Cumberland Phoenix football
| Cumberland Phoenix | |
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| First season | 1894 |
| Athletic director | Ron Pavan |
| Head coach | Donnie Suber 2nd year, 13–9 (.591) |
| Stadium | Lindsey Donnell Stadium |
| Location | Lebanon, Tennessee |
| Conference | Mid-South Conference (2012-present) |
| Past conferences | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1895-1903) Smoky Mountain Athletic Conference (1932-1941) |
| Bowl record | 0–0 (–) |
| Claimed nat'l titles | 0 |
| Conference titles | 1 SIAA; 1 Smoky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| Consensus All-Americans | 0 |
| Colors | Maroon, White, and Black |
| 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.
Contents
History
Cumberland football began on October 26, 1894[1] 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 [2] which gave Coach A. L. Phillips and Cumberland University the Championship of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.[3][4] That game was the first invitational post-season championship football game in the South.[citation needed] Cumberland also won the Smoky Mountain Conference Championships in 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1935.[citation needed] The 1916 game against Georgia Tech is famous as the most lopsided-scoring game in the history of college football, which was a 0-222 loss for Cumberland University.
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.[5]
Conference championships
| Year | Conference | Coach | Overall record | Conference record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | A. L. Phillips | 4–1–1 | 4–1–1 |
| 1935 | Smoky Mountain Athletic Conference | Gus Morrow |
Individual achievements
Cumberland Athletics Hall of Fame
- David B. Aaron
- William Donnell Baird
- "Bull" Beesley
- Charles Beesley
- Doug Binkley
- Carl M. Boley
- Brown Braly
- Will Cragwall
- Jean Stone Denney
- Lindsey Donnell
- Michael F. Gialanella
- Brice O. Hall
- Red Hamlin
- Joe Black Hayes
- Scot A. "Doc" Holliday
- Foster Eugene Hoyt
- Allison Battle Humphreys
- Hoyal Johnson
- Kirby Jordan
- Homer C. Knee
- Irvin 'Tiny' Knee
- Joe 'Buck' Loomis
- James William Massengille
- Robert S. McCullough
- Gene McIlwain
- Herschel Moore
- Garland Morrow
- Thug Murray
- Vance W. Orr
- William Paul Redick
- Fount Robison
- Ransom Shannon Robison
- Jim B. Satterfield
- Carrol Smith
- Red Smith
- W. W. Suddarth
- Curry Ned Vaughn
- "Dude" Wesson
- Wilson West
- Ben E. Whiteaker[6]
All-Southerns
- 1903: Marvin O. Bridges, guard
- 1903: Red Smith, center
- 1903: J. C. Anderson, halfback
- 1904: Willard Steele, halfback
- 1905: Red Smith, center
References
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