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College Sports Trivia
Uncover jaw-dropping college sports facts that will blow every fan's mind! From legendary rivalries and Heisman upsets to record-breaking dynasties โ these incredible NCAA secrets will stun you with their fascinating history.
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What NCAA rule change in 2021 allowed college athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness?
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Which HBCU made history by having its first player drafted No. 1 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft?
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What does NCAA stand for?
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Which school won the first College Football Playoff championship in January 2015?
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How many career passing yards did NCAA FBS career leader Case Keenum throw for at Houston?
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How many points did LSU's Joe Burrow throw for in the 2020 College Football Playoff Championship game?
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What is the name of the college football postseason championship system introduced in 2014?
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Where is the College World Series held each year?
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Which conference has won the most College Football Playoff national championships through 2024?
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How many teams compete in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament bracket?
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What was the final score of the legendary 2006 Rose Bowl between Texas and USC?
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What SEC school plays home football games in 'Death Valley' in Baton Rouge?
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What bowl game was famous for Boise State's trick play Statue of Liberty to beat Oklahoma in 2007?
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What prestigious trophy is awarded to the best college football player each year?
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What is the nickname of the University of Notre Dame's football team?
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Which college football team plays home games at 'The Big House'?
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Which Heisman Trophy winner played at Auburn in 2010 and was later at the center of a pay-for-play scandal?
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Which Heisman Trophy winner played quarterback for Louisville in 2016?
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What was the famous 'Kick Six' game between Alabama and Auburn in 2013?
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What was the lowest seed to ever win the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament?
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Which Division I conference is known as the 'Big Ten'?
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How many players are on the field per team during a college football game?
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What was the last all-military academy college football national championship season?
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Which conference leads in total NCAA team championships across all sports?
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Who holds the record for the most career touchdown passes in NCAA FBS history with 191?
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Which college football team scored 222 points in a single game in 1916, still an NCAA record?
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What former walk-on kicker from Appalachian State helped upset No. 5 Michigan in 2007?
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What player became the first true freshman to win the Heisman Trophy in 2024?
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What was the name of the controversial 'Fifth Down' game in 1990 between Colorado and Missouri?
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What college basketball event takes place in the round of the Final Four?
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Which running back rushed for 2,628 yards in a single season at Oklahoma State in 1988?
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Which program did coach Bobby Bowden lead to two national championships in the 1990s?
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What sport does the College World Series feature?
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What NCAA lacrosse program has won the most Division I men's championships?
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How many total Division I sports does the NCAA currently sponsor?
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Which school's women's volleyball team holds the record for the most NCAA Division I championships?
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Which school's fans are known for 'Calling the Hogs'?
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Which team pulled off the biggest upset in March Madness history when No. 16 seed UMBC beat No. 1 Virginia in 2018?
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Which university's fight song is 'Boomer Sooner'?
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In what city was the first-ever college football game played in 1869 between Rutgers and Princeton?
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Which coach led UConn's women's basketball to 11 national championships?
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What is the name of the Selection Sunday bracket reveal show for March Madness?
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What is the name of the pre-game flyover tradition at many college football stadiums?
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Which quarterback led the 'Miracle at the Big House' comeback for Michigan against Ohio State in 1997?
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Who won the very first Heisman Trophy in 1935?
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What player won the Heisman Trophy as a defensive back in 1997, the first primarily defensive player to do so?
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Which school's women's basketball team won 90 consecutive games from 2014 to 2017?
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What was the name of Navy's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback in 1963?
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What color is the turf at Boise State's Albertsons Stadium?
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Which coach won three consecutive national championships with Alabama from 2009 to 2012?
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In what year was the first Heisman Trophy awarded?
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Which school has won the most NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament championships?
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What is the capacity of Michigan Stadium, the largest college football stadium in the U.S.?
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In what year did the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament expand to 64 teams?
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Which conference includes schools like USC, UCLA, and Oregon?
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How many conference members did the Big Ten have after USC and UCLA joined in 2024?
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What legendary phrase did Jim Valvano say in his 1993 ESPY speech that became a motto for college sports perseverance?
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What historic upset saw Appalachian State defeat No. 5 Michigan in 2007?
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What is the name of the college football rivalry trophy shaped like a golden hat between Texas and Oklahoma?
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Which college wrestling program has won the most NCAA Division I championships?
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Which HBCU has won the most NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament games?
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What is the term for a college athlete who sits out a year to extend eligibility?
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Which quarterback set the NCAA single-season passing efficiency record while winning the Heisman at LSU in 2019?
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What school did legendary coach Knute Rockne lead to three national titles in the 1920s and 1930s?
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What year did the BCS (Bowl Championship Series) begin?
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Who coached UCLA to 10 NCAA basketball titles between 1964 and 1975?
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What college football coach holds the record for most national championships in the modern era with seven?
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Which school won the first-ever NCAA basketball tournament in 1939?
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Which Heisman Trophy-winning running back played for Alabama in 2009?
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What is the name of the annual college football game played between USC and UCLA?
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What school had the longest home winning streak in college basketball history at 129 games (1970โ1985)?
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Which Heisman Trophy winner transferred to Oklahoma and won the award in 2019?
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Which school did Tim Tebow play for when he won the Heisman Trophy in 2007?
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What SEC rivalry game is known as the 'Iron Bowl'?
