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Useless information thread: The Most Lopsided Game in CFB History
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:02 pm
The 1916 Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech football game was the most lopsided in the history of college football, with Georgia Tech winning 222–0
Cumberland College, a school in Lebanon, Tennessee, had discontinued its football program before the season but was not allowed to cancel its game against the Engineers. The fact that Cumberland's baseball team had crushed Georgia Tech earlier that year 22–0 (amidst allegations that Cumberland used professionals as ringers) probably accounted for Georgia Tech coach John Heisman's running up the score on the Bulldogs, Heisman also being the Engineers' baseball coach.
He insisted on the schools' scheduling agreement, which required Cumberland to pay $3,000 ($65,018 in inflation-adjusted terms) to Tech if its football team failed to show.
So, George E. Allen (who was elected to serve as Cumberland's football team student manager after first serving as the baseball team student manager) put together a team of 14 men to travel to Atlanta as Cumberland's football team.
Tech led 126-0 at halftime. (Imagine the halftime speech in the Cumberland locker room
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Unofficially, Georgia Tech had 40 rushing attempts for 978 yards and 32 touchdowns.
Cumberland College, a school in Lebanon, Tennessee, had discontinued its football program before the season but was not allowed to cancel its game against the Engineers. The fact that Cumberland's baseball team had crushed Georgia Tech earlier that year 22–0 (amidst allegations that Cumberland used professionals as ringers) probably accounted for Georgia Tech coach John Heisman's running up the score on the Bulldogs, Heisman also being the Engineers' baseball coach.
He insisted on the schools' scheduling agreement, which required Cumberland to pay $3,000 ($65,018 in inflation-adjusted terms) to Tech if its football team failed to show.
So, George E. Allen (who was elected to serve as Cumberland's football team student manager after first serving as the baseball team student manager) put together a team of 14 men to travel to Atlanta as Cumberland's football team.
Tech led 126-0 at halftime. (Imagine the halftime speech in the Cumberland locker room
) Unofficially, Georgia Tech had 40 rushing attempts for 978 yards and 32 touchdowns.
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Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:05 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Always blows my mind when I contemplate that score.
Then I imagine the fallout if something similar were to happen today
Then I imagine the fallout if something similar were to happen today
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:12 pm to TbirdSpur2010
One time when I was playing NCAA, I hung 154 on Air Force in the BCSCG. I try to imagine what would happen if a team even hit triple digits in today's world
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:12 pm to TbirdSpur2010
I remember when Alcoa High school beat Gatlinburg Pittman 106-0, parents were calling for the coaches head.
Thing is, they didn't throw a pass after the first quarter, put their JV team in for the 2nd half and just kicked field goals for the 4th quarter.
Thing is, they didn't throw a pass after the first quarter, put their JV team in for the 2nd half and just kicked field goals for the 4th quarter.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:14 pm to Vols&Shaft83
I read in one history of the game that it reached the point that every time a Tech player took a handoff, the team, coaches and fans would simply yell "Here he comes!"
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:14 pm to Kodar
Highest I've ever done was 125 on poor little Tulane.
I didn't really start off trying for the uber blowout tho. Kinda fricked around in the 1st quarter
I didn't really start off trying for the uber blowout tho. Kinda fricked around in the 1st quarter
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:15 pm to Kodar
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One time when I was playing NCAA, I hung 154 on Air Force in the BCSCG.
That's not how you win style points in Brad Nessler's book
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:25 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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Highest I've ever done was 125 on poor little Tulane.
I didn't really start off trying for the uber blowout tho. Kinda fricked around in the 1st quarter
I beat some poor bastard 92-0 in Ultimate Team the other day. 3 minute quarters. Usually people will quit, or "rage-quit", when they get down by 21 points, but this guy kept throwing passes and running fake punts tull the very end
He had it coming, he's a Gator fan.
This post was edited on 1/12/15 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:48 pm to Vols&Shaft83
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Usually people will quit, or "rage-quit", when they get down by 21 points, but this guy kept throwing passes and running fake punts tull the very end
I respect that. Take your whuppin' like a man
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:55 pm to Vols&Shaft83
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this guy kept throwing passes and running fake punts tull the very end
Spurrier has given up golf and is playing Ultimate Team now, apparently.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:56 pm to Carolina_Girl
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Carolina_Girl
Just fyi, your avi isn't showing up for some reason
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:58 pm to Vols&Shaft83
It was 12 min quarters and I was going for the rushing record of old. It was in the 800s for rushing yards by a team. The stat line that ensued:
154 points
59 first downs
1202 total offense.
Rushing: 88-841-21
Passing: 25-30-0 with 361 yards.
2-3 on 3rd and 1-1 on 4th.
244 punt return yards. (16 punts)
110 KR yards.
1556 total yards.
I broke that freaking record
154 points
59 first downs
1202 total offense.
Rushing: 88-841-21
Passing: 25-30-0 with 361 yards.
2-3 on 3rd and 1-1 on 4th.
244 punt return yards. (16 punts)
110 KR yards.
1556 total yards.
I broke that freaking record
Posted on 1/12/15 at 4:01 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Seriously? It's showing up on my laptop. I haven't gotten any notices from Admin. about it being too large to be an avi. Not sure why it isn't showing up. Thanks for letting me know, though.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 4:02 pm to Carolina_Girl
It is showing up
Posted on 1/12/15 at 4:03 pm to Carolina_Girl
It's possible that it's just me I'm not on my laptop as much as my phone and I just noticed
I'm not on my laptop as much as my phone and I just noticed Posted on 1/12/15 at 4:13 pm to TbirdSpur2010
I'm not seeing it either
Posted on 1/12/15 at 4:18 pm to Kodar
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It was 12 min quarters and I was going for the rushing record of old. It was in the 800s for rushing yards by a team. The stat line that ensued:
154 points
59 first downs
1202 total offense.
Rushing: 88-841-21
Passing: 25-30-0 with 361 yards.
2-3 on 3rd and 1-1 on 4th.
244 punt return yards. (16 punts)
110 KR yards.
1556 total yards.
I broke that freaking record
Heisman difficulty?
Posted on 1/12/15 at 4:19 pm to Vols&Shaft83
whoa
Posted on 1/12/15 at 4:19 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Hopefully it's not indicative of an impending ban-hammer. I've always heard that the avi stops showing up usually before you even receive notice that you've been banned. Not sure how much truth there is to that, just something I've heard others say.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 4:21 pm to Carolina_Girl
I switched from mobile to desktop and it showed up on my phone 
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