1947 Centenary Gentlemen football team

1947 Centenary Gentlemen football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record1–9–1 (1–4 LIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
2024 →
1947 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 0 0 5 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 1 0 6 2 0
Northwestern State 3 2 0 4 5 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 3 0 3 5 1
Centenary 1 4 0 1 9 1
Louisiana College 0 4 0 1 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Centenary Gentlemen football team was an American football team that represented the Centenary College of Louisiana as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1947 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jess Thompson, the team compiled a 1–9–1 record. In December 1947, the College announced it would no longer provide "football scholarships" and cited financial difficulties of continuing to fund the football program.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Centenary was ranked at No. 341 out of 500 college football teams.[2]

  1. ^ "College will end football subsidization". The Shreveport Times. December 20, 1947. p. 9. Retrieved July 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.