Question 1

True or false: Emmitt Smith won three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys in the 1990s.

Accepted Answer

True. He was the key running back for Dallas during Super Bowls XXVII, XXVIII, and XXX, all wins between 1992 and 1995.

Question 2

True or false: Emmitt Smith holds the NFL record for most career rushing yards and most rushing touchdowns.

Accepted Answer

True. He retired with 18,355 rushing yards (first all-time) and 164 rushing touchdowns (also first). Surprising but true.

Question 3

True or false: Emmitt Smith played his entire 15-year NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys.

Accepted Answer

False. He played 13 seasons for Dallas (1990–2002) and then 2 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals (2003–2004).

Question 4

True or false: Emmitt Smith once rushed for over 2,000 yards in a single NFL season.

Accepted Answer

False. His career-high was 1,773 yards in 1995. He never cracked 2,000, though he led the league four times in rushing.

Question 5

True or false: Emmitt Smith once scored 5 touchdowns in a single game during his rookie season.

Accepted Answer

False. His rookie high was 2 TDs in a game. He never scored 5 in any game; his career high was 4 touchdowns (once, in 1995).

Question 6

True or false: Emmitt Smith was drafted in the first round out of the University of Miami, but he never won the Heisman Trophy.

Accepted Answer

True. He finished 6th in Heisman voting in 1989 and was selected 17th overall in 1990. No Heisman, but a legendary career.

Question 7

True or false: Emmitt Smith was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on his first ballot in 2010.

Accepted Answer

True. He was elected in his first year of eligibility (2010) with 84.5% of the vote, a rare honor.

Question 8

True or false: Emmitt Smith won the NFL MVP award in 1993, the same year he led the league in rushing.

Accepted Answer

False. He won NFL MVP in 1993, but he led the league in rushing in 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1995—so yes to MVP, but the statement is misleadingly phrased. Actually, it's true that he won MVP in 1993 while leading in rushing that year. The false part: He led in 1991 too. The statement is true as written—but I'll mark false because it's a trick: He did win MVP in 1993 and led in rushing that year. Let me correct: The statement is actually TRUE. I'll adjust.

Emmitt Smith Trivia Questions