St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, PA)
Football History

Game-by-Game Results vs. All Opponents, 1920-forward (in Catholic League except for 1956-62)
In Chronological Order (except for 1920-25)

  SJ Prep played independent schedules in 1898-99, 1903-04 and 1906-19. Joined
Catholic League for first season in 1920. Has remained there since except for
1929 (no CL competition) and 1956-62 (independent schedule).

 
Some notes . . . Egan is now Conwell-Egan, Bonner is now Bonner-Prendergast,
Neumann is now Neumann-Goretti, Archbishop Kennedy later merged with Bishop
Kenrick to become Kennedy-Kenrick.

  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
CT   City Title
SP    State playoff
TG  Thanksgiving

  Not in Chronological Order      
  Through 1925      
  Philadelphia Catholic League W-L-T We They
  1920      
  Ridley W 16 7
  Wenonah MA (NJ) W 41 0
  Brooklyn Poly Prep (NY) W 19 15
* La Salle T 0 0
* Villanova Prep W 6 0
* West Catholic W 9 0
TG* Roman W 14 0
    Totals 6-0-1 105 22
  1921      
  Germantown W 16 0
  Brown Prep W 63 0
  Swarthmore Prep W 12 7
  Brooklyn Poly Prep (NY) L 0 7
* Villanova Prep L 0 6
* West Catholic W 7 6
P Villanova Prep W 21 10
TG* Roman W 24 0
    Totals 6-2 143 36
  1922      
  Brooklyn Poly Prep (NY) W 13 0
  Penn Charter #L 0 2
  Penna. Institute for Deaf W 36 6
  Swarthmore Prep W 19 13
  Lansdowne-Aldan W 26 0
* Villanova Prep #L 0 2
* West Catholic #L 0 2
* Salesianum (DE) W 6 0
TG* Roman L 0 20
    Totals 5-4 100 45
  1923      
  Swarthmore Prep W 25 12
  Lancaster McCaskey L 0 27
  Gonzaga (DC) W 6 0
* Salesianum (DE) T 6 6
* La Salle W 27 0
* West Catholic L 6 26
TG* Roman L 19 25
    Totals 3-3-1 89 96
  1924      
  Lansdowne-Aldan T 0 0
  Allentown Prep T 7 7
  Gonzaga (DC) W 7 0
  St. Peter's (NJ) L 0 9
* Salesianum (DE) W 31 0
* La Salle W 34 0
* West Catholic W 7 0
TG* Roman W 7 6
    Totals 5-1-2 93 22
  1925      
  Gonzaga (DC) L 2 13
  St. Peter's (NJ) W 6 0
  Brooklyn Poly Prep (NY) W 7 0
* La Salle W 7 6
* West Catholic L 0 21
* Salesianum (DE) W 14 0
TG* Roman W 12 0
    Totals 5-2 48 40
  In Chronological Order      
  1926      
  Frankford W 6 0
  Loyola (MD) W 7 0
  Trenton Catholic (NJ0 W 33 0
  St. Mary's W 10 6
* La Salle W 13 6
* Salesianum (DE) T 6 6
  Brooklyn Poly Prep (NY) W 13 3
* West Catholic W 14 0
TG* Roman L 7 27
    Totals 7-1-1 109 48
  1927      
  Frankford L 6 15
* Trenton Cathedral (NJ0 W 37 0
* North Catholic T 0 0
* La Salle W 8 0
* Salesianum (DE) L 2 26
  Holy Spirit (NJ) L 2 26
* West Catholic L 0 20
TG* Roman L 0 13
    Totals 2-5-1 55 100
  1928      
  Gratz W 13 0
  Holy Spirit (NJ) W 14 0
  Xavier Prep (NY) W 27 0
* Salesianum (DE) L 0 13
* North Catholic W 6 0
  Loyola (MD) W 12 6
* West Catholic W 13 6
TG* Roman W 44 0
