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TIL in a football game in 1916, Georgia Tech beat Cumberland College 222-0. Georgia Tech made 32 touchdowns, and never attempted to pass: they ran the ball on every single play. It was such a butt-whooping that the referees cut the last two quarters to 12 minutes instead of 15.

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