Football trivia I can't find answers to

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NCAA or NFL:

Last time a team scored with a drop kick?

Worst down situation in history (4th & 99?)

What happened to "Tear Away Jerseys" were they banned?

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1. OK - found one

The NCAA banned tear-aways in 1982.

Some recent long yardage situations are listed here:
http://www.fayettevillenc.com/sports/answerman/

Why does 4th & 37 seem to common?

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2. dropkick answer

www.xefer.com/dropkick.html


Dropkick
· Wednesday, July 2nd, 2003 ·


Adropkick is a kick by a kicker who drops the ball and kicks it as or immediately after it touches the ground. Dropkicks were common in the old NFL, but since the ball has been made more oblong they are never seen any more; in fact, the last drop kick occured over 60 years ago.

From a 2000 article in Coffin Corner, the official magazine of the Professional Football Researchers Association, by Rick Gonsalves:

Earl “Dutch” Clark was the last player to drop kick a field goal in the NFL in 1937. He connected on a 9-yarder for Detroit against the Chicago Cardinals on September 19, 1937. Dick Tuckey of the Cleveland Rams did drop kick 2 PATs against the Chicago Bears on October 23, 1938. On November 13 during that same season, Brooklyn’s Ralph Kercheval drop kicked an extra point against the Philadelphia Eagles. Ray “Scooter” McLean of the Chicago Bears drop kicked an extra point against the New York Giants in the fourth quarter of the NFL Championship game on December 21, 1941.
The dropkick is still very much a legal way to attempt a field goal, but until 1991, it was actually legal in the NFL to dropkick the ball for 3 points from anywhere on the field—even beyond the line of scrimmage.

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3. found a 3rd and 51, ncaa though

www.lsusports.net/fb/98stats/kent-98.htm


Danny Boyd kickoff 65 yards to the UK0, touchback.
U 1-10 U20 KENTUCKY drive start at 11:42 (4th).
U 1-10 U20 Tim Couch pass complete to Quentin McCord for 22 yards to the UK42, 1ST
DOWN UK (Jamal Hill).
U 1-10 U42 Anthony White rush for no gain to the UK42 (Cl. LeBlanc;Anth. McFarland),
PENALTY UK holding 10 yards to the UK32, NO PLAY.
U 1-20 U32 Tim Couch pass incomplete, PENALTY UK intentional grounding 17 yards to
the UK15.
U 2-37 U15 2nd and 37.
U 2-37 U15 Tim Couch pass incomplete, PENALTY UK intentional grounding 14 yards to
the UK1.
U 3-51 U01 3rd and 51.
U 3-51 U01 Timeout LSU, clock 10:48.
U 3-51 U01 Tim Couch pass complete to Kevin Coleman for 20 yards to the UK21 (Robert
Davis).
U 4-31 U21 Jimmy Carter punt 39 yards to the LS40, fair catch by Kevin Faulk.

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4. 3rd and 57!

www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100274/100274368.htm

On their next possession, the Gators had a first down on their
49. But consecutive snaps from center David Jorgensen sailed
over Grossman's head. The plays resulted in a 47-yard loss and a
3rd-and-57.

Rather than having another miscue, Grossman ran out of the end
zone on the next play for an intentional safety.