1933 Centenary Gentlemen football team

The 1933 Centenary Gentlemen football team represented the Centenary College of Louisiana during the 1933 college football season.^[1] Paul Geisler was a consensus All-American.

1933 Centenary Gentlemen football
Dixie Classic, T 7–7 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–0–4 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Homer Norton (8th season)
Seasons ← 1932 1934 →

1933 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Murray State $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Howard (AL)	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	2
Centenary	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	4
Furman	4	–	0	–	1			6	–	1	–	2
Union (KY)	3	–	0	–	1			4	–	1	–	1
Miami (FL)	2	–	0	–	1			5	–	1	–	2
Western Kentucky State Teachers	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Centre	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Loyola (LA)	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Rollins	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
SW Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Presbyterian	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	2
Millsaps	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Newberry	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tennessee Tech	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Louisiana Normal	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Mississippi College	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Southwestern (TN)	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	2
Louisiana Tech	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Louisiana College	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Wofford	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Transylvania	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
Erskine	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Union (TN)	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Louisville	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Stetson	0	–	0	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Mercer	0	–	0	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	0	–	2	–	2			1	–	2	–	3
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Louisiana Normal	Shreveport, LA	W 18–0	4,000	^[2]
September 30	Henderson State*	Shreveport, LA	W 27–0	3,500	^[3]^[4]^[5]
October 7	Baylor*	Shreveport, LA	W 19–0
October 14	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	T 0–0	18,000	^[6]
October 21	vs. Texas*	San Antonio, TX	T 0–0	10,000	^[7]^[8]
October 28	TCU*	Centenary College Stadium Shreveport, LA	T 0–0
November 4	Texas A&M*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 20–0
November 11	Union (TN)	Shreveport, LA	W 47–0		^[9]^[10]^[11]
November 18	at SMU*	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 7–0
November 25	at Ole Miss*	Municipal Stadium Jackson, MS	W 7–6		^[12]
November 30	at Loyola (LA)*	Loyola University Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 28–12		^[13]
January 1	Arkansas	Fair Park Dallas, TX (Dixie Classic)	T 7–7	12,000
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1933 Centenary (LA) Gents Schedule and Results".
2. "Centenary Downs Louisiana Normal". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. September 24, 1933. p. 6. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
3. Carter, Joe R. (October 1, 1933). "Centenary Scores In Two Quarters To Defeat Hard Fighting Arkansas Team". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 11. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. Carter, Joe R. (October 1, 1933). "Centenary Wins From Henderson College Eleven (continued)". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 12. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. "Gent's Grid Game in Detail". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 1, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. "L.S.U.–Gents in scoreless tie". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Hopkins, A. S. (Hop) (October 22, 1933). "Longhorns Hold Centenary Lads To Scoreless Tie". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
8. Hopkins, A. S. (Hop) (October 22, 1933). "Longhorns Battle Against Gents, But Lack Punch". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. p. 7. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
9. Carter, Joe R. (November 12, 1933). "Gents Hang Up High Score On Union". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 19. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
10. Carter, Joe R. (November 12, 1933). "Justus' Sprint Features Win Over Bulldogs". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 20. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
11. "Gent's Grid Game in Detail". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 12, 1933. p. 21. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
12. "Gentlemen find Ole Miss no lady". The State. November 26, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Centenary Stars Trounce Loyola". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. December 1, 1933. p. 13. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .