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1900 Centre football team

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1900 Centre football
State champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1899
1901 →
1900 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Baylor     3 0 0
Davidson     4 1 0
Centre     4 1 1
Virginia     7 2 1
Georgetown     5 1 3
VMI     4 1 2
Oklahoma     3 1 1
Kendall     2 1 0
Marshall     1 0 2
Navy     6 3 0
Arkansas     2 1 1
South Carolina     4 3 0
West Virginia     4 3 0
VPI     3 3 1
Texas A&M     2 2 1
Richmond     3 4 0
Maryland     3 4 1
Delaware     2 3 1
William & Mary     1 2 0
North Carolina A&M     1 5 0
Furman     0 2 1

The 1900 Centre football team represented Centre College as an independent the 1900 college football season. Led by Ralph C. Hamill in his first and only season as head coach, Centre compiled a record of 4–1–1. The team outscored its opponents 54 to 17.[1] The first game of the season, against Cincinnati, was cancelled after 15 minutes of play due to lightning.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 15 at Cincinnati Cancelled
October 13 Kentucky State College Danville, KY (rivalry) W 5–0 [2]
October 22 at Miami (OH) W 17–0
October 27 at Vanderbilt W 11–0 [3]
November 5 vs. Central (KY) Lexington, KY T 5–5
November 10 Kentucky University Danville, KY W 11–0
November 29 at Louisville YMCA Louisville, KYL 5–12

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Centre College Football Record (1900-1909)". Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "State College lost; Centre won the football game with one touchdown". The Lexington Herald. October 14, 1900. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Centre defeats Vanderbilt". The Daily Leader. October 28, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.