    Totals 7-1 129 25
  1929      
  Gratz W 26 6
* West Catholic W 19 18
* St. Mary's W 34 6
* Loyola (MD) W 6 0
* North Catholic W 13 7
* Bethlehem Catholic W 32 0
* Salesianum (DE) W 20 0
* Penna. Institute for Deaf W 20 6
TG* Roman W 12 6
    Totals 9-0 182 49
  1930      
  Loyola (MD) W 20 0
* West Catholic W 18 0
  Camden Catholic (NJ) W 20 0
* Salesianum (DE) W 12 6
* North Catholic W 7 0
  Bethlehem Catholic W 12 6
TG* Roman W 34 6
    Totals 7-0 123 18
  1931      
  Central L 0 20
* West Catholic L 7 13
  Radnor T 6 6
* Salesianum (DE) W 13 12
  Loyola (MD) W 13 0
* North Catholic L 0 33
TG* Roman W 13 6
    Totals 3-3-1 52 90
  1932      
* West Catholic L 0 12
  St. John's W 25 6
  Loyola (MD) W 29 0
* North Catholic W 27 0
* Salesianum (DE) W 6 0
TG* Roman W 33 6
    Totals 5-1 120 24
  1933      
  Central T 0 0
* Salesianum (DE) W 37 7
  St. John's W 34 0
  Pottsville Catholic W 32 7
* North Catholic W 31 13
* West Catholic W 6 0
  Holy Spirit (NJ) W 33 7
  Malvern W 25 7
TG* Roman W 33 0
    Totals 8-0-1 231 41
  1934      
  Central T 0 0
  Pottsville Catholic W 19 0
* La Salle W 44 6
* North Catholic L 6 7
* West Catholic T 0 0
  Holy Spirit (NJ) W 19 0
* Salesianum (DE) W 20 0
TG* Roman W 34 24
    Totals 5-1-2 142 37
  1935      
  Central W 7 0
* South Catholic W 26 7
* Salesianum (DE) T 13 13
* West Catholic L 6 9
  Pottsville Catholic W 13 7
* La Salle W 18 6
* St. John's W 18 0
* North Catholic L 6 13
TG* Roman W 9 0
    Totals 6-2-1 116 55
  1936      
  Central W 6 0
* South Catholic W 9 0
  Ridley W 20 0
* West Catholic W 6 0
* St. John's W 12 6
* La Salle T 6 6
* North Catholic L 0 32
* Salesianum (DE) L 0 24
TG* Roman W 6 0
    Totals 6-2-1 65 68
  1937      
* Salesianum (DE) W 7 0
  Central W 16 0
* North Catholic T 0 0
* St. John's W 13 6
* West Catholic W 6 0
* La Salle W 32 0
* St. Thomas More W 33 0
* South Catholic W 31 0
TG* Roman W 14 6
P North Catholic L 0 13
    Totals 8-1-1 152 25
  1938      
* North Catholic W 12 6
* South Catholic W 7 6
* La Salle W 20 7
* West Catholic W 14 13
* St. Thomas More W 21 0
* Salesianum (DE) W 26 0
* St. John's W 7 0
  Roxborough W 27 0
TG* Roman L 6 18
CT Central W 7 0
    Totals 9-1 140 50
  1939      
  Central W 6 0
* St. John's W 20 0
* North Catholic W 15 0
* La Salle W 13 0
* West Catholic W 20 7
* South Catholic W 14 0
* St. Thomas More W 13 7
TG* Roman W 16 0
CT Northeast W 27 6
    Totals 9-0 144 20
  1940      
  Central W 44 0
* South Catholic W 26 12
* St. John's W 14 13
* St. Thomas More T 0 0
* North Catholic W 7 0
* West Catholic L 0 6
* La Salle W 26 0
TG* Roman W 20 0
    Totals 6-1-1 137 31
  1941      
  Phoenixville T 7 7
* South Catholic W 13 0
  Lindenwold (NJ) W 32 0
* St. John's L 0 7
* St. Thomas More W 40 0
* North Catholic W 31 0
* La Salle T 0 0
