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Welcome to the first of what I hope will be a continuing series of trivia columns. This week's offering harkens back to the 1998 season -- arguably the most exciting year in college football history.
I'll print all the answers next week, but if you really get stuck you can find most of them in past articles here at Suite 101 NCAA College Football. Good luck! 1) Who won the first football game of the 1998 season? 2) During the first full weekend of action, how many AP Top 25 teams were upset? 3) What team did Penn State beat to give Joe Paterno his 300th career coaching victory? 4) Against what team did Prairie View A&M get their first win since 1989, snapping an 80-game losing streak? 5) What team ended Nebraska's 19-game winning streak on Oct. 10? 6) What Division II running back broke the NCAA record for most career rushing yards this season? 7) Ricky Williams became the leading rusher in NCAA Division I-A history on Nov. 28. Against what team did he set the mark? 8) Whose record did he break? 9) UCLA suffered their only loss of the season to the Miami Hurricanes on Dec. 5. Who scored the winning touchdown? 10) Who won the 1998 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award? 11) Who won the Chuck Bednarik Trophy as the defensive player of the year? 12) What team won the Division I-AA National Championship? 13) What team won the Division II National Championship? 14) What team won the Division III National Championship? 15) Who was the 1998 NCAA Division I-A leader in Passing Efficiency? 16) Who was the 1998 NCAA Division I-A leader in All-Purpose Yards? 17) Who was the 1998 NCAA Division I-A leader in Scoring? 18) What team led Division I-A in Total Offense? 19) What team led Division I-A in Turnover Margin? 20) What team led Division I-A in Passing Defense? BONUS: How many Division I-A teams averaged more than 300 yards rushing this season? Name them. Go To Page: 1
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