CFB Ties by HightB

Champion(s):

BarkerC
"We fight for better days."


Runner(s)-Up:

KelsoT
I have to have a motto? NO ONE TOLD ME I HAD TO HAVE A MOTTO!


Quiz Description

Remember when ties occurred in college football? Pepperidge Farm remembers. Wait, scratch that, they didn't pay for a sponsorship. Anyway, questions about ties in college football.

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1 BarkerC 499 97 21
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2 KelsoT 473 91 21
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4 GrahamJ 395 79 21
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8 ChloeDenmark 332 55 00
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9 johnbcrowe 309 50 00
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11 WatsonG 287 38 00
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Questions:

Perhaps the most infamous tie game in the Michigan/Ohio State rivalry occurred in this year, when a 10-10 result led to a conference-wide vote that narrowly sent Ohio State to the Rose Bowl.

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1973

Ara Parseghian was admittedly at a disadvantage during the 1966 "Game of the Century" tie with Michigan State, as he had to use a backup quarterback after a first-quarter injury. Name either said backup or the starter for Notre Dame, who was drafted by the Steelers one year before Terry Bradshaw.

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Coley O'BRIEN or Terry HANRATTY

The 1990 season saw not only a split national championship between the AP and UPI champions, but the last time either service picked a team with a tie on its record. Name both schools that claimed a title.

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COLORADO, GEORGIA TECH

The 1995 NAIA Division II championship game ended in a tie between Findlay and Central Washington, which was led by what future NFL quarterback who went on to play for Seattle, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Dallas?

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Jon KITNA

The last major college football tie occurred on November 25, 1995 as a long missed field goal from Illinois prevented them from gaining a road victory over this school, although they kept Darrell Bevell from completing his Senior Day game.

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WISCONSIN

Name either starting quarterback from the 1994 "Choke at Doak" FSU/Florida 31-31 tie. One went on to win a Heisman Trophy, the other eventually became an ESPN personality.

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Danny WUERFFEL or Danny KANELL

In the 1988 Sugar Bowl, Pat Dye sent out Win Lyle on the last play of regulation to kick a field goal that would tie this team, spoiling their chance of a perfect record.

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SYRACUSE

On November 8, 1980, #1 Notre Dame was held to a 3-3 tie by a Georgia Tech team that finished the season 1-9-1. The Wreck were coached by what former NFL center, who went on to lead programs at Alabama, Kentucky, and Georgia State?

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Bill CURRY

The Yale team that was famously "beaten 29-29" by Harvard in 1968 featured quarterback Brian Dowling and this future NFL player who went on to have a son who excelled at basketball in the ACC and NBA.

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CALVIN HILL

The last official scoreless tie in major college football was the 1983 game between these Pac-10 rivals. Name both schools.

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OREGON, OREGON STATE

Late in the 1953 season, a Notre Dame tie against Iowa that may have been aided by injury timeouts led to poll voters bumping up this Jim Tatum-coached school to a #1 ranking and a pre-bowl season "National Championship", despite losing to #4 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl

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MARYLAND

Obligatory UVa question: The last tie for the UVa program came on the road in 1991 against this conference rival, one year after the 'Hoos gained their first victory in 30 tries against this school.

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CLEMSON (accept any snarky equivalent)