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Dick Boyle (American Football)
Richard Boyle was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach (1939–1941, 1946–1949) and head baseball coach (1950–1958) at San Francisco State University. Boyle played college football at Saint Mary's College of California, where he was instrumental in the 1930 Saint Mary's Gaels football team The 1930 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1930 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled an 8– ...'s upset of Eastern powerhouse Fordham. Head coaching record Football References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyle, Dick Year of birth missing Year of death missing American football halfbacks Saint Mary's Gaels football players San Francisco State Gators football coaches San Francisco State Gators baseball coaches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Mary's Gaels Football
: ''For information on all Saint Mary's College of California sports, see Saint Mary's Gaels'' The Saint Mary's Gaels football program was the intercollegiate American football team for Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California. The school's first football team was fielded in 1892, and was dropped in 1899 going 7-6 in that span. The football program resumed again in 1915. In 1920 came one of the worst defeats in college football history, a 18 touchdown 127-0 defeat from neighboring University of California. The Gael's gained only 16 yards of offense the entire game. This lose drove St. Mary's to turn the program around by hiring Knute Rockne's protege, Slip Madigan who helped St. Mary's win 4 consecutive conference championships from 1925-1928. By 1927, Saint Mary's developed into one of the strongest football programs on the West Coast. They defeated USC, UCLA, California, and Stanford. The Stanford team they defeated in 1927 went on to play in the Rose Bowl, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |