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1950 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

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683:. In addition to the war, the school cited "the growing difficulty of sustaining academic standards in the face of an inflated competition, especially in football." The school also expressed its "profound gratitude to the legions of loyal adherents . . . who have supported the athletic program over the many years that St. Mary's college teams figured prominently in the National sports world." 674:
The 1950 season saw a financial decline for the program as attendance dropped. No more than 200 paying customers attended the final game of the season against Villanova. The losses flowing from the Villanova game were exacerbated by a $ 10,000 guarantee paid to the visiting team. The December 3 game
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On January 4, 1951, one month after the close of the season, Saint Mary's announced that it was abandoning its intercollegiate football and baseball programs for the duration of the national emergency resulting from the
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began in June 1950. The Chinese entered the war in October 1950 and heavy fighting between American and Chinese forces ensued through the last three months of the year.
1951: 1515: 1422: 564: 1282:"Don Men Slug St. Mary's Boys, 33-7: Gaels' Johnson Gains -- But Matson Reigns; USF Makes It 4 in a Row Over Old Foe; Bombiani Scoots 79 for Moraga Tally" 984: 913: 330: 1234:"Astonishing Gaels Tie Georgia, 7-7: Johnson Rockets 90 To St. Mary's Score; Heavily Favored Bulldogs Outblocked, Outtackled -- and Lucky to Get a Draw" 1625: 1620: 1615: 1610: 1605: 1585: 1745: 1740: 1735: 1730: 1725: 1720: 1715: 1710: 1705: 1700: 1695: 1690: 1685: 1680: 1675: 1670: 1665: 1660: 1655: 1650: 1645: 1640: 1635: 1630: 85: 1022: 486: 1956: 1946: 1055: 836: 660: 291: 1328:"Bombiani Steals Show, But Bears Roll On: Gael Mite Runs 96, 91 Yards in 40-25 Battle; Penalties Nullify First Sprint, But 2nd Good for TD" 408: 1510: 950: 765: 603: 870: 369: 1525: 728: 252: 1600: 1595: 1590: 1925: 1920: 1915: 1910: 1905: 1900: 1895: 1890: 1885: 1880: 1875: 1870: 1865: 1860: 1855: 1850: 1845: 1840: 1835: 1830: 1825: 1820: 1815: 1810: 1805: 1800: 1795: 1790: 1785: 1780: 1775: 1770: 1765: 1760: 1482: 798: 213: 90: 1089: 1445: 28: 1580: 1575: 1565: 1555: 1550: 1545: 1540: 1535: 664: 1305:"Saints Come Back to Upset Webfoots for First Triumph: Ducks Fall Before Gael Passing 18-13 As 9,752 Supporters Watch" 921: 691: 1304: 447: 1145: 1494: 1115: 887: 1373: 1350: 1327: 1233: 1466: 1396: 1258: 1208: 1281: 1238: 687: 671:, the Gaels compiled a 2–7–1 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 235 to 95. 1488: 997: 926: 1172: 656: 1213: 806: 1414: 1404: 1381: 1358: 1335: 1312: 1289: 1266: 1243: 1218: 1180: 1153: 883: 1940: 1461: 992: 878: 741: 736: 72: 811: 1194: 680: 1397:"Santa Clara Slaps Down Gaels, 9-0: Napolitano Hero for Broncs; Hurls to TD" 668: 58: 1351:"Unimpressive Gaels Trip Nevada, 25-14: Johnson Star in Kezar Win" 1418: 686:
Two rival programs among the west coast Catholic colleges,
694:, terminated their football programs one year later. 1209:"COP Runs Wild To Crush St. Mary's, 40-0, In Opener" 1524: 1503: 1475: 1454: 1116:"1950 Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels Schedule and Results" 102:1950 Western college football independents records 68: 51: 43: 35: 23: 675:was the last in Saint Mary's football until 1970. 1146:"Villanova 'Bath' Closes Disastrous Year at Gate" 1179:. January 5, 1951. pp. 32–33 – via 1430: 142: 133: 118: 8: 1437: 1423: 1415: 125: 111: 100: 20: 667:. In their first season under head coach 134: 1374:"San Jose Closes Fast, Rips Gaels, 18-6" 701: 1167: 1165: 1163: 1139: 1137: 1107: 1372:Harry M. Hayward (November 11, 1950). 1326:Prescott Sullivan (October 29, 1950). 1259:"Roaring Lions Stun St. Mary's, 48-0" 1144:Harry M. Hayward (December 4, 1950). 653:1950 Saint Mary's Gaels football team 7: 1952:Saint Mary's Gaels football seasons 1232:Bob Brachman (September 30, 1950). 1265:. pp. IV-1, IV-2 – via 1207:Bill Dunbar (September 23, 1950). 661:Saint Mary's College of California 14: 1395:Harry Borba (November 20, 1950). 1349:Bill Dunbar (November 6, 1950). 1303:Dick Strite (October 22, 1950). 1280:Harry Borba (October 16, 1950). 16:American college football season 147: 106: 1357:. pp. 30, 32 – via 1334:. pp. 26, 31 – via 1288:. pp. 36, 39 – via 1257:Jack Geyer (October 9, 1950). 1242:. pp. 17, 19 – via 195: 164: 1: 1403:. pp. 35–36 – via 1380:. pp. 17–18 – via 1217:. pp. 11–12 – via 1152:. pp. 40–41 – via 1957:1950 in sports in California 1947:1950 college football season 665:1950 college football season 205: 185: 174: 154: 1447:Saint Mary's Gaels football 1173:"St. Mary's Quits Football" 922:California Memorial Stadium 29:Saint Mary's Gaels football 1973: 1092:released prior to the game 645: 641: 1311:. p. 11 – via 1084: 78: 1495:Governors' Trophy Game 1401:San Francisco Examiner 1378:San Francisco Examiner 1332:San Francisco Examiner 1286:San Francisco Examiner 1239:San Francisco Examiner 1150:San Francisco Examiner 1122:. 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Saint Mary's Gaels football
Joe Ruetz
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Hawaii
Montana
La Verne
Santa Clara
Saint Mary's
Cal Poly San Dimas
Nevada
American football
Saint Mary's College of California
1950 college football season
Joe Ruetz
Korean War
Loyola of Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pacific (CA)
Kezar Stadium
San Francisco, CA
Georgia

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