1924 Saint Mary's Saints football team

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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]

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Headcoach
HomestadiumEwing Field
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1924 Saint Mary's Saints football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
Home stadiumEwing Field
Seasons
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1924 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Hawaii â€“ 8–0–0
Saint Mary's â€“ 8–1–0
La Verne â€“ 7–1–1
Tempe Normal â€“ 7–1–1
New Mexico A&M â€“ 7–3–0
Pacific (CA) â€“ 6–3–0
New Mexico â€“ 5–1–0
Cal Aggies â€“ 5–4–1
Nevada â€“ 3–4–1
Santa Clara â€“ 3–5–1
Arizona â€“ 2–4–0
Santa Barbara â€“ 2–5–1
Humboldt State â€“ 1–0–0
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The 1924 St. Mary's team included halfbacks "Ducky" Grant and Leo Rooney, fullback and team captain Red Strader, and center Larry Bettencourt.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Mare Island SailorsW 46–0[2]
October 4at CaliforniaL 7–17[3]
October 12vs. Agnetian Club
  • Ewing Field
  • San Francisco, CA
W 7–3[4][5]
October 26vs. Olympic Club
  • Ewing Field
  • San Francisco, CA
W 20–7[6]
November 1at Multnomah Athletic ClubW 14–0[7]
November 8at USCW 14–10[8]
November 15Cal Aggies
  • Ewing Field
  • San Francisco, CA
W 42–6[9]
November 22at NevadaW 27–0[10]
November 27vs. Santa Clara
  • Ewing Field
  • San Francisco, CA
W 28–718,000[11][12]
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