1926 Centenary Gentlemen football team

1926 Centenary Gentlemen football
SIAA champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–3 (5–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Homer Norton (1st season)
Captain	Paul Rebsamen
Home stadium	Centenary Field
Seasons ←  1925 1927  →

1926 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centenary +	5	–	0	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga +	4	–	0	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Presbyterian	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Furman	3	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Stetson	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Louisiana Tech	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	2
Birmingham–Southern	3	–	1	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Mercer	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Mississippi College	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Louisville	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Centre	2	–	1	–	2			3	–	4	–	2
The Citadel	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
SW Louisiana	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Transylvania	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Southern College	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Oglethorpe	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Howard (AL)	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Western Kentucky State Normal	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Newberry	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Millsaps	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Wofford	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Union (TN)	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisiana College	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Kentucky Wesleyan	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Erskine	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Rollins	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1926 Centenary Gentlemen football team represented the Centenary College of Louisiana as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1926 college football season. ^[1] The team was led by first-year head coach Homer Norton.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25		Union (TN)	Centenary Field Shreveport, LA	W 47–7	3,000	[2] [3]
October 2		at TCU *	Clark Field Fort Worth, TX	L 14–24		[4]
October 8		at SMU *	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	L 0–37		[5]
October 16		Mississippi College	Shreveport, LA	W 28–14		[6]
October 23		at Arkansas *	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	L 6–33		[7]
October 30		Central State Teachers *	State Fair Grounds Shreveport, LA	W 14–10	3,000	[8] [9]
November 11		Louisiana Tech	Shreveport, LA	W 7–0	7,000	[10]
November 20	2:30 p.m.	Millsaps	Centenary Field Shreveport, LA	W 34–0	2,000	[11] [12]
November 25		Oglethorpe	Shreveport, LA	W 56–7	7,000	[13]
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

References

1. Glory Years of Football, Centenary College of Louisiana, 1922-1942.
2. Carter, Joe R. (September 26, 1926). "Gentlemen Win Opening Game of Season". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 10. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Gridiron Game In Detail". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. September 26, 1926. p. 11. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
4. Hall, Flem (October 3, 1926). "Centenary Gentlemen Lose To T. C. U. Horned Frogs In Hard Battle". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 9. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Gentlemen Turned Back In Defeat By S. M. U." The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. October 9, 1926. p. 13. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
6. Carter, Joe R. (October 17, 1926). "Centenary Gents Turn Back Choctaws". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 10. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Gents Fall Before Advance Of Razorbacks". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. October 24, 1926. p. 14. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
8. Carter, Joe R. (October 31, 1926). "Forty Yard Pass Give Centenary Contest". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 14. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
9. "Centenary Game in Detail". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. October 21, 1926. p. 15. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
10. Carter, Joe R. (November 12, 1926). "Seven Thousand See Local Eleven Beat Old Rival From L. P. I. By Clever Strategy". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 13. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
11. "Football". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. November 19, 1926. p. 16. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
12. Carter, Joe R. (November 12, 1926). "Gets Move Closer To S. I. A. A. Championship". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 13. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
13. "7,000 Witness Final Game Of Gentlemen". Shreveport Journal . Shreveport, Louisiana. November 26, 1926. p. 14. Retrieved May 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com .