1896 Centenary Gentlemen football team

1896 Centenary Gentlemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–1
Head coach	None

1896 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centre			–					6	–	0	–	1
Texas A&M			–					2	–	0	–	1
Oklahoma			–					2	–	0	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					1	–	0	–	0
Virginia			–					7	–	2	–	2
VPI			–					5	–	2	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	3	–	0
Arkansas			–					2	–	1	–	0
Clemson			–					2	–	1	–	0
Columbian			–					2	–	1	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					2	–	2	–	1
Add-Ran			–					1	–	1	–	1
Centenary			–					1	–	1	–	0
VMI			–					3	–	4	–	0
North Carolina			–					3	–	4	–	1
Furman			–					2	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss			–					1	–	2	–	0
West Virginia			–					3	–	7	–	2
South Carolina			–					1	–	3	–	0
Erskine			–					0	–	1	–	0
William & Mary			–					0	–	2	–	0
Davidson			–					0	–	1	–	0
Delaware			–					0	–	6	–	0

The 1896 Centenary Gentlemen football team was an American football team that represented the Centenary College of Louisiana as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In their third year while located at the Jackson, Louisiana campus, the team compiled a 1–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 10	at LSU	State Field Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–46	[1]
November 7	Tulane	Jackson, LA	No contest	[2]
November 26	Clinton YMCA	Jackson, LA	W 38–0	[3]

References

1. "Louisiana State University Cadets defeat the Centenary College team". The Times-Democrat. October 11, 1896. Retrieved July 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tulane's programme changed". The Times-Democrat. October 28, 1896. Retrieved July 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Easy for Centenary". The Times-Picayune. November 27, 1896. Retrieved July 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.