1917 Saint Mary's Saints football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1917 Saint Mary's Saints football Independent 8–1–1 Russell T. Wilson 1st California college champion The 1917 Saint Mary's Saints football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1917 college football season. The team compiled an 8–1–1 record, shut out seven of ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 199 to 46. The sole loss was to the undefeated Mare Island Marines team that also won the 1918 Rose Bowl.Saint Mary's Yearly Results (1915–1919) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse August 26, 2018 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/s/saint_marys_ca/yearly_results.php?year=1915 https://web.archive.org/web/20160315051459/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/s/saint_marys_ca/yearly_results.php?year=1915 2016-03-15 With victories over both USC and California, the Saint Mary's team was proclaimed in the press as the California college champion. Prior to 1917, Saint Mary's College had not been known as a football power. As of 1917, the school, located on Broadway in Oakland, California, had only 250 students with an average age of 16, and the Oakland Tribune opined that "only about 20 of the students are football material."St. Mary's Has Only 250 Boys on Total List: College That Won State Title Has Only About 20 Players On Football Squad Oakland Tribune November 11, 1917 51 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23242441/st_marys_beats_california_1413_for/ Newspapers.com In July 1917, Saint Mary's College hired Russell T. Wilson as its new football coach. Wilson had previously been associated with Whittier College.Russell Wilson Football Coach At St. Mary's The San Francisco Examiner July 14, 1917 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23243243/russell_wilson_football_coach_at_st/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 16 Goat Island Naval Yeoman School St. Mary's grounds Moraga, CA W 7-0 St. Mary's Varsity Wins From Yeomen The San Francisco Examiner September 17, 1917 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23240277/st_marys_varsity_wins_from_yeomen/ Newspapers.com September 23 San Francisco Originals St. Mary's grounds Moraga, CA T 0-0 Scoreless Tie Is Played on St. Mary's Field Oakland Tribune September 24, 1917 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23240746/scoreless_tie_is_played_on_st_marys/ Newspapers.com September 29 at Nevada Mackay Field Reno, NV W 41-0 Nevada Loses To St. Mary's Reno Evening Gazette October 1, 1917 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23243124/nevada_loses_to_st_marys/ Newspapers.comSt. Mary's College Beats Nevada, 41 to 0 The San Francisco Examiner September 30, 1917 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23240370/st_marys_college_beats_nevada_41_to_0/ Newspapers.com October 1 at Stewart Indian School Carson City, NV W 27-0 St. Mary's Eleven Wins Game at Carson City San Francisco Chronicle October 3, 1917 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23240637/st_marys_eleven_wins_game_at_carson/ Newspapers.com October 14 Fort Winfield Scott St. Mary's field Moraga, CA W 41-6 St. Mary's Second Team Beats Soldiers The San Francisco Examiner October 15, 1917 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23240499/st_marys_second_team_beats_soldiers/ Newspapers.com October 10 Goat Island Medical School St. Mary's grounds Moraga, CA W 20-0 Medical Eleven and St. Mary's Meet Today The San Francisco Examiner October 10, 1917 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23243063/medical_eleven_and_st_marys_meet_today/ Newspapers.comSt. Mary's Team Training Hard for Grizzlies Oakland Tribune October 11, 1917 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23243010/st_marys_team_training_hard_for_the/ Newspapers.com October 21 vs Mare Island Marines Ewing Field San Francisco, CA L 0-27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8709760/san_francisco_chronicle/ Clipped from San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle 22 October 1917 7 October 27 at USC Bovard Field Los Angeles, CA W 7-0 Hard Fought: Saints Victors Over U.S.C. in Close Scrap Los Angeles Times October 28, 1917 VI-10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23242281/saints_victors_over_usc_in_close/ Newspapers.com November 4 Goat Island Naval Yeoman School St. Mary's field Moraga, CA W 42-0 St. Mary's Varsity Runs Rings Around Sea-Going Kickers: Naval Yeomen Lose to Collegians by Score of 42 to 0; Victors Line Up Against University of California Saturday The San Francisco Examiner Jack James November 5, 1917 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23242713/st_marys_varsity_runs_rings_around/ Newspapers.comSt. Mary's Defeats Yeomen by 42 to 0 Score: College Boys Now Think They Have a Chance to Defeat California U San Francisco Chronicle November 5, 1917 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23242801/st_marys_defeats_yeomen_by_42_to_0/ Newspapers.com November 10 at California California Field Berkeley, CA W 14-13 St. Mary's Carries Off State Title by 14-13 Win Over U.C. The San Francisco Examiner Jack James November 11, 1917 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23242337/st_marys_carries_off_state_title_by/ Newspapers.comSt. Mary's Beats California, 14-13, for State Title: Fatal Mistake Loses a Goal Kick for U.C. Oakland Tribune November 11, 1917 51 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23242441/st_marys_beats_california_1413_for/ Newspapers.com References Saint Mary's Category:Saint Mary's Gaels football seasons Saint Mary's Saints football