1924 Saint Mary's Saints football team

The 1924 Saint Mary's Saints football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1924 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled an 8–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 205 to 50. The Gaels' victories including a 14–10 besting of the USC Trojans, and the sole defeat was by a 17–7 score against a California team that had been undefeated for more than four years with four national championships.^[1]

1924 Saint Mary's Saints football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–1
Head coach	Slip Madigan (4th season)
Home stadium	Ewing Field
Seasons ← 1923 1925 →

1924 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hawaii			–					8	–	0	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					8	–	1	–	0
La Verne			–					7	–	1	–	1
New Mexico A&M			–					7	–	3	–	0
Tempe Normal			–					6	–	1	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	3	–	0
Gonzaga			–					5	–	0	–	2
New Mexico			–					5	–	1	–	0
Cal Aggies			–					5	–	4	–	1
Nevada			–					3	–	4	–	1
Santa Clara			–					3	–	5	–	1
Arizona			–					2	–	4	–	0
Santa Barbara			–					2	–	5	–	1
Humboldt State			–					1	–	0	–	0

The 1924 St. Mary's team included halfbacks "Ducky" Grant and Leo Rooney, fullback and team captain Red Strader, and center Larry Bettencourt.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Mare Island Sailors	Ewing Field San Francisco, CA	W 46–0		^[2]
October 4	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 7–17		^[3]
October 12	vs. Agnetian Club	Ewing Field San Francisco, CA	W 7–3		^[4]^[5]
October 26	vs. Olympic Club	Ewing Field San Francisco, CA	W 20–7		^[6]
November 1	at Multnomah Athletic Club	Multnomah Field Portland, OR	W 14–0		^[7]
November 8	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 14–10		^[8]
November 15	Cal Aggies	Ewing Field San Francisco, CA	W 42–6		^[9]
November 22	at Nevada	Mackay Field Reno, NV	W 27–0		^[10]
November 27	vs. Santa Clara	Ewing Field San Francisco, CA	W 28–7	18,000	^[11]^[12]

References

1. . College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
2. Doug Montell (September 29, 1924). "St. Mary's College Has No Difficulty in Administering 46 to 0 Defeat to Sailor Players From Mare Island: Kicking Game Must Be Improved Before U.C. Meets St. Mary's". Oakland Tribune. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Doug Montell (October 5, 1924). "California Defeats St. Mary's by 17-7 Score: Two Touchdowns and Drop Kick Win Game for Andy Smith's Team". Oakland Tribune. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
4. "St. Mary's College Displays Brilliant Passing Attack to Score a 7 to 3 Victory Over Agnetian Clubmen: Grant, Rooney Combination Beats Clubmen". Oakland Tribune. October 13, 1924. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Harry M. Hayward (October 13, 1924). "Aerial Attack Wins for St. Mary's 7 to 3". San Francisco Examiner. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "St. Mary's College Administers 20 to 7 Defeat to Olympic Club Gridders at Ewing Field in Sunday Game". Oakland Tribune. October 27, 1924. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Strader Star of St. Mary's Grid Victory: Multnomah Club No Match for Oaklanders and Loses 14 to 0". Oakland Tribune. November 2, 1924. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Paul Lowry (November 9, 1924). "Fighting St. Mary's Gridders Wallop Trojans by 14-to-10 Score: Breaks Factor in Saints' Win". Los Angeles Times. pp. 1a1, 1a2 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "St. Mary's Grid Team Swamps California Aggies: Leo Rooney Features In Listless Game". Oakland Tribune. November 16, 1924. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "St. Mary's Overwhelms Wolf Pack by 27 to 0 Score: Nevada Unable To Solve Game of Speedy Team". Nevada State Journal. November 22, 1924. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Doug Montell (November 28, 1924). "Strader Leads St. Mary's To Win Over Santa Clara: Saints' Fullback Is Individual Star in Final Game of Year". Oakland Tribune. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Jack James (November 28, 1924). "Saints Humble Santa Clara by 28 to 7: 'Western Irish' Find Kleinholtz' Warriors Easy in Loose Game". San Francisco Examiner. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.