Worst blowouts in sports history...

[Black Mambo]

Duke - UNLV checks in @ 36. Wonder where 82-50 will be....

http://espn.go.com/moresports/story/_/id/13665881/worst-blowouts-sports-history-ranks-100-most-stunning-routs-nos-50-26

Trying to keep the off-season interesting...

[CameronBornAndBred]

Duke - UNLV checks in @ 36. Wonder where 82-50 will be....

http://espn.go.com/moresports/story/_/id/13665881/worst-blowouts-sports-history-ranks-100-most-stunning-routs-nos-50-26

Trying to keep the off-season interesting...
My guess is it won't rank, given that the other blowouts they list, if not championship series events, are 100 pt mismatches or total skunks. IF it does make the list, it will simply be because it was Duke-unc.

[davekay1971]

Duke - UNLV checks in @ 36. Wonder where 82-50 will be....

http://espn.go.com/moresports/story/_/id/13665881/worst-blowouts-sports-history-ranks-100-most-stunning-routs-nos-50-26

Trying to keep the off-season interesting...

Not on the list, if Duke-UNLV is only at 36. I mean, it was a blowout (and a glorious memory for us Dukies) but it was a regular season game. UNLV's epic beatdown of us in 1991 (the horror...the horror) was in the national championship game.

Bears 73 - Redskins 0. NFL Championship game. My vote for number 1.

[devildeac]

Not on the list, if Duke-UNLV is only at 36. I mean, it was a blowout (and a glorious memory for us Dukies) but it was a regular season game. UNLV's epic beatdown of us in 1991 (the horror...the horror) was in the national championship game.

Bears 73 - Redskins 0. NFL Championship game. My vote for number 1.

Someone's gonna getcha on a minor error in your post;).

[cspan37421]

in 1991 (the horror...the horror)

If 1991 was a horror for Duke, I'll take said horror every day of the week. :-)

As I recall we really got an early boost from Greg Zoubek in that game, and Ed McCaffrey contributed as well before transferring to Denver the following year. But the best was the alley-oop from Bobby Clark to Grant Parks.

;-)

[OldPhiKap]

Duke - UNLV checks in @ 36. Wonder where 82-50 will be....


My guess is it won't rank.

Of course it won't rank. 82-50 was the BEST blowout ever.

[weezie]

But still, that great picture of our K congratulation Augmon and Johnson. The epitome of Klass.
No bellyaching a la Bo.

[NashvilleDevil]

Not on the list, if Duke-UNLV is only at 36. I mean, it was a blowout (and a glorious memory for us Dukies) but it was a regular season game. UNLV's epic beatdown of us in 1991 (the horror...the horror) was in the national championship game.

Bears 73 - Redskins 0. NFL Championship game. My vote for number 1.

My vote is either Super Bowls XXIV or XXVII

[moonpie23]

i like this blowout (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0onr1g-y9jc)

it's not the number of points differential

[HaveFunExpectToWin]

2010's 82-50 vs UNC is one of my all time favorite Duke games, and should be on the list.

My other team had a great blowout against a common foe. Vandy thumped UK by 41 points in 2008 (93-52 (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=280430238)) in my other favorite blowout. I sure miss Billy Gillespie.

[OldPhiKap]

71-51, after being down at half and our star player looking lost and awful. That ended up being a great blowout.

[NashvilleDevil]

I'll say it's either Tyson/Spinks or Secretariat at the Belmont in 1973.

[sagegrouse]

I'll say it's either Tyson/Spinks or Secretariat at the Belmont in 1973.

I dunno. Foreman-Frazier will get a lot of support.

[Tom B.]

Bears 73 - Redskins 0. NFL Championship game. My vote for number 1.

Either that, or Georgia Tech's 222-0 win over Cumberland in 1916.

Some odd statistical notes about that game:

(1) Neither team made a first down. Georgia Tech never needed more than one set of downs to score on any of its possessions.
(2) Cumberland had more passing yards (14) than Georgia Tech (zero). In fact, Georgia Tech never even attempted a pass.
(3) The difference between the teams' respective yardages gained on the ground was 1,020. Georiga Tech had 978 rushing yards, and Cumberland had -42.
(4) Cumberland turned the ball over 15 times -- nine fumbles and six interceptions. Cumberland completed six passes to Georgia Tech defenders, but only two to its own receivers.
(5) The score could've been worse, as Georgia Tech missed one extra point and had another one blocked.


