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1922 Centenary Gentlemen football
LIAA champion
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (4–0 LIAA)
Head coach
Seasons← 19211923 →

The 1922 Centenary Gentlemen football team represented the Centenary College of Louisiana during the 1922 college football season. The nine-game schedule was the longest in school history. "A small, obscure liberal arts college with a student body of less than 300 suddenly fields a powerful football team in 1922." The team posted an 8–1 record and was led by head coach Bo McMillin, who preferred to be at a small school.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Marshall (TX)W 77–0
October 7Louisiana College
  • Centenary Athletic Field
  • Shreveport, LA
W 34–0
October 14at MillsapsW 21–7
October 21Tennessee Docs
  • Louisiana State Fairgrounds
  • Shreveport, LA
L 0–14
October 25Louisiana Normal
  • Louisiana State Fairgrounds
  • Shreveport, LA
W 28–7
November 4Loyola (LA)
  • Centenary Athletic Field
  • Shreveport, LA
W 48–02,500
November 11Henderson-Brown
  • Centenary Athletic Field
  • Shreveport, LA
W 28–0
November 18at LouisvilleW 39–13
November 30Louisiana Tech
  • Centenary Athletic Field
  • Shreveport, LA
W 20–08,000

References

  1. "'Bo' McMillan's Eleven Has Big Game Schedule". The Capital Times. August 8, 1922. p. 9. Retrieved December 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
  2. "Glory Years of Football, Centenary College of Louisiana, 1922-1942". Centenary College of Louisiana. 2000.
  3. "M'Millin Tells Why He Coaches Centenary Team". Alton Evening Telegraph. November 16, 1922. p. 9. Retrieved December 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
  4. "C.O.M. loses to M'Millian's Centenary men". The Marshall News Messenger. October 1, 1922. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Centenary batters its way to 34 to 0 victory over Louisiana College". The Shreveport Times. October 8, 1922. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Centenary defeats Millsaps". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1922. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Spectacular passing gives Doctors win at Centenary". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1922. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Centenary closes in on state collegiate title by 28-to-7 defeat of State Normal team". The Shreveport Journal. October 26, 1922. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Joe R. Carter (November 5, 1922). "Centenary Defeats Loyola By Overwhelming Score". The Shreveport Times. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Reddies force M'Millian's men to show their stuff". Daily Arkansas Gazette. November 12, 1922. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "'Bo' McMillin's Centenary Gentlemen Crush the Cardinal Hopes: Team Play of Visitors Sweeps Locals Aside; Cardinal Offense Weak". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1922. pp. VI-1, VI-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Over 8,000 See Centenary-TEch Game Thursday". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. December 1, 1922. p. 7. Retrieved July 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
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