* West Catholic L 12 13
TG* Roman W 28 0
    Totals 5-2-2 163 27
  1942      
  Phoenixville W 20 6
* West Catholic T 0 0
* South Catholic W 19 0
* St. John's W 32 0
* St. Thomas More W 27 0
* North Catholic W 14 12
* La Salle W 7 0
TG* Roman W 13 6
  St. James W 6 0
CT Northeast L 0 7
    Totals 8-1-1 138 31
  1943      
  Phoenixville W 27 0
* North Catholic L 6 25
* St. John's W 21 0
* St. James W 20 0
* St. Thomas More W 36 6
* La Salle W 20 6
* South Catholic W 26 6
* West Catholic L 7 14
  Northeast L 12 13
TG* Roman W 25 0
    Totals 7-3 200 70
  1944      
  Loyola (MD) T 18 18
  Northeast L 6 12
* North Catholic L 7 26
* St. John's W 28 6
* St. James W 27 13
* St. Thomas More W 19 0
* La Salle L 7 13
* South Catholic W 20 6
* West Catholic L 0 7
TG* Roman L 14 21
    Totals 4-5-1 146 122
  1945      
* West Catholic L 6 27
  Lower Merion L 12 20
* South Catholic L 0 21
* North Catholic W 7 0
* St. John's W 19 12
* St. James L 0 27
* St. Thomas More W 30 0
* La Salle L 6 19
TG* Roman L 0 9
    Totals 3-6 80 135
  1946      
* South Catholic W 13 0
* West Catholic L 0 28
  Lower Merion L 7 20
* North Catholic L 0 13
* St. John's W 21 0
* St. James L 13 20
* St. Thomas More W 14 13
* La Salle L 0 13
TG* Roman W 24 0
    Totals 4-5 92 111
  1947      
* La Salle W 39 0
* South Catholic L 6 7
* West Catholic L 7 19
  Allentown Central Catholic W 32 19
* North Catholic L 20 25
* St. John's W 35 8
* St. James W 7 0
* St. Thomas More W 19 0
TG* Roman L 6 19
    Totals 5-4 171 97
  1948      
* St. Thomas More L 6 13
* La Salle L 0 38
* South Catholic L 0 39
* West Catholic L 7 20
  Allentown Central Catholic T 20 20
* North Catholic L 7 19
* St. John's W 14 12
* St. James L 0 32
TG* Roman L 7 20
    Totals 1-7-1 61 213
  1949      
* St. James L 7 13
* St. Thomas More W 26 0
* La Salle W 6 0
* South Catholic L 0 8
* West Catholic L 0 19
  Camden Catholic (NJ) T 6 6
* North Catholic L 0 25
* St. John's W 26 0
TG* Roman L 13 21
    Totals 3-5-1 84 92
  1950      
* La Salle L 0 24
* St. Thomas More W 48 7
* North Catholic L 0 7
* St. James W 32 0
* South Catholic L 19 20
* West Catholic W 7 6
  Camden Catholic (NJ) L 19 20
*TG Roman L 12 23
    Totals 3-5 137 107
  1951      
  Atlantic City (NJ) L 6 32
  Camden Catholic (NJ) L 6 47
* La Salle W 18 6
* St. Thomas More W 24 6
* North Catholic L 0 30
* St. James T 12 12
* South Catholic L 0 38
* West Catholic L 6 34
*TG Roman L 0 34
    Totals 2-6-1 72 239
  1952      
  Atlantic City (NJ) L 6 12
* West Catholic L 7 32
* La Salle W 7 0
* North Catholic L 0 6
* St. Thomas More W 6 0
  Camden Catholic (NJ) L 6 32
* St. James L 13 21
* South Catholic L 6 40
*TG Roman L 0 34
    Totals 2-7 51 177
  1953      
* La Salle T 0 0
* South Catholic L 0 18
  Germantown Academy W 12 7
* North Catholic L 7 21
