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- 3. The most recognized player on the field, this player is assigned to handle the ball on each offensive play.
- 5. Taking place every fourth Saturday in November, this rivalry called "The Game" involves the University of Michigan and this other Midwestern university.
- 9. Play where the offensive player loses possession of the ball and is recovered by a member of the opposing team.
- 12. Type of football penalty where members of one team are using their hands or arms to restrain a playing not in possession of the ball.
- 13. Football tradition of gathering outside of playing area to cook, eat, drink, and party during a football game.
- 16. This university is often held up as the epitome of college football, though it has not won a National Championship since 1988.
- 17. Type of football penalty where members of one team and/or the other cross the line of scrimmage before the ball is hiked, signaling the beginning of play.
- 20. This college football rivalry between this academy and Navy is usually the last regular season game of the year.
- 23. Since 1934, this NFL team that has played more games on Thanksgiving Day than any other.
- 24. Play where the defense successfully catches the ball thrown by an offensive player.
- 25. Scoring play in football worth six points.
- 26. Since the start of the 21st Century, this NFL team has won more Super Bowl than any other.
- 29. This variant of North American football sees plays come to end by removing one of these from an offensive player's person. Also used by referees to denote the citation of a penalty on a play.
- 30. Defensive play where the quarterback to tackled to the ground behind the original line of scrimmage. Also somewhere where one may store their lunch.
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- 1. The offensive player most likely to have the ball thrown to them by the quarterback.
- 2. Scoring play in football worth two points; also the name of a defensive position player.
- 4. Named after an iconic NFL head coach, this trophy is awarded annually to the winner of the Super Bowl.
- 6. Scoring play in football worth three points.
- 7. The offensive player most likely to be handed the ball by the quarterback.
- 8. Starting with Super Bowl XII, this venue in New Orleans has hosted more Super Bowls than any other.
- 10. Since 1978, this NFL team's nickname has been "America's Team."
- 11. Measuring three feet, this is the basic unit of distance on a football field.
- 14. This trophy, or cup, sharing a name with a color is given annually to the championship of the Canadian Football League.
- 15. This 1869 matchup where Rutgers defeated this in-state rival school is often described as the first intercollegiate football game.
- 18. Pass play in football where the quarterback unsuccessfully throws the ball to a teammate.
- 19. A popular nickname for a football, it refers the material early footballs were made from.
- 21. Only NFL team not to have a logo on their helmets.
- 22. For a football team to continue possessing the ball, it must advance the ball ten yards within four of these unit of play; Do not thinks Ups.
- 27. This Southern university won the first of its eighteen National Championships in 1925 and its most recent in 2020.
- 28. Played since 1902, this postseason college bowl game was originally intended to defray the costs of this Pasadena, CA parade celebrating this type of flower.