Weary

THE WORST DEFEAT in a college football game came on October 7, 1916, when Georgia Tech played Cumberland College of Tennessee...

 

The final score was 222 to 0.  The much smaller Cumberland players were mauled. 

 

Cumberland had discontinued its football program before the season, but was not permitted to cancel its game against the Engineers.  The fact that Cumberland's baseball team had crushed Georgia Tech earlier that year 22-0 (amidst allegations that Cumberland used professional players) probably accounted for Georgia Tech coach John Heisman's running up the score on the bulldogs.

 

Cumberland received the opening kickoff and failed to make a first down.  After a punt, the Engineers scored on their first play.  Cumberland then fumbled on their next play from scrimmage, and a Tech player returned it for another touchdown.  The Bulldogs fumbled again the next time they had the ball, and Tech took two plays to score its third touchdown.  Cumberland lost nine yard on its next possession, then gave up a fourth touchdown two plays later.

 

The Engineerss led 63-0 after the first quarter and 126-0 at halftime.  Tech added 54 more points in the third quarter and 42 in the final period.  Cumberland's longest play during the game was a 10-yard pass (on 4th and 22).  Tech scored on every one of its drives.   

 

THOUGHT: Sometimes our situation seems hopeless.  We've dropped the ball and we don't feel like picking it up again and running with it.  We've been knocked down time and time again, and we just want to quit the game.  But what we feel like doing and what we should do are two different things.   

 

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."  Galatians 6:9 NIV