pixrox1 Review of Touchdown Mickey

Touchdown Mickey (1932)

TOUCHDOWN MICKEY is not very realistic, as his Mangler's squad . . .

[6/10 · 30 November 2021]

. . . defeats the Alley Cats 103 to 96. From the nicknames, it is obvious that this film is meant to depict collegiate football. While it is possible to score 199, 200 or even more points in such a contest, the end result is universally lopsided. For instance, Georgia Tech blew out Cumberland 222 to 0 Oct. 2, 1916. The first game featuring a mere 100 combined points found Yale besting Dartmouth, 113 to 0, on Oct. 25, 1884. That record did not last very long, as Princeton destroyed Lafayette 140 to 0 a week later, Nov. 1, 1884. The string of such shutouts was broken in 1916, when SMU took the lead on an early field goal, but Rice stormed back to win 146-3. The closest game with more than 100 combined points occurred more recently on Oct. 12, 1968, when North Park topped North Central 72-32. In the NFL, of course, the scoring record was set Nov. 27, 1966, with the Washington Red Somethings clobbering the New York Giants, 72-41.