Understanding the Center Position in American Football Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

Joe Wendryhoski, an inaugural member of the New Orleans Saints, played every offensive snap as the starting center for the team's first two seasons.

Jack Blott, an All-American football center for the Michigan Wolverines, had a Major League Baseball career with the Cincinnati Reds lasting only two games.

coach Harry Kipke had to travel to the home of All-American Maynard Morrison in 1930 to seek his father's permission to switch Morrison from a fullback to a center.

the 1906 College Football All-America Team included Princeton quarterback Eddie Dillon, Harvard guard Francis Burr, Yale end Bob Forbes, Cornell center Bill Newman, a midshipman who was the strongest man in the U.S. Naval Academy, and a guard who was described as "one of the largest men who ever played on a college gridiron".

when American football center Rod Payne broke his right wrist during a Michigan Wolverines football game, he started snapping the ball with his left hand.

Ernie Vick was an All-American football center while enrolled at the University of Michigan medical school even though his schoolwork did not allow him to practice with the team.

David Molk overcame mononucleosis to become the starting center for the 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team.

Gerald Ford's two greatest regrets in life were losing the starting center job in college to All-American Chuck Bernard and losing a presidential election.

College Football Hall of Fame center Shorty Des Jardien played in the NFL for the Chicago Tigers and in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians.

German-American football center Adolph F. "Germany" Schulz is credited for developing the "roving center" technique, which became the basis for the linebacker position.

Michigan Wolverines center Alan Bovard coached the Michigan Tech football team to its first undefeated season in 1948.

Michigan center "Bubbles" Paterson was the namesake of an award recognizing academic achievement by football players.

American football center J. T. White played for NCAA national champions with both the 1947 Michigan Wolverines football team and the 1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.

Understanding the Center Position in American Football

1 The center is the innermost lineman of the ________ on a football team's offense.

2 In some offensive schemes, certain plays will involve the "pulling" an ________ to block for the ball carrier.

3 This may be a center/guard double-team where the center and guard are assigned to the same target (usually a ________) to get extra push or drive.

4 In ________, the Dave Rimington Trophy is awarded annually to the nation's most outstanding center.

5 According to ________ general manager Ozzie Newsome, "you need to have somebody who can neutralize that nose tackle.

6 Center (C) is a position in ________ and Canadian football (spelled centre in Canadian English).

7 The center is also the player who passes (or "snaps") the ball between his legs to the ________ at the start of each play.

8 Because bad snaps can ruin ________ plays and cause turnovers, some teams have a center who is specifically trained for snapping the ball in punt and field goal formations.

9 Most offensive schemes make adjustments based on how the ________ and linebackers align itself to the offensive line, and what gaps they line up in.

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