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
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–1–1 (1–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Robert L. Myers[1] (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cheek Field
Uniform
Seasons ← 1923 1925 →

1924 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		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			1	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	Valparaiso*	Cheek Field Danville, KY	T 0–0
October 18	Transylvania	Cheek Field Danville, KY	W 43–0
October 25	vs. West Virginia*	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 6–13	5,000	[5]
November 1	at Kentucky*	Stoll Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 7–0		[6]
November 8	at Tennessee*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 32–0		[7]
November 15	at Alabama*	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	W 17–0	10,000	[8]
November 29	Georgia*	Cheek Field Danville, KY	W 14–7		[9]
*Non-conference game