Roman Catholic High School (Philadelphia, PA)
Football History

Game-by-Game Results vs. All Opponents, 1920-forward
In Chronological Order (Except for 1920-26)

  Roman Catholic first played football in 1895. It was part of the Catholic
League for the first season, in 1920, and has remained there since; there
was no formal competition in 1929.

  Some notes . . . Egan is now Conwell-Egan, Bonner is now Bonner-Prendergast,
South Catholic became Neumann and is now Neumann-Goretti, St. Matthew's
became Archbishop Kennedy and later merged with Bishop Kenrick to become
Kennedy-Kenrick, Chestnut Hill is now SCH Academy, West Chester is now
WC Henderson, Lansdowne-Aldan is now Penn Wood, St. Robert's became St.
James.

  Information for this page came from records provided by Dr. Roger B. Saylor,
a famed Pennsylvania football historian (he passed away in 2013); old Bulletin
Almanacs, personal records and research at https://www.newspapers.com.

Updated through 2021

To reach Ted Silary -- tedtee307@yahoo.com


*      League game
P      League playoff
TG   Thanksgiving
CT    City Title

  Not in Chronological Order      
  Philadelphia Catholic League W-L-T We They
  1920      
  Central L 0 30
  Southern W 15 0
  West Chester W 35 0
  Wenonah MA (NJ) W 18 7
* La Salle W 6 0
* Villanova Prep L 0 7
* West Catholic L 7 13
TG* SJ Prep L 0 14
    Totals 4-4 81 71
  1921      
  Southern W 14 6
  Radnor L 0 21
  West Chester W 6 3
  Eastern (DC) W 6 0
  Haverhill St. James (MA) L 0 20
* Villanova Prep L 7 14
* West Catholic L 0 20
TG* SJ Prep L 0 24
    Totals 3-5 33 108
  1922      
  Central W 33 0
  Southern W 12 0
  West Philadelphia T 0 0
  Abington W 8 0
  Radnor T 6 6
  Haverhill St. James (MA) T 6 6
* Salesianum (DE) W 33 0
* Villanova Prep T 14 14
* West Catholic W 13 6
* SJ Prep W 20 0
P Villanova Prep W 13 9
    Totals 7-0-4 158 41
  1923      
  Southern W 23 13
  Brooklyn Evening (NY) W 26 0
  Brooklyn St. John's (NY) W 13 0
  Central W 39 6
* Salesianum (DE) W 26 0
* La Salle W 32 0
* West Catholic W 26 14
TG* SJ Prep W 25 19
    Totals 8-0 210 52
  1924      
  Mount St. Joseph's (MD) W 12 7
  Millville (NJ) W 19 6
  Brooklyn Evening (NY) W 34 0
  Hazelton St. Gabriel's W 27 14
* La Salle W 13 0
* West Catholic L 0 7
* Salesianum (DE) W 20 0
TG* SJ Prep L 6 7
    Totals 6-2 131 41
  1925      
  Millville (NJ) W 20 0
  Brooklyn Evening (NY) W 19 0
  St. Mary's W 25 0
  Lansdowne-Aldan W 36 0
* La Salle W 13 0
* West Catholic L 13 20
* Salesianum (DE) W 25 0
TG* SJ Prep L 0 12
    Totals 6-2 151 32
  In Chronological Order      
  1926      
  Germantown T 7 7
  Southern W 7 0
  St. Matthew's W 39 0
  Easton L 0 15
  St. Mary's W 20 0
* West Catholic W 9 0
* La Salle L 0 14
* Salesianum (DE) W 7 6
TG* SJ Prep W 27 7
    Totals 6-2-1 116 49
  1927      
