Centenary (LA) vs. Louisiana Tech

Centenary (LA) and Louisiana Tech first met in 1930 and have played 6 times; Centenary (LA) leads the series 3–⁠2–⁠1. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Centenary (LA) 3–⁠2, and Louisiana Tech has won the last 2.

Centenary (LA) wins
3
Louisiana Tech wins
2
Ties
1
First meeting
1930
Longest streak
2 Centenary (LA)
Current streak
2 Louisiana Tech
Last 10 meetings
Centenary (LA) 3–⁠2
Most recent
1941

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s3–⁠0–⁠1
1940s0–⁠2
Average margin
12.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Centenary (LA)
1–⁠1 Centenary (LA)‘s record at home
At Louisiana Tech
1–⁠2–⁠1 Louisiana Tech’s record at home
Shutouts
3

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Centenary (LA)‘s biggest win1939: Centenary (LA) 19, Louisiana Tech 0by 19 points
  2. Louisiana Tech’s biggest win1941: Louisiana Tech 39, Centenary (LA) 7by 32 points
  3. Upset1940: Louisiana Tech 6, Centenary (LA) 0Louisiana Tech had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Centenary (LA) and Louisiana Tech, 1930 on1300150017001930193519401945

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story of the 1937 game: Starting Lineup. BATTLE TO DEADLOCK Centenary, Louisiana Tech Fight to TT Draw in Mud.

    1937 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Dec 5, 1937

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Nov 29, 1941Louisiana Tech 39, Centenary (LA) 7at Louisiana Tech
Nov 30, 1940Louisiana Tech 6, Centenary (LA) 0at Centenary (LA)
Dec 9, 1939Centenary (LA) 19, Louisiana Tech 0at Louisiana Tech
Nov 22, 1938Centenary (LA) 14, Louisiana Tech 7at Centenary (LA)
Dec 4, 1937Louisiana Tech 7, Centenary (LA) 7at Louisiana Tech
Nov 22, 1930Centenary (LA) 13, Louisiana Tech 0at Louisiana Tech

Every game is listed as played on the field.