222-0. PRETTY GOOD, EPISODE 10. 

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

I believe this is what you would call a Scorigami.

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

"His name, was John Heisman" "OH SHI-"

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

His name...was John Heisman *chorus of death plays*

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

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

*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.

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

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that the British Empire blew a 13 colony lead

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

"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

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

"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."

No no no. the best fact about this is that after threatening Cumberland with the $3000 reimbursement, Heisman offered Cumberland $500 and to pay for the trip to atlanta for the team. Like Heisman was hellbent on proving his point to cumberlands coach and the sportswriters

this video is lowkey super creepy

My god imagine the Georgia tech defense fantasy points

Cumberland beat Georgia 22-0 *This enraged John heismen, who punished them severely*

Hiesman banished Cumberland to the fumble dimension.

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?

Jon, recreate this game in Madden. It's your destiny.

They got beat so bad, they liquidated an academic program too. Amazing.

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.

"Heisman made them play a 30 minute scrimmage after the 222-0 win"

"WHERE'S YOUR GOD NOW??!!" -John Heisman, that day, probably

222-0 and 253-141 could not be any more opposite stories

"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

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

I just witnessed a massacre. A stop-motion, plastic man massacre.

That Heisman photo has this really intense 'scary daddy' energy where you kinda respect him but mostly you're afraid of him

Dolphins' medical staff watching 8:51-9:19 like "I don't see the problem here"

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

This took a real "Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared" turn at the end

So, this game was Heisman just systematically gripping the heads of every person at Cumberland and slowly, methodically, twisting it until it separated from their body.

So we’re not gonna talk about how he used a almond for the football

imagine how much the band had to play the fight song lol

those law students probably had PTSD

"You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you."

This whole thing sounds like one of those ridiculous kids sports movies from the 90s I feel like Airbud is a more plausible to actually happen then this

This should be a movie. A horror movie.

There gave been literal WARS with less malice.

Cumberland: Please! Have mercy! Heisman: There is no mercy.

And notice the YEAR this was played - 1916. I wonder if any of those Cumberland guys thinking after the game, "Well, the good news is that NOTHING can EVER be this bad in my life again" within a year were in the trenches in World War One.

What did your co-workers think of you playing with football toys and recording it with stop motion for hours

Hey Jon, I don't know if you still read the comments on this one, but if you do, I have a story. I first saw this video in December, maybe January. Just a few weeks later, my grandpa was dying in the hospital, and my mom was pretty absent from my life for a little bit, spending basically every spare moment with him. I was putting off going to visit him, because I was scared. When I finally did go, I told him this story. It was the last conversation we ever had. Thank you for making this video. Thank you for giving me one last great memory with the man who passed his love of sports, storytelling and oddity on to me.

Cumberland : we want a good baseball win to fund our football team Hiesman: So you have chosen death

Wow, I never knew that after Vishy Woods blocked that punt he flew straight into the sun.

Well, if you put a D1 college football team against a group of law students who have never played football in today's time, the result would be pretty similar.

"sometimes a weak expression of pity is the deepest act of cruelty" I kinda want to get that as a tattoo...

This was a straight-up horror story, every new detail sent goosebumps up my arms. I know nothing about football, but I know enough that the name "Heisman" is bad news. This was absolutely amazing to hear about and watch. (Watching the whole "ladder play" bit made my gut turn, holy cow)

How most people make a good video: Slick editing, great soundtrack, sleek visuals How Jon Bois makes a good video: *throws football figurines across his desk*

This took a dark turn at the end

John Madden: The only reason Georgia Tech won is because they scored more points.....lots of it

If Heisman were alive today, he’d laugh at the “point per minute” offenses in use today

The Cumberland players did not deserve the ass-stomping they got, but the coaching staff did. Note to self: never piss off John Heisman, even though he's been dead for nearly a hundred years.

This guy managed to execute a trippy dream sequence with toy figurines. Nice.

Heisman... that photo screams respect me or be smithen. He's been dead a long time but if he were alive and gave me that look in the photo.. *shivers*

After 4 years, this high art has aged really well. Bravo, Jon Bois.

If I had a time machine, this would be one of the first past historical events I would use it for to witness and videotape.

