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Early in 1916, Cumberland University leadership decided that their failing football team should be shut down to help relieve the school’s mounting financial woes, but they had one more game to play.
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Early in 1916, Cumberland University leadership decided that their failing football team should be shut down to help relieve the school’s mounting financial woes, but they had one more game to play.
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