  Germantown W 19 6
  St. Matthew's W 43 13
  Easton W 18 0
* Trenton Cathedral (NJ) W 37 0
* North Catholic W 6 0
* West Catholic W 13 12
* La Salle L 0 7
* Salesianum (DE) W 7 2
* SJ Prep W 13 0
P La Salle W 26 0
    Totals 9-1 182 40
  1928      
  Germantown W 18 8
  St. Matthew's W 38 0
  Bethlehem Catholic W 13 7
  Holy Spirit (NJ) W 27 0
* North Catholic W 12 0
* West Catholic W 6 0
* Salesianum (DE) W 13 0
TG* SJ Prep L 0 44
  West Catholic (non-league) W 16 2
    Totals 8-1 143 61
  1929      
  Southern W 26 13
  Lansdale High T 6 6
  Trenton Catholic (NJ) W 28 0
  Bethlehem Catholic W 33 13
  West Catholic L 8 20
  North Catholic W 13 0
  Germantown W 25 8
  Salesianum (DE) W 15 9
TG SJ Prep L 6 12
    Totals 6-2-1 160 81
  1930      
  West Philadelphia W 13 6
  Bethlehem Catholic W 19 0
  Malvern T 7 7
* West Catholic T 13 13
* North Catholic L 7 14
  Germantown W 30 0
* Salesianum (DE) W 12 6
TG* SJ Prep L 6 34
  Southern (for charity) T 13 13
    Totals 4-2-3 120 93
  1931      
  West Philadelphia W 18 2
* North Catholic L 6 7
* West Catholic L 0 25
  Malvern W 7 0
  Germantown L 6 16
* Salesianum (DE) L 0 27
TG* SJ Prep L 6 13
    Totals 2-5 43 90
  1932      
* North Catholic W 6 0
* West Catholic L 0 13
* Salesianum (DE) T 0 0
  Southern L 6 18
  Gratz L 14 25
TG* SJ Prep L 6 33
    Totals 1-4-1 32 89
  1933      
  St. John's T 0 0
  Gratz T 0 0
* West Catholic L 0 18
  Central L 0 6
* Salesianum (DE) L 0 13
* North Catholic L 6 25
  Southern L 0 25
TG* SJ Prep L 0 33
    Totals 0-6-2 6 120
  1934      
  Gratz L 6 25
  St. John's W 9 6
* West Catholic L 0 13
  South Catholic W 7 0
* Salesianum (DE) L 6 25
* North Catholic L 6 31
* La Salle W 7 6
TG* SJ Prep L 24 34
    Totals 3-5 65 140
  1935      
  St. Robert's W 6 0
  Gratz W 13 6
* St. John's W 19 0
* La Salle W 19 6
* North Catholic L 6 16
* Salesianum (DE) L 0 6
* South Catholic W 19 0
* West Catholic L 0 13
TG* SJ Prep L 0 9
    Totals 5-4 82 56
  1936      
  Gratz T 0 0
* Salesianum (DE) L 6 13
  St. Robert's W 24 14
* La Salle T 7 7
* West Catholic W 7 6
* North Catholic L 0 12
* South Catholic W 13 0
* St. John's W 15 6
TG* SJ Prep L 0 6
    Totals 4-3-2 72 64
  1937      
  Gratz W 32 6
* South Catholic W 28 0
* St. John's T 0 0
* West Catholic L 6 26
* Salesianum (DE) T 0 0
* North Catholic L 0 13
* La Salle W 25 0
* St. Thomas More W 20 0
TG* SJ Prep L 6 14
    Totals 4-3-2 117 59
  1938      
* St. John's T 0 0
  Central L 0 7
* Salesianum (DE) W 2 0
* La Salle W 19 0
* West Catholic L 6 7
* South Catholic W 18 0
  St. Robert's W 18 0
* North Catholic T 7 7
* St. Thomas More W 13 0
TG* SJ Prep W 18 6
    Totals 6-2-2 101 27
  1939      
  Northeast W 12 6
* South Catholic W 7 6
* St. John's W 2 0
* West Catholic W 7 0
* St. Thomas More W 7 0
* North Catholic W 6 0