Even the one good Cumberland play, the blocked kick, ended up working out terribly for the blocker.

Lol I went to Cumberland my freshman year.

The thing that stood out to me fewer first downs then touchdowns

Is it weird that to me the funniest part is that baseball was paying for football😂

Real life Breaking Madden.

They fucked with Heisman!?!?! That's like angering Lombardi, what the fuck XD. They angered a God.

I always come back to this video every couple years and it never disappoints

As a Georgia Tech alum, this video gives me an indescribable amount of joy.

That editing really brought out the brutality that poor Cumberland had to deal with. You're a great story teller Jon. Keep it up.

John Heisman be like "Bill Belichick? Never heard of her".

Had to come here on the 107th anniversary.

This guy got played dirty and he went full Cartman 😂 decimated.

...that is one hell of a grudge..

I bet the Cumberland team could still beat the browns

RU-vid has recommended this to me EXACTLY 3 years after the video was published. This game was 103 years ago TODAY! Wow

4:07 Look at the other scores during Georgia Tech’s 1916 season. They beat Mercer *61-0* the week before the Cumberland game, which as we all know, Georgia Tech won 222-0. The week after the Cumberland Massacre (As I like to call it), Tech won 9-0. Davison held Tech to their second lowest point total by letting them only score 9 points. By week 4, Tech had outscored each of their opponents by *302 to 6* . The season saw Tech go 8-0-1, with the only tie being a 7-7 draw with Washington and Lee. Tech shutout their opponents in six of the 9 games, with them giving up points in the 10-6 win over North Carolina in week 4, the aforementioned 7-7 tie with Washington and Lee the following week, and the season finale, which saw Tech beat Auburn 33-7. In all, Georgia Tech outscored their opponents by a combined *421 to 20* . And about 52 percent of those points came in the Cumberland game. Edit: The scores at 6:08 say that Georgia Tech beat Mercer 68-0. I’m not sure if Tech scored 7 more points in that game, however.

I wish there was footage of this game😂💯

when you set madden to rookie

"Sometimes a weak expression of pity, is the deepest act of cruelty" - Jon Bois

I love how you picked a photo of John Heisman that makes him look like Julius Caesar

when you have 0 pass yards ans win by 222

Disclaimer: Don't watch while high

I binge every “Pretty Good” at least once a year and this one never fails to give me a feeling of dread at the end.

It’s amazing that Cumberland never gave up a safety. I guess john heisman hadn’t invented the safety yet.

Love how an almond was the football

Anyone else get a creepy vibe from this vid?

For some reason, I keep coming back to watch this. Such a good story, and even older Jon Bois videos are fantastic.

I've seen this a few times, and I still start laughing uncontrollably when you get to "this is Vichy Woods' face before the play" because I know what's coming up.

oh my god I'm drunk watching this and now I'm terrified of Heisman's face

Greatest match of any sport ever! (at least for someone who doesn't watch sports) I wonder how is this not a movie

I do feel kinda bad for George Allen. Him coaching against Heisman is like me coaching against Saban

11:57: "Sometimes, a weak expression of pity is the deepest act of cruelty." Could not be more true

The story behind this game is so utterly bizarre I can barely believe it actually happened.

I really shouldn't have watched this before going to bed...

Heisman is very lucky that the Geneva Conventions had not yet been signed into place because if they were he would have been charged for multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity.

15:10 this sequence is unholy

Seeing this in my inbox made me so happy

Absolutely brilliant using a steam engine losing traction at 1:52 as an audio metaphor for the football game being a ridiculous blowout.

I went to Georgia Tech (many years ago). I would walk past the statue of Heisman in front of Bobby Dodd stadium on Grant Field just about every day from my dorm or later my apartment on my way to classes for years. There is a "222-0" inscription on the base of his pedestal and I always used to wonder about it. But I never knew the story of the game, though I did ask around and nobody seemed to know. Thank you for filling in this mystery from my past! Also: This should be made into a live action Hollywood movie.

4:28 - What makes me think Jon wouldn’t’ve agreed so quickly and absolutely with Heismann’s assessment of sportswriters if he didn’t have a picture of Heismann that scared you just looking at it? 🤔