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About This Quiz
While it may not be as popular as the NFL, college football has been around for well over 100 years and has millions of dedicated fans. College football is often fast-paced, high scoring and can lead to some outstanding and unbelievable statistics, especially in the passing game. Passing stats and records are much higher in the NCAA than in the NFL, which leads many of these collegiate quarterbacks to become legends among their fan bases.
The stellar quarterbacks have won their teams dozens of national championships and Heisman trophies over the years. We know you know the players, but how well do you know where they played their college ball? If we give you three great college quarterbacks, will you know what school they played for? If so, or if you'd like to learn, this quiz is for you.Â
This quiz is going to take you through some of the best college quarterbacks of all time. Some went on to have great NFL careers and become some of the best of all time, while others fizzled out soon after being out of college. Without any further ado, run out of the tunnel and get ready to take the field against our quiz. Will you throw a touchdown or get picked off?
UBC
USC
The University of Southern California is one of the most popular schools in the NCAA, and it is easy to see why. It has produced many incredible and popular players both at quarterback and across the field over the years.
UCF
UCLA
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UCLA
The UCLA Bruins have over 600 wins as a team, and Maddox, Aikman and Kilmer were responsible for a lot of those wins. Despite the success, however, the team has only one national championship banner in the stadium.
Clemson
Auburn
Wisconsin
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Maryland
Baylor
NC State
Purdue
Lots of schools claim to have the best QB class of any university, but Purdue might be at the top of that list with Drew Brees, Drew Bledsoe and Len Dawson. Despite their great QBs, their all-time record is barely over .500.
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Michigan
Michigan State
Stanford
Stanford is known for its high-quality academics and the fact it is one of the top universities in the world. However, it is also pretty good at breeding quarterbacks. Any school would be proud to produce the likes of the three quarterbacks listed above.
Nebraska
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Kansas
Michigan State
Kirk Cousins is the most recent of the great quarterbacks to come out of Michigan State and its football program. The team is very notable but hasn't won a national championship since back in 1966.
Duke
Buffalo
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Virginia
Clemson
One of the single best NCAA teams over the past decades has been Clemson. Boyd, Watson and Lawrence all played for the Tigers at one point or another and helped achieve their recent success.
Oklahoma State
Ball State
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Ole Miss
Texas
Oklahoma
Boston College
While Boston College hasn't had the most success in recent years, it has produced some of the most talented quarterbacks in both recent years and past seasons. Matt Ryan is an MVP who many think will win a Super Bowl before his career is over.
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Texas
These three quarterbacks we mentioned all played for the Texas Longhorns. As of the start of the 2019 NCAA season, Texas is one of only 4 schools to get over 900 wins throughout its history.
Penn State
Tennesse
Arizona State
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Ole Miss
While Peyton Manning didn't go to Ole Miss, both his father and his brother did. Ole Miss has been the college many standout NFL players attended, but they haven't been able to capture a national championship since the 1960s.
Kent State
Liberty
UAB
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Iowa
Rutgers
Ole Miss
Florida State
The school that these three men played for was Florida State. Funny enough, both Jameis Winston and Brad Johnson went on to eventually play professionally in the state, and Charlie Ward would actually end up in the NBA.
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West Virginia
Georgia
These quarterbacks all played their college football at Georgia. Georgia has one of the highest winning percentages out of any NCAA football programs, with over 65% of the games in school history being victories.
Central Michigan
Colorado
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Delaware
LSU
Notre Dame
The team that these three players led is none other than the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Notre Dame is one of the most iconic college football programs and has won titles, as well as had more players drafted into the NFL than almost any other school.
Saint Louis
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Minnesota
California
It has been a very long time since the California Golden Bears have won a national championship, but they have still helped develop two of the best QBs in the NFL today in Aaron Rodgers and Jared Goff.
Toledo
San Diego State
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Ohio State
Troy Smith, Braxton Miller and Terrell Pryor all played QB for THE Ohio State University. Funny enough, despite the fact that they played well and were on good teams, two of these players went on the play as wide receivers in the NFL.
Michigan
Connecticut
SMU
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Washington
The aforementioned quarterbacks all played for Washington. Washington is among the winningest teams in NCAA history, and holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak at 64 games.
