2024 Centenary Gentlemen football team

The 2024 Centenary Gentlemen football team[1] represents Centenary College of Louisiana as a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC)[2] during the 2024 NCAA Division III football season. The Gentlemen play their home games at Atkins Field located in Shreveport, Louisiana. They are led by Head coach Byron Dawson, who is the former head coach of the Evangel Christian Academy Eagles from 2005 to 2019;[3] winning five Louisiana High School Athletic Association state championships. This is Centenary's first football season since 1947. They lost their first game against Hendrix College.[4]

2024 Centenary Gentlemen football
ConferenceSouthern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (4–4 SCAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKeondre Wudtee (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMalik Preston (1st season)
Home stadiumAtkins Field
Seasons
← 1947
2025 →
2024 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Texas Lutheran +^   7 1     9 1  
McMurry +   7 1     7 3  
Centenary   4 4     4 6  
Austin   2 6     2 8  
Lyon   0 8     1 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 77:00 p.m.Hendrix*L 20–431,978
September 146:00 p.m.at Texas Lutheran
L 8–311,105
September 216:00 p.m.at Austin
W 36–171,097
September 286:00 p.m.at East Texas Baptist*
L 8–473,341
October 56:00 p.m.Lyon
  • Atkins Field
  • Shreveport, LA
W 35–141,534
October 125:00 p.m.McMurry
  • Atkins Field
  • Shreveport, LA
L 10–281,291
October 192:00 p.m.at Lyon
W 28–21673
October 266:00 p.m.Austin 
  • Atkins Field
  • Shreveport, LA
W 41–211,815
November 91:00 p.m.Texas Lutheran
  • Atkins Field
  • Shreveport, LA
L 23–461,043
November 1612:00 p.m.at McMurryL 12–492,000
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 Centenary Football Schedule". GoCentenary.com Official Site of Centenary College Athletics. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "SCAC". SCAC. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Watson, Jimmy. "Evangel's Dawson to take collegiate coaching job". The Times. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Gents Fall To Warriors 43-20 In Season Opener". September 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 Centenary Football Schedule". gocentenary.com. Retrieved September 17, 2024.