Hawk fans, test your football trivia knowledge and go for the win with our fourth and final "Gridiron Glory" quiz. Answers to all ten questions can be found within our Web exclusive timeline, along with its sidebar stories and audio and video highlights. Click on the image above to open up our exclusive.

The first person to submit a perfect ten will win a bag full of football mementoes, as well as two tickets to see the Hawks vs. Wisconsin. Get busy! And Good Luck!


Football Quiz #4

1.

When he was elected captain, Homer Harris became the first black to lead a major college football team. What year was it?

 

2.

Name three of the four Hawkeyes who were voted runner-up for the Heisman.

 

3.

What opera was used to raise money for Iowa's football team?

 

4.

Famed UI coach Eddie Anderson grew up in Iowa. Where did he play high school football?

 

5.

Everyone knows the Ironmen played in 1939. When did the Rugged Ploensmen strut their stuff?

 

6.

Two numbers have been retired in Hawkeye football. List those numbers and the players who wore them.

 

7.

Name the first Iowa player to gain 1,000 yards rushing in one season.

 

8.

How many minutes did Nile Kinnick play in 1939 out of a possible 420 for the season?

 

9.

What innovation did Iowa introduce to Yale when the two teams—coached by brothers—met?

 

10.

What Iowa player was dubbed the "Ebony Eel"?

 

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