1924 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team

The 1924 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Gonzaga University during the 1924 college football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Gus Dorais, the Bulldogs compiled a 5–0–2 record, shut out five of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 138 to 26.[1][2]

1924 Gonzaga Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–0–2
Head coach
Home stadiumGonzaga Stadium
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Western college football independents records
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

Four of the 11 starters on the 1924 Gonzaga team went on to play in the National Football League: left halfback Hust Stockton (1925–29); end Ray Flaherty (1926–1935); tackle Tiny Cahoon (1926–1929); and guard Hector Cyre (1926–1928).

Dorais left Gonzaga after the 1924 season to become head football coach at the University of Detroit.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Cheney NormalW 27–0[1][2]
October 4Idaho T 0–06,000[3][4]
October 11at Washington StateW 14–12[5]
October 25Multnomah Athletic Club
  • Gonzaga Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
W 14–0[6]
November 1at MontanaW 20–14[7]
November 15Whitman
  • Gonzaga Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
W 63–0[8]
November 27Washington State
  • Gonzaga Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
T 0–0[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "1924 Gonzaga Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Gonzaga Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Idaho and Gonzaga all set for football game tomorrow". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. October 3, 1924. p. 25.
  4. ^ "Gonzaga and Idaho battle in fierce game to scoreless tie before 6000 football rooters". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 5, 1924. p. 1, sports.
  5. ^ "Gonzaga's Early Spurt Enough To Beat W.S.C." The Missoulian. October 12, 1924. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gonzaga Whips Multnomah in Hard Struggle, 14 to 0". The Missoulian. October 26, 1924. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Montana Loses Close Battle To Gonzaga". The Missoulian. November 2, 1924. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gonzaga Tramples Whitman College". The Anaconda Standard. November 16, 1924. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Washington State-Gonzaga Fight in Scoreless Game". The Oregon Statesman. November 28, 1924. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.