# 2024 Centenary Gentlemen football team

The 2024 Centenary Gentlemen football team represented Centenary College of Louisiana as a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division III football season. The Gentlemen played their home games at Atkins Field located in Shreveport, Louisiana. They were led by Head coach Byron Dawson, who was the head coach of the Evangel Christian Academy Eagles from 2005 to 2019; winning five Louisiana High School Athletic Association state championships.
This was Centenary's first football season since 1947. They lost their first game against Hendrix College.

## SCAC media poll

The SCAC preseason media poll was released on August 19, 2024. The Gentlemen were predicted to finish third in the conference.
LSC media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | McMurry | 25 (5) |
| 2 | Texas Lutheran | 19 |
| 3 | Centenary | 12 |
| 4 | Austin | 10 |
| 5 | Lyon | 9 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Hendrix* | Atkins FieldShreveport, LA | L 20–43 | 1,978 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas Lutheran | Bulldog StadiumSeguin, TX | L 8–31 | 1,105 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Austin | Apple StadiumSherman, TX | W 36–17 | 1,097 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at East Texas Baptist* | Ornelas StadiumMarshall, TX | L 8–47 | 3,341 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Lyon | Atkins FieldShreveport, LA | W 35–14 | 1,534 |
| October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | McMurry | Atkins FieldShreveport, LA | L 10–28 | 1,291 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Lyon | Pioneer StadiumBatesville, AR | W 28–21 | 673 |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Austin | Atkins FieldShreveport, LA | W 41–21 | 1,815 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Texas Lutheran | Atkins FieldShreveport, LA | L 23–46 | 1,043 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at McMurry | Wilford Moore StadiumAbilene, TX | L 12–49 | 2,000 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time ||||||

## Game summaries
### Hendrix

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 15 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 43 |
| Gentlemen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Statistics | HEN | CEN |
| First downs | 24 | 20 |
| Total yards | 402 | 290 |
| Rushing yards | 189 | -9 |
| Passing yards | 213 | 299 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 34:38 | 25:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Hendrix | Passing | Jacob Buniff | 21/27, 192 yards, 4 TD |
| Hendrix | Rushing | Jacob Buniff | 5 rushes, 47 yards |
| Hendrix | Receiving | Parker Turley | 5 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD |
| Centenary | Passing | Kody Fuentes | 30/46, 299 yards, TD, INT |
| Centenary | Rushing | Bobby Shanklin Jr. | 3 rushes, 13 yards, TD |
| Centenary | Receiving | Kobe Chambers | 9 receptions, 106 yards |

### At Texas Lutheran

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gentlemen | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Bulldogs | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Statistics | CEN | TLU |
| First downs | 15 | 21 |
| Total yards | 212 | 429 |
| Rushing yards | 43 | 287 |
| Passing yards | 169 | 142 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:39 | 32:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Centenary | Passing | Kody Fuentes | 18/38, 159 yards, INT |
| Centenary | Rushing | Zin'Tavious Smith | 2 rushes, 20 yards |
| Centenary | Receiving | Kobe Chambers | 5 receptions, 67 yards |
| Texas Lutheran | Passing | Caden Bosanko | 12/23, 142 yards, TD, INT |
| Texas Lutheran | Rushing | Weston Guzman | 11 rushes, 100 yards, TD |
| Texas Lutheran | Receiving | Lavonta Henry | 4 receptions, 89 yards, TD |

### At Austin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gentlemen | 3 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 36 |
| Kangaroos | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Statistics | CEN | AC |
| First downs | 16 | 21 |
| Total yards | 382 | 305 |
| Rushing yards | 246 | 118 |
| Passing yards | 136 | 187 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 28:40 | 31:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Centenary | Passing | Kody Fuentes | 9/12, 117 yards |
| Centenary | Rushing | Zin'Tavious Smith | 10 rushes, 135 yards, 2 TD |
| Centenary | Receiving | Trent Smith | 2 receptions, 59 yards |
| Austin | Passing | Jaylon Talton | 11/21, 187 yards, TD |
| Austin | Rushing | Zyan Stewart | 14 rushes, 58 yards |
| Austin | Receiving | Tony Penson | 6 receptions, 91 yards |

### At East Texas Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gentlemen | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tigers | 14 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 47 |
| Statistics | CEN | ETX |
| First downs | 11 | 25 |
| Total yards | 209 | 493 |
| Rushing yards | 112 | 252 |
| Passing yards | 97 | 241 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:45 | 32:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Centenary | Passing | Zin'Tavious Smith | 10/21, 97 yards, TD, INT |
| Centenary | Rushing | Bobby Shanklin Jr. | 8 rushes, 51 yards |
| Centenary | Receiving | Kobe Chambers | 5 receptions, 74 yards, TD |
| East Texas Baptist | Passing | Kaden Brown | 12/21, 227 yards, 3 TD |
| East Texas Baptist | Rushing | Paul Woodard | 14 rushes, 113 yards, 3 TD |
| East Texas Baptist | Receiving | Trayjen Llanas-Wilcox | 5 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD |

