Jump to content

1940 Centenary Gentlemen football team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1940 Centenary Gentlemen football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–7 (0–2 LIC, 0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentenary Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern Louisiana $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Louisiana Normal 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Louisiana Tech 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Louisiana College 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
Centenary 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rollins $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Newberry 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Eastern Kentucky 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Louisiana Normal 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
SW Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Union (TN) 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 2
Murray State 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Centre 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL) 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Presbyterian 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Southern 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Louisiana Tech 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 1 – 1 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Wofford 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Tampa 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tennessee Tech 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Transylvania 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Stetson 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Troy State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana College 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Union (KY) 0 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Centenary 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Louisville 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Jacksonville State 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Erskine 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Delta State 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Centenary Gentlemen football team was an American football team that represented the Centenary College of Louisiana as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) the 1940 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jake Hanna, the Gentlemen compiled an overall record of 3–7 with marks of 0–2 in both SIC and SIAA play.[1]

Centenary was ranked at No. 139 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

[edit]
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Hardin–Simmons*
L 13–156,000[3]
September 28at TCU*
L 6–418,000[4]
October 5at Rice*
L 0–25[5]
October 127:30 p.m.Saint Louis*
  • Centenary Field
  • Shreveport, LA
W 19–65,000[6][7]
October 19at Arizona*
L 6–2910,000[8]
October 25at Louisiana NormalNatchitoches, LAL 0–76,000[9]
November 22:00 p.m.at Washington University*
W 19–143,000[10][11][12][13]
November 11at Texas Tech*
L 6–268,000[14]
November 23at Southwestern (TN)*
W 14–64,000[15]
November 28Louisiana Tech
  • Centenary Field
  • Shreveport, LA
L 0–65,000[16]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Football Standings". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. December 2, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hardin–Simmons beats Centenary with field goal". Valley Sunday Star-Monitor-Herald. September 22, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Frogs' surprising offense routs Centenary, 41–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1940. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rice passing whips Centenary 25 to 0". The Shreveport Times. October 6, 1940. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Toomey, James (October 11, 1940). "Bears Begin Defense Of Valley Title Tomorrow". St. Louis Star-Times. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 31. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "St. Louis U. loses, 19–6, at Centenary". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 13, 1941. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cats tear up Gents 29 to 6 at homecoming". The Arizona Daily Star. October 20, 1940. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Miques runs 78 yards for touchdown in last quarter to give State Normal win over Centenary". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1940. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Centenary, Conqueror of Bills, Tackles Bears Today". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2, 1940. p. 3B. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Centenary to Tackle Bears (continued)". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2, 1940. p. 4B. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Stockton, J. Roy (November 2, 1940). "Frost Runs 49 Yards To Score On Third Play Of The Game". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1B. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Centenary rallies in second half to trip Bears, 19–14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 3, 1940. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Raiders crack Centenary in 2nd half, 26–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1940. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Intercepted pass wins for Gents". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1940. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Louisiana Tech beats Centenary". The Shreveport Times. November 29, 1940. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


Stub icon

This college football 1940 season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1940_Centenary_Gentlemen_football_team&oldid=1302209376"