Cumberland Bulldogs football
| Cumberland Phoenix | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1894 |
| Athletic director | Ron Pavan |
| Head coach |
Donnie Suber 2nd year, 13–9 (.591) |
| Stadium | Lindsey Donnell Stadium |
| Location | Lebanon, Tennessee |
| League | NAIA |
| Conference | Mid-South Conference |
| Past conferences |
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1895-1903) Smoky Mountain Athletic Conference (1932-1941) |
| Bowl record | 0–0 (–) |
| Conference titles | 1 SIAA; 1 Smoky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| Colors | Cardinal and White |
| Website | www.gocumberlandathletics.com |
The Cumberland Phoenix football team represents Cumberland University in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Mid-South Conference. The Phoenix formerly competed in the TranSouth Athletic Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Cumberland football began on October 26, 1894 with a 6-6 tie with Peabody and finished that first year with a 2-1-1 season record. The early days of Cumberland football were very promising. The pinnacle of the early days of CU football was the 1903 season that began with a (6-0) win over Vanderbilt then a (0-6) loss to Sewanee and continued with a five-day road trip with victories over Alabama (44-0) November 14, 1903, LSU (41-0) November 16, 1903, and Tulane (28-0) November 18, 1903. Cumberland would play a postseason game against Coach John Heisman's Clemson team on Thanksgiving Day that ended in an 11-11 tie and a record of 4-1-1 which gave Coach A. L. Phillips and Cumberland University the Championship of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The 1916 game against Georgia Tech is famous as the most lopsided-scoring game in the history of college football; Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222–0.
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