1927 Centenary Gentlemen football team

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]

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
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Sam Houston State*Shreveport, LAW 27–04,000[3]
October 1MillsapsShreveport, LAW 26–0[4]
October 8SMU*Shreveport, LAW 21–12
October 15at Florida SouthernLakeland, FLW 26–03,500[5]
October 22at Baylor*W 9–6
October 28Birmingham–Southern*Shreveport, LAW 27–7[6]
November 5at Rice*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

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  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.  
  2. ^ Glory Years of Football, Centenary College of Louisiana, 1922-1942.
  3. ^ "Gents Easy Winners In First Game Of Year". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 25, 1927. p. 8. Retrieved April 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Gents too strong for Millsaps Majors". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Centenary's Early Attack Beats Southern". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 16, 1927. p. 9. Retrieved April 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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  .
  8. ^ 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  .