1951 Carroll Fighting Saints football team

The 1951 Carroll Fighting Saints football team represented Carroll College as a member of the Montana Collegiate Conference (MCC) during the 1951 college football season. In their third season under head coach John Gagliardi, the Fighting Saints compiled an overall record of 6–1–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the MCC title.[1]

1951 Carroll Fighting Saints football
MCC champion
ConferenceMontana Collegiate Conference
Record6–1–1 (4–0 MCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVigilante Stadium
1951 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Carroll (MT) $ 4 –0 –06 –1 –1
Rocky Mountain 3 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Western Montana 2 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Eastern Montana 1 –3 –02 –3 –0
Montana Mines 0 –4 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 228:00 p.m.Westminster (UT)*
W 7–2[2][3]
September 29at UBC*
T 7–2[4][5]
October 7at Western MontanaDillon, MTW 28–0[6]
October 128:00 p.m.at Weber*
L 0–201,000[7][8]
October 20Montana Mines
  • Vigilante Stadium
  • Helena, MT
W 40–7[9][10]
October 268:00 p.m.at Rocky Mountain
W 40–7[11][12]
November 42:00 p.m.Eastern Montanadagger
  • Vigilante Stadium
  • Helena, MT
W 38–0[13][14]
November 10Ricks*
  • Vigilante Stadium
  • Helena, MT
W 32–0[15]

References
  1. "Carroll Annexes Conference Title". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. Associated Press. November 5, 1951. p. 5. Retrieved December 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Carroll Opens Season With Game Tonight". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. September 22, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Carroll Defeats Westminster 7-2 in Opener". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. September 23, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "British Columbia Gains 13-13 Tie With Carroll in Hectic Finish". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. Associated Press. September 30, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Carroll Line Hangs Tough, Thunderbirds Get 13-13 Tie". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. United Press. September 30, 1951. p. 21. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Carroll Defeats Western, 28-0". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. Associated Press. October 8, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Wildcats Face Saints at Stadium Tonight". The Odgen Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. October 12, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. Kreher, Charles (October 13, 1951). "Weber Beats Carroll in Home Final, 20 to 0". The Odgen Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. p. 6. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Miners, Saints Tangle in Helena Today". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. October 20, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Carroll Saints Defeat Montana Mines, 40-7". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. October 21, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Unbeaten Bruins Battle Saints Tonight For League Championship". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. October 26, 1951. p. 22. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Carroll College Saints Down Rocky Mountain Gridders by 40 to 7". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. October 27, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Carroll Meets Eastern in Homecoming Today". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. November 4, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "Carroll Beats Eastern 38-0 For League Title". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. November 5, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "Carroll Ends Season With 32-0 Win Over Ricks". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. November 11, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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