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25 college football records that will never be broken

By Nicholas Ian Allen

Oct 4, 2014; Pullman, WA, USA; Washington State Cougars quarterback Connor Halliday (12) gives the students high fives prior to a game against the California Golden Bears at Martin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 4, 2014; Pullman, WA, USA; Washington State Cougars quarterback Connor Halliday (12) gives the students high fives prior to a game against the California Golden Bears at Martin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 30, 2013; Atlanta, GA, USA; A general view of Bobby Dodd Stadium prior to the game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 30, 2013; Atlanta, GA, USA; A general view of Bobby Dodd Stadium prior to the game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

There is one college football final score we are never going to see again: 222-0.

As the story goes, Cumberland College decided not to field a football team for the 1915 season. However, the Bulldogs had already scheduled a game against John Heisman’s Georgia Tech squad, and if Cumberland cancelled the athletic department would be responsible for paying a $3,000 fee. In an effort to save the school money, a ragtag group of around a dozen students got together to represent the school and made the trip to Atlanta.

Heisman, who was the head coach of the Tech football and baseball teams (then referred to as Engineers, not yet Yellow Jackets), was apparently still sore about his team losing 22-0 to Cumberland on the baseball field the previous season – and not only because of the final score, but also because Cumberland had allegedly used illegal, professional players. Also, Georgia Tech was very good in 1916. They beat Mercer 61-0 in the season opener the previous week, and would go on to finish the season 8-0-1 and as co-champions of the SIAA.

The game itself was a bloodbath. After a punt, Georgia Tech scored its first play from scrimmage, then promptly picked up a Cumberland fumble on the following possession and ran it back for a touchdown. At the end of the first quarter, Tech had scored 63 points, which they followed with 63 in the second to take a 126-0 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Engineers accounted for 978 total yards and held Cumberland to -42. Cumberland turned the ball over 15 times: nine fumbles and six interceptions, and Georgia Tech rolled to 32 touchdowns.

The 222 points and 222-point margin of victory are the two most untouchable records in college football. The last college football game to include a 100-point was a 105-0 victory by Division III Rockford over Trinity Bible in 2003. The last Division I team to score 100 was Houston, who beat Tulsa 100-6 in 1968.

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