The 1916 Cumberland Bulldogs football team represented Cumberland University as an independent during the 1916 college football season. Led by George E. Allen in his first and only season as head coach, Cumberland compiled an overall record of 0âÂÂ2 with two insurmountable losses to Sewanee and Georgia Tech respectively.
On October 7, 1916, the Bulldogs were blown out 222-0 by the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, making it the most lopsided gamed in college football history.