* La Salle T 0 0
TG* SJ Prep L 0 16
    Totals 6-1-1 41 28
  1940      
  Northeast L 6 7
  St. James T 6 6
* South Catholic W 7 0
* St. John's T 13 13
* West Catholic L 0 25
* St. Thomas More L 0 14
* North Catholic L 0 10
* La Salle L 0 18
TG* SJ Prep L 0 20
    Totals 1-6-2 32 113
  1941      
  Northeast W 6 0
* La Salle W 7 2
  St. James W 6 0
* South Catholic W 6 0
* St. John's W 6 0
* West Catholic L 6 19
* St. Thomas More W 26 0
* North Catholic W 37 0
TG* SJ Prep L 0 28
    Totals 7-2 100 49
  1942      
  Northeast L 7 12
* North Catholic L 0 6
* La Salle L 0 18
  St. James W 20 6
* South Catholic L 6 12
* St. John's W 27 0
* West Catholic L 0 6
* St. Thomas More W 13 0
TG* SJ Prep L 6 13
    Totals 3-6 79 73
  1943      
  Northeast W 13 6
* La Salle W 19 7
* South Catholic W 19 0
  Radnor W 14 6
* West Catholic L 0 14
* North Catholic L 0 14
* St. John's W 7 0
* St. James L 0 6
* St. Thomas More W 19 0
TG* SJ Prep L 0 25
    Totals 6-4 91 78
  1944      
* St. Thomas More W 18 0
  Abington W 12 6
* La Salle L 0 14
* South Catholic L 0 6
* West Catholic L 0 26
* North Catholic L 0 6
* St. John's W 26 7
* St. James T 0 0
TG* SJ Prep W 21 14
    Totals 4-4-1 77 79
  1945      
* St. James W 6 0
  Northeast W 6 0
* St. Thomas More W 42 6
  Easton T 6 6
* La Salle W 19 0
* South Catholic W 26 0
* West Catholic W 13 0
* North Catholic L 0 18
* St. John's W 39 0
TG* SJ Prep W 9 0
P West Catholic L 0 12
    Totals 8-2-1 166 42
  1946      
* St. John's W 24 0
* St. James W 7 6
* St. Thomas More W 41 0
  Northeast W 14 0
* La Salle W 20 0
* South Catholic W 25 0
* West Catholic L 7 12
* North Catholic L 6 14
TG* SJ Prep L 0 24
    Totals 6-3 144 56
  1947      
* North Catholic W 28 0
* St. John's W 28 6
* St. James W 13 0
* St. Thomas More W 14 0
  Allentown High W 26 7
* La Salle W 38 7
* South Catholic W 37 6
* West Catholic W 21 9
TG* SJ Prep W 19 6
CT Frankford W 40 12
    Totals 10-0 264 53
  1948      
* West Catholic L 0 12
* North Catholic L 0 20
* St. John's W 7 0
* St. James W 13 7
* St. Thomas More W 13 0
  Northeast L 0 18
* La Salle L 14 19
* South Catholic L 0 12
  Allentown High W 20 6
TG* SJ Prep W 20 7
    Totals 5-5 87 101
  1949      
  Allentown High L 7 13
  Northeast W 7 6
* West Catholic W 14 7
* North Catholic L 6 7
* St. John's W 39 0
* St. James L 9 13
* St. Thomas More W 33 6
* La Salle W 34 0
* South Catholic T 7 7
TG* SJ Prep W 21 13
    Totals 6-3-1 177 72
  1950      
  Northeast W 14 7
* West Catholic W 14 0
* La Salle W 14 13
* St. Thomas More W 38 0
* North Catholic L 0 20
* St. James W 7 0
* South Catholic L 0 12
*TG SJ Prep W 13 12
    Totals 6-2 100 64
  1951      
  Northeast W 26 0
* West Catholic L 6 9
* La Salle W 60 6
* St. Thomas More W 38 6
* North Catholic W 20 13
* St. James W 12 0
* South Catholic L 14 18
