1920 Centre Praying Colonels football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1920 Centre Praying Colonels football 1920 Centre Praying Colonels football team.jpg 285 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 8–2 4–1 Charley Moran 4th Single-wing Cheek Field Fort Worth Classic W 63–7 vs. TCU 20scentreuniform.png The 1920 Centre Praying Colonels football team represented Centre College in the 1920 college football season. The Praying Colonels scored 546 points while allowing 62 points and capped off their season by defeating TCU, 63–7 in the Fort Worth Classic. Schedule October 2 w y 1920 Morris Harvey Golden Eagles Morris Harvey Cheek Field Danville, KY 66–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-easy-victory-for-dan/148655582/ The Courier-Journal Easy victory for Danville October 3, 1920 June 3, 2024 Newspapers.com October 9 w Howard (AL) Cheek Field Danville, KY 120–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84510552/kentucky-champions-roll-up-120-to-0-scor/ Messenger-Inquirer Kentucky champions roll up 120 to 0 score October 10, 1920 August 31, 2021 Newspapers.com October 16 w 1920 Transylvania Pioneers Transylvania Cheek Field Danville, KY 55–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-centre-wins-over-tra/148655806/ The Courier-Journal Centre wins over Transy October 17, 1920 June 3, 2024 Newspapers.com October 23 l y y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 14–31 40,000 Harvard Crushes Centre in Thrilling Game, 31-14 The Boston Globe W.D. Sullivan October 24, 1920 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98393070/harvard-crushes-centre-in-thrilling/ Newspapers.com October 30 l y Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA 0–24 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-georgia-tech-too-fast-f/148655930/ The Boston Globe Georgia Tech too fast for Centre October 31, 1920 June 3, 2024 Newspapers.com November 6 w y y 1920 DePauw Tigers DePauw Washington Park Indianapolis, IN 34–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-centre-beats-depau/148656091/ The Indianapolis Star Centre beats DePauw, 34–0 November 7, 1920 June 3, 2024 Newspapers.com November 13 w y Kentucky Stoll Field Lexington, KY rivalry 49–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-and-tribune-centres-goal-ne/148648556/ The Journal and Tribune Centre's goal never in danger November 14, 1920 June 3, 2024 Newspapers.com November 20 w y y VPI Eclipse Park Louisville, KY 28–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-centre-college-trium/148656300/ The Courier-Journal Centre College triumphs over Virginia Tech team November 21, 1920 June 3, 2024 Newspapers.com November 25 w 1920 Georgetown Tigers Georgetown (KY) Cheek Field Danville, KY 103–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-advocate-messenger-colonels-crush-ge/148658193/ Danville Daily Messenger Colonels crush Georgetown Tigers in annual Thanksgiving bout 103–0 November 26, 1920 June 3, 2024 Newspapers.com January 1, 1921 w y y TCU Panther Park Fort Worth, TX Fort Worth Classic 63–7 7,000 Renfro Colvin Open Play Will Mark Big Game Saturday https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84085077/fort-worth-star-telegram/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas December 30, 1920 12 August 23, 2021 Newspapers.com Bee Billy Centre's Colonels Beat T. C. U. 63 To 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84085176/fort-worth-star-telegram/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas January 2, 1921 22 August 23, 2021 Newspapers.com Renfro Colvin Game as Seen by Colvin Renfro https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84085264/fort-worth-star-telegram/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas January 2, 1921 22 August 23, 2021 Newspapers.com Centre College Football Record (1920-1929) https://sc.centre.edu/sc/digital/football_1920.html Centre College January 3, 2026 Season Centre opened the season with three straight wins by a combined score of 241–0, beating 1920 Morris Harvey Golden Eagles Morris Harvey, 66–0; the Howard Bulldogs, 120–0; and 1920 Transylvania Pioneers Transylvania, 55–0. A prequel to the 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game followed; Harvard had not lost a game since 1918Harvard footballs scores and defeated visiting Centre 31–14, finishing with a record of 8–0–1. With the Harvard game tied 7–7, it was 4th down and 6 at the 30-yard line. Instead of punting, McMillin "defied every "don't" in the football book" and tossed a touchdown pass.https://books.google.com/books?id=q4oqAAAAMAAJ&q=mcmillin+ Encyclopaedia Britannica: A New Survey of Universal Knowledge Yust Walter 1952 A loss at Georgia Tech followed, 24–0; Georgia Tech finished its season 8–1, having outscored its opponents 312–16.1920 Georgia Tech football scores One writer recalled he heard a story that Tech tackle Bill Fincher sought to knock Bo McMillin out of the game, taking with him brass-knuckles or "something equally diabolical."https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19431103&id=dgwvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NdQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6288,629521 Fincher, Guyon, Strupper-and Shaw Hardy The Miami News November 3, 1943August 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Centre then defeated 1920 DePauw Tigers DePauw, 34–0, in Indianapolis;Kentucky, 49–0, at Lexington; VPI, 28–0, in Louisville; and the 1920 Georgetown Tigers Georgetown Tigers, 103–0. Postseason Centre then traveled to Fort Worth, Texas for a bowl game, the Fort Worth Classic, against undefeated TCU. TCU entered the game with a record of 9–0, including wins at Arkansas (19–2) and at Baylor (21–9).1920 Texas Christian football scores Texas Christian had attained its perfect record while outscoring its opponents 163–46. Centre won the game handily. Accounts of the final score vary; some sources say Centre won 63-7 and other sources give the final score as 77–7.John Y. Brown, The Legend of the Praying Colonels, J. Marvin Gray & Associates, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky Centre finished the season with a record of 8–2. McMillan was named to the 1920 College Football All-America Team. References Centre Category:Centre Colonels football seasons Centre Praying Colonels football