ETA: Agreeing with NashvilleDevil above -- Secretariat at the 1973 Belmont is definitely a contender for #1. Top 5 at worst.

[dukebluelemur]

I'd put Brazil's 7-1 loss in the last world cup up in the top 10 or so too. Germany was good but nobody saw that score coming.

[drcharl]

Either that, or Georgia Tech's 222-0 win over Cumberland in 1916.

Some odd statistical notes about that game:

(1) Neither team made a first down. Georgia Tech never needed more than one set of downs to score on any of its possessions.
(2) Cumberland had more passing yards (14) than Georgia Tech (zero). In fact, Georgia Tech never even attempted a pass.
(3) The difference between the teams' respective yardages gained on the ground was 1,020. Georiga Tech had 978 rushing yards, and Cumberland had -42.
(4) Cumberland turned the ball over 15 times -- nine fumbles and six interceptions. Cumberland completed six passes to Georgia Tech defenders, but only two to its own receivers.
(5) The score could've been worse, as Georgia Tech missed one extra point and had another one blocked.




John Heisman was the coach of Georgia Tech and had vowed revenge from the prior year blowout of Georgia Tech by Cumberland in baseball by a score of 22-0. Cumberland had imported some professionals for that game. Also Cumberland was no weak sister. In football they played Mississippi, Tennessee, LSU, South Carolina, and Tulane. Also, in the 222-0 football game, Heisman agreed to shorten the second half to 15 min.

[sagegrouse]

Either that, or Georgia Tech's 222-0 win over Cumberland in 1916.

Some odd statistical notes about that game:

(1) Neither team made a first down. Georgia Tech never needed more than one set of downs to score on any of its possessions.
(2) Cumberland had more passing yards (14) than Georgia Tech (zero). In fact, Georgia Tech never even attempted a pass.
(3) The difference between the teams' respective yardages gained on the ground was 1,020. Georiga Tech had 978 rushing yards, and Cumberland had -42.
(4) Cumberland turned the ball over 15 times -- nine fumbles and six interceptions. Cumberland completed six passes to Georgia Tech defenders, but only two to its own receivers.
(5) The score could've been worse, as Georgia Tech missed one extra point and had another one blocked.




John Heisman was the coach of Georgia Tech and had vowed revenge from the prior year blowout of Georgia Tech by Cumberland in baseball by a score of 22-0. Cumberland had imported some professionals for that game. Also Cumberland was no weak sister. In football they played Mississippi, Tennessee, LSU, South Carolina, and Tulane. Also, in the 222-0 football game, Heisman agreed to shorten the second half to 15 min.

I heard from a Cumberland alum (who was not there at the time) that Cumberland had dropped football, but a fraternity decided to go in the team's place. Here's the skinny from Wikipedia (to whom I contribute):


Cumberland College, a Presbyterian school in Lebanon, Tennessee, had discontinued its football program before the season but was not allowed to cancel its game against the Engineers.[1][2] The fact that Cumberland's baseball team had crushed Georgia Tech earlier that year 22–0 (amidst allegations that Cumberland used professionals as ringers) probably accounted for Georgia Tech coach John Heisman's running up the score on the Bulldogs, Heisman also being the Engineers' baseball coach.[1][2] He insisted on the schools' scheduling agreement, which required Cumberland to pay $3,000 ($65,000 in inflation-adjusted terms) to Tech if its football team failed to show.[1][2] In fact, Heisman actually paid Cumberland $500 ($10,800 in inflation-adjusted terms) as an incentive to play the game; his letter to Cumberland's athletic department read in part

I hearby offer you the sum of $500 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Atlanta for your football team on the condition that you honor your contract by participating in and completing the Cumberland-Georgia Tech football game ... However, if this offer is refused ... I shall be forced to demand that your school reimburse the Tech Athletic Dept. in the amount of $3,000 for losses from the projected net gate receipts ...[4]

So, George E. Allen (who was elected to serve as Cumberland's football team student manager after first serving as the baseball team student manager) put together a team of 12-16 players[a], most of whom were his fraternity brothers, to travel to Atlanta as Cumberland's football team.[2]

Another reason for Heisman's plan to run up the score was the practice among the sportswriters of the time to rank teams based upon how many points they scored. Since this statistic did not account for the strength or weakness of a team's opponent, Heisman disagreed with the amount of weight the writers tended to assign to it, and he may have unleashed his players on Cumberland to make his point.[5]

Really sporting, John Heisman.

