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1941 Centenary Gentlemen football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record0–8–2 (0–1–1 LIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentenary Field
Seasons← 19401947 →
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

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 during the 1941 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jake Hanna, the team compiled a 0–8–2 record.

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

Schedule

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

References

  1. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Centenary Gents tie Normal Demons, 6–6". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1941. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Hardin–Simmons Cowboys rout Centenary, 27–6". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 12, 1941. p. 11. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tech wallops Centenary 25–0". The El Paso Times. October 19, 1941. p. 22. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "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.
  8. ""One-man gang" beats 11 Gentlemen; Bears win". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 26, 1941. p. 1B. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Rice scrubs rip Centenary, 54–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 2, 1941. p. 16. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Horned Frogs roll over Centenary". Sunday American-Statesman. November 9, 1941. p. 17. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Gents close home games with 0–0 tie". The Shreveport Times. November 23, 1941. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Gents crushed by Tech". The Shreveport Journal. November 28, 1941. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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