1924 Centre Praying Colonels football team

The 1924 Centre Praying Colonels football team represented Centre College in the 1924 college football season. The Praying Colonels scored 119 points while allowing 20 points and finished 5–1–1, giving Alabama its only loss of the season;[2] Alabama did not lose another game until 1927.[3][4]

1924 Centre Praying Colonels football
Southern champion
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1924 record5–1–1 (1–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumFarris Stadium
Uniform
1924 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Centre + 1 0 0  5 1 1
Oglethorpe + 5 0 0  6 3 1
Mississippi College 2 0 1  2 5 1
Newberry 4 1 0  8 2 0
Mercer 4 1 1  5 3 2
Sewanee* 2 1 0  6 4 0
The Citadel 4 2 0  6 4 0
Louisville 2 1 0  3 4 1
Millsaps 1 1 0  3 5 1
Georgetown (KY) 1 1 0  1 4 0
Transylvania 1 2 0  6 2 0
Furman 1 2 0  5 5 0
Wofford 2 4 0  3 7 0
Howard (AL) 1 3 0  3 5 1
Presbyterian 1 3 0  1 6 1
Vanderbilt* 0 1 0  6 3 1
Louisiana College 0 1 0  0 1 0
Western Kentucky 0 2 0  4 6 0
Erskine 0 4 0  0 7 0
Chattanooga 0 5 0  1 7 1
  • + Conference co-champions
  • * co-member of SoCon

Quarterback Herb Covington was named to the 1924 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 4Valparaiso*
T 0–0
October 18Transylvania
  • Farris Stadium
  • Danville, KY
W 43–0
October 25vs. West Virginia*L 6–13less than 1,000
November 1at Kentucky*W 7–0
November 8at Tennessee*W 32–0
November 15at Alabama*W 17–0
November 29Georgia*
  • Farris Stadium
  • Danville, KY
W 14–7
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Rob Robertson. "The Centre College Football Team's Amazing Run, Climaxed By Winning the "Southern Championship" in 1924" (PDF).
  3. 1924 Centre College football scores
  4. Alabama football scores
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