UC Football News Feed

Border Bowl Players to Play for Patriots

2008-08-25

The University of the Cumberlands welcomed the Inaugural Border Football Game to their field last January as the Eastern Kentucky All-Star team and the Eastern Tennessee All-Star team went head to head. With an estimated 5,000 fans on hand, Tennessee took the spotlight, along with the trophy, in the end with a final score of 23-13.

Patriots Pre-Season Week Was Full of Promise

2008-08-25

We have seen what Coach John Bland has done in his first two seasons; we have watched senior quarterback Kyle King (St. Cloud, FL) run a steady option offense, but we have yet to see what a 91 person freshman class can bring to a reigning Mid-South Conference Championship team.

Patriot Football Team to Host Media Day

2008-08-19

The University of the Cumberlands football team will host its annual Football Media Day on Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 3:30 PM.Â The event will be held at the James H. Taylor, II Football Stadium in Williamsburg.

NAIA Releases 2008 Preseason Top 25 Coaches' Poll

2008-08-12

The 2008 NAIA Preseason Top 25 Coaches' Poll has been announced and the University of the Cumberlands was voted in as the 22nd best team in the country. The Patriots are coming off an 8-3 campaign in 2007, which saw them capture the Mid-South Conference title and qualify for the National playoffs for the first time since 1988.

Patriots' Hughes Nominated for Allstate AFCA Good Works Team

2008-08-07

University of the Cumberlands football standout, P.J. Hughes (Montezuma, GA) has been nominated for the 2008 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.

Victory Sports Network Picks Patriots at #20

2008-08-04

The Patriots are one of four Mid-South Conference teams to garner top 25 honors. MSC west foe Bethel College comes in at six, UVa-Wise takes the number fifteen spot and Georgetown College slips in at the 23rd position.

Patriots Host Football Team Camps

2008-07-31

During the last week of July and the first week of August, the University of the Cumberlands Football program hosted a football team camp with teams attending from across the state of Tennessee and Kentucky. The first camp started on Sunday July 27th and ended on Wednesday July 30th. The next group of campers will arrive on Friday August 1st and will end their summer camp on August 5th. Coaches from across the Bluegrass and the neighboring Volunteer state come to Cumberlands in an effort to organize practice, teach the fundamentals of football, and instill in players an attitude of teamwork.

Football Patriots Host Youth Camp

2008-06-10

The University of the Cumberlands football program is holding its annual youth camp from Monday June 9th-11th at James H. Taylor II Stadium in Williamsburg.

Patriots Football Takes Second in 08 MSC Preseason Poll

2008-05-27

With the kick-off to the 2008 NAIA football season a little over three months away, the Mid-South Conference (MSC) Football Preseason Poll has been released where the University of the Cumberlands has taken the second spot in the East Division.

Cumberlands Football Holds #16 in NAIA Spring Coaches Poll

2008-04-22

With spring football out of the way, the NAIA held a coaches poll to place the top 25 teams in the nation for the upcoming season. Carroll (Mont.) won the title last season and hung on to the #1 spot with 16 first place votes. The University of the Cumberlands (8-3 last season) finished the season in the #16 spot and stayed put in the polls for the spring season.