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1924 Centre Praying Colonels football
Southern champion
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1924 record5–1–1 (1–0 SIAA)
Head coachRobert L. Myers[1]
Home stadiumFarris Stadium
Uniform
File:20scentreuniform.png
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 SIAA football standings
v · d · 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
[[{{{school}}}|Transylvania]] 2 1 0     2 2 0
Louisville 2 1 0     3 4 1
Millsaps 1 1 0     3 5 1
[[{{{school}}}|Georgetown (KY)]] 1 1 0     1 4 0
Furman 1 2 0     5 5 0
Wofford 2 4 0     3 7 0
Howard 1 3 0     3 5 1
Presbyterian 1 3 0     1 6 1
Vanderbilt* 0 1 0     6 3 1
[[{{{school}}}|Louisiana College]] 0 1 0     0 1 0
Western Kentucky 0 2 0     4 6 0
Erskine 0 4 0     0 7 0
[[{{{school}}}|Chattanooga]] 0 5 0     1 7 1
§ – Conference co-champions
  • * – co-member of SoCon

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, including giving Alabama its only loss of the season;[2] Alabama would not lose another game until 1927.[3][4]

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 4Valparaiso*
  • Farris Stadium
  • Danville, KY
T 0–0
October 18[[{{{school}}}|Transylvania]]
  • 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[]

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