Jun
09
2013
USFL Trivia Question
The 1984 Michigan Panthers-LA Express playoff game was the only pro football game to go into 3 overtimes, with the Express winning 27-21 on a Mel Gray rushing touchdown (where he broke his arm at the end of the run). The Express tied the game 21-21 with less than a minute to go in regulation. Which two players scored the points (touchdown and conversion) to tie the game?
Answer:
Kevin Nelson (touchdown)
Steve Young (rushing 2-point conversion)
http://www.remembertheusfl.8m.com/greatestgame.html
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May
05
2013
USFL Trivia Question
Who was the first (interim) commissioner of the USFL in 1982, before the signing of Chet Simmons?
Answer:
Peter Spivak, who also was a minority owner of the Michigan Panthers
http://www.usfl.info/panthers/
Apr
07
2013
USFL Trivia — Jim Mora led the Philadelphia Stars and Baltimore Stars to 3 consecutive USFL championships, winning the 1984 and 1985 title games. Who was supposed to lead the Stars before Mora took the helm?
Answer:
George Perles
http://www.usfl-therebelleague.com/jim_mora
Mar
16
2013
USFL Trivia: Who scored a touchdown on an interception return in the 1985 USFL Championship Game?
Answer:
David Greenwood of the Oakland Invaders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuHEfEd3oVQ
Mar
09
2013
Which USFL team owner served as the Ambassador to Switzerland before becoming an owner?
Answer:
Marvin Warner, who owned the Birmingham Stallions
http://www.usfl.info/warner.html
Nov
24
2012
Here is a USFL trivia question about the business side of the league’s history: Which other cable network competed with ESPN for the rights to televise live USFL games via cable?
Answer:
TBS
http://usflking.wordpress.com/the-tv-deals/
Nov
17
2012
Here is a USFL trivia question not often discussed amongst hardcore USFL fans: Whose franchise rights were purchased to form the 1984 Houston Gamblers?
Answer:
USFL founder, David Dixon, had his franchise rights purchased after the 1983 season. The ownership group then used those rights to form the Houston Gamblers.
Nov
10
2012
Here is a quick trivia question for those who are just getting interested in the history of the original USFL: Who scored the first points in USFL history?
Answer:
Tim Mazzetti kicked a field goal with the Boston Breakers
http://www.usfl.info/breakers/
Nov
03
2012
Just a quick trivia question for those interested in the history of the USFL: Where were the 1983-1985 USFL Championship games played?
Answer:
- 1983 – Denver
- 1984 – Tampa
- 1985 – East Rutherford, NJ (Meadowlands)