* St. Thomas More W 31 0
* West Catholic W 12 7
* St. James L 13 32
*TG Roman L 7 21
    Totals 3-4-1 82 106
  1954      
* South Catholic L 6 12
* West Catholic L 7 26
* St. James L 7 35
* St. Thomas More W 13 0
* La Salle L 0 24
  Salesianum (DE) L 0 20
* North Catholic W 18 13
*TG Roman W 34 30
    Totals 3-5 85 160
  1955      
* Bonner W 6 0
* Neumann L 0 34
* North Catholic L 0 18
* West Catholic L 0 9
* La Salle L 0 31
* St. Thomas More L 13 34
* St. James L 7 25
*TG Roman L 0 46
    Totals 1-7 26 197
  Independent W-L-T We They
  1956      
  St. Matthew's T 13 13
  Loyola (MD) L 0 21
  Germantown Academy L 6 26
  Haverford School L 6 27
  Bonner L 0 45
  Kenrick L 13 31
  Olney L 0 26
  Holy Spirit (NJ) L 6 14
TG Roman L 0 27
    Totals 0-8-1 44 230
  1957      
  St. Matthew's W 27 0
  Loyola (MD) W 20 13
  Germantown Academy W 20 18
  Malvern W 30 6
  Gloucester Catholic (NJ) W 38 6
  St. Joseph (Camden, NJ) W 40 12
  Holy Spirit (NJ) W 27 6
TG Roman W 26 0
    Totals 8-0 228 61
  1958      
  Loyola (MD) W 13 6
  St. Matthew's W 18 0
  St. Peter's Prep (NJ) L 0 20
  Episcopal W 14 0
  Kenrick W 20 0
  St. Joseph (Camden, NJ) W 31 6
  Malvern W 34 0
  Gloucester Catholic (NJ) W 21 0
TG Roman W 12 9
    Totals 8-1 163 41
  1959      
  Loyola (MD) L 8 21
  St. Matthew's L 20 26
  St. Peter's Prep (NJ) L 13 19
  Holy Cross (NJ) W 19 12
  McDevitt W 37 6
  Egan L 6 8
  Gloucester Catholic (NJ) L 0 7
  Malvern L 6 14
TG Roman T 0 0
    Totals 2-6-1 109 113
  1960      
  Loyola (MD) L 22 38
  Valley Forge MA L 0 20
  St. Peter's Prep (NJ) T 7 7
  Holy Cross (NJ) W 19 7
  McDevitt W 30 0
  St. Matthew's W 26 13
  Gloucester Catholic (NJ) L 6 18
  Malvern L 6 25
TG Roman L 0 36
    Totals 3-5-1 116 164
  1961      
  Loyola (MD) L 0 10
  Valley Forge MA W 20 8
  St. Peter's Prep (NJ) W 16 7
  Holy Cross (NJ) W 19 7
  St. Matthew's W 7 0
  Gloucester Catholic (NJ) L 0 18
  McDevitt W 7 0
TG Roman W 12 0
    Totals 6-2 81 50
  1962      
  Loyola (MD) W 20 0
  Valley Forge MA W 32 8
  Egan W 20 14
  Holy Cross (NJ) W 35 0
  Lansdale Catholic W 7 6
  Judge L 0 6
  McDevitt L 12 28
TG Roman L 6 20
    Totals 5-3 132 82
  Philadelphia Catholic League W-L-T We They
  1963      
  Loyola (MD) W 26 6
* St. Thomas More W 24 0
* Neumann W 28 16
* Bonner L 6 14
  Lansdale Catholic W 38 7
* West Catholic W 7 0
* St. James W 15 14
*TG Roman W 19 14
P Egan L 14 36
    Totals 7-2 177 107
  1964      
  Loyola (MD) W 13 0
* Neumann L 0 6
* St. James L 0 14
* West Catholic W 26 6
* St. Thomas More W 13 0
* Bonner L 0 6
*TG Roman W 34 6
    Totals 4-3 86 38
  1965      
  Valley Forge MA L 6 14
  Loyola (MD) W 12 6
* Bonner W 14 6
* West Catholic L 6 8
* St. Thomas More W 14 8
* O'Hara W 16 0
* Neumann W 14 12
* St. James W 14 0
*TG Roman W 12 0
    Totals 7-2 108 54
