1930 San Francisco Gray Fog football team explained

Year:1930
Team:San Francisco Gray Fog
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:6–3
Head Coach:Jimmy Needles
Hc Year:7th
Stadium:Kezar Stadium
Prev:1929

The 1930 San Francisco Gray Fog football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jimmy Needles, the Gray Fog compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 114 to 86.[1]

In June 1930, the school officially announced its intention to change its name from St. Ignatius College to the University of San Francisco.[2] The football team played under its new name, the University of San Francisco, for the first time in an October 19 game against the West Coast Army.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Francisco Yearly Results. David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. August 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310115749/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/s/san_francisco/yearly_results.php?year=1930. dead. March 10, 2016.
  2. News: St. Ignatius College, Cal, Plans Advance to University Status. The Catholic Advance. July 5, 1930. 11. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Army Team Meets Gray Fog Outfit Today. Oakland Tribune. October 19, 1930. 4D. Newspapers.com.