- 1. How many years did Buddy Teevens coach at Stanford?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Two
D) Three
- 2. What was Buddy Teevens' total record at Stanford?
A) 10–23
B) 12–23
C) 5–25
D) 10–20
- 3. How many times did Teevens' teams beat BYU?
A) Zero
B) Three
C) Two
D) One
- 4. Which team did Teevens' teams beat three times?
A) USC
B) Notre Dame
C) San Jose State
D) Cal
- 5. Which rival did Buddy Teevens never defeat?
A) BYU
B) None of the above
C) San Jose State
D) USC
- 6. On what date was Buddy Teevens fired?
A) November 29, 2004
B) November 29, 2006
C) December 4, 2006
D) October 1, 2006
- 7. What was Walt Harris' record in his first season?
A) 10–23
B) 5–6
C) 1–11
D) 0–10
- 8. What was the team's record in Walt Harris' second season?
A) 0–10
B) 2–10
C) 1–11
D) 5–6
- 9. In what year did Stanford previously go 0–10?
A) 2006
B) 1960
C) 2002
D) 2004
- 10. Against which team did Walt Harris controversially punt on 3rd down?
A) Cal
B) BYU
C) UCLA
D) USC
- 11. When was Walt Harris fired?
A) December 4, 2006
B) December 2, 2006
C) October 1, 2006
D) November 29, 2004
- 12. Who held the lowest winning percentage in Stanford football history before Walt Harris?
A) Jack Curtice
B) The Associated Press
C) None of the above
D) Buddy Teevens
- 13. What was Walt Harris' final winning percentage at Stanford?
A) .261
B) .500
C) .100
D) .303
- 14. What trait was Buddy Teevens respected for according to the Associated Press?
A) Winning games
B) Aggressive play calling
C) Technical skill
D) Class and loyalty
- 15. Which team did Dennis Green coach before taking the head coaching position at Stanford?
A) Notre Dame
B) Minnesota Vikings
C) Northwestern
D) Georgia Tech
- 16. In what year did Dennis Green begin his tenure as head coach at Stanford?
A) 1992
B) 1988
C) 1989
D) 1995
- 17. How many of the 1988 starters had graduated when Dennis Green arrived at Stanford?
A) 19
B) 21
C) 17
D) 15
- 18. Which top-ranked team did Stanford defeat in 1990 under Dennis Green?
A) Georgia Tech
B) Penn State
C) Notre Dame
D) Washington
- 19. Which team handed Stanford a loss in the opening game of the 1991 season?
A) Notre Dame
B) California
C) Washington
D) Georgia Tech
- 20. Which bowl game did Stanford play in after the 1991 season?
A) Fiesta Bowl
B) Rose Bowl
C) Aloha Bowl
D) Blockbuster Bowl
- 21. Which NFL team did Dennis Green coach after leaving Stanford?
A) Seattle Seahawks
B) San Francisco 49ers
C) Green Bay Packers
D) Minnesota Vikings
- 22. In what year did Bill Walsh return to coach Stanford?
A) 1992
B) 1995
C) 1991
D) 1993
- 23. What bowl game did Stanford win at the end of the 1992 season?
A) Blockbuster Bowl
B) Aloha Bowl
C) Rose Bowl
D) Sugar Bowl
- 24. What was Stanford's final AP Poll ranking after the 1992 season?
A) 5
B) 12
C) 9
D) 10
- 25. What sculpture was vandalized by Stanford football players in 1994?
A) Stanford Arch
B) The Thinker
C) Memorial Fountain
D) Gay Liberation
- 26. Who succeeded Bill Walsh as the head coach of Stanford football in 1995?
A) George Segal
B) John Ralston
C) Tyrone Willingham
D) Dennis Green
- 27. How many seasons did Tyrone Willingham serve as head coach at Stanford?
A) 7
B) 5
C) 3
D) 9
- 28. Which award was presented to Tyrone Willingham in 2000?
A) Coach of the Year
B) Fred Biletnikoff Award
C) Eddie Robinson Coach of Distinction Award
D) Rose Bowl MVP
- 29. Which year was considered Tyrone Willingham's best at Stanford?
A) 2001
B) 1995
C) 2000
D) 1999
- 30. Which award did Troy Walters receive in 1999?
A) Rose Bowl MVP
B) Eddie Robinson Award
C) Fred Biletnikoff Award
D) Heisman Trophy
- 31. Whose coaching win record did Tyrone Willingham surpass during his time at Stanford?
A) Dennis Green
B) George Segal
C) Bill Walsh
D) John Ralston
- 32. Who was promoted from line coach to head coach before the 1933 season?
A) Clark Shaughnessy
B) Pop Warner
C) Claude E. "Tiny" Thornhill
D) John Ralston
- 33. Which player proclaimed, 'They will never do that to our team. We will never lose to the Trojans'?
