The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, led by legendary coach John Heisman, routed Cumberland College 222-0 in the most lopsided game in college football history Oct. 7, 1916.
Georgia Tech, led by legendary coach and trophy namesake John Heisman, humiliated Cumberland College 222-0 in the most lopsided college football game on record on this day in history, Oct. 7, 1916. The football farce pitted national pigskin powerhouse Georgia Tech against a school from Lebanon, Tennessee, that reportedly pulled student volunteers off campus and out of frat houses to fulfill a contractual commitment.
Thirteen noble fraternity brothers volunteered to suit up and get clobbered, in effect, saving Cumberland from bankruptcy,' late sportscaster Frank Deford wrote in a 2016 100th-anniversary story for NPR. The Yellow Jackets — Georgia Tech's nickname, another Heisman contribution to the program — raced out to a 63-0 first-quarter lead. They were up 126-0 at halftime before the swarm subsided.
He wrote the book, 'Heisman’s First Trophy: The Game that Launched Football in the South,' in 2016. Hatcher argued that the game generated so much attention nationally that it helped turn southern schools into the college football powerhouses they are today. Georgia Tech was declared the national champion the following season, the first southern team to achieve that honor, while Heisman has been immortalized with the game's highest individual honor.
And Southern schools dominate college football today, specifically those from the Southeastern Conference. For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.
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