![]() The second half was shortened to 15 minutes (Heisman's one concession to the overmatched opponent, apparently). ![]() Tech led 63-0 after one quarter, 126-0 at halftime and 180-0 at the end of three quarters. Cumberland showed up with 13 players three members of the team missed the train after a layover in Nashville, about a 30-minute train ride from Cumberland's campus in Lebanon, Tenn. Instead, Cumberland - which received a $500 guarantee for playing - decided to go ahead with the game. Tech officials said they would call off the game - if Cumberland paid a $3,000 cancellation fee. Cumberland had decided not to field a team in 1916, but there nevertheless was a signed contract for a game. John Heisman was Tech's coach, and there's no question he ran up the score on a vastly overmatched team. 7, 1916.īuzz: This is one of the most famous games in college football history because of Georgia Tech's 222-0 victory. Record: 222 points, by Georgia Tech over Cumberland (Tenn.) on Oct.
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