1939 Centenary Gentlemen football team

The 1939 Centenary Gentlemen football team was an American football team that represented the Centenary College of Louisiana as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1939 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Curtis Parker, the team compiled a 2–9–1 record.

1939 Centenary Gentlemen football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–9–1 (1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Curtis Parker (6th season)
Home stadium	Centenary College Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Normal $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Tennessee Tech	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Mississippi College	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Miami (FL)	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Rollins	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers	4	–	1	–	0			4	–	2	–	3
Murray State	4	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Newberry	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	1	–	4
Presbyterian	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Georgetown (KY)	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Union (TN)	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Morehead State	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Louisville	1	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Union (KY)	1	–	1	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Oglethorpe	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Centre	1	–	1	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
Centenary	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	9	–	1
Louisiana Tech	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
West Tennessee State Teachers	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Troy State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
SW Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Stetson	2	–	4	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
Louisiana College	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Erskine	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Delta State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Wofford	0	–	2	–	3			1	–	5	–	3
Tampa	0	–	3	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Jacksonville State	0	–	3	–	1			0	–	8	–	2
Transylvania	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Emory and Henry	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Centenary was ranked at No. 116 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Louisiana Normal	Centenary College Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 0–15		[2]
September 23	Hardin–Simmons*	Centenary College Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 6–7		[3]
September 30	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 0–14	10,000	[4]
October 7	at Rice*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–13		[5]
October 14	Ole Miss*	Centenary College Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 0–34	7,500	[6]
October 21	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 7–15	9,500	[7]
October 28	TCU*	Centenary College Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 0–21		[8]
November 4	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 0–7		[9]
November 11	Texas Tech*	Centenary College Stadium Shreveport, LA	T 0–0		[10]
November 18	Baylor*	Centenary College Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 6–13		[11]
November 25	Southwestern (TN)*	Centenary College Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 13–7		[12]
November 30	at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 19–0		[13]
*Non-conference game