[DukieInBrasil]

I'd put Brazil's 7-1 loss in the last world cup up in the top 10 or so too. Germany was good but nobody saw that score coming.

It could have been much worse, but Germany's coach definitely dialed it back to save face for the host team. Withe way that Brasil was out of sync and psyched out, it could have been a 15 or 20-0 win for Germany. Brasil was without its star player (Neymar) and was without one of its stalwart defenders (Thiago Silva), and was starting 4 guys who hadn't started yet in the Copa. Their chemistry just wasn't there, and they paid dearly for it.
I have friends who to this day won't watch futebol anymore because of that game.

[SCMatt33]

It could have been much worse, but Germany's coach definitely dialed it back to save face for the host team. Withe way that Brasil was out of sync and psyched out, it could have been a 15 or 20-0 win for Germany. Brasil was without its star player (Neymar) and was without one of its stalwart defenders (Thiago Silva), and was starting 4 guys who hadn't started yet in the Copa. Their chemistry just wasn't there, and they paid dearly for it.
I have friends who to this day won't watch futebol anymore because of that game.

You know it's bad when people consider 7-1 "saving face." From the Duke aspect, I would have thought it would JJ going for 41 against Texas in that 31 point beat down. Might be significant enough to make the list simply because it was 1 vs. 2 which doesn't happen every year.

[Edouble]

I believe Tom Brady is responsible for the worst "blow out" in sports history.

[Richard Berg]

I believe Tom Brady is responsible for the worst "blow out" in sports history.
I nominate Greg Oden's knees.

[CDu]

I nominate Greg Oden's knees.

Wendell Davis (double knee-cap fracture on one play thanks to Veteran's Stadium turf) would like a word.

[wilson]

I believe Tom Brady is responsible for the worst "blow out" in sports history.
Here's another pretty good contender.
5503

[Pghdukie]

The Louisville player (name escapes me) that,literally, blew his leg out definitely deserves consideration.

[Tom B.]

The Louisville player (name escapes me) that, literally, blew his leg out definitely deserves consideration.

Kevin Ware.

[DukieInKansas]

Duke - UNLV checks in @ 36. Wonder where 82-50 will be....

http://espn.go.com/moresports/story/_/id/13665881/worst-blowouts-sports-history-ranks-100-most-stunning-routs-nos-50-26

Trying to keep the off-season interesting...

Depending on your perspective, they might be the best blowouts in sports history.

[NashvilleDevil]

Top 25 is out and the top 5 are:

1. Chicago 73 Washington 0

2. Secretariat wins by 31 lengths at Belmont to complete the Triple Crown

3. Tiger wins 2000 US Open by 15 strokes

4. Super XXIV, 49ers 55 Broncos 10

5. Georgia Tech 222 Cumberland 0

[wsb3]

I won't give you one of those I was there..since I was only 8, but I am pretty sure I listened to it on the radio.

They did not list the minutes played but it appears we played 14 players & they all scored..

2/11/65 * Virginia 6 Durham, N.C. (Indoor Stadium) W 136-72 6,300

NAME FG FT TRB PF TP
Robert Verga 8-14 0-0 2-3 4 2 18
Stuart McKaig 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2
William Zimmer 1-3 0-0 2-3 2 0 4
Ron Herbster 3-5 0-0 1-1 1 1 7
Steve Vacendak 4-7 0-0 4-4 6 3 12
Elliott McBride 2-2 0-0 3-3 0 0 7
Dennis Ferguson 5-9 0-0 3-3 2 2 13
Jim Liccardo 1-3 0-0 2-2 7 2 4
Jack Marin 10-14 0-0 5-5 10 1 25
Brent Kitching 3-8 0-0 1-2 6 2 7
Hack Tison 9-13 0-0 1-2 8 2 19
Burton Fitts 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
Phil Allen 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 1 2
Bob Riedy 7-11 0-0 0-1 9 2 14
TEAM
TOTALS 55-93 0-0 26-31 64 18 136
PERCENTAGES .591 .000 .839 Deadball: 0


http://goduke.statsgeek.com/basketball-m/games/boxscore.php?gameid=19650211

[jimsumner]

I'm surprised the first half of Carl Franks' last game at Duke didn't make the list.

