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1936 Centenary Gentlemen football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–4–2 (2–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Centenary Field
Seasons
←  1935
1937 →
1936 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Teachers + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
The Citadel + 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL) 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 2
Centenary 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 2
Centre 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Union (TN) 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Rollins 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Louisiana Tech 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Morehead State 4 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 2
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi State Teachers 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Erskine 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Presbyterian 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Normal 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Murray State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mercer 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Louisiana College 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Louisville 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Millsaps 1 – 2 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
Transylvania 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Tennessee Tech 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Loyola (LA) 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Stetson 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Union (KY) 0 – 3 – 2 2 – 4 – 2
SW Louisiana 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Wofford 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Newberry 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 10 – 1
West Tennessee State Teachers 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1936 Centenary Gentlemen football team was an American football team that represented the Centenary College of Louisiana as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1936 college football season. In their third year under head coach Curtis Parker, the team compiled a 6–4–2 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Louisiana College
W 21–04,000 [1]
September 19 Louisiana Normal
W 20–04,000 [2]
September 26 Illinois Wesleyan*
  • Centenary Field
  • Shreveport, LA
W 21–74,500 [3]
October 3vs. Baylor*
W 10–012,000 [4]
October 10at Tulane*
L 0–19 [5]
October 17at Arizona*
T 13–138,000 [6]
October 24at Texas Tech*
L 12–68,000 [7]
October 31 Ole Miss*
L 7–2410,000 [8]
November 7at Tulsa*
T 3–38,000 [9]
November 14at No. 18 TCU*
L 0–26 [10]
November 21No. 14 Texas A&M*
  • Centenary Field
  • Shreveport, LA
W 3–0 [11]
November 26 Oklahoma A&M*dagger
  • Centenary Field
  • Shreveport, LA
W 7–05,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Gents beat Louisiana College, 21–0". The Shreveport Times. September 18, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "4,000 see Gents win from Demons". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gents swamp Titans, 21–7". The Pantagraph. September 27, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Centenary wins over Baylor at Tyler, 10–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane beats Centenary, 19–0". The Shreveport Times. October 11, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Arizona fights thrilling 13–13 tie with Centenary". The Arizona Republic. October 18, 1937. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tech Red Raiders overpower Centenary Gentlemen, 12–6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 25, 1937. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rebs come from behind". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Break gives Centenary tie with Hurricane, 3–3". The Daily Oklahoman. November 8, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Baugh, O'Brien pass Frogs to 26–0 win over Centenary". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 15, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Centenary beats touring farmers". Austin American-Statesman. November 22, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gents close season with win". The Shreveport Times. November 27, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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