The 1939 Centenary Gentlemen football team was an

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team that represented the Centenary College of Louisiana as a member of the

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during the 1939 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach

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, the team compiled a 2–9–1 record. Centenary was ranked at No. 116 (out of 609 teams) in the final

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for 1939.

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Centenary Centenary Gentlemen football seasons

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