1938 Centenary Gentlemen football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1938
| team = Centenary Gentlemen
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = SIAA
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 2–0
| head_coach = Curtis Parker
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Centenary Field
}}
{{1938 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Curtis Parker, the team compiled a 7–4 record.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = w
| opponent = Louisiana Normal
| site_stadium = Fairgrounds Stadium
| site_cityst = Shreveport, LA
| score = 14–0
| attend = 7,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81868338/centenary-defeats-normal-140-in-seaso/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Centenary defeats Normal, 14–0, in season opener|date=September 18, 1938|accessdate=July 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = T.C.U. Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| score = 0–13
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81868696/frogs-long-pass-plays-sink-gents/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Frogs' long pass plays sink Gents|date=September 25, 1938|accessdate=July 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Hardin–Simmons
| site_stadium = Parramore Field
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| score = 26–13
| attend = 4,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81868968/centenary-gents-blast-fighting-cowboys/|work=The Abilene Reporter-News|title=Centenary Gents blast fighting Cowboys, 26 to 13|date=October 2, 1938|accessdate=July 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Southwestern (TN)
| site_stadium = Crump Stadium
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| score = 6–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Centenary Gents defeat Memphis team in gruelling contest|newspaper=The Shreveport Times|date=October 9, 1938|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81869410/centenary-gents-defeat-memphis-team-in-g/|accessdate=July 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Baylor
| site_stadium = Waco Stadium
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| score = 0–14
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Bears beat Centenary, 14–0|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|date=October 16, 1938|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81869869/bears-beat-centenary-140/|accessdate=July 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Ole Miss
| site_stadium = Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| score = 14–47
| attend = 7,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24203356/1938-centenary-attendance/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Rebels gain 47–14 victory|date=October 23, 1938|accessdate=July 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Loyola (CA)
| site_stadium = Fairgrounds Stadium
| site_cityst = Shreveport, LA
| score = 7–6
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Lions lose to Centenary|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=October 30, 1938|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22922243/lions_lose_to_centenary/|accessdate=July 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Arizona
| site_stadium = Fairgrounds Stadium
| site_cityst = Shreveport, LA
| score = 6–7
| attend = 6,500
| source = {{cite news|title=Arizona stuns Centenary, 7–6|newspaper=Arizona Republic|date=November 6, 1938|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81871010/arizona-stuns-centenary-76/|accessdate=July 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Mississippi State
| site_stadium = Ray Stadium
| site_cityst = Meridian, MS
| score = 19–0
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Gents gain upset|newspaper=The Clarion-Ledger|date=November 13, 1938|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81871510/gents-gain-upset/|accessdate=July 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = DePaul
| site_stadium = Centenary Field
| site_cityst = Shreveport, LA
| score = 48–0
| attend = 6,000
| source = {{cite news|title=DePaul loses to Centenary eleven, 48 to 0|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=November 20, 1938|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81872259/depaul-loses-to-centenary-eleven-48-to/|accessdate=July 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = w
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| site_stadium = Centenary Field
| site_cityst = Shreveport, LA
| score = 14–7
| attend = 5,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81400980/centenary-repulses-tech-147/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Centenary repulses Tech, 14–7|date=November 25, 1938|accessdate=July 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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