Saint Mary's (CA) defends the belt, 13–7, at home over Gonzaga.
Where this game sits in the lineage
Saint Mary's (CA) came in 343 days into reign #64, which began with a win over Fordham, with 5 defenses already behind it; this was its 6th defense. Saint Mary's (CA) went on to defend it 1 more time before Olympic Club took it on November 7, 1931, 357 days after the reign began.
For Gonzaga this was its first shot at the belt; it had never held the belt. It still hasn’t: 2 attempts in all, every one of them a loss or a tie.
This is the only time Gonzaga and Saint Mary's (CA) have met with the belt on the line.
About this game
Saint Mary's (CA) defeated Gonzaga 13-7 on October 24, 1931. As the belt holder, Saint Mary's successfully defended its title with the victory.
Written by Claude, strictly from this site’s own record of the game — the score and what it meant for the belt. CFBD doesn’t have a box score for games this old, so nothing here is invented beyond what’s verifiably on file.
Sources Game record: College Football Data (id 17789) · This game in the downloadable dataset