A) Bill Corbus
B) Bobby Grayson
C) Bob Hamilton
D) Frank Alustiza
- 34. Which Stanford team was nicknamed the 'Wow Boys'?
A) The 1970 team
B) The 1936 team
C) The 1940 team
D) The 1933 team
- 35. Who was the coach that replaced Tiny Thornhill in 1940?
A) Marchmont Schwartz
B) Chuck Taylor
C) Jack Curtice
D) Clark Shaughnessy
- 36. Why did Stanford not field a football team from 1943 to 1945?
A) Lack of funding
B) Lack of player interest
C) World War II
D) NCAA probation
- 37. Who is the only Stanford player to receive the Heisman Trophy?
A) James Lofton
B) Darrin Nelson
C) Jim Plunkett
D) John Elway
- 38. What team did Stanford defeat in the 1936 Rose Bowl?
A) SMU
B) Michigan
C) Nebraska
D) Ohio State
- 39. Which school's nickname changed from Indians to Cardinals in 1972?
A) Stanford
B) Michigan
C) Ohio State
D) USC
- 40. In 1971, which kicker hit a 31-yard field goal with 12 seconds left to beat Michigan in the Rose Bowl?
A) John Elway
B) Rod Garcia
C) Bill Corbus
D) Guy Benjamin
- 41. Which future NFL head coach led Stanford for two seasons starting in 1977?
A) Rod Dowhower
B) Clark Shaughnessy
C) John Ralston
D) Bill Walsh
- 42. Who was the head coach of Stanford for the 1979 season?
A) Rod Dowhower
B) Jack Christiansen
C) John Ralston
D) Bill Walsh
- 43. Which player went on to co-found Hewlett-Packard?
A) David Packard
B) Bobby Grayson
C) Bob Reynolds
D) Bill Corbus
- 44. Which coach led Stanford to the 1949 Pineapple Bowl win?
A) John Ralston
B) Marchmont Schwartz
C) Jack Curtice
D) Chuck Taylor
- 45. Which conference is the Stanford Cardinal football program currently a member of?
A) Atlantic Coast Conference
B) Big Ten Conference
C) Pac-12 Conference
D) Big 12 Conference
- 46. From 1930 to 1972, what was the nickname of the Stanford football team?
A) Cardinals
B) Cardinal
C) Indians
D) Robber Barons
- 47. Which sport did Stanford drop football in favor of between 1906 and 1917?
A) Baseball
B) Lacrosse
C) Soccer
D) Rugby
- 48. Against which university did Stanford participate in its first-ever Rose Bowl in 1902?
A) Nebraska
B) Notre Dame
C) Alabama
D) Michigan
- 49. What is the name of the rivalry game between Stanford and California?
A) Rose Bowl
B) Big Game
C) Legends Trophy
D) The Classic
- 50. Which coach led Stanford to its claimed 1926 national championship?
A) David Shaw
B) Pop Warner
C) Jim Harbaugh
D) Bill Walsh
- 51. In what year did the Stanford football team last play a season without a head coach, according to the early history section?
A) 1892
B) 1906
C) 1891
D) 1918
- 52. Pop Warner considered which player to be his greatest at Stanford?
A) Biff Hoffman
B) John Elway
C) Ernie Nevers
D) Jim Plunkett
- 53. What reason did Pop Warner give for wanting to move to the Pacific Coast?
A) To escape the press
B) To be closer to his family
C) Better pay
D) Health concerns
- 54. Which school did Stanford defeat in the 2016 Rose Bowl to finish with a 12-2 record?
A) Notre Dame Fighting Irish
B) Iowa Hawkeyes
C) Nebraska Cornhuskers
D) Alabama Crimson Tide
- 55. Which trophy is awarded to the winner of the Stanford vs. Notre Dame game?
A) Heisman Trophy
B) Big Game Trophy
C) Legends Trophy
D) Rose Bowl Trophy
- 56. What was Paul Wiggin's overall record at Stanford?
A) 8–4
B) 25–29–2
C) 1–10
D) 16–28
- 57. What was the name of the famous play that occurred on November 20, 1982?
A) The Play
B) The Big Game
C) The Finish
D) The Miracle
- 58. Who was Stanford's arch-rival in the 1982 game?
A) Cal
B) San Jose State
C) New Orleans
D) Kansas City
- 59. What did Stanford's band do prematurely during the 1982 game against Cal?
A) Played the fight song
B) Left the stadium
C) Came onto the field
D) Blocked the referees
- 60. Who claimed that the loss in the 1982 game cost John Elway the Heisman Trophy?
A) The media
B) Jack Elway
C) Paul Wiggin
D) Andy Geiger
- 61. What was the best season during the Jack Elway era?
A) 1986
B) 1988
C) 1980
D) 1983
- 62. When was Jack Elway dismissed as head coach?
