Centre College Kentucky · Next-Season Outcome BandC6H0 — Centre 6, Harvard 0 (1921)
The Praying Colonels beat undefeated Harvard behind Bo McMillin, one of the greatest upsets in college football history
Centre College Kentucky5-5Hope-Doping·Offseason
The Colonels of Danville, the 'Praying Colonels' who shocked undefeated Harvard 6-0 in 1921 — the 'C6H0' upset, one of the greatest in football history — and now play Division III in the SAA.
Standard GapAn elite little liberal-arts college whose proudest football currency is…
Centre pulled off C6H0, one of the biggest upsets the sport has ever seen, and the modern football world files a tiny Kentucky college away as a museum piece.
low signal
Quiet weeks in Colonels country.
Centre College Kentucky · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 3-9
Base 5-7
Ceiling 8-4
floor3-9Rebuild year. Below .500.
base5-7Mid-table finish.
ceiling8-4Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Streak W2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 5-5
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs Hanover · away
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Hanover · Sat Sep 5 · 18:00 UTC
The experience
The Colonels of Danville, the 'Praying Colonels' who shocked undefeated Harvard 6-0 in 1921 — the 'C6H0' upset, one of the greatest in football history — and now play Division III in the SAA.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Centre College Kentucky sits 3rd in the Southern Athletic Conference and 87th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
Southern Athletic · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berry College | 7-0 | 11-2 | 71.0 |
| 2 | Trinity University TX | 5-2 | 10-2 | 67.5 |
| 3 | Centre | 4-2 | 5-5 | 55.0 |
| 4 | Millsaps | 4-3 | 6-4 | 55.2 |
| 5 | Hendrix College | 1-1 | 6-4 | 50.2 |
| 6 | Southwestern University | 2-4 | 4-6 | 47.7 |
| 7 | Sewanee | 1-5 | 3-7 | 44.4 |
| 8 | Rhodes College | 0-7 | 1-9 | 36.2 |
55.0 CFB Zeitgeist#87 of 240 D358.1 strength of schedule2 quality wins
Win the Southern Athletic Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 5-5
Signature win 28-0 over Sewanee; toughest day 14-35 against Depauw.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Centre College Kentucky
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Quiet weeks in Colonels country.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Colonels."
— Centre College Kentucky fanbase · recurring line
5 mentions · awaiting signal
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Centre College Kentucky · 2025 schedule & results5-5Hard slateAverage opponent win rate 61%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | Hanover | W 23–15 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #458 | #434 | — | Depauw | L 14–35 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #477 | #433 | — | @Lagrange College | L 6–20 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #511 | #569 | — | Millsaps | W 37–36 | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #525 | #414 | — | @Maryville (TN) | L 13–33 | 2-3 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #513 | #528 | — | Southwestern University | W 19–16 | 3-3 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #523 | #447 | — | @Trinity University TX | L 14–19 | 3-4 | 2-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #513 | #430 | — | Berry College | L 13–31 | 3-5 | 2-2 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #516 | #594 | — | @Sewanee | W 28–0 | 4-5 | 3-2 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #484 | #632 | — | @Rhodes College | W 28–3 | 5-5 | 4-2 |
Home-Field Advantage · Centre College Kentucky · 2018-present
Above-Average
70% home win rate vs 52% on the road. margin runs +6.2 better at home. Farris Stadium seats 3,000.
Home14-6Away11-10
Venue texture
71°F average kickoff temp; 0% of games had measurable precipitation; 5 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
90-87-5
since 1902 · 42 seasons · .494 win rate
HOME
51-21-4
AWAY
37-65-1
NEUTRAL
2-1
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
Moment of the Year · Centre College Kentucky · 2025
Moment of the Year · Centre College Kentucky · 2025Won 28-0 at Sewanee
Week 11 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
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