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Football team of Cumberland University From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Phoenix football | |
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First season | 1894 |
Athletic director | Ron Pavan |
Head coach | Tim Mathis 6th season, 24–34 (.414) |
Stadium | Nokes-Lasater Field |
Location | Lebanon, Tennessee |
Conference | Mid-South Conference |
Past conferences | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1895–1903) Smoky Mountain Conference (1932–1941) |
Conference titles | 2 |
Colors | Cardinal and white[1] |
Website | www.gocumberlandathletics.com |
Cumberland football began on October 26, 1894[2] 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 1901 team played three games, with one recorded loss, but the following year, the 1902 team had a 3-5 record, with a victory over Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State University).
The pinnacle of the early days of CU football was the 1903 team. The 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 [3] which gave Coach A. L. Phillips and Cumberland University the Championship of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.[4][5]
The 1904 team went 3-1, a victory over Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State University). The 1905 team had a 3-4 record, with victories over Georgia and Ole Miss.
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.[6]
In 2001, Jacksonville State University Gamecocks placekicker Ashley Martin became the first woman to play and score in an NCAA Division I American football game when she kicked an extra point in the first quarter of a game against Cumberland University.[7]
For the 2008 season, CU's football earned a share of the Mid-South Conference West Division.
In 2016, the team changed its name from Bulldogs to the Phoenix.[8]
Year | Conference | Coach | Overall record | Conference record |
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1903 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | A. L. Phillips | 6–1–1 | 4–1–1 |
1935[9] | Smoky Mountain Conference | Gus Morrow | 7–3 | 5–0 |
Cumberland Athletics Hall of Fame
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