1922 Centenary Gentlemen football team

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1922 Centenary Gentlemen football
LIAA champion
Conference Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1922 record8–1 (4–0 LIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
 1921
1923  

The 1922 Centenary Gentlemen football team represented the Centenary College of Louisiana during the 1922 college football season. The nine-game schedule was the longest in school history. [1] "A small, obscure liberal arts college with a student body of less than 300 suddenly fields a powerful football team in 1922." [2] The team posted an 81 record and was led by head coach Bo McMillin, who preferred to be at a small school. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Marshall (TX) Shreveport, LA W 77–0
October 7 Louisiana College Shreveport, LA W 34–0
October 14at Millsaps Jackson, MS W 21–7
October 21 Tennessee Docs
  • Louisiana State Fairgrounds
  • Shreveport, LA
L 0–14
October 25 Louisiana Normal Shreveport, LAW 28–7
November 4 Loyola (LA) Shreveport, LAW 48–02,500 [4]
November 11 Henderson-Brown Shreveport, LAW 28–0
November 18at Louisville Louisville, KY W 39–13 [5]
November 30 Louisiana Tech Shreveport, LAW 20–08,000 [6]

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References

  1. "'Bo' McMillan's Eleven Has Big Game Schedule". The Capital Times. August 8, 1922. p. 9. Retrieved December 1, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. https://archive.org/stream/gloryyearsoffoot00sloa/gloryyearsoffoot00sloa_djvu.txt
  3. "M'Millin Tells Why He Coaches Centenary Team". Alton Evening Telegraph. November 16, 1922. p. 9. Retrieved December 1, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. Joe R. Carter (November 5, 1922). "Centenary Defeats Loyola By Overwhelming Score". The Shreveport Times. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "'Bo' McMillin's Centenary Gentlemen Crush the Cardinal Hopes: Team Play of Visitors Sweeps Locals Aside; Cardinal Offense Weak". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1922. pp. VI-1, VI-5 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Over 8,000 See Centenary-TEch Game Thursday". Shreveport Journal . Shreveport, Louisiana. December 1, 1922. p. 7. Retrieved July 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .