NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. Neither team made a first down: Tech scored on every possession and seldom needed more than two or three plays to score. 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.

Record for most passing yards in a game