Coach John Heisman was a very innovative early tactician of the game. He was defenitely not known for being merciful on the gridiron to opponents, just ask Cumberland. Here is some insight to his strategy.
"When you find your opponent's weak spot, hammer it."
Here is more on Coach John Heisman...
Georgia Tech 222, Cumberland College 0 | Most Lopsided Game History, weird facts
On Saturday, Oct. 7, 1916, Georgia Tech’s football team beat Cumberland 222-0. It is the biggest beatdown in the history of college football, and naturally, there are a lot of crazy numbers that came out of the game. Here are a select few.
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John Heisman
Born October 23, 1869 in Cleveland, Ohio - John Heisman, American football coach who was one of the top innovators for the game of football in history. Heisman is credited per the NFF’s website with helping to legalize the forward pass, originated the center snap, innovated the “hike” cadence to initiate a snap and for which the Heisman Trophy is named. John coached at various schools including Oberlin, Akron, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Penn, Washington and Jefferson, Auburn and Rice. He played every line position while he was a student athlete at Brown University. The National Football Foundation selected John Heisman to enter into their College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. Of course the award given to the most recognozed top player in College Football each year is given at trophy that bears his name, the Heisman Trophy. That is how significant he was to the game.
