Centre Praying Colonels Football
The Centre Colonels football team, historically also known as the Praying Colonels, represents Centre College in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III competition. The Colonels currently play in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA), which played its first season in 2012 after its formation in 2011 by a group of schools that included Centre. Before the establishment of the SAA, Centre had played 50 seasons in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Despite the school's small size (2008 enrollment of 1,215), the football team has historically had success and possesses a strong tradition. At the end of the 2008 season, the school ranked as the 12th winningest school in Division III with an all-time record of 509–374–37.
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