Football Back Home On Saturday To Face Lyon College
The Centenary football team returns to its home field for the first time in nearly a month on Saturday as the Gents will face the Lyon College Scots in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference contest set for 6 p.m. at Atkins Field.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lyon
(1-4)
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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Centenary (La.)
(2-3)
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0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Shreveport – The Centenary football team returns to its home field for the first time in nearly a month on Saturday as the Gents will face the Lyon College Scots in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference contest set for 6 p.m. at Atkins Field.
Live stats and live video are available for the game at the links below:
STATS: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/fball/2024-25/boxscores/20241005_bp19.xml
VIDEO: https://www.ktalnews.com/gocentenarywatch-live-centenary-college-sports-2024-2025
The Gents (1-3, 1-1 SCAC) fell 47-8 to the East Texas Baptist University Tigers last Saturday in a non-conference game in Marshall, Texas. The Scots (1-3, 0-2 SCAC) were blanked 49-0 at home by Texas Lutheran University in conference play last weekend.
"We're excited to be back at home for our Week five game against Lyon College," said Centenary head coach Byron Dawson. This will be our third conference game of the season, and it's crucial that we remain focused and locked in on what it takes to succeed. We've had a strong week of preparation, and we know Coach Douglas will have his team ready to compete. We're counting on the Gents supporters and the local community to show up in full force on Saturday evening. Now We Go!"
Centenary achieved a milestone moment in their return to the gridiron this Fall on Sept. 21 as the Maroon and White recorded their first NCAA victory since the 1940's with a 36-17 victory over the Austin College 'Roos in a SCSC contest in Sherman, Texas. The Gents lost to Hendrix College at home in their season opener on Sept. 17 and fell 31-8 at TLU in week two.
Lyon defeated Grinnell College 48-28 to open the season and then lost 48-6 at McMurry University in week two and 41-14 to Howard Payne at home in week three.
The Gents are averaging 273.3 yards per game on offense – 175.3 passing and 98.0 rushing and 18.0 PPG.
Junior QB Zin'Tavious Smith (Coushatta, La.) has completed 15 of 31 pass attempts for 125 yards with one touchdown and a pair of interceptions this season.
Smith is also the Gents' leading rusher this season with 25 attempts for 187 yards and two TD. Junior RB Josh Ware (Shreveport, La.) has rushed 29 times for 121 yards and a TD this season.
Junior WR Kobe Chambers (Greenwood, Miss.) is Centenary's leading receiver with 22 catches for 267 yards and one TD. Chambers and Smith connected for a 61-yard score at ETBU last week for the Gents' lone TD of the game.
Freshman DB Jacob Wilson (Shreveport, La.) is the Gents' top tackler with 21 total tackles and leads the team in interceptions with two.
The Gents will play three of their next four games at home beginning this weekend as they will also play host to McMurry on Oct. 12 and Austin College on Oct. 26 for Homecoming.
The Gents and Scots will meet again this season, on Oct. 19 in Batesville, Ark.
SCOUTING THE SCOTS:
Lyon finished last season at 4-4 overall, improving from a 1-9 campaign in 2022.
The Scots are averaging 17 PPG this season, 169.0 yards per game passing, and 85.8 YPG rushing.
The Scots' head coach is Chris Douglas, who has been at the helm since 2020.
Lyon has five players on its roster from Louisiana.
For more information about becoming a Centenary football season or per game sponsor, please contact Assistant AD/Strategic Communications Patrick Meehan at 318-865-5092 or pmeehan@centenary.edu OR Collin Taylor, Development Officer for Athletics, at 318-869-5052 or cbtaylor2@centenary.edu
See the complete Gents' season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/fball/2024-25/schedule
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Team Stats
Lyon
| Game Statistics | Lyon | Centenary (La.) |
|---|---|---|
| Passing Yards | 131 | 228 |
| Rushing Yards | 132 | 215 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of Poss. | 30:24 | 29:36 |
