1926 Centenary Gentlemen football team

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1926 Centenary Gentlemen football
SIAA champion
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (5–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Captain Paul Rebsamen
Home stadiumCentenary Field
Seasons
←  1925
1927  →
1926 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Centenary + 5 –0 –05 –3 –0
Chattanooga + 4 –0 –26 –2 –2
Presbyterian 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Furman 3 –1 –18 –1 –1
Stetson 3 –1 –05 –1 –1
Georgetown (KY) 3 –1 –16 –2 –1
Louisiana Tech 3 –1 –05 –2 –2
Birmingham–Southern 3 –1 –25 –3 –2
Mercer 3 –1 –14 –3 –2
Mississippi College 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Louisville 2 –1 –06 –2 –0
Centre 2 –1 –23 –4 –2
The Citadel 5 –3 –07 –3 –0
SW Louisiana 2 –2 –06 –3 –1
Transylvania 1 –1 –04 –3 –0
Florida Southern 2 –2 –04 –4 –0
Oglethorpe 3 –4 –13 –7 –1
Howard (AL) 2 –3 –14 –4 –1
Western Kentucky State Normal 1 –2 –14 –4 –1
Newberry 2 –4 –02 –5 –0
Millsaps 2 –6 –02 –8 –0
Wofford 1 –3 –02 –8 –0
Union (TN) 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Louisiana College 0 –4 –03 –5 –0
Kentucky Wesleyan 0 –4 –03 –6 –0
Erskine 0 –4 –01 –7 –0
Rollins 0 –4 –00 –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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Union (TN)
  • Centenary Field
  • Shreveport, LA
W 47–73,000 [2] [3]
October 2at TCU *
L 14–24 [4]
October 8at SMU *
L 0–37 [5]
October 16 Mississippi College Shreveport, LAW 28–14 [6]
October 23at Arkansas *
L 6–33 [7]
October 30 Central State (OK) *
  • State Fair Grounds
  • Shreveport, LA
W 14–103,000 [8] [9]
November 11 Louisiana Tech Shreveport, LAW 7–07,000 [10]
November 202:30 p.m. Millsaps
  • Centenary Field
  • Shreveport, LA
W 34–02,000 [11] [12]
November 25 Oglethorpe Shreveport, LAW 56–77,000 [13]

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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 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "Gridiron Game In Detail". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. September 26, 1926. p. 11. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  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 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  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 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  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 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ "Gents Fall Before Advance Of Razorbacks". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. October 24, 1926. p. 14. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  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 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. ↑ "Centenary Game in Detail". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. October 21, 1926. p. 15. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  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 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  11. ↑ "Football". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. November 19, 1926. p. 16. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  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 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  13. ↑ "7,000 Witness Final Game Of Gentlemen". Shreveport Journal . Shreveport, Louisiana. November 26, 1926. p. 14. Retrieved May 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .


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