was donated to the Helms Athletic Foundation sports museum by Bill Schroeder, an avid sports collector. When the museum moved locations in the 1980s, the ball was boxed and remained in storage. In 2014, Ryan Schneider, a Georgia Tech alumnus, purchased the ball in a charity auction for $40,388 ($33,657 without buyer's premium), with the intention of donating it back to Georgia Tech. In October 1956, a 40th reunion was held for players from both teams, of whom 28 were able to attend. While reminiscing, one of the Cumberland players pointed out one play that saved Cumberland from an even worse defeat; had Cumberland punted as normal instead of running a sneak, the score would probably have been 229–0. While Cumberland's football team would eventually be restarted full-time (and change its nickname to the Phoenix in 2016), the two schools have not met in any sports since: Cumberland would eventually de-emphasize athletics, and currently competes in the NAIA, while Georgia Tech would go on to be a founding member of the Southeastern Conference before departing the SEC in 1964, and is currently a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. In any case, current NCAA rules only allow Division III schools to compete against NAIA schools. See also List of historically significant college football games 1992 Troy State vs. DeVry men's basketball game – the highest scoring college basketball game in history Notes References External links The Game of the Century at Cumberland University (via archive.org). GEORGIA TECH 222, CUMBERLAND 0. – 100th anniversary tribute by SB Nation 1916 college football season vs. Georgia Tech 1916 vs. Cumberland 1916 1916 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) October 1916 sports events