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1941 Centenary Gentlemen football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record0–8–2 (0–1–1 LIC, 0–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentenary Field
Seasons
← 1940
1947 →
1941 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Louisiana Normal 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Southeastern Louisiana 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Centenary 0 – 1 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
Louisiana College 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Presbyterian $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Miami (FL) 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Centre 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Southern 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
Louisiana Tech 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Eastern Kentucky 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
SW Louisiana 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Union (TN) 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Tennessee Tech 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Wofford 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Memphis State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Rollins 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Louisiana Normal 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Murray State 3 – 3 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Tampa 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisville 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Newberry 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi College 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
SE Louisiana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Transylvania 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Troy State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Louisiana College 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Delta State 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
Centenary 0 – 1 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
Union (KY) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Erskine 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 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) during the 1941 college football season. In their second and final year under head coach Jake Hanna, the Gentlemen compiled an overall record of 0–8–2 with marks of 0–1–1 in both SIC and SIAA play.[1][2]

Centenary was ranked at No. 255 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Millsaps*
L 0–205,000[4]
September 26at Creighton*
L 20–327,000[5]
October 4Louisiana Normal
  • Centenary Field
  • Shreveport, LA
T 6–65,500[6]
October 11Hardin–Simmons*
  • Centenary Field
  • Shreveport, LA
L 6–274,500[7]
October 18at Texas Tech*
L 0–257,000[8]
October 25Washington University*
L 7–131,500[9][10]
November 1at Rice*
L 0–54[11]
November 8TCU*
  • Centenary Field
  • Shreveport, LA
L 7–35[12]
November 22Southwestern (TN)*
  • Centenary Field
  • Shreveport, LA
T 0–0[13]
November 27at Louisiana Tech
L 7–393,500[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "This Week's L.I.C. Grid Program". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 27, 1941. p. 15. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Final Standings in SIAA Football". The Town Talk. Tampa, Florida. Associated Press. November 24, 1941. p. 11. Retrieved September 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Millsaps upsets Centenary in season's opener 20 to 0 as Matulich runs roughshod". The Clarion-Ledger. September 21, 1941. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bill Brock stars as Bluejays win thriller, 32–20". The Columbus Daily Telegram. September 27, 1941. p. 6. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Centenary Gents tie Normal Demons, 6–6". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1941. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hardin–Simmons Cowboys rout Centenary, 27–6". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 12, 1941. p. 11. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tech wallops Centenary 25–0". The El Paso Times. October 19, 1941. p. 22. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Centenary is Beaten, 13–7, by St. Louis Team". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1941. pp. 1, 21. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ ""One-man gang" beats 11 Gentlemen; Bears win". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 26, 1941. p. 1B. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rice scrubs rip Centenary, 54–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 2, 1941. p. 16. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Horned Frogs roll over Centenary". Sunday American-Statesman. November 9, 1941. p. 17. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Gents close home games with 0–0 tie". The Shreveport Times. November 23, 1941. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Gents crushed by Tech". The Shreveport Journal. November 28, 1941. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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