The Atlanta Asswhooping (10/7/1916)
You think your college football team has had bad Saturdays? Well, at least they’ve never pulled a Cumberland. Back in 1916, poor Cumberland College showed up to Atlanta to play Georgia Tech and somehow lost 222–0. That’s not a typo. Georgia Tech scored on every single possession, Cumberland didn’t get one first down, and the refs actually shortened the last two quarters out of mercy. As the story goes, Cumberland embarrassed Georgia Tech’s baseball team the previous year, so they wanted revenge… and they sure got it. Fun fact: the coach of Georgia Tech at the time was John William Heisman (yes, that Heisman).
The Perfect Pitcher (10/8/1956)
74 years ago yesterday, Don Larsen made history becoming the only person to throw a perfect game in the world series. In game 5 of the 1956 world series, the New York Yankees defeated Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers in spectacular fashion. Larsen allowed no runs, no hits, no walks, no baserunners. It only took 97 pitches, and on top of that, only one batter even made it to a 3-ball count… They then went on to win the World Series in 7 games.
The Duel in Dallas (10/6/2013)
12 years ago, Peyton Manning and the Broncos moved to 5-0, defeating the Cowboys 51-48 in a game that only featured one punt. Peyton and Romo combined for 920 air yards and when you hear the list of touchdown scorers, it will feel like a time capsule from your high school fantasy league: Julius Thomas, Eric Decker, Wes Welker, Knowshon Moreno, Dez Bryant, Jason Witten, Cole Beasley, and Demarco Murray. After being tied 48-48, Romo threw a pick to Gavin Escobar, which led to a game-winning 28-yard FG by Matt Prater (who is still rocking and currently tied for 6th in field goals made this season for the Bills). Fun fact: Peyton had -8 yards rushing and a rushing TD.