
- D.
Howard Schnellenberger
- 3.Which bowl game did the Penn State Nittany Lions win in both 2006 and 2007?
- A.
Sugar Bowl
- B.
Fiesta Bowl
- C.
Rose Bowl
- D.
Orange Bowl
- 4.Which Penn State football coach was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008?
- A.
Jack Hollenback
- B.
Bob Higgins
- C.
Joe Paterno
- D.
Bill Hollenback
- 5.Which Penn State Nittany Lion suffered a season-ending ACL tear prior to the 2008 season?
- A.
Daryll Clark
- B.
Deon Butler
- C.
Kevin Kelly
- D.
Sean Lee
- 6.What Penn State football player participated in the torch relay for 2002's Salt Lake City Olympics?
- A.
Todd Blackledge
- B.
Zack Mills
- C.
Adam Taliaferro
- D.
Larry Johnson
- 7.Which Nittany Lion won the 2002 Maxwell and Camp Awards but finished third in Heisman voting?
- A.
Larry Johnson
- B.
Zack Mills
- C.
Bryant Johnson
- D.
Michael Haynes
- 8.Which former Nittany Lion earned an Emmy nomination in 2004 for his work as a football analyst?
- A.
Franco Harris
- B.
Dan Marino
- C.
Todd Blackledge
- D.
Lydell Mitchell
- 9.A "Sporting News" cover story featured what Penn State 2005 football All-American from Liberia?
- A.
Anwar Phillips
- B.
Matthew Rice
- C.
Levi Brown
- D.
Tamba Hali
- 10.Penn State outlasted which other legend-coached team 26-23 in the Jan. 3, 2006 Orange Bowl?
- A.
Virginia Cavaliers
- B.
USC Trojans
- C.
Florida State Seminoles
- D.
Florida Gators
- 11.Which Penn State linebacker won both the Butkus and Bednarik Awards in 2005?
- A.
Tim Shaw
- B.
Paul Posluszny
- C.
Dan Connor
- D.
Deryk Toles
- 12.Whose frenetic 78-yard punt return TD was key when Penn State drubbed Notre Dame 31-10 in 2007?
- A.
Derrick Williams
- B.
A.J. Wallace
- C.
Jerome Hayes
- D.
Anthony Scirrotto
- 13.Which senior quarterback led Penn State to a 9-4 season in 2007?
- A.
Paul Cianciolo
- B.
Anthony Morelli
- C.
Daryll Clark
- D.
Chris Ganter
- 14.Which Penn State linebacker won the Bednarik Best College Defensive Player Award in 2007?
- A.
Sean Lee
- B.
Dan Conner
- C.
Tim Shaw
- D.
Deryk Toles
- 15.Who ended his career with the 2006 season, second to Curt Warner in Penn State career rushing yards?
- A.
Larry Johnson
- B.
Tony Hunt
- C.
Austin Scott
- D.
Michael Robinson
- 16.In 2006, what caused Joe Paterno to miss a Penn State football game for the first time since 1977?
- A.
Leg Surgery Recovery
- B.
Son's Wedding
- C.
Daughter's Graduation
- D.
Birth Of Grandchild
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 127 | Last updated: Mar 10, 2015
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Sample QuestionSophomore Larry Johnson led Penn State in what category in 2000?
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Sample QuestionIn 2002, who became the first defensive back to lead Penn State in tackles in consecutive seasons?
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Sample QuestionPenn State quarterback Darryl Clark ran and passed for how many total TDs in the 2008 season?
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