100 Reasons to Love College Football

There are many reasons to love college football. I've listed my top 100 reasons. Feel free to leave a comment adding one of your favorite reasons to love college football. The top 100 reasons are in no particular order except for #1. Every one has a special meaning to me and personifies college football and sometimes not at it's best but makes or has made the game more interesting. It can be a person, game, play, event or anything related to college football.


100) Gordie Lockbaum- Holy Cross - 1987 Heisman Trophy candidate. Last true two way player.

99) USC vs. NOTRE DAME

98) Mike Leach - Texas Tech Head Coach

97) Brian Bosworth - University of Oklahoma

96) Bevo - University of Texas mascot

95) Blue / Gray Game

94) Prairie View A&M snapping longest losing streak in NCAA history.

93) Camp Randall - University of Wisconsin home field

92) The joy or agony felt when your team wins or loses.

91) The Cotton Bowl

90) Fumblerooski

89) Apple Cup - Washington vs. Washington State

88) New Years Day

87) Notre Dame Football Tradition

86) Lou Holtz

85) Penn State's Old School Uniforms

84) "The Big House" - University of Michigan home field

83) "Can't spell Outback Bowl without UT" - Steve Spurrier referring to University of Tennessee while coaching at Florida

82) ESPN's Gameday

81) Wide Right

80) Spring Practice

79) Bo Jackson - Auburn University

78) The Citadels pre-game walk of cadets to the stadium

77) Dave Remington - University of Nebraska

76) The Fiesta Bowl

75) Upsets

74) The Outland Trophy

73) Chris Zorich - Notre Dame

72) Colt McCoy- University of Texas, great football name

71) UGA - University of Georgia mascot

70) A blackout, white-out, red-out or any color -out

69) Myron Rolle - Florida State University and Rhodes Scholar

68) Paul "Bear" Bryant - University of Alabama head coach

67) Texas players and coaches singing "Eyes of Texas" after game.

66) Doug Flutie - Boston College

65) Touchdown Jesus

64) Larry Munson - University of Georgia radio announcer

63)Michigan vs. Ohio State

62) Michie Stadium - on the campus of West Point

61) The Choke at Doak

60) The fake punt

59) Bronco Stadium - Boise State home field

58) The play - California vs. Stanford. Multiple laterals and a dash through the band for a game winning touchdown as time ran out.

57) The old "Orange Bowl"

56) Tony Dorsett - University of Pittsburgh

55) Paul Bunyan Trophy - Michigan vs. Michigan State

54) Howard's Rock - Clemson University

53) Woody Hayes - Ohio State University head coach

52) Old school wishbone offense

51) Brent Musberger - ABC/ESPN

50) Ralphie- University of Colorado mascot

49) Georgia vs. Florida

48) Marshall University

47) Jimmy Johnson - University of Miami head coach

46) Harvard vs. Yale

45) Oklahoma Sooner Schooner

44) Archie Griffin - Ohio State University

43) Boise State beating Oklahoma in BCS Bowl Game

42) Penn State vs. Florida State Orange Bowl triple overtime

41) Appalachian State upsetting Michigan on the road

40) The Holiday Bowl

39) Memorial Stadium - "Death Valley" - Clemson home field

38) "Free Shoe University" - Steve Spurrier while coaching at Florida

37) The Iron Bowl - Auburn vs. Alabama

36)Bo Schembechler - University of Michigan head coach

35) Spring Practice

34) Lavalle Edwards - Brigham Young University head coach

33) Doak Campbell Stadium - Florida State University home field

32) Doug Flutie to Gerald Phelan (Boston College) hail mary to beat Miami

31) Keith Jackson - "Whoa Nellie" - ABC Sports

30) Bobby Bowden - Florida State University head coach

29) The Sugar Bowl

28) The 12th Man - Texas A&M

27)University of Tennessee band playing Rocky Top

26) World's Largest Cocktail Party - Jacksonville, FL
correction "World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party"

25) The Horseshoe - Ohio State University home field

24) Little Brown Jug - Minnesota vs. Michigan

23)The Heisman Trophy

22)Tomahawk Chop

21) Convict vs. Catholics - Notre Dame vs. Miami rivalry

20) Baton Rouge on a Saturday night

19) Florida A&M Marching Rattlers

18) Gene Deckerhoff - radio voice of Florida State

17) Coach "Visor" - Steve Spurrier University of South Carolina head ball coach

16) Gator Chomp

15) Tom Osbourne - University of Nebraska head coach

14) Red River Rivalry

13) Playing between the hedges - University of Georgia

12) Florida Field - "The Swamp"

11)Joe Paterno - Penn State University head coach

10) Albert - University of Florida mascot

9) Chief Osceola and Renegade

8) The Rose Bowl

7) Florida State vs. Florida

6) Joe Montana's Cotton Bowl Comeback

5) Army/Navy Game

4) Tim Tebow - University of Florida

3) Eddie Robinson - Grambling head coach

2) Pre-Season rankings - when hope is eternal

1) The young men that play the game