Key and Peele Football Names List: How the Sketch Became a Cult Classic

While meeting each other for the first time as cast members on the set of MAD TV, the renowned comedy duo, Key and Peele, had no idea they were destined to become national sensations. Nothing was certain for Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele even after Comedy Central agreed to pilot their sketch show. 

As we know now, their first season, in 2012, proved to be a success. Anchored by classical sketches such as ‘Planning a Heist’ and ‘I Said B**ch’, Key & Peele was well on its way to becoming the next big hit for the network. 

Then came the second season. It began with what would prove to be one of the most iconic sketches in all of comedy, ‘The East/West College Bowl’. Now a mainstay of modern-day pop culture, the sketch’s beauty is that it is predicated on a topic that has never-ending comic potential. It focused on the sheer ridiculousness of NFL players’ names.

‘The East/West College Bowl’ managed to be both hilariously exaggerated and painfully accurate. This has been the hallmark of the pair’s comedic style. According to Key, the inspiration for the sketch came from Peele’s obsession with EA Sports’ Madden football.

“When we were doing our pilot, we were working out of his apartment, and he was really obsessed with Madden at the time. And one day, during a writing session, he said to me, ‘Keegan, do you know there’s a guy who plays for the Jets named D’Brickashaw Ferguson’? And I go… That guy is the tip of the iceberg,” said Key.

“I said, wait until you see some of these college guys’ names… And that’s the origin of the sketch,” he added.

The NFL itself has referenced the skit on various occasions, and anytime a player with an excessive amount of vowels or hyphens in their name manages to make the headlines, you’re bound to see clips of the Key and Peele sketch circulating throughout the internet.

After the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Arizona WR Montana Lemonious-Craig, it’s now being prominently featured on social media once again. 

Since its debut on September 26th, 2012, the sketch has become a default reference point anytime a player with a name like Craig’s comes around. Comedy Central posted an official copy of the skit to its YouTube page following its initial airing. It currently has nearly 64 million views and counting. 

Parts 2 and 3 of it feature a combined viewer count of more than 39 million currently. It is proof that, while the subsequent parts were successful, nothing could seem to recapture the magic of the original.

In the end, the skit helped to transform the careers of its creators while also netting Comedy Central a pretty penny in the process, signifying its place as one of the best modern-day sketch shows on television. 

Given the relevance it has displayed in the past decade, it appears as if this may indeed be the greatest football-themed sketch in American comedy history. From Torque (Construction Drilling Noise) Lewith to Hingle McCringleberry, there are simply too many classic names to ignore. 

Nevertheless, in all of its comedic glory, here are the names that made the official rosters of the 2012 East/West College Bowl. 

Team	Player Name
East Team	D’Marcus Williums
East Team	T.J. Juckson
East Team	T’Variuness King
East Team	Tyroil Smoochie-Wallace
East Team	D’Squarius Green, Jr.
East Team	Ibrahim Moizoos
East Team	Jackmerius Tacktheritrix
East Team	D’Isiah T. Billings-Clyde
East Team	D’Jasper Probincrux III
East Team	Leoz Maxwell Jilliumz
East Team	Javaris Jamar Javarison-Lamar
East Team	Davoin Shower-Handel
East Team	Hingle McCringleberry
East Team	L’Carpetron Dookmarriot
East Team	J’Dinkalage Morgoone
East Team	Xmus Jaxon Flaxon-Waxon

Team	Player Name
West Team	Saggitariutt Jefferspin
West Team	D’Glester Hardunkichud
West Team	Swirvithan L’Goodling-Splatt
West Team	Quatro Quatro
West Team	(The Player Formerly Known as Mousecop)
West Team	Beezer Twelve Washingbeard
West Team	Jackmerius Tacktheratrix
West Team	Shakiraquan T.G.I.F. Carter
West Team	X-Wing @Aliciousness
West Team	Sequester Grundelplith M.D.
West Team	Scoish Velociraptor Maloish
West Team	T.J. A.J. R.J. Backslashinfourth V
West Team	Eeee Eeeeeeeee
West Team	Donkey Teeth
West Team	Torque (Construction Drilling Noise) Lewith
West Team	Dan Smith