222-0. PRETTY GOOD, EPISODE 10.

"Beatdown" isn't the word. Neither are "rout" or "clobbering." The word to describe what Georgia Tech's football team did to Cumberland does not exist, because we've never had to invent it, because nothing like it has happened before or since. On the 100-year anniversary of this game, we proudly present this very special episode of Pretty Good, a show about stories that are pretty good.

[Kipwich]

“This is Vichy Woods’s face before the play” is a statement that inspires a strong sense of impending doom

[johncroncejr]

I believe this is what you would call a Scorigami.

[nicholasgentry]

His name...was John Heisman

*chorus of death plays*

[whydontiknowthat]

“Sometimes, a weak act of pity is the deepest act of cruelty.”

Damn, what a quote

[infonomics]

Heisman's half-time speech: "126 - 0 is no reason to be over-confident. Stay the Course!" And they did.

[davidg]

I had Cumberland +221 in this one...bad luck.

[bundy]

Wow that game really went down to the wire I thought Cumberland had it at the end there

[steinway]

That isn't a beating, that's a war crime.

[ffwildcat]

"His name, was John Heisman"



"OH SHI-"

[DrPhr]

"For the next 55 minutes I will be your judge, jury, and executioner. Due to good behavior I have given you a 5 minute reprieve. This will be the only act of mercy I show you, and you will thank me for it."

[thewholegiraffe]

"I'm gonna destroy your football team" but Mr Heisman, we don't have a football team "well then get one so I can pummel it" but "I'll financially cripple you if you don't" yes sir sorry sir

[lildaddylover]

They couldn’t have an actual quarterback but they have 2 guys who could throw another guy over a fence

[CMike]

These stories are insane to me because it shows how "wild West" sports were back then. Can you imagine a team dressing a minor league team for a college game today?

[zedbags]

_"Georgia Tech never bothered to throw the ball, despite the fact that their coach _*_invented the forward pass."_*

[mikepeterson]

He runs and hides behind a fence, and two players also hiding being the fence throw him back over the fence.

[troyr]

My god imagine the Georgia tech defense fantasy points

[Mclarenboy]

*NOTE:* Because Georgia Tech never passed, and Cumberland actually completed one pass play for a _gain, _ this means that, despite losing 222-0...

... *Cumberland had more passing yards than Georgia Tech in this game.* Yes, that's an actual, legitimate statistical victory for Cumberland in this 222-0 game.

[srbmod]

College football back then was crazy. Back in 1899, the Sewanee Tigers went on a road trip in which they played 5 games in 6 days (They needed to make up for lost revenue after their game against Vanderbilt was canceled over a disagreement regarding gate receipts, so they went on the road.). This was in an era when many colleges would play 5-6 games in a season. Played Texas, Texas A&M, Tulane, LSU and Memphis, not only winning those games, they also shut out all five teams. Sewanee went 12-0 that season and shut out 11 of their 12 opponents that season. The only team that scored on them was Auburn, who put up 10 against them in a game they won 11-10. Auburn's coach at the time? John Heisman.

[jdotoz]

"A true victory is to make your enemy see they were wrong to oppose you in the first place. To force them to acknowledge your greatness." -Gul Dukat

[stevem]

"His teammate was looking for his glasses" i cant not laugh. XD