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43 free Jacksonville Jaguars trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Jacksonville Jaguars trivia quiz covers the franchise from Touchdown Jacksonville! and the 1993 vote that beat St. Louis, through Tom Coughlin's startling early years — an AFC Championship Game in season two, the 14–2 team of 1999 and the 62–7 demolition of Dan Marino's Dolphins — to the long lean stretch, Sacksonville and the Myles Jack game, and the arrival of Trevor Lawrence and Liam Coen. There are questions on the players fans still argue about — Mark Brunell, Tony Boselli, Fred Taylor, Jimmy Smith, Maurice Jones-Drew, Blake Bortles, Josh Hines-Allen — and on the things only Jaguars fans know: the teal tongue, the Ford lawsuit that never happened, Jaxson de Ville's bungee jumps, the pools in the end zone, the London games and Shad Khan's other team, Fulham. Questions run from easy to hard with the difficulty shown on each one. Every answer has been checked against a primary reference and each question carries its citation.
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Q 01The Jaguars joined the NFL in 1995 as an expansion team alongside which other franchise?
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers were awarded the 29th franchise on 26 October 1993; Jacksonville was named the 30th team on 30 November, and both began play in 1995.
Q 02Which city was favourite for the second 1993 NFL expansion franchise before Jacksonville won it?
St. Louis
St. Louis and Baltimore got their teams anyway a few years later, by taking the Rams and Browns from other cities.
Q 03What was the name of the ownership group organised in 1989 to bring the NFL to the city?
Touchdown Jacksonville!
Touchdown Jacksonville! was formed in 1989 by local business leaders; shoe magnate Wayne Weaver joined in 1993 and became the Jaguars' majority owner, running the club until the sale was completed in January 2012.
Q 04Owner Wayne Weaver said the teal tongue on the Jaguars' logo came from what?
Feeding Panthers to his team
Weaver quipped that the tongue turned teal from feeding Panthers to his team; his wife Delores suggested the touch, and teal candies were handed out at the first preseason game to match.
Q 05Who was the Jaguars' first head coach, hired in February 1994?
Tom Coughlin
He took the expansion team to two AFC Championship Games in his first five seasons and later won two Super Bowls with the Giants.
Q 06The Jaguars' first-ever draft pick, second overall in 1995, was which future Hall of Fame tackle?
Tony Boselli
Tony Boselli, a USC left tackle, was the first Jaguar elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in 2022, and the club retired his number the same year.
Q 07Which quarterback threw the first touchdown pass in Jaguars history, to Randy Jordan in 1995?
Steve Beuerlein
Steve Beuerlein started the 1995 opener, a 10–3 loss to the Houston Oilers, and threw the first touchdown pass in Jaguars history the following week; the team finished its debut season 4–12.
Q 08Left-handed quarterback Mark Brunell came to Jacksonville after being drafted by which team?
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers took the Washington Huskies left-hander in the fifth round in 1993; Jacksonville traded for him in April 1995, and he later joined the club's ring of honour.
Q 09Who beat the Jaguars 20–6 in the AFC Championship Game after the 1996 season?
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots won 20–6 at Foxboro in January 1997, a week after Jacksonville had stunned Denver 30–27; the Jaguars had won five straight just to make the playoffs at 9–7.
Q 10The Jaguars' 62–7 divisional-round win in January 2000 was the last game of which quarterback's career?
Dan Marino
Dan Marino never played again after the 62–7 rout on 15 January 2000, a 55-point margin; Jacksonville's first drive ended in a 90-yard touchdown run.
Q 11Which running back became the first Jaguar to rush for 1,000 yards, in 1998, and holds the franchise record?
Fred Taylor
Fred Taylor ran for 1,223 yards as a rookie in 1998 and finished with a franchise-record 11,271; the Florida Gator joined the club's ring of honour in 2012.
Q 12Which Jaguars 1,000-yard receiver of 1996-97 had begun his career winning two Super Bowls with Dallas?
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith barely played for the Cowboys but became the Jaguars' all-time leading receiver with 12,287 yards, making five Pro Bowls between 1997 and 2001.
Q 13The Jaguars moved from the AFC Central to which division in the 2002 realignment?
AFC South
Q 21Trevor Lawrence, the first overall pick in 2021, won a national championship as a freshman at which college?
Clemson
Lawrence led Clemson to a 44–16 rout of Alabama in the January 2019 national championship game as a true freshman and was the consensus top prospect of the 2021 draft.
Q 22In the 2022 wild-card round the Jaguars beat the Chargers 31–30 after trailing by how much?
27–0
Jacksonville trailed 27–0 late in the second quarter before Trevor Lawrence, who had thrown four interceptions, led the rally to a 31–30 win on a last-second field goal, the third-largest comeback in NFL postseason history.
Q 23Doug Pederson arrived in Jacksonville in 2022 having won a championship as head coach of which team?
Philadelphia Eagles
The AFC South, created in the 2002 realignment, grouped Jacksonville with Indianapolis, the expansion Houston Texans and the former Houston Oilers, ending the twice-a-year Steelers rivalry.
Q 14Which quarterback did the Jaguars take seventh overall in 2003, to eventually replace Mark Brunell?
Byron Leftwich
Byron Leftwich, from Marshall, went seventh overall in 2003 and started under new coach Jack Del Rio; the Jaguars released him in favour of David Garrard before the 2007 season.
Q 15Which running back led the NFL in rushing for Jacksonville in 2011?
Maurice Jones-Drew
Maurice Jones-Drew, from UCLA, led the league with 1,606 rushing yards in 2011 despite the team going 5–11, and made three straight Pro Bowls from 2009 to 2011.
Q 16Which head coach went 14–48 before the Jaguars fired him in December 2016?
Gus Bradley
Gus Bradley was fired on 18 December 2016 with a 14–48 record, a .226 winning percentage; Blake Bortles, drafted third overall in 2014, was his quarterback.
Q 17What were Blake Bortles' franchise-record passing yards and touchdowns in 2015?
4,428 and 35
Bortles threw for 4,428 yards and 35 touchdowns in 2015, both franchise records at the time, though the team went 5–11; he had been drafted third overall out of Central Florida in 2014.
Q 18What nickname did the Jaguars' dominant 2017 defense earn?
Sacksonville
Sacksonville, coined for a pass rush that piled up 55 sacks, carried the 2017 team to 10–6, a first division title since 1999 and a 45–42 divisional-round win at Pittsburgh.
Q 19Which Jaguar's fumble recovery was controversially blown dead in the 2017 AFC Championship Game?
Myles Jack
Myles Jack stripped Dion Lewis and scooped the ball up with open field ahead, but the play was ruled down by contact; the hosts then rallied from 20–10 down in the fourth quarter to win 24–20.
Q 20The 2020 Jaguars finished with what record, the worst in franchise history?
1–15
The 2020 team went 1–15, winning only its opener against Indianapolis before losing 15 straight; the reward was the first overall pick in the 2021 draft.
Doug Pederson won Super Bowl LII with the Philadelphia Eagles in February 2018, beating the defending champions 41–33; Jacksonville hired him in February 2022 after Urban Meyer's exit.
Q 24Which team had Liam Coen been offensive coordinator for before the Jaguars hired him in January 2025?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Coen was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offensive coordinator for the 2024 season, after earlier spells as offensive coordinator with the Rams in 2022 and at Kentucky in 2021 and 2023.
Q 25Which pass rusher set the Jaguars' single-season sack record with 17.5 in 2023?
Josh Hines-Allen
Josh Hines-Allen, who played as Josh Allen until adding his mother's surname in 2024, set the club record with 17.5 sacks in 2023 and made the Pro Bowl; the Kentucky product went seventh overall in 2019.
Q 26Who bought the Jaguars from Wayne Weaver in 2012?
Shahid Khan
Shahid Khan, the Pakistani-American owner of auto-parts maker Flex-N-Gate, paid about $770 million for the team; the sale closed in January 2012.
Q 27Which English football club did Jaguars owner Shahid Khan buy in 2013?
Fulham
The Jaguars' owner bought Fulham from Mohamed Al-Fayed in July 2013, when the Craven Cottage club was in the Premier League; the price was not disclosed.
Q 28From 2013 the Jaguars agreed to play one home game a year at which London stadium?
Wembley
Wembley hosted a Jaguars home game every season from 2013 to 2019 under a deal first struck in August 2012 for four seasons and then extended to 2020.
Q 29What unusual amenity was added to the north end zone of the Jaguars' stadium in the 2014 renovation?
Swimming pools
The $63 million upgrade, part-funded by the owner, added two swimming pools and cabana seating in the north end zone, plus what were then the world's largest video boards.
Q 30The Jaguars' stadium was built on the site of which famous old venue?
The Gator Bowl
The old Gator Bowl was torn down to its west upper deck and rebuilt in 1994–95 as Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, later carrying the Alltel, EverBank and TIAA Bank names.