Cumberland University’s Woody Hunt just completed his 39th season as head coach and 41st year with the program. He has a 1,608-750-5 overall record, including 1,547-724-5. Under his leadership, the Phoenix have won three NAIA national championships (2004, 2010, 2014) as well as two runner-up finishes (1995, 2006).
They have appeared in 12 NAIA World Series. They’ve won 20 regular season conference championships – 10 in the Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference, six in the Mid-South Conference and four in the TranSouth Athletic Conference. The Phoenix has four district championships and 12 NAIA regional titles .
The program has posted 24 seasons with 40 or more victories and has registered 50 or more wins eight times. The Phoenix have produced 69 NAIA All-Americans. Eighty of Hunt’s former players have signed professional contracts.
Hunt has won 17 Coach of the Year honors, including the 2006 and 2010 Rawlings National Coach of the Year awards. He is a seven-time Southeast Region Coach of the Year and was a finalist for the National Coach of the Year Award four times. Hunt received the 2019 Fred Russell Distinguished American Award from the National Football Foundation.