Centenary College
1-8 2025 finalThe Gentlemen of Shreveport, Louisiana, who were a genuine Southern football power in the 1920s — SIAA champions — before the program went dark for decades and was reborn in Division III's SCAC.
The Cyclones hold the line.
The Gentlemen of Shreveport, Louisiana, who were a genuine Southern football power in the 1920s — SIAA champions — before the program went dark for decades and was reborn in Division III's SCAC.
Rebuild the reborn Gentlemen into an SCAC contender worthy of Centenary's 1920s football name.
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Centenary College sits 5th in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and 229th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Lutheran | 4-1 | 6-4 | 53.3 |
| 2 | McMurry | 4-1 | 6-4 | 52.4 |
| 3 | Austin | 3-3 | 3-6 | 37.8 |
| 4 | LYONCOLL | 1-3 | 2-7 | 37.2 |
| 5 | CENTENARY | 1-5 | 1-8 | 32.0 |
Win the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Signature win 23-20 over LYONCOLL; toughest day 10-64 against Hendrix College.
The Pulse on Centenary College
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Centenary College
The baseline for a successful season.
The primary goal and national bracket path.
One of 32 national tournament entries.
The Division III national championship game.
Centenary College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Home-Field Advantage · Centenary College · 2018-present
Reversed (worse at home)
0% home win rate vs 25% on the road. margin runs -0.4 weaker at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cold
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
Schedule Strength · Centenary College · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 47% across 7 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
From the Archive — Centenary College
2025: Lost 10-64 at Hendrix College
In 2025, the program lost 10-64 at Hendrix College — a stinging road result, 54 points either way.
Go Cyclones.