1934 Centenary Gentlemen football team

1934 Centenary Gentlemen football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record10–2 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainBuddy Parker
1934 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Union (KY) 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 0 – 2
Millsaps 4 – 0 – 2 7 – 1 – 2
3 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Rollins 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Centre 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 2
Loyola (LA) 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Murray State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Miami (FL) 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Mississippi College 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Louisiana Normal 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Presbyterian 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Transylvania 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Southwestern (TN) 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
SW Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Union (TN) 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Wofford 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi State Teachers 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Louisville 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Louisiana College 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Mercer 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Newberry 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Tennessee Tech 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Stetson 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Morehead State 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Erskine 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Louisiana Tech 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1934 Centenary Gentlemen football team represented the Centenary College of Louisiana during the 1934 college football season.[1] The team was led by first-year head coach Curtis Parker and competed in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Louisiana College
W 13–06,000[2]
September 223:00 p.m.Louisiana Normal
W 16–05,000[3][4]
September 29Hendrix*
  • Centenary Stadium
  • Shreveport, LA
W 28–0[5]
October 6at Oklahoma*L 0–712,000[6]
October 13vs. Texas A&M*
W 13–02,000[7]
October 20at Texas*W 9–610,000[8]
October 27TCU*
  • Louisiana State Fairgrounds
  • Shreveport, LA
W 13–08,000[9]
November 3Ouachita Baptist*
  • Centenary Stadium
  • Shreveport, LA
W 8–0[10]
November 10at Tulsa*L 8–1415,000[11]
November 17Baylor*
  • Centenary Stadium
  • Shreveport, LA
W 7–0[12]
November 24Ole Miss*
  • Centenary Stadium
  • Shreveport, LA
W 13–67,500[13]
November 29Loyola (LA)*W 17–6[14]

References

  1. ^ "1934 Centenary (LA) Gents Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "6,000 see Wildcats hold Centenary Gents to 13–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 20, 1934. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Carter, Joe R. (September 22, 1934). "Centenary, Louisiana State Normal Teams To Meet Before Big Crowd At Local Stadium". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. pp. 14–15. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Gentlemen trim Normal, 16–0". The Shreveport Times. September 23, 1934. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gents win third game of year". The Shreveport Times. September 30, 1934. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Blocked punt gives O.U. 7–0 win over Centenary". The Oklahoma News. October 7, 1934. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gents beat Texas Aggies, 13–0". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1934. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gent field goal defeats Texas in dramatic fourth". Austin American-Statesman. October 21, 1934. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gentlemen add Frogs to their list of S.W. Conference victims". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1934. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Centenary beats Ouachita Tigers in hard battle". Monroe Morning World. November 4, 1934. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Two fast teams collide and Tulsa U. beats Centenary 14 to 8". Sunday Times Democrat. November 11, 1934. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Baylor holds Gentlemen to one touchdown". The Marshall News Messenger. November 18, 1934. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Centenary gains hard win victory over Ole Miss, 13–6". The Commercial Appeal. November 25, 1934. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Centenary Beats Loyola, 17–6, in Season's Finale". The Shreveport Times. November 30, 1934. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.