*TG SJ Prep W 34 0
    Totals 6-2 210 52
  1952      
* St. Thomas More W 19 0
  Northeast W 20 0
  Camden Catholic (NJ) W 18 7
* South Catholic L 0 13
* La Salle W 20 7
* West Catholic L 0 7
* North Catholic L 6 20
* St. James W 26 13
*TG SJ Prep W 34 0
    Totals 6-3 143 67
  1953      
* St. Thomas More W 12 0
  Northeast L 0 18
* North Catholic L 0 39
  Camden Catholic (NJ) L 6 27
* West Catholic L 0 6
* La Salle T 25 25
* St. James L 0 27
* South Catholic L 6 12
*TG SJ Prep W 21 7
    Totals 2-6-1 70 161
  1954      
* St. Thomas More W 6 0
  Northeast W 13 7
* St. James L 7 14
  Camden Catholic (NJ) W 20 0
* La Salle L 0 19
* West Catholic W 12 2
* North Catholic W 13 9
* South Catholic L 0 39
*TG SJ Prep L 20 34
    Totals 5-4 91 124
  1955      
  Kenrick W 27 0
* St. Thomas More W 18 0
* North Catholic W 6 0
* Neumann L 12 13
* St. James L 13 19
* La Salle L 0 13
* West Catholic L 7 20
*TG SJ Prep W 46 0
    Totals 4-4 129 65
  1956      
* St. Thomas More W 31 0
* La Salle L 14 21
* North Catholic L 6 13
* Judge W 21 0
* Neumann W 20 6
* West Catholic W 57 6
* Bonner T 19 19
* St. James W 13 7
TG SJ Prep W 27 0
    Totals 6-2-1 208 72
  1957      
* West Catholic W 7 0
* Bonner W 27 6
* St. Thomas More T 0 0
* Dougherty W 27 0
* North Catholic T 6 6
* St. James L 6 13
* La Salle L 12 53
* Judge W 7 6
TG SJ Prep L 0 26
    Totals 4-3-2 92 110
  1958      
* Neumann L 0 14
* Bonner L 0 7
* West Catholic L 13 14
* North Catholic L 14 28
* St. James L 6 26
* Judge W 19 12
* Dougherty W 13 12
* St. Thomas More W 28 0
* La Salle L 0 34
TG SJ Prep L 9 12
    Totals 3-7 102 159
  1959      
* St. James W 27 26
* St. Thomas More W 14 6
* Neumann W 18 8
* Judge W 20 0
* La Salle L 6 29
* Dougherty L 8 30
* Bonner L 0 46
* North Catholic W 26 0
* West Catholic L 0 28
TG SJ Prep T 0 0
    Totals 5-4-1 119 173
  1960      
* Judge L 0 20
* Bonner L 0 22
* St. James L 0 46
* Neumann L 0 25
* North Catholic L 6 16
* La Salle L 0 12
* West Catholic L 8 22
* St. Thomas More T 6 6
* Dougherty W 14 6
TG SJ Prep W 36 0
    Totals 2-7-1 70 175
  1961      
* Neumann L 0 20
* St. Thomas More L 6 12
* St. James T 12 12
* Judge L 0 26
* Bonner L 0 33
* Dougherty L 8 12
* West Catholic L 0 39
* North Catholic L 0 28
* La Salle L 0 50
TG SJ Prep L 0 12
    Totals 0-9-1 26 244
  1962      
* North Catholic W 12 6
* St. Thomas More L 6 16
* West Catholic L 0 30
* Dougherty L 12 20
* Neumann L 6 7
* St. James L 0 28
  Bonner W 16 6
* Judge L 0 30
* La Salle L 6 28
TG SJ Prep W 20 6
    Totals 3-7 78 177
  1963      
  Dougherty W 14 8
* St. James L 0 12
  Judge L 8 20
* West Catholic L 0 20
  McDevitt W 22 6
* St. Thomas More W 22 0
* Bonner L 12 19
* Neumann L 12 39
*TG SJ Prep L 14 19
    Totals 3-6 104 143
  1964      
  Egan L 6 16
  McDevitt L 0 22
* Bonner L 14 16
