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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
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Mississippi College + 8 0 0 8 0 0
    Chattanooga + 5 0 0 8 1 0
    Centenary + 4 0 0 10 0 0
    Furman + 3 0 0 10 1 0
    Georgetown (KY) 1 0 0 1 0 1
    Stetson 4 0 1 6 0 1
    Loyola (LA) 1 0 1 6 2 2
    Wofford 2 1 2 2 4 3
    Presbyterian 2 2 1 3 3 3
    Mercer 2 2 0 5 4 0
    Louisville 2 2 0 4 4 0
    Louisiana College 1 1 0 1 1 0
    Union (TN) 2 3 0 6 4 0
    The Citadel 2 3 1 3 6 1
    Centre 2 3 0 3 6 0
    Howard (AL) 1 2 1 7 2 2
    Florida Southern 2 4 1 2 5 1
    Birmingham–Southern 2 4 0 3 6 0
    Western Kentucky State Normal 2 4 0 5 4 0
    Erskine 1 2 1 2 4 1
    Louisiana Tech 1 3 0 3 5 0
    SW Louisiana 1 4 0 2 7 1
    Millsaps 1 5 0 3 8 0
    Rollins 0 2 0 1 5 0
    Transylvania 0 5 0 0 9 0
    Newberry 0 6 0 0 8 1
    Kentucky Wesleyan 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • + – Conference co-champions

    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]

    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
    October 15atFlorida SouthernLakeland, FLW 26–03,500[5]
    October 22atBaylor*
  • Waco, TX
  • W 9–6
    October 28Birmingham–Southern*Shreveport, LAW 27–7[6]
    November 5atRice*
  • Houston, TX
  • W 33–7
    November 11TCU*Shreveport, LAW 7–3
    November 19Louisiana TechShreveport, LAW 33–0[7][8]
    November 24LouisvilleShreveport, LAW 59–2
    • *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
  • ^ Glory Years of Football, Centenary College of Louisiana, 1922-1942.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "Gents too strong for Millsaps Majors". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ 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.

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