Embarrassed doesn't begin to describe it.

[sagegrouse]

I'm surprised the first half of Carl Franks' last game at Duke didn't make the list.

Embarrassed doesn't begin to describe it.

Hard to forget. Rick "Doc" Walker was doing the telecast and said at halftime, "This Duke team is better than this." We were trailing Wake 35-0.

Joe Alleva went to see Nan at halftime and said, "Our players deserve better coaching."

[jimsumner]

Hard to forget. Rick "Doc" Walker was doing the telecast and said at halftime, "This Duke team is better than this." We were trailing Wake 35-0.

Joe Alleva went to see Nan at halftime and said, "Our players deserve better coaching."

Actually, it was 42-0 at the half. And it was Founder's Day or some such and lots of high-rollers were in town and they were not amused. For all practical purposes, Franks was fired at halftime.

Jim Grobe really took the air out of the ball in the second half. He played mostly reserves, including a second-team-quarterback and did not call a single pass play. So, Duke "rallied" to make the final a less embarrassing 42-13. But that first 30 minutes was just brutal.

[devildeac]

Hard to forget. Rick "Doc" Walker was doing the telecast and said at halftime, "This Duke team is better than this." We were trailing Wake 35-0.

Joe Alleva went to see Nan at halftime and said, "Our players deserve better coaching."


Actually, it was 42-0 at the half. And it was Founder's Day or some such and lots of high-rollers were in town and they were not amused. For all practical purposes, Franks was fired at halftime.

Jim Grobe really took the air out of the ball in the second half. He played mostly reserves, including a second-team-quarterback and did not call a single pass play. So, Duke "rallied" to make the final a less embarrassing 42-13. But that first 30 minutes was just brutal.

Man, I had forgotten it was 42-0 at the half. I also remembered 35-0 but misery has a way of being deleted from my memories:o. My father and I attended that game. Well, we attended the first half and, as I helped my elderly father up the steps out of WW, I said to him, "Duke has quit on the coach. They need to fire him tonight."

[DU82]

Actually, it was 42-0 at the half. And it was Founder's Day or some such and lots of high-rollers were in town and they were not amused. For all practical purposes, Franks was fired at halftime.

Jim Grobe really took the air out of the ball in the second half. He played mostly reserves, including a second-team-quarterback and did not call a single pass play. So, Duke "rallied" to make the final a less embarrassing 42-13. But that first 30 minutes was just brutal.

I think the reason most of us remember 35-0 was for our first play at that score, the coaches called an off-tackle run, and most of the crowd booed. We saw the players turn around after that, and we tried to make clear it was the call. We all though the coaches gave up, not the players.

[sagegrouse]

I think the reason most of us remember 35-0 was for our first play at that score, the coaches called an off-tackle run, and most of the crowd booed. We saw the players turn around after that, and we tried to make clear it was the call. We all though the coaches gave up, not the players.

I do remember 35-0. Mebbe it was when Doc Walker made his comment. Mebbe I had reached my max for humiliation. Mebbe that's when I turned off the TV.

Moreover, back in my day the cumulative score over four years was Duke 146, Wake Forest 17.

Kindly,
Sage
'Actually, I root for Wake when they are not playing Duke

[devildeac]

I do remember 35-0. Mebbe it was when Doc Walker made his comment. Mebbe I had reached my max for humiliation. Mebbe that's when I turned off the TV.

Moreover, back in my day the cumulative score over four years was Duke 146, Wake Forest 17.

Kindly,
Sage
'Actually, I root for Wake when they are not playing Duke

My other alma mater appreciates that;).