Centenary (LA) Gents
Centenary (LA) has played football since at least 1914 and is 78–58–15 in the 151 games on record. Homer Norton (1930–1933) won more games here than any other coach: 29. This season, they’re 0–1.
On this date in 1940Centenary (LA) lost to Arizona 29–6 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 78–58–15 .566; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1278
- Seasons
- 20 since 1914, 151 games
1947 season 0–1
RosterFull 1947 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18 | vs Chattanooga | L 0–20 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
Program strength since 1914
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Homer Norton | 1930–1933 | 29–6–6 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- TCU
4–8–1 in 13
- 1929 L 0–28
- 1933 T 0–0
- 1934 W 13–0
- 1935 L 7–27
- 1936 L 0–26
- 1937 W 10–9
- 1938 L 0–13
- 1939 L 0–21
- 1940 L 6–41
- 1941 L 7–35
Lost the last four.
- Baylor
7–5 in 12
- 1929 W 27–12
- 1930 W 7–2
- 1931 W 24–13
- 1933 W 19–0
- 1934 W 7–0
- 1935 L 0–20
- 1936 W 10–0
- 1937 L 0–20
- 1938 L 0–14
- 1939 L 6–13
Lost the last three.
- Northwestern State
7–2–2 in 11
- 1932 W 41–7
- 1933 W 18–0
- 1934 W 16–0
- 1935 W 21–0
- 1936 W 20–0
- 1937 T 0–0
- 1938 W 14–0
- 1939 L 0–15
- 1940 L 0–7
- 1941 T 6–6
Tied the last meeting.
| Opponent | Games | Centenary (LA) record |
|---|---|---|
| TCU | 13 | 4–8–1 |
| Baylor | 12 | 7–5 |
| Northwestern State | 11 | 7–2–2 |
| Texas A&M | 9 | 6–3 |
| Texas | 7 | 2–3–2 |
| Ole Miss | 7 | 3–4 |
| Arizona | 6 | 2–3–1 |
| SMU | 6 | 4–2 |
Every opponent (43)
Every program Centenary (LA) has played, A to Z, with Centenary (LA)‘s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Arizona 2–3–1
- Arkansas 1–3–2
- Baylor 7–5
- Chattanooga 1–1
- Creighton 0–1
- DePaul 1–0
- Edmond Tech 1–0
- Hardin Simmons 1–3
- Henderson State 3–0
- Hendrix 2–0
- Illinois Wesleyan 1–0
- Iowa 1–0
- Louisiana Christian 4–0
- Louisiana Tech 3–2–1
- Loyola (LA) 3–0
- Loyola Marymount 1–1
- LSU 1–0–1
- Millsaps 0–1
- Mississippi State 1–0–2
- Northwestern State 7–2–2
- Oglethorpe 1–0
- Oklahoma 0–1
- Oklahoma City 1–0
- Oklahoma State 2–0
- Oklahoma Teachers 1–0
- Ole Miss 3–4
- Ouachita 1–0
- Purdue 0–1
- Rhodes 3–0–1
- Rice 1–3
- Saint Louis 1–0
- SMU 4–2
- Southeastern Oklahoma State 1–0
- Stetson 2–0
- TCU 4–8–1
- Texas 2–3–2
- Texas A&M 6–3
- Texas Tech 0–4–1
- Tulane 0–3
- Tulsa 1–2–1
- Union (Tennessee) 2–0
- Washington St. Louis 1–1
- Xavier 0–1
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0–1 | 1278 | |||||
| 1941 | 0–8–2 | 1215 | |||||
| 1940 | 3–7 | 1329 | |||||
| 1939 | 2–9–1 | 1361 | |||||
| 1938 | 7–4 | 1500 | |||||
| 1937 | 6–3–3 | 1487 | |||||
| 1936 | 6–4–2 | 1477 | |||||
| 1935 | 6–5 | 1477 | |||||
| 1934 | 10–2 | 1622 | |||||
| 1933 | 8–0–4 | Homer Norton | 1625 | ||||
| 1932 | 8–0–1 | Homer Norton | 1569 | ||||
| 1931 | 5–5 | Homer Norton | 1406 | ||||
| 1930 | 8–1–1 | Homer Norton | 1411 | ||||
| 1929 | 1–3 | 1307 | |||||
| 1928 | 1–1–1 | 1326 | |||||
| 1927 | 4–0 | 1363 | |||||
| 1926 | 0–3 | 1237 | |||||
| 1925 | 0–1 | 1290 | |||||
| 1923 | 3–0 | 1345 | |||||
| 1914few games on file | 0–1 | 1186 |
No season on file for 1915–22, 1924, 1942–46: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 20 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.