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Competing since 1880, the Centre Colonels football team, also historically known as the " Praying Colonels ", ranked as the 12th winningest program in NCAA Division III history with a 509 – 374 – 37 all-time record as of 2008.

On January 1, 1921, the Colonels defeated Texas Christian University 63-7 in the Fort Worth Classic, a postseason college football bowl game in Fort Worth, Texas played only once.

On January 2, 1922, Centre College made the postseason trip to Texas again, this time taking on Texas A & M in the Dixie Classic, the forerunner of the Cotton Bowl.

Even though the Colonels were outscored 22-14, they played their part in the birth of one of college football's greatest traditions, the 12th Man.