Navy
Tulsa
Troy
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North Dakota State
South Carolina
Southern Miss
Louisville
While Louisville is known more for its basketball, its football team does have a positive record and has had some great years. It also recently got its very first Heisman winner when Lamar Jackson won the award in 2016.
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BYU
Despite not having an outstanding history or reputation in college football, BYU does have a national championship and has produced a lot of NFL talent including the three quarterbacks mentioned above.
New Mexico
Ball State
Memphis
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Army
Syracuse
Boise State
Oklahoma
The three mentioned quarterbacks have all played for the Oklahoma Sooners. Since World War II, Oklahoma is one of the most successful college football teams, with seven claimed national championships and a winning percentage better than 75%.
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Coastal Carolina
Auburn
The school we are talking about is none other than Auburn. Auburn has won multiple national championships, with its most recent coming in 2010 when Cam Newton led the team to victory.
Old Dominion
Fresno State
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Air Force
Houston
TCU
Texas Tech
While its basketball team is fresh off an NCAA basketball national championship berth, Texas Tech also has a long history when it comes to football. In particular, it has had some pretty prolific passers.
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Georgia State
Florida
The Florida Gators are one of the most popular and beloved NCAA football programs in history. Tebow, Grossman and Wuerffel are among their greatest quarterbacks. The team has won three national championships during its history.
Charlotte
Indiana
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LSU
These men all played QB for the LSU Tigers. LSU has been one of the most successful breeding grounds for quality NFL players as there are currently dozens of Tigers players on NFL rosters as of the beginning of the 2019 season.
Tulsa
Hawaii
Air Force
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Northern Illinois
Oklahoma State
Pittsburgh
This crop of QBs, led by Dan Marino, played for the Pittsburgh Panthers. During the 1910s and the 1930s, the Panthers won several national championships, but haven't experienced a ton of success recently.
Texas A&M
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Baylor
TCU
The TCU Horned Frogs are the team that these three quarterbacks played on. While national championships have evaded the team since the 1930s, it has consistently had great seasons throughout the 21st century.
Marshall
Princeton
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UAB
Rice
Penn State
These quarterbacks all suited up for the Penn State Nittany Lions during their collegiate careers. Penn State has one of the best team records in bowl games and has won two national championships, both in the 1980s.
Northwestern
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Miami
If you guess Miami (or better known as the "U"), you're right. While it is known for many defensive players like Ed Reed and Ray Lewis, Miami has also had its fair share of talented QBs. The Hurricanes have won five national championships!
Virginia Tech
Georgetown
Arizona
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Northwestern
Iowa State
Central Michigan
Michigan
The school we are talking about is, of course, Michigan. In addition to producing arguably the greatest QB ever in Tom Brady, the Wolverines also have more wins than any other program in NCAA football history.
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Alabama
These legendary quarterbacks listed all played for the famous Alabama program. They are regularly one of the best teams in the NCAA and have won nearly 20 national championships, with five since 2009.
UCLA
Notre Dame
Louisville
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Oregon State
Nebraska
The school where those three players played was the University of Nebraska. Nebraska has been one of the most prolific college football programs in history, as it has won almost 900 games and 5 claimed national championships as of the start of the 2019 season.
Tulane
UTEP
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Wyoming
Akron
Creighton
Washington State
While the team hasn't been super successful during its NCAA history, Washington State has been able to produce a number of great and successful college QBs like the ones listed here, as well as several others.
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Temple
Memphis
Navy
These three talented players suited up for Navy during the college playing years. Every year, the Navy Midshipmen compete against the other major service academies for the Commander-in-Chief's trophy.
SMU
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Houston
The aforementioned players all played for the Houston Cougars. Despite only being around since 1946, Houston has had an impressive history with a good winning percentage and several members of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Liberty
Rutgers
Vanderbilt
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NC State
The school where these players threw the ball during their college years is NC State. Despite having a winning record and being around for well over 100 years, the NC State Wolfpack has never won a national championship.
San Jose State
Arkansas State
Wake Forest
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Middle Tennesse
Bowling Green
Maryland
The right choice is Maryland. In addition to having great QBs, Maryland has had many other great players go onto the NFL from the school. In total, it has had 16 different players make it to the professional level.
Arkansas
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Oregon
All three of these quarterbacks started for none other than Oregon. While the team has made it to two national championship games over the years, it has never been able to capture the trophy.
Illinois
Ohio State
Utah State
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