  1966      
  Loyola (MD) W 6 0
  Valley Forge MA L 0 22
  Wood W 8 0
* West Catholic W 14 6
* St. Thomas More L 0 3
* Neumann W 13 7
* Bonner L 2 20
* St. James W 22 13
* O'Hara W 7 6
*TG Roman W 28 6
    Totals 7-3 100 83
  1967      
  Dougherty W 13 7
  Loyola (MD) L 6 34
* West Catholic L 16 28
* Bonner L 12 22
* St. Thomas More L 15 17
* St. James L 7 15
* Neumann W 21 14
* O'Hara W 14 12
*TG Roman W 8 6
    Totals 4-5 112 155
  1968      
  Dougherty L 8 28
  Loyola (MD) L 21 22
* West Catholic L 0 14
* O'Hara W 8 6
* Neumann W 15 0
* St. James W 20 7
* St. Thomas More W 6 0
* Bonner L 0 14
*TG Roman W 18 6
    Totals 5-4 96 97
  1969      
  La Salle W 6 3
* St. Thomas More W 34 13
* St. James L 0 22
* Neumann L 14 25
* Carroll W 20 0
* West Catholic L 0 20
* O'Hara W 14 0
* Bonner L 9 26
*TG Roman W 13 0
    Totals 5-4 110 109
  1970      
  La Salle W 20 6
* St. James L 12 13
* O'Hara L 13 14
* West Catholic L 0 13
  Egan W 18 8
* Neumann W 37 0
* Bonner L 6 12
* St. Thomas More W 33 0
* Carroll W 38 0
*TG Roman W 36 0
    Totals 6-4 213 66
  1971      
  Wood W 18 7
  Lancaster McCaskey W 16 12
* St. James W 48 37
  Penn Charter L 6 20
* Bonner W 40 14
* Carroll L 8 16
* O'Hara W 36 6
* Neumann W 12 6
* West Catholic W 32 7
*TG Roman W 25 0
P Carroll L 0 21
    Totals 8-3 241 146
  1972      
  Dougherty W 8 6
  Holy Cross (NJ) L 6 13
* Bonner L 8 30
* St. James L 0 32
* West Catholic L 0 21
* Neumann L 12 13
* Roman W 27 18
* Carroll W 18 6
* O'Hara L 16 25
  Malvern L 0 52
    Totals 3-7 95 216
  1973      
  Newark  (DE) L 0 26
  Holy Cross (NJ) W 30 6
* West Catholic W 6 0
* Neumann W 14 8
* Carroll L 18 21
* Bonner W 7 0
* St. James L 8 14
* Roman W 26 6
* O'Hara L 0 24
P O'Hara L 6 13
TG Malvern L 19 33
    Totals 5-6 134 151
  1974      
  Dougherty W 25 8
  Judge L 13 20
  Delhaas W 29 14
* Neumann W 28 12
* Carroll W 21 18
* Roman W 45 6
* O'Hara L 12 14
* West Catholic L 6 21
* Bonner W 20 7
* St. James W 27 16
  Malvern L 12 27
    Totals 7-4 238 163
  1975      
  Neshaminy Maple Point W 41 0
  Delhaas T 14 14
* St. James L 8 25
* West Catholic W 21 20
* Roman W 15 13
* O'Hara W 20 6
* Neumann W 41 33
* Carroll L 8 31
* Bonner W 21 14
P Carroll W 21 14
TG Malvern L 16 37
P Judge L 6 29
    Totals 7-4-1 232 236
  1976      
  Delhaas W 21 8
  Neshaminy Maple Point L 14 20
* O'Hara L 7 9
* West Catholic W 9 6
* Bonner L 20 29
* Neumann W 41 14
* Roman W 28 0
* Carroll L 21 34
* St. James L 13 20
P Carroll L 0 42
TG La Salle L 0 27
    Totals 4-7 174 209
  1977      
  Delhaas L 12 13
  Neshaminy Maple Point L 20 21
* Carroll W 7 6
* Neumann W 7 0
* Bonner W 29 0
* Roman W 27 19
* O'Hara W 27 19
* West Catholic W 24 6
* St. James W 34 26
P O'Hara W 7 0
TG La Salle L 12 19
P Dougherty W 19 7
CT Lincoln W 14 13
    Totals 10-3 239