A. L. Phillips

A. L. Phillips was an American college football player and coach. He played football as a halfback at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania and was captain of the 1900 Washington & Jefferson football team before graduating in 1901. Phillips served as the head football coach at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee from 1902 to 1904. He led the 1903 Cumberland Bulldogs to share of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) title.^[1][2]

A. L. Phillips

Phillips pictured in The Phoenix 1903, Cumberland University yearbook
Playing career
1899–1900	Washington & Jefferson
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1902–1904	Cumberland (TN)
Head coaching record
Overall	12–7–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 SIAA (1903)

Phillips was later treasurer of the Union Trust Company of Washington, Pennsylvania.^[3]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Cumberland Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1902–1904)
1902	Cumberland	3–5	1–4	12th
1903	Cumberland	6–1–1	4–1–1	T–1st
1904	Cumberland	3–1	1–1	8th
Cumberland:		12–7–1	6–6–1
Total:		12–7–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth