1927 St. Ignatius Gray Fog football team

The 1927 St. Ignatius Gray Fog football team was an American football team that represented St. Ignatius College (later renamed the University of San Francisco) as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1927 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jimmy Needles, the Gray Fog compiled a 3–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 117 to 83.[1]

1927 St. Ignatius Gray Fog football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record3–5–1 (2–2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
1927 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Mary's $ 3 –0 –07 –2 –1
Cal Aggies 2 –1 –04 –3 –1
Fresno State 2 –1 –13 –3 –2
St. Ignatius (CA) 2 –2 –13 –5 –1
Nevada 1 –3 –02 –6 –1
Pacific (CA) 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Nevada
W 19–0[2]
October 2Olympic Club*
L 0–358,000[3]
October 9Santa Clara*
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 6–12[4]
October 16Saint Mary's
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 0–23[5]
October 23West Coast Army*
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 7–12[6][7]
October 29at Fresno State
T 6–6[8][9]
November 5at Cal AggiesDavis, CAW 7–2[10][11][12]
November 11at Pacific (CA)
L 6–20[13]
November 24Loyola (CA)
W 31–78,000[14][15]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "San Francisco Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  2. "Gray Fog Downs Wolf Back 19-0". Reno Evening Gazette. September 26, 1927. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Olympics Defeat St. Ignatius Eleven, 34-0". The San Francisco Examiner. October 3, 1927. pp. P1, P2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Broncos Defeat St. Ignatius Eleven, 12-6". The San Francisco Examiner. October 10, 1927. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Wilson J. O'Brien (October 17, 1927). "St. Mary's Defeats St. Ignatius, 23 To 0". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. P1, P2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "St. Ignatius Eleven Clashes With Army Team Today". the San Francisco Examiner. October 23, 1927. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Wilson J. O'Brien (October 24, 1927). "Army Gridders Defeat Ignatian Eleven, 12 to 7". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Orville Shelton (October 30, 1927). "State Bulldogs In 6-6 Tie With St. Ignatius". The Fresno Bee. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Frank Irwin (October 30, 1927). "Fresno State Ties 6 To 6 With St. Ignatius". The Fresno Morning Republican. pp. 5A, 6A – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Mustangs Out To Smother Grey Fog". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 3, 1927. p. 23. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "St. Ignatian Gridders Beat California Aggies: Final Score of Contest at Davis Is 7 to 3; Santee Scores Touchdown for Gray Fog Eleven". The San Francisco Examiner. November 6, 1927. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "St. Ignatius Gridders Win Football Tilt". Los Angeles Times. November 6, 1927. p. I.a.6 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Pacific Triumphs Over St. Ignatius: Stockton Eleven With Accurate Passing Attack Snows San Francisco Team Under, 20-6". The San Francisco Examiner. November 12, 1927. p. 2P.
  14. "St. Ignatius Smothers Lions in Bay City Clash, 31 to 7". Los Angeles Times. November 25, 1927. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. Abe Kemp (November 25, 1927). "St. Ignatius Eleven Smothers Loyola Gridders, Score 31 to 7". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. P1, P4 – via Newspapers.com.


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