Obadiah Butler Named to D3football.com Team of the Week
Senior RB Obadiah Butler (Crowley, La.) was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week on Tuesday following an outstanding performance in the Gents' 23-20 overtime win at Lyon College last Saturday.
Shreveport - Senior RB Obadiah Butler (Crowley, La.) was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week on Tuesday following an outstanding performance in the Gents' 23-20 overtime win at Lyon College last Saturday.
Butler had a monster performance as he rushed 17 times totaling 234 yards and two touchdowns. Butler, who also caught three passes for 18 yards, had touchdown runs of 70 and 80 yards and averaged 13.8 yards per carry. The senior holds a commanding lead in rushing yards in conference play averaging nearly 200 per game and 12.3 yards per carry.
The Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware, is D3football.com's weekly honor roll, in its 27th season of recognizing the top performance at each position from the previous week. Players are nominated by schools.
Full Release: https://d3football.com/awards/tow/2025/week7
Butler is the first Centenary athlete to earn D3football.com National Team of the Week honors since his teammate Vance Feuerbacher was recognized back in week five of the 2024 season. His selection marks the fifth national honor for an SCAC athlete this season and the second-straight week the conference was recognized.
Butler was also named the SCAC Football Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. The Gents improved to 1-4 overall and 1-1 in SCAC play are back home on Saturday to face McMurry University (5 PM) for a conference contest. Centenary will face Hendrix College on Nov. 1 at 6 PM in Conway, Ark. and are back home on Nov. 8 at 6 PM to face the 'Roos of Austin College again to close the regular season.
See the complete Gents' season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/fball/2025-26/schedule
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