The 1931 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1931 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled an 8–2 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 119 to 65. The Gaels' victories included a 13–7 besting of USC, a 14–0 besting of California, a 16–0 victory over Oregon, and a 7–2 victory over Southwest Conference champion SMU. The lone setbacks were losses to the Olympic Club (0–10) and UCLA (0–12).[1][2]
| 1931 Saint Mary's Gaels football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–2 |
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| Home stadium | Kezar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Charles | – | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Saint Mary's | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego Marines | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia (OR) | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from Dickinson System | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Halfback Bud Toscani and guard Bill Fisher were selected by both the Associated Press and the United Press as first-team players on the 1931 All-Pacific Coast football team.[3][4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | at USC | W 13–7 | 70,000 | [5] | |
| October 3 | at California | W 14–0 | 70,000 | [6][7] | |
| October 11 | West Coast Army | W 21–7 | 30,000 | [8] | |
| October 17 | San Francisco |
| W 14–6 | 50,000 | [9] |
| October 25 | Gonzaga |
| W 13–7 | 7,000 | [10][11] |
| November 1 | Santa Clara |
| W 21–14 | 55,000 | [12] |
| November 8 | Olympic Club |
| L 0–10 | 25,000 | [13] |
| November 11 | at UCLA |
| L 0–12 | 50,000 | [14] |
| November 26 | Oregon |
| W 16–0 | 20,000 | [15][16] |
| December 5 | SMU |
| W 7–2 | 50,000 | [17] |
References
edit- ^ "Saint Mary's Yearly Results (1930–1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ "1931 Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ "Trojans Place Five Men on All-Pacific Coast Eleven". The Monroe (LA) News-Star. December 3, 1931. p. 7.
- ^ "Southern California Places Five on All-Coast Team". Ames (Iowa) Daily Tribune-Times. December 3, 1931. p. 6.
- ^ Paul Lowry (September 27, 1931). "St. Mary's Warriors Upset Trojans, 13 to 7: Two Forward Passes Spell Ruin for Thundering Herd". Los Angeles Times. pp. VIa1, VIa6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ William Leiser (October 4, 1931). "Gaels Knock Over Bears, 14 to 0: George Canrinus, Fletcher Cross Goal; Crowd of 70,000 Sees 'Slip' Madigan's Gaels Down Fighting Bear Eleven". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 9, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Milt Phinney (October 4, 1931). "Bears Fight Hard, But Fall To Gael Attack: Ingram's Men Show Great Gameness". Oakland Tribune. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Milt Phinney (October 12, 1931). "Galloping Gaels Defeat West Coast Army, 21 to 7: Jarheads Put Up Real War at Kezar". Oakland Tribune. pp. 19–20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Milt Phinney (October 19, 1931). "Gaels Defeat Gray Fog, 14 to 6: Moragans Get Real Battle at Kezar". Oakland Tribune. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ William Leiser (October 26, 1931). "Gaels Triumph Over Gonzaga, 13–7: Toscani Races Over Goal Line Two Times To Down Bulldogs". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 19, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Milt Phinney (October 26, 1931). "Gaels Defeat Gonzaga, 13 to 7". Oakland Tribune. pp. 12–13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Al Hyman (November 2, 1931). "55,000 Watch St. Mary's Win Charity Game: One of Largest Crowds in History Sees Thrilling Contest and Aids City's Unemployed". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Milt Phinney (November 9, 1931). "Clubmen Defeat Gaels, 10 to 0: Great St. Mary's Team Is Outwitted, Outplayed by Inspired Olympic Eleven". Oakland Tribune. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ralph Huston (November 12, 1931). "Bruins Ruin St. Mary's by 12-to-0 Score: Westwood Squad Upsets Gaels and Dope Bucket". Los Angeles Times. p. II-11, II-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ William Leiser (November 27, 1931). "Saints Down Oregon Eleven, 16–0: Toscani Makes 95 Yard Run To Touchdown". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon Wilts Before Gaels". San Bernardino Daily Sun. November 27, 1931. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gaels Defeat Mustangs, 7–2: Texans Halted at Goal-Line Three Times". Oakland Tribune. December 6, 1931. pp. 25–26 – via Newspapers.com.