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WorksheetsEarly American Football
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who threatened to shut down Football in 1905 because it was too violent.
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Walter Camp
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Jim Thorpe
2.
First football game was between what two schools?
a)
Harvard & Yale
b)
Rutgers & Princeton
c)
Harvard & Princeton
d)
Army & Navy
3.
He was considered the greatest athlete if the first half of the 20th century.
a)
Jim Thorpe
b)
Bo Jackson
c)
Red Grange
d)
Knute Rockne
4.
He was a football coach known for many innovations, most notably the “single wing” formation.
a)
Amos Alonzo Stagg
b)
Knute Rockne
c)
Walter Camp
d)
Pop Warner
5.
He earned All-America recognition three consecutive years at the University of Illinois in 1925.
a)
Jim Thorpe
b)
Red Grange
c)
Glen Davis
d)
Babe Ruth
6.
The "Father" of American Football.
a)
Pop Warner
b)
Amos Alonzo Stagg
c)
Walter Camp
d)
Knute Rockne
7.
What two sports were the most significant to the development of American Football
a)
Stool Ball & Mob Football
b)
Soccer & Cricket
c)
Rugby & Lacrosse
d)
Rugby & Soccer
8.
Which of the following schools was not present at the1873 meeting to codify the first set of intercollegiate football rules
a)
Yale
b)
Harvard
c)
Princeton
d)
Columbia
9.
The line of scrimmage and the seven-man line and the four-man backfield rules were created by?
a)
Jim Thorpe
b)
Walter Camp
c)
Pop Warner
d)
Amos Alonzo Stagg
10.
Early football was very dangerous because of the popularity of mass-formations like the?
a)
Flying W
b)
Single Wing
c)
Double Wing
d)
Flying V
11.
Joseph Mason Reeves
and George Barclay were two of the first to wear what type of equipment?
and George Barclay were two of the first to wear what type of equipment?
a)
Nose/Mouth Guard
b)
Shoulder Pads
c)
Helmet
d)
Cleats
12.
The first school west of Pennsylvania to have a football team
a)
Michigan
b)
Alabama
c)
USC
d)
Idaho
13.
How big is a standard football field?
a)
100 yards x 53 1/3 yards
b)
120 yards x 40 yards
c)
100 yards x 60 yards
d)
60 yards x 60 yards
14.
This rule change, meant to make play safer, fundamentally changed how the game was played
a)
6 points for a touchdown
b)
Forward Pass
c)
The Field Goal
d)
The single wing
15.
One of his major innovations was the "Notre Dame" shift
a)
Pop Warner
b)
Knute Rockne
c)
Walter Camp
d)
George Gipp
16.
He Introduced the huddle, the tackling dummy, the pre-snap shift and pre-snap motion
a)
Walter Camp
b)
Pop Warner
c)
Amos Alonzo Stagg
d)
Nick Saben
17.
Pop Warner's most famous coaching job?
a)
Cornell
b)
Carlisle Indian School
c)
Pitt
d)
Stanford
18.
The most important formation innovation in football
a)
Wing T
b)
Double Wing
c)
Triple Wing
d)
Single Wing
19.
The record for the most points scored in a collegiate game by one team
a)
222
b)
322
c)
155
d)
100
20.
The greatest football team ever?
a)
The Colts
b)
The Bears
c)
The Vandals
d)
The Packers
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