* St. Thomas More W 6 0
  Salesianum (DE) L 0 48
  Judge L 8 30
* St. James L 0 58
* Neumann L 14 47
* West Catholic L 0 40
*TG SJ Prep L 6 34
    Totals 1-9 54 311
  1965      
  Kenrick L 0 26
* O'Hara W 7 0
* Bonner L 6 26
* St. James T 0 0
* St. Thomas More L 20 26
* West Catholic L 0 14
* Neumann L 0 20
*TG SJ Prep L 0 12
    Totals 1-6-1 33 124
  1966      
  McDevitt W 7 6
* St. Thomas More T 6 6
* O'Hara W 19 16
* West Catholic L 14 28
* St. James L 18 35
* Neumann W 24 9
* Bonner W 24 21
*TG SJ Prep L 6 28
    Totals 4-3-1 118 149
  1967      
  Kenrick L 22 30
  Wood L 0 45
* Neumann L 13 38
* St. James L 13 20
* West Catholic L 13 28
* O'Hara L 14 16
* Bonner W 60 30
* St. Thomas More W 37 21
* SJ Prep L 6 8
    Totals 2-7 178 236
  1968      
  Wood L 0 7
* St. James L 12 35
* St. Thomas More L 0 35
* Bonner L 0 40
* West Catholic L 0 6
* O'Hara L 0 35
* Neumann L 0 20
* SJ Prep L 6 18
    Totals 0-8 18 196
  1969      
  Dougherty L 7 32
* Neumann W 13 8
* St. Thomas More W 21 6
* Carroll T 12 12
* St. James L 18 41
* Bonner L 0 33
  Ryan W 12 0
* West Catholic L 8 26
* O'Hara L 13 26
*TG SJ Prep L 0 13
    Totals 3-6-1 104 197
  1970      
* Bonner L 0 7
* St. Thomas More L 0 13
* St. James L 0 27
* Neumann L 0 34
* West Catholic L 19 36
* Carroll L 0 28
* O'Hara L 0 34
  Kenrick L 0 28
*TG SJ Prep L 0 36
    Totals 0-9 19 243
  1971      
  St. Thomas More L 7 14
  Lancaster Catholic L 0 24
  Chestnut Hill L 6 20
* Bonner L 6 20
  Kenrick L 8 24
* O'Hara L 13 20
* Neumann L 9 20
* West Catholic L 18 29
* Carroll L 22 42
* St. James L 0 46
*TG SJ Prep L 0 25
    Totals 0-11 89 284
  1972      
  St. Thomas More T 6 6
  Roxbury (NJ) L 0 41
* Neumann L 14 19
* O'Hara L 7 20
* St. James L 8 55
* Bonner L 6 41
* SJ Prep L 18 27
* West Catholic L 7 20
* Carroll W 15 6
TG Roxborough W 13 6
    Totals 2-7-1 94 241
  1973      
  St. Thomas More L 7 14
  North Catholic L 0 21
* St. James L 0 47
* Bonner W 21 20
* O'Hara L 0 47
* Carroll L 6 55
* Neumann L 0 36
* SJ Prep L 6 26
* West Catholic L 0 20
TG Roxborough L 0 6
    Totals 1-9 40 292
  1974      
  North Catholic L 7 23
  Harriton W 36 28
* Bonner L 28 50
* West Catholic L 6 20
* SJ Prep L 6 45
* St. James L 8 20
* Carroll L 8 34
* Neumann L 13 20
* O'Hara L 0 20
TG Roxborough W 28 6
    Totals 2-8 140 266
  1975      
  North Catholic L 0 22
  Bartram W 23 6
* Carroll L 21 26
* Neumann L 0 20
* SJ Prep L 13 15
* Bonner L 0 34
* West Catholic L 7 24
* St. James L 0 25
* O'Hara W 14 0
TG Roxborough W 30 14
    Totals 3-7 108 186
  1976      
  Dougherty T 6 6
  Episcopal L 6 14
* Neumann W 25 21
* St. James L 18 28
* West Catholic L 13 20
* O'Hara L 0 40
* SJ Prep L 0 28
* Bonner L 14 47
* Carroll L 0 21
TG Roxborough L 0 40
    Totals 1-8-1 82 265
  1977      
  North Catholic W 19 12