Friday Night Trivia: Test Your Knowledge of Oregon and Ohio State’s History Against the Ducks

By Matt Gutridge on October 11, 2024 at 6:15 pm
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Put on your thinking caps and grab a drink, it's time for Friday Night Trivia.

Eleven Warriors is home to the most knowledgeable Buckeye fans on the planet. It is now time for you to prove it. 

We’ll put together a 10-question quiz each week to test your knowledge of Ohio State football and its upcoming opponent. Heading into the biggest game of the season, we see how much you know about this week's opponent, Oregon.

There are two simple rules: Please use your brain (not a search engine) and only play once.

Note: After you answer all of the questions, you must click on "Finish Quiz" to see your results.

 

Michigan State Report Card

The correct answers from last week’s quiz and the percentage of participants who got each question correct can be found in the table below.

Iowa Trivia Answers
No. QUESTION CORRECT ANSWER % CORRECT
1 When it comes to Iowa, what do Ryan Day, Francis Schmidt, Carroll Widdoes and Sam Willaman have in common? They are the only Ohio State coaches to… Play every game against Iowa in Columbus and be undefeated 94%
2 The last time Ohio State lost to Iowa in Columbus was 1991, 33 years ago. Who was Ohio State’s starting quarterback? Kent Graham 22%
3 Who has the most wins as Iowa’s football coach? Kirk Ferentz 61%
4 In 2009, Jim Tressel’s No. 10 Buckeyes defeated Kirk Ferentz’s 15th-ranked Hawkeyes 27-24 in the only overtime game in the series. Which Ohio State kicker booted the game-winning field goal? Devin Barclay 46%
5 Iowa’s first mascot was a live bear named Burch that roamed the sidelines from 1908-10. What is the name of the current mascot that was created by a journalism student in 1948? Herky the Hawk 67%
6 Which former anchor of NBC Nightly News is a graduate of Iowa? Tom Brokaw 56%
7 The program record for rushing yards in a game against Iowa was set in 1973. Who was the Buckeye to rush for 246 yards in the 55-13 win in Columbus? Archie Griffin 80%
8 Who was the 1980s All-Decade Team and three-time Pro Bowl punter from Iowa? Reggie Roby 40%
9 Richard Haupt was a running back on Ohio State’s roster in 1959 and 1960, he was the last Ohio State player… From Iowa 75%
10 A Hall of Fame head coach for Grambling State earned his master’s degree from Iowa, who was he? Eddie Robinson 77%

Overall, the most selected answer by the Eleven Warriors community on eight out of 10 questions was the correct answer. On two questions, one incorrect answer received more votes than the correct answer.

  • 45% chose Kirk Herbstreit as the Ohio State starting quarterback to lose to Iowa in 1991. 
  • 42% went with Ray Guy as the Pro Bowl punter from Iowa.

With an 80% score on the Iowa quiz, the Friday Night Trivia community kept the season average at 78%.

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