Centenary Gentlemen football

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Centenary Gentlemen
First season1894
StadiumCentenary College Stadium
Field surfaceGrass
LocationShreveport, Louisiana
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Conference titles2
ColorsMaroon and White
   
1939 Centenary Gentlemen Football team

The Centenary Gentlemen football team represented Centenary College of Louisiana. The school's teams were known as the Gentlemen or 'Gents'. They have not competed in football since 1941.[1] It last competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

History[]

The school fielded several makeshift teams for the 1894, 1895, and 1896 seasons. In 1898, the school's Board of Trustees banned intercollegiate athletic participation. This ban was instituted due to large losses in football to Louisiana State University that resulted in two Centenary players being hospitalized. In 1901, the ban was eased to allow the college to field a baseball team. Intercollegiate competition at the school was fully restored with the school's move to Shreveport in 1908[2] The 1927 team coached by Homer H. Norton was one of the school's best ever teams,[1] posting an undefeated 10–0 record.

Centenary fielded a college football team until 1941. The Centenary football team was discontinued for the duration of World War II due to budget deficits, and declining fan interest. An attempt to reinstate the football program was halted in 1947.[1]

On November 10, 2021, it was announced that Centenary College is bringing back football. A head coaching hire is expected in early 2022, and the school is planning on their team being ready for the fall of 2024.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "The Glory Years of Football:Centenary College of Louisiana 1922-1942". Internet Archive. Internet Archive. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  2. ^ Sloane, Bentley. The Glory Years of Football, Centenary College of Louisiana 1922-1942. http://wikiurls.com/?https://archive.org/stream/gloryyearsoffoot00sloa/gloryyearsoffoot00sloa_djvu.txt.
  3. ^ "Centenary Announces Return of Football". 10 November 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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