Happy Cumberland Day

“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.”

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On this day in history, October 7, 1916, Georgia Tech football beats Cumberland 222-0

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.
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Notice Cumberland is located in Lebanon, TN, the corresponding home of the Cracker Barrel restaurants.
 
It was a good season.....
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Setting up for a great season.....

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Didn't they have a contract to play us but no team so they ended up getting volunteers to sling something together?
 
Ken has a link to the AJC article that ran the next day covering the "burlesque."

 
gt2690b said:
Dam that Washington and Lee took a NC from us
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Doubtful. Ohio State, Army and Pitt were undefeated (Pitt's second in a row under Pop Warner) that year. Pitt was national champ.

FWIW useless trivia, when we were the champs the following year, Pitt finished 10-0-0. They were 4-1 in 1918 with a win over GT and their first loss in Pop Warner's first three years at Pitt was to the Cleveland Naval Reserves (not a college team) 10-9. Warner won his first 31 games in a row at Pitt against colleges before losing to Syracuse (and beating GT again the following week). That's the kind of guy we should be looking for.
 
clapper said:
Doubtful. Ohio State, Army and Pitt were undefeated (Pitt's second in a row under Pop Warner) that year. Pitt was national champ.

FWIW useless trivia, when we were the champs the following year, Pitt finished 10-0-0. They were 4-1 in 1918 with a win over GT and their first loss in Pop Warner's first three years at Pitt was to the Cleveland Naval Reserves (not a college team) 10-9. Warner won his first 31 games in a row at Pitt against colleges before losing to Syracuse (and beating GT again the following week). That's the kind of guy we should be looking for.
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The game might have changed a bit since the club sport days.
 
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