How did he become the starter as a freshman?

Injuries to the players ahead of him

What surprising choice did he make in 1997?

He returned for his senior season

Peyton Manning Tennessee Quiz: Volunteers Records and Heisman

This Peyton Manning Tennessee quiz returns to Knoxville, where a quarterback from New Orleans became a Volunteers legend. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on starting as a freshman, Todd Helton, his senior-year decision, the 1997 SEC title, the Heisman race with Charles Woodson and his retired number.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

School
Which college did Peyton Manning play for?
Home
Which city did he grow up in?
Start
How did he become the starter as a freshman?
Helton
Which future baseball star was a Tennessee quarterback ahead of him?
Stay
What surprising choice did he make in 1997?
SEC
What did Tennessee win in his senior year?
Heisman
Who beat him for the 1997 Heisman Trophy?
Rival
Which rival did he never beat as a starter?
Number
Which jersey number did Tennessee retire for him?
Draft
Which team drafted him first overall in 1998?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which college did Peyton Manning play for?
Answer: Tennessee
His father played at Ole Miss.
Q2: Which city did he grow up in?
Answer: New Orleans
His father Archie played for the Saints.
Q3: How did he become the starter as a freshman?
Answer: Injuries to the players ahead of him
He seized the chance in 1994.
Q4: Which future baseball star was a Tennessee quarterback ahead of him?
Answer: Todd Helton
Helton became a Rockies legend.
Q5: What surprising choice did he make in 1997?
Answer: He returned for his senior season
He could have entered the draft.
Q6: What did Tennessee win in his senior year?
Answer: The SEC Championship
They beat Auburn.
Q7: Who beat him for the 1997 Heisman Trophy?
Answer: Charles Woodson
Woodson was a Michigan defender.
Q8: Which rival did he never beat as a starter?
Answer: Florida
Steve Spurrier's Gators.
Q9: Which jersey number did Tennessee retire for him?
Answer: 16
He wore 18 in the NFL.
Q10: Which team drafted him first overall in 1998?
Answer: Indianapolis Colts
He went one pick ahead of Ryan Leaf.

Peyton Manning Tennessee Quiz – Volunteers Records and Heisman

Peyton Manning grew up in New Orleans, son of NFL quarterback Archie Manning. Rather than follow his father to Ole Miss, he chose Tennessee and became the starter as a freshman in 1994 after injuries, including to future baseball star Todd Helton.

He set many school and SEC passing records and surprised fans by staying for his senior year in 1997. That season Tennessee won the SEC Championship, though he never beat Florida as a starter.

He finished second to Charles Woodson in the 1997 Heisman race. The Colts took him first overall in 1998, and Tennessee later retired his number 16.

What This Quiz Teaches

Football fans will enjoy these questions.

Where he grew up
How he became the starter
Why he stayed at Tennessee
Which titles he won
How his NFL career began

Did You Know?

He won the Davey O'Brien Award in 1997.
He graduated in three years.
A street in Knoxville is named Peyton Manning Pass.
His brother Eli played at Ole Miss.
He won Super Bowls with the Colts and Broncos.