Football, You Bet - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Cal (University of California-Berkeley). Stanford's band and fans prematurely celebrated by spilling onto the field, requiring the final two Golden Bears with the ball to run through the crowd. Kevin Moen not only fielded the initial kick but scored the touchdown, knocking down trombone player Gary Tyrrell after crossing the goal line. The only penalty flags thrown were for Stanford having "too many men on the field", while ironically Cal only had ten. Final score: Cal 25, Stanford 19 (no extra point was attempted).
• A2) Tennessee Titans. Lorenzo Neal fielded the kickoff and handed off to Frank Wycheck, who threw a long, cross-field lateral to Kevin Dyson, who ran all the way down the left sideline to complete the Music City Miracle. The Home Run Throwback play allowed the Titans to continue a postseason that would not end until a Super Bowl loss to the Rams. Final score: Titans 22, Bills 16.
• A3) New Orleans Saints. Trailing by seven, the Saints needed a 75-yard play with the final seconds ticking off. Aaron Brooks completed a pass to Donte Stallworth near midfield, who lateraled to Michael Lewis, who lateraled to Deuce McAllister, who lateraled to Jerome Pathon, who covered the final 24 yards for the touchdown. And then John Carney missed the usually automatic extra point wide right. Oops. Final score: Jacksonville 20, New Orleans 19.
• A4) Trinity College. Technically, there were 14 laterals and one fumble (when the ball hit the ground), but the completely legal play earned Trinity a measure of revenge over the Millsaps Majors, who had ended the Tigers' run of 13 consecutive conference titles the previous year. Final score: Trinity 28, Millsaps 24.
• A5) Cornell. With an eighteen-game winning streak on the line, the Big Red trailed the Dartmouth Indians 3-0 and had fourth and goal from the 5-yard line with nine seconds to go. An incomplete pass should have ended the drive, but after the referees inexplicably gave Cornell the ball again, a touchdown pass snatched the victory out of nowhere. When a review of the game film later revealed the error, Cornell honorably forfeited the game via telegram. Final score: Dartmouth 3, Cornell 0.
• A6) Colorado. Trailing the Missouri Tigers 31-27, the Buffaloes reached first and goal with seconds to go. They spiked the ball to stop the clock, unsuccessfully rushed up the middle, and called timeout. The officials forgot to advance the down marker, so when play resumed it still said second down. Another run up the middle failed to reach paydirt, and another spike killed the clock with two seconds left. A fifth down sneak by quarterback Charles Johnson then barely reached the endzone for the victory. While the touchdown was being reviewed, the extra play was discovered, but the officials refused to change the ruling. Unlike Cornell, Colorado refused to give the touchdown back and went on to win a share of the national championship. Final score: Colorado 33, Missouri 31 (the Buffaloes took a knee instead of attempting an extra point).
• A7) "Wrong Way" Roy Riegels. The Cal offensive lineman avoided immediate disaster, but on the very next play Georgia Tech blocked the attempted punt for a safety, which would ultimately decide the game. Final score: Georgia Tech 8, Cal 7.
• A8) "Wrong Way" Jim Marshall. The Minnesota Viking atoned for his mistake with a sack and forced fumble to help his team defeat the San Francisco 49ers. Final score: Minnesota 27, San Francisco 22.
• A9) Garo Yepremian. The Miami Dolphins held on to defeat the Washington Redskins despite their kicker's goof following a blocked field goal attempt. Final score: Miami 14, Washington 7.
• A10) Leon Lett. Lett's error had no impact on the result of the game, but his turnover kept the Cowboys from scoring the most points in a Super Bowl. Final score: Dallas 52, Buffalo 17.
• A11) Leon Lett. Yes, the defensive tackle was at it again less than a year later, but this time his brain freeze cost his team the game. Final score: Miami 16, Dallas 14.
• A12) San Pedros Beach Bums. In the short-lived 1977 series, a foreign-born jock responds, "football, you bet!" to every question because it's the only English he knows.