1927 Centenary Gentlemen football team

The 1927 Centenary Gentlemen football team represented the Centenary College of Louisiana as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1927 college football season. Centenary posted an undefeated 10–0 record and beat four Southwestern Conference schools.[1] It is one of the school's best ever teams.[2]

1927 Centenary Gentlemen football
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record10–0 (4–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
 1926
1928 
1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mississippi College +800800
Chattanooga +500810
Centenary +4001000
Furman +3001010
Georgetown (KY)100101
Stetson401601
Loyola (LA)101622
Wofford212243
Presbyterian221333
Mercer220540
Louisville220440
Louisiana College110110
Union (TN)230640
The Citadel231361
Centre230360
Howard (AL)121722
Southern College241251
Birmingham–Southern240360
Western Kentucky State Normal240540
Erskine121241
Louisiana Tech130350
SW Louisiana140271
Millsaps150380
Rollins020150
Transylvania050090
Newberry060081
Kentucky Wesleyan000000
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

edit
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Sam Houston State*Shreveport, LAW 27–04,000[3]
October 1MillsapsShreveport, LAW 26–0[4]
October 8SMU*Shreveport, LAW 21–12[5]
October 15at Southern CollegeLakeland, FLW 26–03,500[6]
October 22at Baylor*W 9–6[7]
October 28Birmingham–Southern*Shreveport, LAW 27–7[8]
November 5at Rice*W 33–7[9]
November 11TCU*Shreveport, LAW 7–3[10]
November 19Louisiana TechShreveport, LAW 33–0[11][12]
November 24LouisvilleShreveport, LAW 59–25,500[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

edit
  1. "Centenary College Enjoys Best Season With Ten Victories". The Monroe News-Star. December 5, 1927. p. 10. Retrieved August 6, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. Glory Years of Football, Centenary College of Louisiana, 1922-1942.
  3. "Gents Easy Winners In First Game Of Year". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 25, 1927. p. 8. Retrieved April 28, 2019 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Gents too strong for Millsaps Majors". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Conference champs go down before Centenary onslaught". Wichita Daily Times. October 9, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Centenary's Early Attack Beats Southern". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 16, 1927. p. 9. Retrieved April 28, 2019 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Centenary noses out Baylor". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 23, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Gentlemen add Birmingham–Southern gridiron squad to the list of conference victims". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Centenary whips Owls". Austin American-Statesman. November 6, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Gents defeat Frogs by 7–3". The Austin American. November 12, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Carter, Joe R. (November 20, 1927). "Forward Passing Game Enables Local Eleven To Pile Up Large Score". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 14. Retrieved July 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. Carter, Joe R. (November 20, 1927). "Local Eleven Piles Up Large Score by Forward Passing (continued)". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 15. Retrieved July 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. "Gents close season with tenth consecutive victory". The Shreveport Journal. November 25, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.