My brother's high school football team had at least one record-settingly poor performance. It's entirely possible the were in something like 3rd and 54 at some point.

Another scenario I could imagine would be a horrific fumble that just kept going backwards, before being recovered. Sort of the opposite of the Holy Roller.

I need to look into the details of how it occurred. 

grayruby

I've been following an embarrassingly hapless team since the early 90's and that's new to me.

Sounds like two holdings (20 yds) and a false start (5 yds), plus a personal foul (15 yds) tacked onto a huge sack (14 yds).

Stacker_Sports

3rd and 54???

I've been following an embarrassingly hapless team since the early 90's and that's new to me.

Sounds like two holdings (20 yds) and a false start (5 yds), plus a personal foul (15 yds) tacked onto a huge sack (14 yds).