Oil City High Football - 1924

This was the first year the school fielded a football team. An end-of-season recap (see below) noted the team won five of eight games played. The complete schedule isn't known, but the following are several opponents/scores found:

St. John's (now Loyola) 41, Oil City 6

Oil City 9, Centenary Academy 0

Oil City vs. Mansfield (outcome unknown)

Oil City 13, Shreveport (now C E Byrd) JV 0

Oil City 9. Centenary Academy 0

Jonesboro 65, Oil City 6

Oil City 6, Plain Dealing 0


Coached by Lloyd E. Walker, the starting lineup was comprised of:

Left End - Austin

Left Tackle - Parson

Left Guard - Skinner

Center - Gatling (likely Gutting)

Right Guard - Richardson

Right Tackle - Murray

Right End - Loveall

Quarterback - (Barker) Gourrier

Left Halfback - Panky

Right Halfback - Reynolds

Fullback - Burton

1923 LSN Potpourri (yearbook), Page 67

1927 Centenary College Yoncopin (yearbook), Page 86


Game Recaps:

St. John's 41, Oil City 6

OC's apparent first ever football game. St. John's later was named Jesuit, and is now Loyola College Prep.

Shreveport Times 05-Oct-1924, Page 9


Oil City 9, Centenary Academy 0

Times 15-Oct-1924, Page 8


Oil City 13, Shreveport High JV 0

Shreveport was later renamed C. E. Byrd to honor the late Caddo Parish School Superintendent. It was common for smaller high schools to play the junior varsity squads of larger schools.

Times 01-Nov-1924, Page 14


Oil City 7, Centenary Academy 0

Times 08-Nov-1924, Page 12


Jonesboro 65, Oil City 6

Jonesboro was Coach Walker's home town.

Times 23-Nov-1924, Page 15


Oil City 6, Plain Dealing 0

Game was played on Thanksgiving Day.

Times 08-Dec-1924, Page 5

At season's end, home economics teacher Eola Porter conducted a banquet to honor the team, Coach Lloyd E. Walker, and Principal Lafe W. Ferguson.

Shreveport Times 05-Dec-1924, Page 13

1922 LSN Potpourri (yearbook) Page 39

Alexandria Town Talk 19-Nov-1937, Page 7


Post Script

Of note, Principal Ferguson was later Principal at Haynesville High, president of the Louisiana Teachers Association, and served as an official in the Louisiana state education department. He was the father of John Ferguson (the "Voice of the LSU Tigers"), and Dr. Milton Ferguson, dean of the college of education at the University of New Orleans; both one-time OC students. Coach Walker was principal at Mooringsport High for over 20 years. Quarterback Barker "Bat" Gourrier became assistant track coach at LSU and was associated with the athletic program there for over 40 years.

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