Football Coaching History
This winningest coach in NFL History died on Monday at the age of 90.
Who is Don Shula?
What is St. Thomas vs. St. John's (2017)?
In order for an offensive formation to be legal, this many men must be on the line of scrimmage.
What is 7?
The Colts made the right decision at the top of the 1998 NFL Draft when they took this Tennessee Volunteer over Washing State's Ryan Leaf.
Who is Peyton Manning?
These are the 3 pillars of our "Commitment to Excellence".
What are Attention to Detail, Effort, and Finish?
5 head coaches have claimed a total of 11 National Championships at Notre Dame. Name any of them.
Who are Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy, Ara Parseghian, Dan Devine, and Lou Holtz?
Known simply as "The Game", a late season showdown pits these 2 Big Ten rivals against each other.
Who are Ohio St. and Michigan?
Per NCAA rules, this is the minimum amount of time needed on the clock in order to attempt a spike.
What is 3 seconds?
Lawrence Taylor shares the record for most Defensive Player of the Year awards with this current (and oft-injured) defender.
Who is JJ Watt?
This drives the culture.
What are our/my actions?
This man's "West Coast" Offense actually originated during his time as the Offensive Coordinator in Cincinnati when he was forced to play a weak-armed backup QB.
Who is Bill Walsh?
In SEC country, the "Iron Bowl" pits Alabama against Auburn while the in "World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" these neighboring state universities face off.
Who are Florida and Georgia?
On a kickoff, the ball must travel this many yards before the kicking team can legally touch it.
What is 10 yards?
Jerry Rice hauled in 22,895 receiving yards over a 20 year career, but this active desert receiver is 2nd on the career list with over 17,000 yards since his 2004 drafting.
Who is Larry Fitzgerald?
A compliant athlete does what the coaches ask while this type of athlete does extra.
What is a committed athlete?
Giddy up, Cowboy! In 2014, Pete Carroll joined these 2 former Dallas coaches as the only men to lead a team to a Super Bowl victory and a College Football National Championship. Name either.
Who are Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer?
Coach Petty is excited that these 2 former Big-12 rivals recently agreed to renew the "Border War" in future seasons.
Who are Kansas and Missouri?
After a safety, the ball must be kicked off from this yard line.
What is the 20 yard line?
The Bills' Bruce Smith is the NFL career leader in sacks, but this former New York Giant holds the record for a single season with 22.5 in 2001.
Who is Michael Strahan?
This is the ability to "do your job under pressure".
What is poise?
Before winning 6 championships with the Crimson Tide, this "Bear" won conference titles at Kentucky and Texas A&M in the 1950's.
Who is Paul "Bear" Bryant?
The "Holy War" pits these 2 in-state rivals against one another.
Who are BYU and Utah?
An offensive player can legally block below the waist within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage and "in front" of the defender, a region defined along a clock face as within these two times.
What is 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock?
Chuck Howley became the only Super Bowl MVP from a losing team when the Baltimore Colts beat this team in Super Bowl V.
Who are the Dallas Cowboys?
The rarest Bomber of all is this type: one who is committed, does extra, and brings others along with them.
What is a Compelled athlete?