1947 Centenary Gentlemen football team

The 1947 Centenary Gentlemen football team was an American football team that represented the Centenary College of Louisiana as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1947 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jess Thompson, the team compiled a 1–9–1 record. In December 1947, the College announced it would no longer provide "football scholarships" and cited financial difficulties of continuing to fund the football program.

1947 Centenary Gentlemen football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record1–9–1 (1–4 LIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
1947 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 0 05 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 1 06 2 0
Northwestern State 3 2 04 5 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 3 03 5 1
Centenary 1 4 01 9 1
Louisiana College 0 4 01 5 1
  • $ Conference champion

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Centenary was ranked at No. 341 out of 500 college football teams.

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