1928 Saint Mary's Gaels football team
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| 1928 Saint Mary's Gaels football | |
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FWC champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (2–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Kezar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Ignatius (CA) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1928 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1928 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled a 5–4 record, won the Northern California Athletic Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 105 to 59.[1] End Malcolm Franklan was selected by both the Associated Press and the United Press as a first-team member of the 1928 All-Pacific Coast football team.[2][3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 30 | vs. West Coast Army* | W 12–0 | [4] | ||||
| October 6 | at California* | L 0–7 | 60,000 | [5] | |||
| October 13 | at USC* | L 6–19 | 45,000 | [6] | |||
| October 21 | Young Men's Institute* | Moraga, CA | W 25–0 | 5,000 | [7] | ||
| October 27 | at Nevada | W 38–0 | [8] | ||||
| November 4 | vs. St. Ignatius (CA) |
| W 13–0 | [9] | |||
| November 12 | at Gonzaga* | L 7–20 | [10] | ||||
| November 18 | Olympic Club* |
| L 0–6 | 20,000 | [11] | ||
| December 1 | Santa Clara* |
| W 20–7 | 20,000 | [12] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Saint Mary's Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "California Places Three Pacific Stars". The Decatur Review. December 4, 1928. p. 16.
- ^ "Experts Pick All-Coast Eleven". Oakland Tribune. December 5, 1928. p. 26.
- ^ William Leiser (October 1, 1928). "St. Mary's Gridders Beat Army, 12-0: Frankian, Merrick Score for Saint Team". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ William Leiser (October 7, 1928). "Bears Triumph, 7-0: Pass Lom to Norton, Wins for California". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 35, 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Paul Lowry (October 14, 1928). "Thundering Herd Tramples St. Mary's, 19 to 6: Williams Hero of Grid Clash". Los Angeles Times. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ellard Roach (October 22, 1928). "Saints Wallop Y.M.I. Eleven By 25-0 Score: Rooney, Murphy, McCaffery Show Outstanding Class; Storm, Chase Star for Losers". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gaels Trounce Nevada Wolves by 23-0 Score: Madigan's St. Mary's Gridders Flash Aerial Attack to Pile Up 20 Points in Final Period". The San Francisco Examiner. October 28, 1928. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wilson J. O'Brien (November 5, 1928). "St. Mary's Downs St. Ignatius, 13-0: Gray Fog Puts Up Hard Fight Against Gaels". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gonzaga Defeats St. Marys, 20-7: Gaels Fail When Near Touchdown; Moragans Twice Halted Under Goal Posts; Northerners Display Surprising Offensive". San Francisco Examiner. November 13, 1928. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W.F.L. (November 19, 1928). "Olympic Club Noses Out Saints, 6-0: Power Play by Marcus in Closing Drive Wins". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "St. Mary's Football Team Rides Santa Clara Bronco for 20 to 7 Victory on Gridiron". Los Angeles Times. November 30, 1928. p. III-4.