1924 Centre Praying Colonels football team

1924 Centre Praying Colonels football

Southern Champions
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1924 record	5-1-1 ( SIAC)
Head coach	Robert L. Myers^[1]
Home stadium	Cheek Field and Farris Stadium

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; Alabama would not lose another game until 1927.^[2]^[3]

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

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Centre	Opponent	Record
1	Oct. 4	Valparaiso	Tie	0	0	0-0-1
2	Oct. 18	Transylvania	Win	43	0	1-0-1
3	Oct. 25	West Virginia	Loss	6	13	1-1-1
4	Nov. 1	at Kentucky	Win	7	0	2-1-1
5	Nov. 8	Tennessee	Win	32	0	3-1-1
6	Nov. 15	at Alabama	Win	17	0	4-1-1
7	Nov. 29	Georgia	Win	14	7	5-1-1

References

Centre Colonels football

Venues	Cheek Field (1912–?) Farris Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games

Culture & lore	1921 Centre vs. Harvard game

People	Head coaches Robert L. Myers

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