### Lyon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scots | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Gentlemen | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Statistics | LYC | CEN |
| First downs | 19 | 20 |
| Total yards | 263 | 443 |
| Rushing yards | 132 | 215 |
| Passing yards | 131 | 228 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:24 | 29:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Lyon | Passing | Joe Galay | 12/20, 88 yards, INT |
| Lyon | Rushing | Jaylin Babers | 20 rushes, 81 yards, TD |
| Lyon | Receiving | Reginald Brown II | 6 receptions, 40 yards |
| Centenary | Passing | Zin'Tavious Smith | 10/14, 219 yards, 4 TD |
| Centenary | Rushing | Zin'Tavious Smith | 12 rushes, 72 yards |
| Centenary | Receiving | Byron Stewart | 2 receptions, 90 yards, TD |

### McMurry

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| War Hawks | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Gentlemen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Statistics | MCM | CEN |
| First downs | 15 | 11 |
| Total yards | 351 | 197 |
| Rushing yards | 100 | -8 |
| Passing yards | 251 | 205 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 29:21 | 30:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McMurry | Passing | Jess Hoel | 18/32, 251 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Drew Hagler | 11 rushes, 40 yards, TD |
| McMurry | Receiving | Kristopher Martin | 6 receptions, 146 yards, TD |
| Centenary | Passing | Zin'Tavious Smith | 13/24, 137 yards, 2 INT |
| Centenary | Rushing | Obadiah Butler | 6 rushes, 32 yards |
| Centenary | Receiving | Devin Ardoin | 5 receptions, 74 yards, TD |

### At Lyon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gentlemen | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Scots | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| Statistics | CEN | LYC |
| First downs | 24 | 17 |
| Total yards | 390 | 312 |
| Rushing yards | 80 | 141 |
| Passing yards | 310 | 171 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:47 | 30:16 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Centenary | Passing | Zin'Tavious Smith | 29/41, 310 yards, TD |
| Centenary | Rushing | Josh Ware | 9 rushes, 41 yards, TD |
| Centenary | Receiving | Kobe Chambers | 9 receptions, 134 yards, TD |
| Lyon | Passing | Grayson Johnson | 14/18, 155 yards |
| Lyon | Rushing | Jaylin Babers | 30 rushes, 118 yards, TD |
| Lyon | Receiving | Javarion Williams | 3 receptions, 74 yards |

### Austin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kangaroos | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Gentlemen | 3 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 41 |
| Statistics | AC | CEN |
| First downs | 17 | 23 |
| Total yards | 289 | 411 |
| Rushing yards | 74 | 202 |
| Passing yards | 215 | 209 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:45 | 34:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Austin | Passing | Jaylon Talton | 18/33, 215 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT |
| Austin | Rushing | Barrett Hudson | 17 rushes, 73 yards |
| Austin | Receiving | Michael Cress | 5 receptions, 73 yards, TD |
| Centenary | Passing | Zin'Tavious Smith | 19/28, 149 yards, INT |
| Centenary | Rushing | Zin'Tavious Smith | 16 rushes, 89 yards, 4 TD |
| Centenary | Receiving | Trent Smith | 5 receptions, 94 yards, TD |

### Texas Lutheran

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 46 |
| Gentlemen | 0 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| Statistics | TLU | CEN |
| First downs | 21 | 17 |
| Total yards | 486 | 335 |
| Rushing yards | 227 | 87 |
| Passing yards | 259 | 248 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:08 | 25:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas Lutheran | Passing | Caden Bosanko | 15/26, 259 yards, TD |
| Texas Lutheran | Rushing | Ryker Purdy | 10 rushes, 121 yards |
| Texas Lutheran | Receiving | Caleb Camarillo | 4 receptions, 164 yards, TD |
| Centenary | Passing | Vance Feuerbacher | 16/32, 248 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Centenary | Rushing | Vance Feuerbacher | 13 rushes, 70 yards, TD |
| Centenary | Receiving | Kobe Chambers | 5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD |

### At McMurry

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gentlemen | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| War Hawks | 7 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 49 |
| Statistics | CEN | MCM |
| First downs | 11 | 20 |
| Total yards | 117 | 492 |
| Rushing yards | 14 | 138 |
| Passing yards | 103 | 354 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:43 | 30:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Centenary | Passing | Zin'Tavious Smith | 13/20, 62 yards, TD |
| Centenary | Rushing | Bobby Shanklin Jr. | 13 rushes, 31 yards |
| Centenary | Receiving | Jay Richardson | 6 receptions, 47 yards |
| McMurry | Passing | Jess Hoel | 15/23, 287 yards, 4 TD |
| McMurry | Rushing | Jess Hoel | 14 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD |
| McMurry | Receiving | Kristopher Martin | 13 receptions, 212 yards, 4 TD |