Centenary (LA) at SMU
Saturday, October 24, 1931 Share
SMU beat Centenary (LA) 19–0. It was their third meeting; after it, SMU led the series 2–1.
FinalHigh 87°F, low 68°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 25, 1931, page 61
Read the text
S. M. u. CARRIES ON Keeps Grid Slate Clean as 1t Hands Centenary First Defeat. DALLAS, Tex, October “a R.- Southern Methodist University continued its seasons scoring of foot ball victories by defeating the hitherto I’M beaten Centenary College team eleven here this afternoon 19 to 0. The Methodists, famed in the South west for their aerial circus” attack, scored all touchdowns on straight foot ball. speedy” Mason was the major fac tor in the victory of the Texans. returning punts and slashing of tackle in brilliant fashion. The first string team scored the open ing touchdown in 10 minutes of play and did not see action again until the final quarter, when 1t took the field to score two more touchdowns.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
SMU 75% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Centenary (LA)–SMU gameCentenary (LA) leads 4–2 in six meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 1937 | Centenary (LA) 7, SMU 6 | |
| 1933 | Centenary (LA) 7, SMU 0 | |
| 1932 | Centenary (LA) 18, SMU 7 | |
| 1931 | SMU 19, Centenary (LA) 0 | |
| 1927 | Centenary (LA) 21, SMU 12 | |
| 1926 | SMU 37, Centenary (LA) 0 |
Around this game
Centenary (LA)
- Next gamevs. Texas A&MOct. 31, 1931
- SeasonCentenary (LA) in 1931
- ProgramCentenary (LA) history and records
SMU
- Next gamevs. TexasNov. 1, 1931
- SeasonSMU in 1931
- ProgramSMU history and records
