1903 Cumberland Bulldogs football team

The 1903 Cumberland Bulldogs football team represented Cumberland University in the 1903 college football season. The team was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), compiling a 611 record. The Bulldogs notably beat Vanderbilt and tied John Heisman's Clemson at year's end in a game billed as the "SIAA Championship Game." They also beat Alabama, LSU, and Tulane in five days. The school claims a share of the SIAA title. It has been called "the best football team in the history of Cumberland."

1903 Cumberland Bulldogs football
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–1–1 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainW. W. Suddarth
1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Clemson + 2 0 14 1 1
Cumberland (TN) + 4 1 16 1 1
Sewanee 5 1 07 1 0
Vanderbilt 5 1 16 1 1
Mississippi A&M 2 0 23 0 2
Georgia 3 2 03 4 0
Ole Miss 1 1 12 1 1
Texas 0 0 15 1 2
Kentucky State 0 0 07 1 0
Alabama 3 4 03 4 0
Auburn 2 3 04 3 0
Tennessee 2 4 04 5 0
Georgia Tech 1 4 03 5 0
Tulane 0 1 12 2 1
Mercer 0 1 00 1 0
Nashville 0 2 01 3 0
LSU 0 5 04 5 0
SW Presbyterian       
  • + Conference co-champions
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