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What animal is the mascot of the LSU Tigers?
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Which school won nine NCAA Division I men's ice hockey championships, the most all-time?
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Which pitcher threw 11 one-hitters in his NCAA career at Wichita State, still a Division I record?
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What is the name of Clemson's mascot?
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What former college walk-on quarterback won the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma in 2017?
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What was the name of the play where Stanford's band was on the field as Cal scored the winning touchdown in 1982?
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What annual college basketball tournament is commonly called 'March Madness'?
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Which Big 12 school is located in Waco, Texas?
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What school holds the record for most consecutive AP Poll No. 1 rankings at 33 straight weeks?
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Which Heisman Trophy winner played for Texas A&M in 2012 as a redshirt freshman?
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What was the transfer portal rule change that dramatically reshaped college sports starting in 2018?
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Which conference was known as the 'Big East' before its major realignment in 2013?
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Which player won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and Walter Camp Award in the same year (1974 and 1975)?
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What is the name of the University of Georgia's bulldog mascot?
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What bowl game has traditionally been played on New Year's Day in Pasadena?
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Which program has the longest active home winning streak in college football history, set from 2012 to 2019?
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What is the name of the college basketball regular season and tournament for ACC, Big Ten, and similar groups?
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Which school has produced the most No. 1 overall NFL Draft picks?
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What women's basketball coach retired from Tennessee with eight national championships?
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Which college pitcher threw 27 consecutive scoreless innings in the College World Series, a record set in 1956?
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What Big Ten school plays home games at 'Happy Valley'?
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What was the final score when Villanova upset Georgetown in the 1985 NCAA Championship, shooting 79% from the field?
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Who was the first African American Heisman Trophy winner in 1961?
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Which Heisman Trophy winner famously struck the Heisman pose in the end zone while playing for Texas in 2005?
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Which receiver set the NCAA single-season receiving yards record with 2,060 yards at Troy in 2024?
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What was the original name of the Heisman Trophy before it was renamed in 1936?
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What is the trophy called that is awarded to the winner of the Michigan vs. Minnesota football game?
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What quarterback led Brigham Young to a national championship in 1984?
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What is the name of the mascot for the University of Texas?
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What college baseball program has won the most College World Series titles?
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Which player rushed for 427 yards in a single game for TCU in 2014, an FBS record at the time?
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What was the highest-scoring college football game in the modern era, a 70โ63 West Virginia victory in 2018?
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What tradition involves Clemson players rubbing Howard's Rock before running down the hill?
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In what year did the first College Football Playoff take place?
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What stadium is the largest college football venue in the SEC?
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Which school's basketball team is known as the 'Hoosiers'?
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Which school did Urban Meyer coach to two BCS National Championship victories?
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Which running back set the NCAA FBS career rushing record with 7,206 yards at Wisconsin?
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Which school won the very first NCAA-sanctioned women's basketball championship in 1982?
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What year did the University of Houston's Phi Slama Jama basketball team lose a shocking championship game to NC State?
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What does the term 'tailgating' refer to at college football games?
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What is the longest college football field goal ever made in an FBS game, kicked in 2023?
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Which university did basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski lead for over 40 years?
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Which school is famous for its 'Midnight Yell' tradition?
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What stadium is nicknamed 'The Swamp'?
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What year did the Supreme Court rule in NCAA v. Alston, expanding athlete compensation rights?
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Which rivalry trophy is a wooden bucket exchanged between Purdue and Indiana?
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What record did UCF claim after going undefeated in the 2017 season?
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What do fans call the phenomenon of filling out predictions for March Madness?
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Which school won back-to-back Heisman Trophies with different players in 2003 (Jason White) and 2004 (Adrian Peterson ran up despite Matt Leinart winning)?
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What was the longest winning streak in NCAA Division I FBS football history at 47 games?
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Which college basketball program has the most all-time wins in Division I history?
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Which university is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama?
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Which NCAA basketball coach holds the record for most career wins with 1,216?
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Which school's football team has the most claimed national championships in history?
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What is a 'walk-on' in college sports?
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Which basketball coach is known for the 'Four Corners' offense at North Carolina?
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In what year was the first women's NCAA basketball tournament held?
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What is the nickname of Duke University's basketball arena?
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What chant do Florida State fans perform using a tomahawk motion?
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What college swimmer won 12 individual NCAA Division I titles from 2018 to 2022, a record at the time?
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What hand signal do University of Texas fans use?
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Who invented basketball while teaching at a YMCA training school in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891?
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What division is the highest level of NCAA football?
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What is a 'Cinderella team' in March Madness?
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What school became the first 16-seed to beat a 1-seed in the NCAA women's basketball tournament in 1998?
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What women's college basketball team set the record for the longest winning streak at 111 games?
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Which football player ran a 4.12-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine after playing college ball at West Virginia in 2022?
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What iconic college football rivalry game is played between Ohio State and Michigan?
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What was the score of the first college football game between Rutgers and Princeton in 1869?
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In which city is the Rose Bowl stadium located?
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What is the name of the rivalry between Florida and Georgia, played annually in Jacksonville?
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What school won the first Division I FCS (formerly I-AA) football championship in 1978?
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Which school's mascot is the Bulldogs and plays in the SEC West?
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What school is known as 'The U' in college football?
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What is the name of the rivalry game between Army and Navy?
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