A) After the 1988 season
B) After the 1986 season
C) After the 1982 season
D) After the 1983 season
- 63. Who did Jim Harbaugh replace as Stanford's head coach in December 2006?
A) Rex Ryan
B) Jack Harbaugh
C) Pete Carroll
D) Walt Harris
- 64. Where did Jim Harbaugh attend high school?
A) Los Angeles High School
B) Oregon High School
C) Stanford High School
D) Palo Alto High School
- 65. In what year did Stanford defeat USC 24–23 as a 41-point underdog?
A) 2008
B) 2009
C) 2010
D) 2007
- 66. Which NFL team interviewed Jim Harbaugh for a head coach position in January 2009?
A) Oakland Raiders
B) New York Jets
C) San Francisco 49ers
D) New England Patriots
- 67. What was the score of the Stanford win over USC on November 14, 2009?
A) 55–21
B) 62–51
C) 40–12
D) 24–23
- 68. Which team handed Stanford their only regular-season loss in 2010?
A) USC
B) Oregon
C) Virginia Tech
D) New York Jets
- 69. Against which team did Stanford record its first BCS bowl victory?
A) New York Jets
B) USC
C) Oregon
D) Virginia Tech
- 70. Who was the quarterback for Stanford in 2010?
A) Jim Harbaugh
B) Mark Ingram II
C) Toby Gerhart
D) Andrew Luck
- 71. What record did Oregon set against USC in 2012 that surpassed Stanford's 55-point performance?
A) 60 points
B) 55 points
C) 62 points
D) 56 points
- 72. Which team did Kevin Hogan lead Stanford to beat in the Rose Bowl?
A) Wisconsin
B) Michigan State
C) San Francisco 49ers
D) USC
- 73. Who was the Heisman runner-up that helped lead Stanford to a Pac-12 championship in 2015?
A) Andrew Luck
B) Christian McCaffrey
C) Kevin Hogan
D) Bryce Love
- 74. Who was the Heisman runner-up during Stanford's 2017 Pac-12 Championship appearance?
A) Bryce Love
B) Christian McCaffrey
C) Kevin Hogan
D) Andrew Luck
- 75. What position did David Shaw hold before becoming the head coach of Stanford?
A) Quarterback coach
B) Defensive coordinator
C) Athletic director
D) Offensive coordinator
- 76. How long after Stanford's last 2022 game did David Shaw resign?
A) The next day
B) Immediately during the game
C) One week
D) Just over an hour
- 77. Who was named the 35th head football coach in Stanford history on December 10, 2022?
A) Andrew Luck
B) Frank Reich
C) Tavita Pritchard
D) Troy Taylor
- 78. Troy Taylor served as a radio color analyst at Cal during which period?
A) 2020 to 2022
B) 1996 to 1999
C) 2005 to 2011
D) 2012 to 2015
- 79. Against which team did Troy Taylor's tenure begin with a win?
A) Colorado
B) Hawaii
C) Washington State
D) USC
- 80. Where did Stanford finish in points allowed among 130 teams?
A) 92nd
B) 110th
C) 129th
D) 100th
- 81. When was Troy Taylor fired?
A) March 25, 2025
B) December 10, 2022
C) March 31, 2025
D) November 28, 2025
- 82. In July 2026, Stanford became the first campus chapter of which organization?
A) NCAA Athletic Association
B) College Football Players Association
C) Pac-12 Players Union
D) Intercollegiate Coaching Association
- 83. Stanford's conference affiliation from 1891 to 1905 was what?
A) Pac-12
B) Independent
C) Atlantic Coast Conference
D) Pacific Coast Conference
- 84. How many bowl games has Stanford participated in?
A) 35
B) 28
C) 25
D) 30
- 85. Which player is recognized for winning the Jon Cornish Trophy in 2023?
A) Andrew Luck
B) Owen Marecic
C) Christian McCaffrey
D) Elic Ayomanor
- 86. Which player won the Outland Trophy in 2015?
A) Joshua Garnett
B) Toby Gerhart
C) John Lynch
D) Bryce Love
- 87. Who won the Paul Hornung Award in 2010?
A) Christian McCaffrey
B) Andrew Luck
C) Ty Montgomery
D) Owen Marecic
- 88. Stanford is tied with which rival for the fourth most conference championships in the Pac-12?
A) California
B) UCLA
C) Washington
D) USC
- 89. In which conference does Stanford compete as of the 2024 season?
A) Big Ten
B) ACC
C) Big 12
D) Pac-12
- 90. Which Stanford quarterback played through a sprained ankle against USC in 2015?
A) Bill Walsh
B) Kevin Hogan
C) Jim Harbaugh
D) Andrew Luck
- 91. Who was the USC head coach involved in a post-game verbal confrontation with Jim Harbaugh in 2009?
A) Lane Kiffin
B) Clay Helton
C) Steve Sarkisian
D) Pete Carroll
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