Historical Scores

Oct 12, 2018, 1:56 PM

The win over Wake last week was indeed historical. Among the big boys (Div I FBS) it was our second biggest win ever in terms of margin of victory. Here's our top wins over said teams.

1. (73) 1903 Ga Tech 73-0
2. (60) 2018 Wake 63-3
3. (58) 1981 Wake 82-24 / 2015 Miami 58-0
4. (55) 1984 Virginia 55-0
5. (54) 2006 Temple 63-9 / 2016 Syracuse 54-0 (F Syracuse)
6. (53) 2000 Mizzou 62-9 / 2017 Kent State 56-3
7. (51) 1900 U5C 51-0 / 1999 Duke 58-7 / 2006 La Tech 51-0
8. (49) 2013 Wake 56-7 / 2013 Virginia 59-10 / 2016 U5C 56-7
9. (48) 1917 Florida 55-7 /1982 Virginia 48-0 / 2000 Wake 55-7
10. (47) 2006 FAU 54-6 / 1959 Virginia 47-0
11. (46) U5C 63-17

Among the little guys though, it only ranks as our 13th biggest victory, far behind a John Heisman led 122-0 drubbing of the Guilford Quakers in 1901 on Bowman Field (#1), a 94-0 cruise over Furman in 1915 (#2), and a 76-0 win over Presbyterian in 1945 (#3). And speaking of Presbyterian, we really do need to do something nice for those Hose. In 28 meetings from the 30's to the 50's we outscored them 950-87, for an average score of 34-3, over 3 decades. That's just not right.

As far as the Tigers biggest losses there's a tie for #3 between and a pair of 56-0 losses to Bama in 1975 and Auburn in 1921. At #2 is the nightmare 1993 57-0 FSU game that is just best forgotten. And at #1, the wipeout 1931 74-7 game at Alabama under Jess Neely. To be fair, it was the offense's best game of the year since they only scored 6 points twice more over 8 games.

But looking ahead, lets hope we get another record smashing win over NCST. Seriously, who is more deserving of hanging 60+ on than Dave Doeren? And if we can top 73, I'm all for that too. Go Tigers! Break the books!

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and to end like that. I have them as the #17 all time blow out for all our opponents, but they were in the Big West I believe, and only D1, not D1 FBS, so I put them in the "little" basket. The did go 6-5 that year, as his very last year coaching.

Allen's death may have been indirectly caused by a Gatorade shower. He died on December 31, 1990, from ventricular fibrillation in his home in Palos Verdes Estates, California, at the age of 72. Shortly before his death, Allen noted that he had not been feeling well since some of his Long Beach State players dumped a Gatorade bucket filled with ice water on him following a season-ending victory over the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on November 17, 1990 (he remarked that the university couldn't afford actual Gatorade).

The sports editor of the Long Beach State newspaper, the Daily Forty-Niner, was on the field that day and recalled that the temperature was in the 50s with a biting wind. Allen stayed on the field for media interviews for a considerable length of time in his drenched clothing, and boarded the bus back to Long Beach State soaking wet. Having promised a winning season to a football program on the verge of collapse, in his final game Allen delivered on his promise. His players hoisted him on their shoulders as photographers snapped away, and Allen's team ended the season with a winning record. Allen said his season at Long Beach State was the most rewarding of his entire career.

Allen's son George denied that the Gatorade shower caused the death, attributing it to an existing heart arrythmia. He stated that seeing Gatorade showers on television was a reminder that his father "went out a winner". After Allen's death, the soccer and multipurpose field area on the lower end of campus was dedicated in his honor as George Allen Field. A youth baseball field in Palos Verdes Estates is also named after him.

Historical Scores

I'd like to amend to the original list

Indeed!

Teh can't we continue to 56-7

The 56-7 is on the list in the three way tie for #8 among

I'd like to amend to the original list

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I was there! I felt so bad for Allen. Such a great career

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